Show mnainqtimim i iiiftftiwfa raroST I Wilderness studies program by Elisha Ray stalT writer This information was found in the general catalog and ideally is The Wilderness Studies is an how the rest of the article should academic program for serious sui- - read however there are times when dents The program is offered each a journalist is given an assignment spring quarter and centers around a that they cannot apply the golden required rule to That rule being: write only Environment Amid Changing the facts (he facts and Values course Historical and con- - and whatever Sheep your own you reman’s of temporary perspectives opinio M 0f jt j lationship to his environment environmental ethics and other topics The Wilderness Studies Program are riiscugycd Authors studied often is such a story When I met with the participants as well as Jan include Ralph Waldo Emerson Minich I realized there was a better Henry David Thoreau William Stafford Aldo Leopold Farley way to tell the readers about the Mowat Edward Abbey and others program The experiences by the The students' schedule is com- - participants cannot be told without plclcd from a selection of courses emotion nor should they be To drawn the general offerings of the truly get a 'feel' for what wilderness studies is all about I invite you to college adapted to this unique method of instruction and placed in experience the exhilaration of the combinations allowing students a great outdoors ine following are excerpts from journal entries from variety of experiences Many of these courses Till the basic general the 1993 wilderness study students education requirements Through backpacking trips into wilderness areas field camps museum tours guest lectures and optional river This is the last day of our trip I trips students become acquainted with ways others have perceived and wish it could have lasted longer adapted to their environment but the time it did last was The program is in no way a sur- - excellent I learned so much about vival course Trips into the wilder- - nature philosophy poetry ness follow a philoso- economics literature and myself 1 in phy Students should be good meet so many new people and but need condition no bonded with them in a way that was physical special athletic abilities Many of so very different from a classroom e back-- friendship The bonds hold tighter the participants are and will probably stay tight packers There is a special fee required We blistered and got eaten by though backpacks tents stoves mosquitoes We sweat and baked other We and equipment laughed and told secrets We had sleeping bags available is for rent through the fun and learned to appreciate nature program Students are expected to for what it is have and maintain at least a 2J five-crodilh- I couldn't believe how light my pack felt 1 could hardly tell it was on it was a terrific feeling On the way out we counted how many times we crossed the river thinking it wasn’t that many We were surprised as on the last one was S3 v the on It's funny because way into the canyon we tried hard to find a way to get across without go- ing through the water and on the ' way out we didn't worry about it We just went through and had a v ! time great it?s 'i N ‘ i v 1 : f i j-- - A V ' - fT J '' Trl no-impa- ct first-lim- GPA n? w v'V5? 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