Show w pi f "H 'V ' t pVbLQtNa 96 Wednesday I' I1 - ' t 5 2000 April !'1 r o Inside By Arrin Brunson staff writer - learnm "To meet this challenge Utah State University proposes the creation of supported by the April 1999 report by the Institute for Higher Education the Center for Online Education Pago 7 shootout face-to-fa- Update Policy 7 - lie funding agencies and the media overall quality of the research is y With Monday's approval front the questionable and thereby renders - Faculty Senate the proposal cun go forward to the USU Board of many of the findings inconclusive" - ‘ - Trustees which meets Friday The Office of tlic Provost would providean operating budget to COLE of $15(MX) per year for the first three In other words the effectiveness of online education has not yet been established through valid evaluation and assessment COLE is intended to ' provide leadership in this' under- explored area by developing high?"' ce 3 mSmSh quality research and assessment in online education with an interdisci' plinary focus Specifically the center can help by identifying new projects coordinating ongoing projects and presenting research and assessment projects to the slate private and pub- - reviewing-contemporar- research on the effectiveness of dis- tance learning in higher education especially when it involves tcchnolo- gyv The report concluded that "the most significant problem is that the ‘ mm ' f'A'rV' See 'NET on Page " ' rSlCs- - 4S’ ' 1ST i I s "i"'- vs h V-'- ! v increase in criminal ’ : ' 'S 0 v "There lids definitely vtfant-- iV?J ' i :' ' A’ vf prohibi- - to'’ 2 'iJj-- ' V" ' A ‘O - jt r 'x- iSl : ‘ies i ip K4"T £?'m - X" v jjfi 1 ''fsvjs 'ifTj r -- if Qi I OUI Last week Quebec's minister maria II Icll Ha laUC thair uay 1 ? 4 Classified Comics Movies 41 17 Opinion IS Obituaries 12 Sports wwwhjnewscom Thursday NEW YORK (AP) — many valley residents taking advantage of the springlike weather the Dow Jones industrial average was down 13744 at II 02740-havin- Blue-chi-p stock market turbulence g ' " v given up an early gain session remained the threat rising inflation and the huge ALARM oil I’age 10 quickly than any t jmc in all of human history” Clinton said "I helioe we can harness the power of the new economy to help paiple exert whore fulfill their dreams" The president was joined by' Wall " of V-S- Street gurus investment bankers economists thinkers and high-tecentrepreneurs “Vc meet iii the midst of the longest economic expansion in our history and an economic transf trade deficit with other countries In the ornate East Room Clinton presided over a daylong White House conference on the “new cam- omy" a meeting that fell one day after Wall Street suffered its wildest one-da- y swing in history But Clinton took an upbeat approach "1 believe the computer and the Internet give us a chance to move more people out of poverty more sending the indexes fluctuating 14 4 PoakAlarm reported li slight but steady increase in the number of residential iind cominer' cial installations here Jones adds tluil the nurket 1uisKen difficult ' Boyd Fcrron sales tnanagci lor Mmintaiii Alunn Coinpuny agreed that ‘ V WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clinton boasted today that America is enjoying its strongest economy in history hut heard warnings about American Express down 2 34 to 144 14 and JP Morgan down 3 to 133 116 led the decline The Nasdaq composite index was down 2743 at 412146 having recovered from a drop of 13980 earlier in the session Volume was fairly modest but the volatility that marked Tuesday's : : : V -- formation as profound as that that led us into ihc industrial rex olution” Clinton said MicixxsotVs Bill Gates and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan ' See KKY on luge 10 ‘ DMV backs down allows S CNDL’ plate SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Daron Malmborg was happily motoring for II months with spe- vanity plates cial Utah Olympic license plates that read "SCNDL” Get it? It means scandal which promotes the scandal-scarre- 1 his vehicle registration The agency told The Associated Press the plates shouldn't have been approved in the first place “We just thought it was not appropriate to put 'scandal on the G UTAH'' ' 1 si l ijl d i Winter Games Malmborg turned to his family attorney — license plate “ISUE4U" — who referred him to the American Civil Liberties 2(X)2 Vehicle Division officials ordered him to turn in the plates or lose SAIT LAKE 2002 999 Union "We hope the state will not add to the embarrassment of the Lkataassaaoi Olympic scandal by violating Daron Malmborg't "SCNDL” license plate in Salt Lake City said Lynette Byrd a supervisor in charge of Olympic VN1 Malmborg was told he could display “SCNDL" on any other lhah license plate design hut not on the special Olympic plate But last week state Motor Why wasn't ha listening to rurjferenca? front rides along the River Trail near the Stokes Nature in Logan Canyon on Tuesday aftemooaThe bikerswere among Wall Street stays nervous Analysts predict return of rationality — Page 2 Indox Jcximal r v' s1- stocks but decided it was time to start taking profits from other sectors that ran up last week In midday trading on Wall Street Page 10 i to il stopped punishing technology anyone? ’ Si--e : ng Brefit StevensHefald 2 Qter : investors beaten down and bewildered by Tuesday's wild market Kite-flyi- Vs been seen in Logan 't-- ' teve Johnson 1 stocks turned lower today as Weather t actually down but 1 think people perceive an increase from' (the HK'dia)" Saleslwvc skyrockeiinl in hwlroindi-ta- n areas such as Salt Lake City and Ogden but no significant increase has - to speak French is foolish I I beeir-ai- president of Peak Ajarm Systems “particularly in residential areas i believh it will increase more The Crime rate AT : A JK1 ’ impedes "If you don't know the language of the country it's good to speak in English but to tell French people not ? : increase in the number of people using alarm sy steins" said Roy Jones vice - - v "'r1 sysieiiis ' iAj 'o?1' ”?- f'S: responsible for the French language Charter Louise Beaiuknn lambasted S' the decision as “scandalous" “The imperialism of English must have some limits said Beaiuknn on a visit to Paris on Tuesday ' The French government is reserving judgment on Air France's dcci-- sion until it can study the decision's V impact bn safety French Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Francois '‘V ! Rivasseau said :: - c improves safety for surrounding pilots is flawed Dcchamps said that the new rule ' contending aMnmunication S - Spokesmen from Peak "Alarm Sys- - a terns and Mountain Alarm ronijuiny have noticed a similar (rend staling that iiMH-- atul riiore pipTe'aractiiig jtt on that pereeplioti by purchasing alarm The argument that the new rule c f S Bur Marceau Dcchamps vice ' president of the group Defense of the '' 4 "t : y & : ti - said' ji :: Despite a steady stream of images: from the hews and entertainment media depicting acts of violence the reality is that Crime is down in Utah: According to the Utah Department ' of Public Safety state crime decreased 98 percent in 1998: Burglaries dropped most significanily by lh3 percent a level that hasn't been seen fornum: thiin three decades Violent crinws rohliery rape prop- Vrty er imes and lareeny aU decreased 'in 98 ' while' increases ere seen in murder arson iind hate crimes : The scenario has improx ed hut more and more people are perceiving ah 4 tion of French was "inconceivable" “prcnth pilots should absolutely be allowed to speak French' he i kids road Columhinc carjacking - S ! y - - Gang killings PARIS — Parlez-vou- s anglais? ' Air France pilots on final approach to Paris’ Charles do Gaulle aiiport ' y will have to from now on France's national airline said the : decision to order its pilots to speak English in all radio communication with air traffic control is designed to y improve safety But French enthusi-as- ts are outraged and say it's another ‘ example or the English language's creeping worldwide dominance Air France officials defending the : policy that took effect March 23! ' y contend that the language spoken by Spilots and air traffic control is not a U question of culture v"Oftcn other pilots in th: area who don't speak French caiQundcr- stand when the pilots and the control tower communicates' said Jean- -' Claude Couturier ! spokesman foe " Air France ‘We wanted to do this before something tragic happened’ y French Language said the L V shooting kids ’ 10 Jeremiah Stettler staff writer v 'J' V V Vl By v- By Jason Strazhiso Associated Press Writer - Fear of crime Air France language law ‘ $50 0 USU faculty propose center o to research online education Members of the Faculty Senate (COLE) whose purpose is to con approved a proposal to establish s ': duel research and assessment to Center for Online Education at Utah determine the best practices for !' online State University this week' teaching and learning Hull’s Christine Hull a professor in the report to the Faculty Senate said English department! told her col- - "COLE will thus focus on an issue leagues that teachers and students in that has not yet been addressed by Utah desperately need guidance in any agency in the state of Utah: How can schools best deliver a high quali- how best to conduct online instruction The differences between online ty education using online technolo- learning and traditional classroom insiruction are enormous Today! research and assessment she explained and the array of tech- - ' are by far the most pressing issues in y online education liiiS conclusion is nologies is bewildering Mustangs defeat Weber In Logan Utah 02000 Bridgerlantfs Daily Newspaper plate" AP photo will stay attached to his Chevy truck See PLATE on Page 10 shown Tuesday r4 e -- m uvt'iUr t WilUUlMuWwe f |