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Show FALL 2001 CITES 636 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S B-BALL SEASONS END IN FT. WAYNE: DEAN’S LIST STUDENTS: The Dean’s List for fall 2001 The Thunderbird men and women semester includes 636 students who received at least a 3.6 GPA Jor the semester and took 15 credits or more. For the complete each lost in first-round action of the Mid Continent Conference tournament over the weekend. The men wound up | with an 11-16 record; the women a 10-17 mark. SEE PAGE 11. list, SEE PAGES 8&9. E o Raos o BV CalBMEATS PAGE A i, with MiD NTINENT Y . ‘Fair’ slated for this week career fair. Last spring 72 companies came to the fair, but only 62 will be here Wednesday. Technology-based companies are not recruiting this year, although they have in the past. For the BY LIBERTY CASE JOURNAL STAFF WRITER In a year of economic uncertainty, students may be relieved to know that some 60 employers will be at SUU’s annual spring career fair in the Sharwan Smith Center Ballroom Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. first time in four years, Novell will not be at the fair. “I don’t know if it is Sept. 11 or the economy, probably both, but we aren’t seeing the tech Lisa Jane i Laird, director of career services, said it is expensive fiee companies ‘ iy ‘ I lf«'[)uidA recommend vesuine if [0 (U@ SCEOUS W EDONE finding an ilernsiip oy job,’ Setond Lisa Tave Laivd, h v "gi ”K i a i to attend career fairs because of the time and travel involved. As = a “primary target school,” some companies view SUU as a key school to recruit students at. “We have built a really good reputation with employers nationally and we have become a primary target school for many employers,” Laird said. “They pick so many schools and that is the only place that they will recruit at. Out of the thousands and thousands of schools in America they may only pick 70 schools and dress in business casual attire to meet with employers. “I would recommend bringing a resume if you are serious about finding an internship or job,” Laird said. The fair provides students with a way to get in touch with the job market. Students should prepare ahead of time, Laird said. “Realistically a student is maybe only going to have time to talk to 510 [employers],” Laird said. “So come with a game plan ahead of time 5o you know who [to talk to].” A comprehensive list of the companies that ANNE MCCONNEL assistant divector of | career services. “ Members of the local band Next Exit, which include (right to left) Rob Heywood, a sophomore technology education major from Fallon, Nev., Tim Heywood,a senior criminal justice major from Fallon, Nev., and Nate Tilley, a sophomore from Sandy, Utah, perform live on Power 91 during the local music hour. Next Exit released their first album in January. i Bennion: Shortfall may mean sacrifice . FAcuI‘-TY SENATE. L SUU President Steven D. Bennion discusses state budget shorifalls and how SUU. : th 9 will BY RHIANNON dff ect BENT SENIOR STAFF WRITER SUU President Steven D. Bennion explained to the Faculty Senate Thursday that the state’s budget shortfall will result in more cuts, but he hopes no program reductions will occur. Utah’s current debt is some $256! million. Bennion said the total percentage of budget cuts for next year has not yet been determined, but may be as high as 6 percent. He said some suggestions made from the state are “painful,” particularly program reductions. Recommendations have included taking Weber State University’s technical programs and giving them to the Utah College of Applied Technology. Bennion said cutting SUU’s MBA program 'was also mentioned. “A master’s degree education is what a bachelor’s degree was years ago,” he said. Bennion said master’s degrees add to the economy and have helped SUU reclaim positions lost when Dixie State College became a four-year institution. “We’'re asking people to be c ;;lzts)’a;(inSCrVd tive1ve in10 their their spending spending,” One thing that might offset the injury of budget cuts is enrollment growth funds. “They would be modest, but could help a bit,” Bennion said. Tgere are also discussions with student leaders about a tuition increase. Bennion said it wasn’t fair to put the burden on students, so there will likely be a hearing about the issue later this month. There had been hope for a bond that would pay for the proposed teacher education building, but the dollar amount has dropped from $174 million to one million dollars and SUU has been eliminated from the list. However, there is still time for the situation to change. Bennion estimated the budget cuts would be announced late this week. In other business, the senate passed a Course Syllabus Policy that provides uniform guidelines for faculty. Faculty Senate President Steve Evans, associate professor of finance, said the policy was intentionallysleft broad so there is a degree of flexibility. There was debate about \ the Leave of Absence Policy over the issue of giving sabbatical leave to | those seeking degrees, Jim Aton, professor of English, moved to exclude degree-seekers from those eligible for sabbatical leave, but the motion was defeated 5-14. SUU President Steven L D. Bennion [to target] and they have chosen suu.” Laird said the economy may have affected the upcoming will attend the job people come,” fair is posted on the Career Services Laird said. Students are encouraged to check in at the entrance of the career fair to receive a name tag and enter a drawing for door prizes. imployers will recruit students to fill internships, summer and long-term positions around the country. Representatives from Deloitte & Touche (an accounting firm), the FBI and Walt Disney World are just a few employers slated to attend the fair. Students in the market for jobs are encouraged to bring resumes Web Site at www.suu.edu/ss/career. Approximately 20 employers will also conduct formal interviews during the fair. Students who are interested and meet employers’ qualifications to interview should sign up in the Career Services office located in the Sharwan Smith Center. “Let’s face it, it is a first-come, first-served world, so you might want to reserve your [interview] time ahead of time,” Laird said. (continued on page 4) Tax help available at SUU BY LIBERTY CASE JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Tax season is here, and SUU accounting students will again volunteer to assist community: members file their income taxes before the April 15 deadline. Students and community members can receive income tax assistance from upper division undergraduate and graduate accounting students until April 11. The service is available Monday-Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. in room 207 of the Dixie Leavitt Business Building. accounting classes on campus will be on hand to help answer questions about the process. Warenski said as a supervisor he will receive internship credit. This type of experience is helpful not only helpful to the community but also to accounting students, he said. “It gives [accounting students] experience because they actually work with taxes,” Warenski said. “Students are working with people and asking questions.” All tax work is done on the computer., Warenski said accounting students will use Turbo Tax and e-file returns. Last tax season accounting students helped file between 300 and 400 tax returns, he said. Warenski said students are equipped to file returns that are “fairly simple” and will turn away people with returns that may require more attention. “Anything too complicated we ask [students] to go to a paid preparer,” Warenski said. Jasena Frisby, a sophomore from Sandy, said students helping great idea. “It takes stress Frisby said. Some students professionals to she thinks students is a off people,” have paid handle their tax return because they were unaware of accounting volunteers on campus. “I didn’t know the school offered those services,” Erica Clift, a junior art major from Kearns, Utah, said. Students in need of tax assistance are asked to bring W2, 1099 and other tax documents they have received in the mail from employers. A copy of last year’s tax return would also be helpful, Tarrence Warenski, a senior accounting major from Magna, Utah, said. Warenski helped people last year through the program and has volunteered to be a supervisor this year. Each night at least one supervisor, who has previously been involved with the program, and three volunteer accounting students from the Professional Accounting Club and also tax Doug Solstad, a senior accounting major from Cedar City, goe over tax information with Jayci Crapo, a senior accounting major from Flowell, Utah. |