Show Short Summer Quarter Means Longer Classes By Gabrielle Martinez News Editor Co-Editor Summer quarter is going to be the thelast thelast thelast last quarter before switches to semesters Aug 24 As of this August will offer a fall and spring semester and a summer term of eight weeks as willai will all ai other Utah state colleges and uni uni- uni- uni Utah will be joining 80 percent of the country's colleges and universities ties which are on semesters The quarter however will be only eight weeks long two weeks shorter than most summer quarters Since the quarter will be short there will be some changes According to Registration Denise Martin during summer summer summer sum sum- mer quarter classes are not usually held on Fridays Martin explained that normally classes are held ten minutes longer than usual to make up for Fridays Friday's that classes are not held Now though not only will classes be hour blocks they will also be held heldon on Friday for the summer quarter These hour blocks will carry carryover over to fall semester Eric Webber director of student administrative services assures there is no need to worry because there will still be ten minutes to get to classes Webber advises students to talk to toan toan toan an academic adviser to help ease the quarter to semester conversion He also says there should be no cause for alarm with the length of summer classes Student enrollment has not changed much from past summer quarters with an estimated to attending I would expect a strong enrollment enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment for summer quarter that pales to other quarters quarter's said Webber Katy Gill registration specialist recommends students take advantage of registering for summer quarter and fall semester by touchtone and on the web The earlier you register the better better better bet bet- ter ter said Gill Students can register for summer quarter by touchtone by calling 2200 or through at http u. u |