Show rr fAr’1' f?-"‘VV'- :' S' ' 4 i i Q:t6gSSl :t 25 Professors’ class hours to be logged Inside By Miriam Rand staff writer fern fcOIMf The Utah State Board of Regents said Friday they'll give legislators what they want — an accounting of how many hours Utah’s college professors spend in the classroom But several higher-educatiofficials said the data are not what lawmakers who hold the purse strings on higher education need to decide whether university faculty members are dtring their have with students in the classrooms At die Regents’ meeting at Utah State University on Friday however University of Utah President Bernard Mac ben said he supports a public accounting of how universities use their resources — but he said faculty contact hours atone could be misleading to legislators greed "1 think we're making a big mistake letting people push us into contact hours as a measure of accountability” he said But Salt Lake Community College President Frank Budd who served on Young only hat three contact hours per week during Sunday and Monday night games But the time he spends in the weight room is important The time he spends reviewing film is important The tune he spends in practice is important Yet if we look at nis contact hours it looks like he's got a pretty cushy job” just hand the data over "Legislators want emphatically to know how many hours teachers are spending in the classroom” Budd said "(Professional quarterback) Steve on A Spanish language column for the valley's Hispanic Page 22 jobs In a call for greater accountability for Utah's college and university faculties legislators have said they want to know how many "contact hours" professors Regent David Grant of Cedar City members are doing their jobs like giving students at the end of their sophomore year a standardized test that would measure their academic progress since entering college “If we think this data doesn't show what needs to be shown then we better get on the offense and find out what kind of data tells our story best” said Regent Victor Lund of Salt Lake City “Otherwise we’ll be back around this table a year from now saying that the data's being used against us unfairly” Also included in the new accountability measures are standards that call for professors at USU and University of the task force addressing legislators' concerns about faculty workload accountability said the Regents should “We've been asked repeatedly over and over and over again to supply that information and we should just do it” Regents also discussed finding better ways to show that university faculty See CLASS on Page 12 Critical seconds Sun sand castles and raspberry shakes Page 21 Update Marketplace Valley emergency personnel wonder if local hospital has place in LifeFlight protocol ' Optimism of ’90s investors worries experts NEW YORK (AP) — No pain no gain - It may sound sadistic but many stock market expats think the pinch you’ve been feeling in your portfolio hasn’t been painful enough Buried beneath Whll Street's avalanche from July's record highs they say is a die-haspirit that only delays die sheer panic — and prolongs the agony — that this market needs to find a bottom “I’m concerned that many holders of equities have never been through a sustained downward fall in stock prices” said Ned Riley chief investmeitf officer at BankBoston noting that only a minority of today's mutual fund investors began investing as long ago as 1990 when the Persian Gulf crisis sent the market plunging That was the uut “bear market” decline of at least 20 percent by the Dow Jones industrial average which through Friday had fallen 1268 points or 138 percent from the record of 933797 set just last month on July 17 “The mindset is quite firmly entrenched that you can't lose buying every dip of the market and that even this dip win produce higher prices over the kng term” said Riley “Once we have that mindset removed or altered a we will have a bottom” hit ’ But it’s just that type of thinking that worries many market strategists who drink investors charmed by years of outsized gains remain just too willing to look on the bright side of everything “People are not focused on the fact that this has been a very expensive market for some time and mat prices were (reflecting) a utopian enviroo-- ” said Riley “mil Street is still adamant in its denial of the profit prob-- i lems out there and that imasks a critical flaw in the bullish thesis” There have been plenty of sudden downturns during ! the $1688 trillion disappearing act that’s been playing out but onWallStrec since mid-Jul- y there’s been no powerful turnaround as By Michael R Welbel staff writer i rd yet And what might bring about a change in investor dunking? Maybe a little reading material will do the trick r “Next week the statements go out for the month of August for most mutual fund companies” said Riley “It may be diat looking at the losses incurred for the month of August will basically give them a wake-u-p calL” Index Crostword27 el 24-hou- ii aa jam nROnirWIIOJOUmM — Mini Page 420pinion Sports t Regtonri Hospital contends Ifs important to lnurad patients bafora sandtog them out of tho valley aboard medical heNooptora tor emergency treatment etaewtiei Other wonder V the common practice la coating patents critical seconds Dr 8cott Jotoy atabiz an wiwrgoncy room physician at Logan crtUcally See CRITICAL on Page 12 Gains made Where does Hatch stand on polygamy? inUSWest strike talks Hatch also warned against federSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Add Sen Qnin Hatch to the list of al involvement in the ongoing Utah politicians squirming as they offer evolving views oo polygamy The chairman of the Senate Judi- - ciary Committee told The Salt Lake Tribune in a copyright story that although constitutional case law prohibits plural marriages police end prosecutor! should devote resources to fighting crimes that are more serious and easier to DENVER (AP) — Union and U S West officials agreed Satur- debate “The federal government would be nuts to get involved in something like mis unleu they found federal some broad large-scafraud or something like that ami even then they'd probably want the state and local people to take care it" he said In casea involving allegations such as incest rue and sexual and child abuse Hatch said law day their negotiators were contin- uing to make progress on the major issues that triggered a le strike two weeks ago by the Communications Workers of America 28 13 POOR COPY u u APphpto From Logan to DC the first to produce results he Brent Riley of Logen was captured on film In this Aaaoclatad Frees photo of Aug 20 ee he protealed In front of the Federal Courthouse In Washington DC wMe apodal prosecutor Ken Stan's grand jury met inside on toe case At tie this Vie photo wee token a Loidneky-Cantomember ol the Federal Protective Service was Informing niey he oould not prated at too alto "v :V ' V if ' f are continuing to make progress We expect than to be in session most of the day" said U S West spokesman Jerry Brown Asked if the main sticking points were on the table Brown said “I think that is a fair assessment” Lew Ellingson of the CWA said "That would be correct It's good that they are meeting” Brown said Friday's talks were enforcement officials should crack down on polygamists as they would anyone cue Otherwise he Supreme Court could find room in said there are higher priorities to the Constitution to protect deal with such drag use and polygamy as free expression of gangs Ann 11 interview Hatch In refigioa “My bottom line would be that said a “principled argument polygamy is against die law It is could be made for allowing against the beliefs end teachings of polygamy as a “truly held reliand I agree that it is gious belief” my church the senator Republican "j doB (Matt tfcf fYmal'rtntjrm it wrong said "I wish nobody would prac- clear I think die constitutional law tice plural marriage but I don't See HATCH on Page 12 condemn those that practice U” ud “They are meeting Hatch has offered contradictory opinions on whether a future Page 12 ry j Bat during the course of his August recess from Congress Perfect day aheadl About Cache 4 12 Enterprise back-count- prove Weather called the "golden bout” It's the first 60 minutes after a traumatic injury that can make difference between life and death The medical care a critically injured patient receives during that hour is believed to be vital But a helicopter ride to a Salt Lake City hospital may not be enough to ensure survival In fact it may be too much for some patients Dr'Scotf J60eyai fcinergeocy room physician st Logan Regional Hospital said it’s important to stabilize critically injured patients before sending than elsewhere That’s why local protocol requires patients to be transported to Logan Regional Hospital first except in rare circumstances like rescues where a helicopter is used in inaccessible areas But several recent accidents that eventually required transporting victims by helicopter to other hospitals have prompted local fire- r nwptHKiwi fighters and emergency medical technicians to question that policy rWldUZVOUt — Pago 3 And Jolley said it’s an issue that probably won't go away soon Melissa Ford was a passenger in a Toy- On June 3 ota Celica that collided head-o- n with a pickup truck on US Highway 91 in Cove Ford suffered serious injuries including a broken neck She waa taken by ambulance to Logan Regional Hospital where she was examined and stabilized before being flown by helicopter to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City Lewiston first responders — who are trained to provide initial emergency medical care before paramedics and an ambulance arrive — wondered why Ford wasn’t flown directly from the accident site to LDS Hospital LDS Hospital is one of three top-leva day with physitrauma centers in Utah that are staffed rs cians from each specialty The other Level 1 trauma centers are also in Salt Lake uty — University Hospital and Primary Children's Hospital The first responders' questions and criticisms prompted Jolley to meet with diem Aug 12 He is the medical director for emergency medical services in Cache and Rich counties All paramedics and emergency medical technicians including first responders work under his license Jolley told them it’s a matter of stability during the golden hour ' could call encouraging Ellingson said minor issues also were being discussed which expedite s return to work if disputes ova forced overtime a plan to link pay to performance and health benefit disputes are settled f "C ''J'- - v ' ' y''" "?iVV' V |