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Show October 4, 1989 DIXIE SUN Page 6 Campus Life Students Encouraged To Get Parking Stickers said he had sold of half the number of only permits he expects to sell. Parking stickers cost ten dollars for the year and are required if students wish to The park on campus. Don Reid, Joan le Sawyers Staff Writer Most Dixie students are still probably recovering from the financial blow they received after buying books. And because of this many students havent yet purchased their parking stickers for the year. Dixie College Chief of Security, stickers may constitute another unanticipated college expense, but in the long run a parking permit may really be one of those items you can't afford not to get. One Dixie student complained of receiving three separate citations at a total cost of thirteen dollars.; the student will now have to pay for the tickets in addition to purchasing the ten dollar permit . When questioned about the Last year school sect of parking on campus Reid pointed out that personnel issued a totPep parking at Dixie is six hundred and six ticiorvt significantly less expensive If you find yourself as pshea than parking at many other this years statistics are Utah and say you havent been wacPr. colleges firec universities cost Mr. i . Students who consistently violate parking restrictions Ch olio risk having their vehicles he Jac impounded. Che Pas lab Bra Col. .eav lohr Dixie College's Celebrity Concert Series presents loy Gran Folklorico de Mexico 3pet Don Company of 35 Pelai ind "C Pet. he t rts ' 1 Don Iieid uses the infamous wheel lock to impound a student's car. : Enrollment peaks ST. GEORGE Students returned to the Dixie College campus Fall Quarter, in larger numbers than ever before, according to Dell Taylor, Director of Registration and Admissions. Over 2400 students have currently signed up for fall classes, and Taylor said the numbers increase daily. "Last year, we experienced a final fall of enrollment 2,201 remarked Taylor. students," 1 "Our 988 student FTE (Full-Tim- e Equivalent) were ,872. figures 1 However, for the 1989 fall quarter, with three weeks of registration time still to go, we have over2100 student FTE and that is still climbing. We should be up almost 200 students from last year. It's been see to all these fine kids crowd onto our wonderful to campus the past few days." The added Dixie has experienced growth has not come without some problems as well. Forty class sections were and increased by 10 additional students. Moreover, eight new classes of approximately 30 students each have also been added. Max Rose noted that much of Vice-preside- the expansion has been accommodated through new part-tim- e faculty. "We're committed to teach all our new students," Rose emphasized. "We're glad they're here. It's kind of like a Thanksgiving feast, vhief Pone :arac ven though we get filled right up, we're always happy to make room for the pumpkin pie. Even with the influx of students, we're staying organized felig Phris itron amil mde and handling it well." Rose doesn't appear to be surprised by the new growth either. In spite of an (into i enrollment that has stayed opened two new buildings this fall, the Val Browning Learning Resource Center and the new Science Building. With these two large facilities we can teach more students now." Dixie College President Doug Alder noted that this fall's expansion illustrates how the of growth Dixie College and Washington County are linked. "I think most have felt that Dixie people would continue to grow along with " Washington County explained Alder. "This Is great for the housing market in our community as well as the entire local economy. "Also, the arrival of all the students Is fulfilling the state's plan to have a higher percentage of Utah's students attend community colleges," continued Alder. continued on p.9 pis injoy un about the same for two years, he said that growth at Dixie is inevitable. "We've always grown," said Rose, smiling. Dixie College has always welcomed kids to come here and we've had a steady history of growth. Besides, we've irst hrouc fi Wednesday, October 4 8:00 p.m. Dixie Center Cox Auditorium Tickets: $8 adults $6 studentschildren Tickets may be purchased at the Dixie Center Box Office, Harmon's, Hurst Ben Franklin and R. 6f K.'s Bookstore in St. George and in Hurricane at Heritage Variety. 13( |