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Show 1 Mcs--i Bramtuag "- T- I CEU and a prehistoric future Jason McKendrick staff writer As you are coming into Price on the 50-- 6 freeway from Helper, you will notice a new CEU Museum billboard. The new billboard was designed and painted by Gail Raby. She has been involved in art her whole life and says "because of recent happenings, I am putting my artistic talents to work. Raby is a graduate of CEU with an associate of science degree. She came back to CEU and is pursuing a degree in art. "I especially like art that is called scientific illustration," which are technical drawings of bones used for research publications. She is also involved in designing exhibits for the museum, helping the museum artists, title boards, drawings, construction of the exhibits and casting and molding of bones in the exhibits. Raby has constructed a model of the Utah Raptor claw that can be seen at the CEU Museum. The Utah Raptor is of great significance because it is the largest Raptor ever found in the world. A full scale picture of the Utah Raptor can be seen on the billboard. Steven Spillbcrg was criticized for his depiction of the Velociraptor in the movie "Jurassic Park" because he made the Raptor too big. Before the Utah tall. Spillberg made Raptor was discovered, the largest Raptor found stood his tall. The criticism stopped when the Utah Raptor was discovered near tall. The Utah Raptor brings great notoriety to the Moab because it stood CEU Museum and it also serves as a great tourist attraction. CEU felt it was time for a new billboard because the old billboard was just that, museum. CEU old. The billboard will help promote CEU and its hopes the billboard will catch the tourists' eye and show them what the museum has to offer. "Many ideas and suggestions were put in about the billboard. A group of CEU and museum personnel decided which idea was the best," Raby explained. The billboard was completed in February 1996. All the painting was done at the Mammoth Lab located south of Price. Ray Downard, Duane Taylor, Carl Limone, John Bird, Gabe Sanchez, Penny Arriola, along with Raby and others assisted on the making and installing of the new billboard. The CEU Museum had more than 60,000 visitors last year and hopes to increase that number this year. Some new attractions at the museum include an exhibit on a Dimetrodon Reptile e that existed before the dinosaurs. The museum personnel are working on bond replicas for the children go they can compare their size to the large dinosaur bones. This is expected to be finished sometime during the summer. They are also upgrading the pit house, a replica of an ancient Indian dwelling. Sanchez has finished an exhibit called "The Present Is The Key To The Past," that compares present day crocodiles to ancient crocodiles. Also, the Huntington Mammoth that was found in August 1988 is on display. This prehistoric creature had tusks weighing more than 50 pounds and a length of "Exhibits at the museum are always in constant change to provide the public with the best possible information," says Raby. Real specimens and bones are on display as often as possible, which is unique for a museum. The CEU Museum summer hours are 9 a.m.-- 6 p.m. daily and admission is free. Donations arc always appreciated to make the exhibits the best in Utah. Tours can 0 be scheduled by calling and making arrangements. Phone the museum at for any questions that you may have. . 4-f- A new CEU Museum billboard g on U.S. between Price and Helper. Photo by Paul Lancaster. 50--6 6-f- 1 Haddock named as interim president Academic Affairs Vice President Brent Haddock was named interim president of the college by the Board of Regents Friday. The appointment is effective immediately. He will continue to serve as Academic VP in addition to his new responsibilities as chief executive. Haddock has been at CEU for 16 years, and became vice president in 1994. He supervises the total instructional program of the college. He holds a BA in Fine Art from B YU and earned his MFA at Utah State. His art works have been displayed in numerous galleries and exhibitions in the West. In addition to his many responsibilities as an academic administrator, he has continued to teach CEU art classes. With his wife Carroll, he owns and operates Haddock Studios in Price, which specializes in artistic print one-of-a-ki- nd By Leona Christensen IVIIKvwl M i Regional MS I Ml 1 1 IWI I V. 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He said that there is such a demand for college life that universities should not worry about the virtual university taking away large amounts of students. The virtual university will attract the individuals who do not want to be in the social scene. Another faculty member addressed the popular, "If you graduate from a virtual university, do you learn virtual knowledge?" Livingston said that the board is currently trying to find a word other than "virtual" to explain the university. Brad King, director of student activities stated that the university reminded him of MIT in the '60s. He said, There are no social skills...only 50 percent of what you leam is in the classroom." Livingston said that WVU would try to provide interaction among individuals iri the program but stressed again that not everyone enjoys the social aspect of education. Information published by Western Cooperative speculate that WVU will be functioning by the summer of 997. In summary, the governors expect a virtual university to be operating in the near term through which instruction is accessible via advanced technology throughout the West at the learner's convenience. Learning can be certified, to the satisfaction of both employers and academic institutions through the assessment of competencies with the private sector sharing in the development and use of instruction materials." More information on Western Virtual University is available through the Internet by contacting the following addresses; www.utahsbr.eduwvu or www.wiche.edutelecom . pro-bon- 1 two-w- ar NatkralTournjWKni hostekl by l focusM'iemdtinf uro tjwiciboolt oWVU 2-f- tothereon.'? CEU full-siz- 637-506- student fees increase approved by Leona Christensen editor After five grueling years of lobbying and negotiating with the state legislature and the Permanent Community Impact Board, two funding decisions mark what Vice President of Student Life Jay Andrus describes as, "one of the greatest achievements of President Michael A. Petersen's last year of leadership." The Student Center's cost totals $8,661,900. The state appropriated a total of $5,538,050 including $346,400 in design money in 995 and in a special session, the legislature approved a bond for $5, 9 ,650 to cover construction costs, said Dean of Institutional Development Karen Bliss. The students' share of the cost was held at $3,123,850, omitting inflationary hikes. This is reduced by a $984,000 grant from the Permanent Community Impact Board and a $30,000 grant from the PacifCorp Foundation Utah Power Fund donation. The Permanent Community Impact Board disperses mineral lease monies derived from federaj royalties paid by mining companies on minerals extracted in Utah such as coal, oil and gas. The funds are reallocated by the Board to counties and towns to assist with the impacts of resource extraction. This the first year that higher education is eligible to request 1 1 1 funds. CEU was eligible for the grant because Carbon and Emery counties are a primary generator of coal production. The college was awarded the grant for the service it provides to the community, namely mining training and serving dependents of the coal industry. If CEU had not received the grant, student fees would have totaled $190.50 instead of the rate of $108.50 approved by the Board of Regents. Bliss explained that 80 percent of CEU students receive financial aid and cannot afford to bear the burden of the cost for the Student Center. Because CEU is the smallest school in the state, the students bear a larger percentage of the cost for the building in relation to other schools. Because the Student Center will serve only the Price campus, student fees from the San Juan and Moab centers will not be attributed to the cost. Since the 1990-9- 1 academic year, a percentage of student fees have been allocated to cover the students' share of the cost. Since that time, approximately $300,000 has accrued according to Bliss. CEU will open the demolition bid on May 21 . Demolition is expected to begin by the end of May or the beginning of June. The construction bid opens in July or August with completion scheduled for December 1997, just in time for the college's 60th anniversary. |