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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE A4 August 2011 Fine Arts has modern value Peter Worona STAFF WRITER Art, in one form or another, has been taught at the U since the school's founding in 1850. Established in 1948, the College of Fine Arts allows students to earn degrees in music, art, art history, ballet, film and media, modern dance and theatre. The core values of the college are teaching-intensive practices, human expression, analytical and conceptual thinking and evolution as an artist. "If you can express feelings or emotions, tug at your audience's heart or just make them feel anything, I think it's art," said Edgar Nielsen, a senior in film studies. "Film is one of the biggest mediums out there that people enjoy and can relate to. Movies can make you laugh or cry. It's a really powerful medium." Students interested in the art program might also have the chance to work with other colleges at the U. In the kinetic sculpture class, students partner with computer science students to create sculptures that contain microchips and sensors, giving onlookers an interactive experience. Students who are knowledgeable in the arts make good problem solvers and can apply their skills to many different areas, said Sara Pickett, public relations associate for the college. "I'm a public relations associate, which means I do things like writing press releases and web- ESSAY continued from Page A3 "I am worried that if we continue on with fewer students in engineering and science.. we won't be able to afford the fine arts," Brown said. In a response to Stephenson, Newman composed a response titled "The Road to Everywhere." New- site work, but my degree is in modern dance," Pickett said. "My work teaching, being in front of people and thinking on my feet are those kinds of tools that I use in my everyday life." Pickett said art helps us make assumptions and form opinions, whether we realize it or not. "You look at art, and art looks back at you," she said. "Being able to form opinions—good or bad—and understand why and ask critically about the world around you are good skills to round out the human being." At the U, art isn't just the painting and drawing that many people might think of when they hear the word, though those subjects are some of the most popular classes. Lien Fan Shen, professor in film and media, teaches animation—combining several art forms into one subject. "Animation is a kind of interdisciplinary form of art, involving moving pictures and sound, so it's a combination of different varieties of art," Shen said. "It's relatively new, and the sister of film. I don't think there's really a clear distinction between animation and film, and hasn't yet come into its own as a power discourse of art." Shen said in order for animation to truly be recognized as its own entity, the art world needs to be reformed. She said new media, the category into which animation falls, will reform the Betz could stay a year as president Marie Lenihan-Clarke STAFF WRITER CHRISTOPHER REEVES/The Daily Utah Chronicle See ART Page A5 Dillon Jensen paints alone in a classroom. Even though Summer Semester doesn't offer painting classes, he's dedicated to the art. man's response reinforced the idea of a supportive loop between the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields and liberal arts. "While I champion increased investment in STEM programs, I reject the premise that it should depend on reductions to the liberal arts...Education must be holistic, not piecemeal," Newman wrote in his response. Brown was also supportive of gen- eral educational requirements because they "allow students the flexibility to decide what they need from the other side of campus." However it happens, Brown said that without boosting the amount of STEM graduates, industries in the United States are put at a serious disadvantage. The U has actually been a leader in the country for its number of engi- neering students. The College of Engineering has grown by about 76 percent in the past decade, Brown said. Still, Andra pleads with authorities to view the humanities as relevant. If we lost the humanities, "we'd lose perspective on what it means to be human," Andra said. c.shapard@ chronicle.utah.edu During the past two months Dr. Lorris Betz has fufilled the role of interim president, while the national search for a permanent replacement for former U President Michael Young continues. Betz served as interim president from 2003 to 2004 before Young was hired, and having worked at the U for more than 12 years, has garnered many accomplishments aside from interim president. He served as senior vice president for Health Sciences, executive dean of the School of Medicine and CEO of the University Health Care. "An interim president is somebody who can fill the shoes of a role until a permanent replacement can be found," said Holly Braithwaite, director of communications at Utah System of Higher Education. "As Dr. Betz has served as an interim before, we know he is capable of doing a great job—it all fell into place nicely," Braithwaite said. The decision to appoint Betz once more was made when the Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees consulted one another in early May when Young announced his departure, Braithwaite said. "The President of the U is hired by both of these boards who are appointed by the governor. Together they are the governing body for higher education," said Fred Esplin, the vice president of institutional advancement. 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