UVSC College Times, 2003-10-20

              "7T- UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE nimTT TT nnm TT vUwJIJilJlJJuiJiiJ Til EL BUEN PA NO FN EL ARCA SE VENDE MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2003 VOLUME 32 ISSUE 36 mm wmm By Nicole Bourgerie WlUfHS.Slilfl There are over 400 classification categories of jobs and women traditionally fit into only 20 of them. For women looking to change the statistics, the first annual Women's Conference On Careers may be a good place to start. The conference will happen in the Student Center on Saturday, October 25, 2003 from 8:00 am-12 noon and costs $10 to register. Students can register on the morning of the conference or they can pick up a registration form at an instant info booth or campus connection. Students can attend the conference at no charge if they join the UVSC "Women in Technology Organization," for $5. The Women's Conference offers workshops on such subjects as: Aviation Sciehce, Legal StudiesLaw Enforcement, Fire Science, Welding, and Electronic & Computer Technology. The conference is a function of "Women in Technology". The club started when Sherry Har-wood, of Applied Technology Education, saw a need to have an organization designed to help women who were employed in or studying to be in fields where there aren't traditionally many women. She applied for and received a grant from the gov ernment to fund the club. "Non- traditional jobs are considered those jobs that have 25 or less women in them. We have thirty two degrees offered in technology but we're only focusing on 24 of them," Kath-ryn Durrant-Tew, contact for "Women in Technology, said. For more information on either the upcoming conference or the club itself, contact KathrynDurrant-Tew at (801)362-0932 or at tewkauvsc.edu. f s Upcoming "Women's Conference in Careers" offers a variety of work- shops on various "non-traditional" careers for women. Welding and Fire Science are among the offered workshops.Courtesy Photo IH8K UVXPress Be sure to keep a close eye out for televisions on your way to class so that you can check out the UVX News and UV Sportzone, produced and run by students like Chad. UVXNews ' - , i Leaft Kemeny .: T r ' Check out our brand new weekend edition called the UVXprcss. Look for it every Thursday. UVX-press deals with the stuff that makes college fun. Let it be your guide for music, movies, and local hotspots. Sports The men's basketball team is entering their first season of Division I play, and they are hoping to build a legacy for the future. Weather MONDAY: Partly Cloudy High 70 Low 42" TUESDAY: Sunny High 67 Low 38" WEDNESDAY: v Sunny " High 65 Low 39 Print. Video. Wi n. Ln k. Regardless of your media prefer-enee, NetXNews is there. Get the news that drives you (w NetXNcws.net. our daily broadcast, or right here at The College Times. Accuracy Integrity Kxccllcncc SPECIAL REF03T r-:;0,T CQST p 111 111 1 " 1 111 1 1 i ! i I : ' I I U i i I m - The monolith monument which stands in the Sorenson Student Center originally cost $90,000. The monolith was former dean Tom Hover's idea for an inspirational art piece. Cos ill v Art c Monolith monument gives more questions than inspiration - ' 1 s. By Brian Hassler Vi'tWews Staff For students new to UVSC, the imposing monolith in the Student Center has been the cause of constant questions. Both students and UVSC officials want to know its origin, total cost and where the money for it came from. Those questions have grown louder due to the fact that the monolith was functional fnr nnlv thrpp wppWs hpfnrf structural problems forced the A st,udeJ1nt ests th monolith "hich' when creators of the monolith to shut K M it down until the problems were fixed. Although student leaders promised that there would be no further expenditures above the original $90,000 spent, the future of the monolith is still under consideration by Student Government President Swen Swenson and President Sederburg. "I'm not interested in spending additional dollars on the monolith," Assistant Vice President, Student Life Bob Rasmussen said. "I think enough money has been spent. If there was a donor or other moneys, instead of student fees, then sure, we could look at having another company come in and do it, but at this point j I'm not interested in putting I additional dollars toward Any hesitancy over the 1 placement and removal of " the monolith are closely con nected to the person bringing the idea for it to light. After 25 years of working for UVSC, former-Dean Tom Hover presented the idea for the monolith to the 200-01 Student Council. "Monolith" continued on pg. 3 Parliino Scruiocs Redeemed? By Erin Weber elpHS Stall Despite student assumptions that more parking employees have been hired to prey on their helpless vehicles, UVSC parking services claim the patrol has not changed in five years. Students might feel more at ease when they realize the facts, figures and finances of parking enforcement. Parking services are working hard to solve student concerns, said Steve Jackson, Director of Parking Services. "It costs a lot of money to run the parking services", said Jackson. Parking Services is responsible for hiring booth workers, citation officers and office employees, but they also provide shuttle buses, traffic lights and lot signs. Plowing and paving lots are also the responsibilities of the parking services. One paved lot can cost up to one million dollars, Jackson said. Jackson also explained that the department is not making a profit off of student money. "People just don't realize how much a small sign costs!" exclaimed Jackson. In fact, much of the new lot construction requires money that parking services does not have. Bonds have to be bought in order to afford expansions. These must be paid back quarterly. And although 24,766 citations were given out last year, only about half of those citations have been paid, Jackson said, which leaves parking services unable to provide as many services as "Parking" continued on pg. 4 Lt. Governor urges UVSC students to vote By Rob Kempton UlWrasSlall Lieutenant Governor Olene Walker came to Utah Valley State College to urge students to get out and vote. Recent statistics in Salt Lake City show that only 29 percent of the population showed up at the polls in the last mayoral election. "I often wonder if we take democracy for granted," Walker said. She then related her experiences in Haiti where votes are either changed or thrown into dumpsters. Citizens are less likely to vote because they have lost confidence in their government. Such extremes are not the case in this country, but voters still don't turn up, Walker said. "I asked an eight year old what democracy was and he responded, 'Democracy means that people rule! So everybody's gotta do something,'" said Walker. "That was better than any text book definition I'd ever heard." Research done by Walker showed that voter turnout coincides with the voter's age. Twenty percent of 20-ycar-okls vote, thirty percent of 30-year-olds vote, and so on until the age of sixty. The majority of the voting decisions are made by the elderly in communities around the country. Young people can make the dif- Wasatch campus ribbon cutting By Valerie Porter i'lV'sSiall Avid skiers and snow-boarders who are planning to graduate from Utah Valley State College's Orem campus will cringe when they realize they could have gotten that degree taking classes just ten minutes away from their favorite resort. UVSC's new Wasatch campus is officially open 1 3 Ribbon cutting commences at Wasatch campus and waiting to pack in he students. "This can become a destination campus for students looking for a quality college education in a setting convenient to some of the most "UW" continued on pg. - J- -WilnflTTT