Show TO tMarckt£4l9SW A letter from the editor by Sundl Decker editor regard to comments that have been and that will be concerning words written and ideas set down in Eagle I would like to thank people for taking their time to at least notice the efforts of writers on our staff While not all comments have been positive I believe in freedom of speech and I rejoice that people— especially students — think at least enough to have opinions It is my goal in working with this student paper to learn more about the ideas that circulate in the minds of students at the College of Eastern Utah I value individuality and I d think of individuals as powers An individ ual can and tear down destroy something they disagree with or an individual can construct his or her own ideas making them substantial enough to be heard above or with other ideas Both ways are effective The latter is character building The hardest thing one can face happens when intentions are misunderstood In claiming that freedom of speech allows every human mind the opportunity to deny uproot or defend an idea does not mean that I agree with every idea any In two-side- person has presented or will present I simply treasure that they have the right to say write or live ideas unique to them When any person speaks out I am reminded that I can speak out I can be heard I encourage you to share ideas with us A production such as The Eagle— voice of the students— serves the essential function of combining a campus of individuals full of beliefs and ideas Note it does not necessarily blend ideas twist ideas or attempt to force people to read things that they do not desire to read It serves as a reminder of what colleges are for— the expansion of individuals Ifyoubelieveinacauseoranissue strong enough to feel that it needs to be communicated let your voice be heard! And if you are offended or even outraged by what others have written and you can present an argument of reason and intelligence against it I challenge you to defend your right to do so I commend students and others who have responded to objects in The Eagle As I earlier stated I welcome more ideas with the hope that a mind within our campus can yet give insight that might uplift inspire or promote freedom of speech while we have such a freedom in our possession I believe that freedom dies when it is not used Letter to the editor j I ! ! off-camp- us by Miranda Odendal retiring editor As I approach the waning weeks of my education at the College of Eastern Utah therearejusta few thingsl must say I have spent the last five quarters here as a member of the newspaper staff attempting not to offend anyone or create any sort of controversy Of course it seems that my intentions do not matter and thus by being a member of the newspaper staff my very presence is annoying and undesired In the past five quarters I believe 1 have received compliments about ali the hard work and effort we as a staff put into the production of The Eagle by five members of the faculty and staff of CEU Thank you Dr Jan Gryko Terry I lolbrook Norm Larsen John Serfustini and of course Susan Tolster To everyone who has taken offense to anything any of the staff members have written throughout the duration of my experience at CEU I challenge you to state your ideas in letter to the cd itor I remember an intelligent receiving few and of those not all of them (especially the most critical) dared to sign their names 1 have to say that being a member of this staff has really been an experience I have learned about the importance of deadlines (not that I ever paid attention to them — but I learned that I wish I would have!) how to work as a team how to work under pressure and how to work with other people to obtain information The Eagle staff is quite a diverse group which puts a lot of time and effort into the bimonthly productions of the paper It has been a good experience in that I have made friends and become more informed about the goings on of the college Now as I am leaving I almost regret that I haven't taken the j j i i ! well-structur- eye-openi- ed ng ' ! non-Mormo- ns hot-rodin- back-stabbi- ng 1 Machine shop continued from page 2 formed the one source of skilled machinists available The problems faced were insurmountable So Eastern Utah Western-slop- e Colorado go to the Wasatch Front and recruit your machinists After all the people over there looking for machinists are only outfits like Geneva Steel or Kcnnecott Copper or Thiokol or Parker-- I lannifin or Lucas Aerospace not to mention the 600 other machine shops that support nationwide even worldwide industry So to the local machining industry we say good luck and good riddance we hope you succeed in pulling machinists out from under Geneva Steel's nose" Is CEU wrong for closing the machine shop probably Did CEU have a good solid basis to close the shop probably not The indictments that time will hand down on this issue will certainly be interesting but I believe Eastern UtahWestern slope Colorado will be much poorer for this decision i off-camp- us i opportunity that some of my fellow staff members have to voice my opinions So now I will The biggest problem that CEU has is it's location So now we have the solution to the recruitment and retention "challenge" — move There is very little to do here especially in the adder months Also and this may play into the slight difficulties CEU has in retaining its students is the segregation of its various moral groups The Institute has continuous activities for those members of the dominant religion in the state of Utah Then there are the students who care more about where to go party than what time their first class is This leaves a segment of the student population (like me) who really don't fit into either of those categories There are few activities which target a group which have few common interests other than they are and value their education I also must put my two cents in about CEU campus cops I am really glad you guys have calmed down because you were getting way out of control for a 2 OCX) person campus It also pissed mcofftosccyou ChristmasshoppinginWalMart in uniform with your dumb little radio on and driving your carat shall we say excessive speeds out of the dorm parking lots and handcuffing two kids by Carbon I ligh's seminary building and driving through the drive-i-n at Arby's with g mustang I am really glad that the car is your supposed to be being marked As fur everything else I think CEU has some really informed intelligent and helpful instructors who want to see their students succeed (which I am sure I will sorely miss at the University of Utah) but all the politicking and behavior I sec is ridiculous I will formally thank my gixxi friends Natalie and lolly who have actually helped me have fun while I was here Thanks to everyone on The Eagle staff it has been a real experience Good luck the rest of the year! j Editor: It has come to my attention that certain individuals at the College of Eastern Utah feel the school newspaper The I Eagle is negatively affecting recruitment at the college That is an outrageous excuse to pass the blame onto the newspaper I acknowledge that college and university newspaper ' and in other j readership include readers both communities However the concentration of readers remains on the campus of the publication The primary readers are not high school seniors (high schools have their own publications to read) The Eagle is distributed primarily to the students of CEU j Utah Board of Trustees and to parents of staff members It is misleading and deceitful to accuse The Eagle for any i problems the college may be having with recruitment or j retention If the college is having problems with recruit- -' ! i After five quarters Eagle editor is ready to move on to U of U T?£9i3 a mentitisthecollegesfaultnotthefaultofthepublication which reports the problem As campus affairs editor for Weber State University's newspaper The Signpost I report about' WSU's own struggle with enrollment The college newspaper is re- sponsible for reporting information on the status of re- cruitment and any other activities affecting the school If a college newspaper does not provide insight to both good and bad things on its campus it is an injustice to the people they are there to serve the students Leona Christensen campus affairs editor Weber State University The Signpost Contrast of education costs ESSBBSSSSBa by Kelly Perotti staff writer College educations are desired by many and there are many different atlleges and universities throughout the and four-yeUnited States There are two-yepublic as well as private schools Private colleges and sch(xls universities are traditionally more expensive than public colleges and universities The difference in awts is extremely large even between public universities in different parts of the anintry For Yasmin Reid a student at Merrimack College a private college in North Andover Mass it costs approximately $21000 for one year of schixil Because Merrimack is a private allege there is no difference in tuition between residents and nonresidents To many this is an incredible amount to pay When asked if she felt it was an appropriate amount Reid replied "the classes and teachers are of gixxi qua lity but beyond the classroom the school is very cheap" Reid is referring to a problem of overcrowding the school has where in some cases there are three students living in a room designed for two and five students living in a suite designed for four Reid said students had also been living in rooms that were not originally designed as living quarters When some students arrived on campus they disaiv-ere- d that they were going to be living in rooms that had been converted from amunon rooms to bedrtxims "With the amount of money we pay to attend college we deserve to have quality facilities" Reid added Not all schools arc that expensive however The University of New Mexico for example costs about $6250 for a of attendance resident to attend For a nonresident the is approximately $12000 per year It is quite different in Connecticut The axst for a resident of Connecticut to attend the University of Connecticut is approximately $10280 For a nonresident of the state the cost jumps to $18550 ar ar at j ‘ - |