UVSC College Times, 1999-03-24

              WEDNESDAY March 24, 1999 Volume 27, Issue 33 Opinion Childhood characters against, PDA's Life! Going to the chapel and werejping to get... Sports Shane Smuin pitches no hitler Marketplace 5 , um - earn Yoy n n ioodt j eiec A 9 : 1 Candice Bowman Managing Editor Team You will carry the Student Body into the new millennium. Elections for the Presidency, of The Associated Students of Utah Valley State College were held March 10-12. Team You beat their competitors by more than 1.200" votes. The team will assume their posi-r tionsonMayl. , learn you consists ot Barron Rohbock as student body president, Mikelle Hartman, vice president of student life, and Nathan Oldham, vice president of academic affairs. Their primary objective is working for the students and standing up for student's need, hence the name "Team You." In a recent interview, Barron Rohbuck was quoted as saying, "Team You has goals that are big, but achievable. We have spent months researching and studying what the students want and need. We plan to ensure that the entire student body, as well as facul- I t il ll I 11 I I C 1 " V j y wins student ' I w x " ) tions r"' ! 'J iy the students would be able to , E ty and administration, feels that they have a voice here at UVSC." Vice President I lartman would like to see students interacting more with each other. feel that the key to school spirit is creating the unity between everyone. Once you cre ated that unity you have a lot of love for the school." "A lot of groundwork has been laid for excellent teacher evaluation programs and I would like to see that expanded so that the students would be able to see those results and judge for themselves what type of teaching method is best suited for them. I also believe four year degrees are a major issue that students want to see pursued," said Nathan Oldham in regards to academic affairs. Voting for this year's elections has been higher than ever due to computer voting accessibility. Students were able to vote from the computer labs as well as the kiosks in the halls. The total number of students that voted was 3.000, up from 1,800 last year, and the previous high of 2,400 three years ago. IN OFFICE: New student body officers are full of enthusiasm about serving the students next year. "Computer voting definitely has a lot of advantages." said Bob Rasmussen, Director of Student Programs. Administrators hope to improve computer voting in order to increase the number of students that vote for the future. Elections closed Friday. There was a scheduled announcement Friday afternoon to inform candidates of the winners. A computer program was set to total the daily totals and automatically post them on the Internet the following Monday. However, as soon as elections closed, the totals were immedi ately available on the Internet. Rumors spread fast of the winning candidates. Administration gathered the candidates and confirmed the rumors. With elections over and clone with. Team You already working on their goals. "We are going to start .mmediateiy on a monthly tuition payment plan." Rohbuck said. "Students will have the option to pay on a per-month basis instead of the lump sum at the beginning of the senester." c Z lj Li n7 a ! sr r i OFF THE GROUND: Aviation program celebrates success with the purchase of a new hanger. ' Richard Zinn News Reporter UVSC Aviation Department celebrates it's new hangar and the growing success of it's Aviation Program. A Sky West pilot who graduated from the Aviation Program attended the open house celebration and shared of his success story which started at UVSC s aviation school. Mike Burnham flew Leer jets his first year after graduating from UVSC s aviation program in 1995. He is now 1st officer on Canadair regional jet for Sky West. Burnham says being a pilot is the best job in the world. "Becoming an airline pilot is a long road to travel, but worth it," says Burnham. If asked what would be the best aviation program, Burnham says definitely UVSC. UVSC charges the best rates, has exceptional instructors, and planes. "People who go out and spend all that money are just ignorant," says Burnham referring to students who go to Harvard caliber schools to become pilots. 'There are schools that charge four times as much as UVSC s aviation program, and they come out with the same degree, but less air time," Burnham said. Indeed Burnham is right, UVSC s aviation program with 3 helicopters and 14 other training aircraft is more than competent. 'The college also has 30 FFA-certified flight instructors, many of whom are current and retired airline pilots. The newest addition, and the reason for the open house, is the Richard ZinnThe College Times SKY HIGH: The Aviation Department on campus celebrated its new hangar and success with the purchase of a new hangar. 15,000 square-foot hangar located at the Provo Municipal Airport. The new hangar houses the aircraft the college uses for its aviation degree programs. The aviation department at UVSC is a lot more than the cubicle above the testing center with the helicopter hanging from the ceiling. Surely the aviation department might be one of UVSC s most well kept secrets. The program at UVSC offers two-year and four-year degrees in aviation. The entire cost of the flight training program minus college tuition is about $18,000, this is 13 the price of other similar programs nation wide. Graduates from the program enjoy near 100 percent placement. What makes UVSC s program most appealing to students aside from being so low in cost Is that along with the degree they also get the air time. One of the hardest and most costly requirements for becoming an airline pilot is earning the hours. The cost of earning these hours quickly adds up when considering it costs $47 in gas alone to fly the Katana DA-20, one of UVSC s smallest training planes, for one hour. One thousand hours of flight time must be earned to become an airline pilot. The magic of the UVSC aviation program is SEE AVIATION CONTINUED ON PG. A4 UcxtWeek x Techno-Aqs mTTL y Our in-depth issue will r I ' I foccus on the wave of the L ; , ' 1 i future. 1 1 ' April! INSIDE Life! Dancing Machine Upcomming UCDT concert will prove that this is not your grandmothers ballet company. Lepage 8 Rumors of Micron site purchase presumptious Christopher Henrichsen Executive News Editor Recent reports by both the Deseret News and the Associated Press have said that Utah Valley State College is looking to purchase the site of Micron Technology Inc's planned semiconductor plant in Lehi. but UVSC President We are not looking to buy that property, " said Romesburg. The main interest of UVSC is having Micron is so UVSC graduates can be employed at the facility. 33 Kerry Romesburg denies such reports. "We are not looking to buy that property," Romesburg told The College Times. Romesburg said the main interest of UVSC is having Micron locate in Utah County so UVSC graduates can be employed at the facility. Romesburg does admit that in recent board of trustees meetings he mentioned the Lehi location 'as an ideal location for an extension of UVSC in the north valley. He added that such comment swere more "wishfull thinking" than a declaration of an intent to purchase the land. Val Petersen. UVSC's vice president for college relations, said the Micron site is attractive to UVSC because of its accessibiity from the highway. "We have excellent electronics, computer information systems, and computer science programs," said Peterson. He also said that UVSC has talked with Micron since il first announced that it was coming to Utah County about training it's current and future employees. It has been gueslioned whether or not a relationship will develop between Micron and UVSC like the one that currently exsisls betweent Micron and Boise State University, which has a training program at Micron's Idaho plant. Romesburg said he hopes there will be a spot on the Micron sight for technological training. At this point, both Romesburg and Peterson agree that any talk about aquisition of land or relationships with Micron are mere speculation until Micron decides what it will do with the Lehi site. Peterson said that the biggest factor will be the condition of the computer chip industry. If Micron decides not to come to Utah County they are aware of UVSC's interest in the property. Romesburg said. ff ' QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Philosophy ought to question the basic assumptions of the age. Thinking through, critically and carefully, what most of us take for granted is, I believe, the cheif task of philosophy, and the task that makes philosphy a worthwhile activity." Peter Singer, Animal Liberation