UVSC College Times, 1993-11-03

              i yitllillllK Ui - i . 3 Soccer finishes first Drug abuse suspected in actor's death See Page 6 if m See Page 13 &M ::-:-:-:":v:': r". i&AS Wff tl (1 n n i J I S V U P . Sf i - Canines take a bite out of crime Officers (I to r), Mike McConnell and Tom Hodgson, spoke Wednesday, October 27, about the benefits of a canine patrol. Mortensen receives award Faculty member wins trip Elizabeth Lane Editor in Chief Not often is UVSC represented in New York, but recently Lee Ann Mortensen, a faculty member in the English department at UVSC, was awarded for her writing talent and excellence. Mortensen, selected in Utah from nearly 100 hundred partic-pants, received the Poet's and Writers Exchange Award. Karen Chamberlain was the only other person selected from Utah. Mortensen entered a chapter Orbital Science Corp launches spacecraft Daniel Southerland The Washington Post Orbital Sciences Corp., which makes and launches spacecraft, said Monday it is forming an alliance with two defense firms to provide satellite photographs for commercial use. Orbital executives said they are convinced that with the end of the Cold War, the Clinton administration and Congress will soon allow commercial use of high-resolution r 1 V'1 -AV i Photo from a novel she is currently working on. Without wanting to ruin the plot of the book, she described it as being about "desire and bodybuilding in the urban west." Mortensen will continue to work on her novel and consider the possibility of having it published.Winners received a $500 cash prize, plus a week long trip to New York and Philadelphia, and an opportunity to meet with magazine editors of their choice. Mortensen stated, "Being in the middle of the literary world was sa tellite photo technology that was previously restricted to defense and intelligence purposes. Gilbert Rye, vice president for business development at Orbital, which is headquartered near Dulles International Airport, said that the market for satellite photos is now about $200 million a year. Orbital's new allies are Itek Optical Systems of Lexington, Mass., which has built space cameras for the U. S. and foreign governments, and GDE Systems of San Diego, the former electronics division of !?H K-9 1 by Steve Hansen77e College Times to students on campus, to New York probably the most exciting part." She spoke with editors from The New Yorker and Playboy. This experience has been valuable and Mortensen said, "I take myself more seriously as a writer and novelist now." Mortensen received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. She currently teaches computerized English and women's literature at UVSC. Mortensen has also been recognized for winning an honorable mention in the Utah original writing competition. General Dynamics Corp. GDEspe-cializes in digital images. A new satellite-based system they are developing would be able distinguish objects as small as automobiles from a few hundred miles out in space, Orbital said. The current world leader in commercial "remote imaging" is Spot Image Corp., which is headquartered inToulouse,France,and has offices in Reston. Rye said that Orbital and its allies would be able to provide higher resolution images than Spot Image. Dixie College next on list to turn 4-year Jody Hancock Senior News Editor The President of Dixie College has asked the state to prepare to turn the community college into a four-year institute as soon as enrollment and local population figures hit certain levels. Robert Huddleston, who is the new president of Dixie College assumed the job in July. "When I got here, the community interest in this four-year issue was just constant," Huddleston said. "I'll give the 30-minute presentation on community colleges and the first question is, 'When are we going to be a four-year school?" Huddleston has urged Utah State Board of Regents to study the possibilities once Washington county reaches 100,000 (currently it's about 60,000) and Dixie gets 6,000 students (now it has 3,000). The resolution will come before the regents for discussion November 4. Huddleston said, "I'm a community college guy. My passion is for the two-year institution. But I'm sure not going to stand in the way of the community and the state if they want to see this as a four-year institution." The idea of Dixie becoming a four-year school is being pushed by proponents so hard because many think that a four-year school UVSC hosts Jennifer Weber Assistant News Editor On Saturday, October 23, the Volunteer Center hosted a Community Clean-up Day. Student Government and nine other clubs participated in the event. Seventy-five students spent the day painting buildings, raking leaves, doing yard work, vacuuming, dusting, and washing windows for eight non-profit agencies in the area. There were several groups which were assigned to various agencies. One group cleaned windows, inside and out, of a three story building. " "Our window looked so good I had to look twice to see if the win YOUR TUITIO The cost of our tuition room and board rose more than 5 this year, while inflation climbed a mere 2.: The increase breakdown for '93-'94 4-Year Private 4-Year Source: The College Board would add prestige and be an economic boost for fast-growing St. George. It also would aid students because they wouldn't have to relocate or commute 50 miles to Southern Utah University in Cedar City to complete their education. "We're growing by 1,000 people a month," said Glen Gardner, who works with the St. George Chamber of Commerce. "We don't want to take second place to Cedar City. We're bigger than Cedar City," Gardner said. "We deserve a college. I think we'd have it by now except that they just got their college. I don't think the boys up at the state Capitol want to spend the money for a four-year college since they just got that once." Community members are worried the change would mean abandoning the community college roles, which is featuring open admission, strong remedial programs for non traditional students and vo-cational and technical training. The idea of Dixie College changing is creating a lot of controversy. There is a scare that with each twq-vear college thatchanges, it is having the domino effect on other schools. "Also, it does not follow that an excellent community college must achieve four-year status to obtain respect, recognition or status in the system," says Cecelia H. Foxley, Utah Commissioner of higher education. clean-up day dows were even there," said Gwen Vance from the Community Action Agency. Another group went to Community Thrift and sorted items, vacuumed floors and helped clean up. Others groups painted parking signs, sterilized toys, visited a care center and participated in various activities with the patients. "Most of the organizations are non-profit so they prefer to spend the money elsewhere rather then having to pay people to come and clean and wash windows. It was a great opportunity to serve and help out these agencies," said Mike Jensen from the volunteer center. Everyone was well received and their help was greatly appreciated by all the agencies which were visited. is as follows: Public 2-Year Public Alan Peck for The College Times V H;