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Octobet’271994 JMI Orton Thompson clash in televised debate at CEU by Renee Pressett A & E editor solution was changing the criminal justice system through habeus corpus reform and grants to stales lor crime aid for college students to the Gooseberry controTrom financial Dixie Thompson mid Mill Orton faced oil' in the Geary Theater at the College of I astern Utah in a series of campaign ilehates KUED taped and moderated the (Xt 21 debate lor broadcast on (X'l 20 and Nov I Orton and 'Thompson are the iX’inoeralic and Republican candidates respectively lor the House of Representatives seat I IS representing the I hah 3rd District Die candidates lleliled a broad range of questions from students and community members Issues ranged versy When asked lor a solution to prevention In a response to questions of gridlock Orton sighted his non- juvenile crime Thompson responded that "the criminal not the gun is at fault” She continued that there should be an overhaul of the legal system and more lielp for dysfunctional families Orton argued that (lie federal government can't solve all of the nation's problems lie sighted that 90 percent of the crimes committed are violations of state laws Orton's partisan voting record ’Thompson argued that there needs to be more Republicans in Congress to solve the problems Orton was also at an informal gathering in the Alumni Room at 10:30 am on the day of the debate Constituents met Orton and expressed their concerns to him water Students spend night in ankle-dee- p IP 'tut with shop vacs as new Aaron Jone Hall floods O by Amanda Harding staff writer Residents of the new Aaron Jones hall thought the deer hunt weekend was going to be unevcnifull because ly h Wv ar not much was happening on campus 'That changed 2 am Monday Kncie Hosone of suite 34A lud 1 EL i : i I her kith robe hanging by the lire sprinkler head in lier closet Wlien she went to pull I Ik robe olf it hooked onto the sprinkler and set the fire alarm system off While none ol the other sprinklers in the suite or hull were set off tire automatic system sounded an alarm and signaled the Price City l ire IXpart-mc- ' nl Upon hearing the alarm hall residents run outside to see if there building was on lire When they Students and staff work to clean up water left after a sprinkler system Photo by: Todd Maln mishap I CEU emphasizes distance learning by Marcie O'Donnell news editor There is u major effort being put forth towards the Distance learning program :K the College of Eastern Utah CEU is pan of the statewide Educational Network program litis i Left to Right: Moderator Ted Capener Republican Dixie Thompson and Democrat Bill Orton ingage in a political debate at the Geary Theater program offers students the opportunity to lake pan in a classroom atmosphere without leaving llioir town The Distance learning program pntvides live interaction between the professor and students long distance through a television satellite program The College of Eastern Utah is the EDNET center for all of south eastern Utah They broadcast to nine remote sites CEU has the leading EDNET program for a college in the slate of Utah They would like to double capacity and expand to one additional site and also increase the capacity at the other sites The plan is to double capacity at by Leona Christensen staff writer have the EDNET classroom improved with computers for every student in the class and a computer touch screen work station for the Petersen In the next two years there will be 40 different EDNIT courses The old gym will be demolished in order to build the new student center which will be 4()(XX) square feel in size It will be the most costly building built ul the College of see "EDNET page 11 The College of Eastern Utah has grown 286 head count students and 1 16 e equvilant students this year According to Academic Vice President Brent Haddock there's no end to CEU's upward spirit lie projects consistent enrollment growth in coming years “I predict at least the same amount of enrollment growth next year" "CEU has good faculty to student ratio good recruiting programs with a very attractive scholarship program — and the word is getting out!" said Haddock Quality activity programs such as athletics and performing groups enticing academic programs full-tim- instructor We would also like to gel a VCR and CD ROM in the EDNIT room" said President Michael Petersen d Petersen's daughter lises in the dorm Ik and his wife (Sen were notified of the accident and were some ol the lirst help to arose at the scene Hies joined students and miinleiiamv vrsonnel in using wet sacuums to clean up ilk' water loi the nest lliicc and a hall hums Alter the clean up begun a icsident said ''We think this is so funny" I low esei college housing director Joe (iloriouo did not ugicc when he licuul about the incident Tuesday morning lie wasn't sure Imiw much damage had been done but according to llie third lloor R A Ecisel Jcnkcl there was carpel damage She said that she didn't Icel the college would be reskuisihlc oi any other damages that may base occured College sees enrollment increase every site except for two which are not possible for upgrading capacity at this time By winter quarter we would like to designed My second goal is to get the legislature to approve funding for the new student center" said found there was no lire they entered (lie dorm to lind water rushing out of suite 34 The residents of the suite were hurrying to gel their clothes out ol their waler-lillclooms mi they wouldn’t be ruin About 10 to 15 minutes alter the alarm went olf ilk Price City l ire IVpurtment police atul (Til1 maintenance personnel arrived Water had made a steady stream into the mam hallway ol the dorm and started to How down the stairs Everyone on the lirst lloor went to their rooms to gel towels ami buckets to slop the water from getting to their rooms Some water leaked through the flour of the third floor and damaged the ceiling on the second floor Since (Till President Michael ' enrollment caps at universities that make it more difficult for students to be admitted and a very powerful scholarship program recruits good students and Jjlurcs attendance which accounts fdt enrollment increases he added More financial support from the state legislature is the primary benefit derived from student enrollment As a result of expansion CEU is eligible to apply for more money based on full time student enrollment growth Another advantage noted by Haddock is the cultural and geographic diversity of the student body The only apparent drawback of enrollment increases is that many classes were closed fall quarter for students registering late Although the third week enrollment report was being printed this week he said that earlier reports showed CEU's head count at 24X6 students This figure includes 126 high school students enrolled in concurrent classes and 236 students in specialized mining classes At CEU's San Juan Center in Blanding its enrollment soared to 649 students Tliis number reflects 103 high school students in concurrent enrollment and 346 regular students e equivalent students (students taking 13 credit hours) on the IMce campus totals 637 and on the San Juan campus 408 Rill-lim- 1 |
