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Show The Dixie Sun Page 4 ID 3. S3. 3. OE1 It's a new year, but the parking problem is as old as the hills October 1, 1996 Opinion Editor: Christian Hoopes We come back to it year after year, but it never seems to go away; what's the deal with campus parking? Students with cars are finding the only real place can they park is off somewhere in the dirt or, even betd ter, the parking lot East of the student-designate- Building that was thrown together with and logs. gravel d The only paved parking lots are the ones North of the library, south of the gymnasium and West of the Arts building. The problem isn't so much that there is too much faculty parking as it is there isn't enough student parking. There is room for paved student parking, and may d we ask why we have a lawn in the middle of campus? Could that have been parking? Sure, members of the community bring a lot of money to the school, but the students are the ones who have to go to school every day. In short, we want the same care we would get at any other decent college. We want carpeted classrooms. We want to park on a paved lot that isn't 3 miles away from our classes. We want to be heard. We want the respect we deserve and we want it now. Sure, this would be an ideal situation, but the world isn't an ideal planet and life doesn't work this way. We're the ones who will be running the country in the upcoming century, though, and we don't want to send all the citizens to a desert island because we didn't think we got a fair shake when we needed it. Help us out here. Udvar-Haz- y student-designate- football-field-size- non-crampe- d, then-seni- or The opinions expressed above represent the collective voice of the Dixie Sun editorial board, which meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Student Publications office. Visitors are welcome to attend. The Dixie Sun Edilor-in-Chi- Facultydviser Loren Webb Photo Editor Tyler Thorsted News Editor Missy Evans Staff Writers and Photographers Christian Hoopes Accent Editor Chaundra Stewart Sports Editor Amber Faulkner Ad Representative Sean Smith Yesi Claudio, David Wells The Sim is distributed each Tuesday during Fall, Winter and Spring quarters as a publication of Dixie College, its Division of Arts, Letters and Sciences, and Dixie College Student Activities. The unsigned editorial on the Opinion Page represents the position of The Sim, as determined by its editorial board. Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed in The Sim are those of individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Sim or am entity of the college. Letters to the editor must be typed and must include the name and telephone number of the author. Only the name will be Names are not withheld under any circumstances. The Sim printed. reserves the right to edit letters for length and taste. Letters must be submitted by noon on Thursday. THE DIXIE SUN Dixie College, 225 S. 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770 (801) ext. 2063 Internet: suncc.dixie.edu http:sun.fam.dixie.edusun.html Western Governor's Virtual University may be a new reality By LOREN WEBB THE DIXIE SUN Taking cyberspace classes through the Western Governor's Virtual Reality University could be in the future offing, if some key questions can be answered. As envisioned, this virtual university will have centers located in traditional university settings where students can enroll in college courses. According to Dixie College Faculty Association President Paula Trimpey, tuition will be paid to the Western Governor's University and then be dispersed to various participating colleges. Financial aid for enrolling in such courses will still have to come from tradi- tional college campus Trimpey said. Accreditation of Western Governor's University, which seemingly exists in cyberspace, is underway and is expected to be complete by the end of October, she reports. Production of an e catalog of course offerings is also underway, but may cost $6 million to $8 milon-lin- lion. Western Governors University is also expected to offer an associate of arts degree, Trimpey said. This virtual university, however, raises some vexing questions. How will traditional col leges and universities fund this cyberspace university? How will WGU credits transfer to other colleges and universities and where does the degree come from - WGU or the traditional college where it is offered? Will this so-call- ed com- puter learning center replace teachers, thus dispensing with the need for a classroom as we know it? Faculty associations throughout the state have been asked to research these questions and respond with input. Ultimately, cyberspace classes like this are the beginning of a continuing Internet revolution. |