UVSC College Times, 2003-10-06

              L iyiv! UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE fin ill J I Mil ! I I 111 1 li EL BUEN PA NO EN EL ARCA SE Gar aesl&M claims Uig By Hannah Hooge JrtWmSlall Two recent Utah Valley State College graduates were killed in an auto accident last week. The two international students were traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 near Wendover when their Isuzu Rodeo left the roadway and rolled several times. Police suspect the driver fell asleep at the wheel. Police later confirmed that neither speed nor it 1 1 Sports The UVSC women's soccer team enjoyed a rare weekend at home with games against Dixie State and Albertson's on Saturday. Check out how our Division I soccer team did in it's first D-I season. UVXPress Check out our brand new weekend edition called the UVXpress. Look for it every Thursday. UVXpress deals with the stuff that makes college fun. Let it be your guide for music, movies, and local hotspots. Life Check out this week's life section for music reviews, the lastest in happenings at UVSC, the Last Angry Inch, and much more. UVXNews L Leah Kemeny i L Watch UVX News and UV Sportzone this week ten to the hour, every hour on televisions across the campus. Weather MONDAY: Partly Cloudy High 75 Low 43 TUESDAY: Partly Cloudy High 74" Low 40 WEDNESDAY: JL Mostly Sunny ""4""" High 77 Low 41 v Print. Video. Web. Life. Regardless of your media preference, NetXNews is there. Get the news that drives you (a NetXNews.net. our daily broadcast, or right here at The College Times. Accuracy Integrity Excellence VENDE alcohol was involved and that both occupants were wearing their seatbelts. Buyankhishig Gendenjamts and Munkhbat Oktyabir, known to their American friends and peers as Buyana and Gutaa, graduated this last summer from Utah Valley State College. Buyana received a bachelor's degree in International Business and Gutaa a bachelor's in accounting. They came to the United States from Mongolia speaking ( ! t r Dr. McCabe comes to UVSC to address students about honor code policies set up to effectively reduce and combat cheating on campuses nationwide. Improvements are being made, yet cheating remains a problem. Homiest v Lector Honor codes in question when students admit to cheating By Valerie Porter WUrwsSlaff Don't "cheat" yourself out of a great opportunity. At noon today. Dr. Donald L. McCabe is visiting Utah Valley State College to speak about Academic Integrity at the University level, in the Computer Science building, room 404. McCabe is the founding president of CAI, the Center for Academic Integrity. CAI includes 320 colleges and universities around the Nation that are determined to maintain academic honesty within their schools. McCabe has surveyed over 50,000 students at more than 1 00 .VtZ Check out the Steve Lainu sncalis on education By Windy Hanks WWt'wsSlafl Steve O. Laing, Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction will be coming to speak to UVSC students on Wednesday October 8, about the "No Child Left Behind" act in the Grand Ballroom at Noon. "No Child Left Behind" was proposed in 2001 by George W. Bush as a new educational reform designed to improve student achievement and change the culture of America's schools. "These reforms express my deep belief in our public schools and their mission to build the mind and character of every child, from every background, in every part of America," said President hjidujvujjjj n iiiiJiiUMi i i MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2003 Hugs of Me very little English. "They worked exceptionally hard in school and accomplished a great and amazing feat. They not only earned bachelor degrees despite a huge language barrier, but they earned them with high GPAs" said Larraine Gunn, International Secretary. The two students had more on their mind than school and graduation though. "They had been dating for a while and had possible plans to srfcantrcrj ftciiifiic I Two UVSC students study outside the testing center. colleges and universities over the last twelve years. He has done significant research and surveying lastest "Last Angry Inch" Pg 5 Take a George W. Bush President Bush emphasized his concern that too many needy children are being left behind in public schools and not getting the education they deserve. Some of the problems the act addresses are: -Increased accountability- by raising the standard of math and reading skills of all students within 12 years. -More choices for parents and students- if schools haven't met the standards parents can send their children to a better education elsewhere.-Greater flexibility for states and schooldistricts. raeGEit UU(S get married," Rapten Chazot-sang, a friend and mentor of the couple said. "They may have even been in Nevada to get married."Gunn commented that the future bride, Buyana, was a very beautiful and outgoing 27 year old. For several years she worked in the cafeteria while attending Utah Valley StateCollege. TV.' n -. LL- "Obituary" continued on P9. 3 i:c::esty about cheating, honor codes, various forms of plagiarism, and other types of academic dishonesty. Some of his findings from these surveys include: "On most campuses, over 75 of students admit to some cheating. In a 1999 survey of 2,100 students on 21 campuses across the country, about one-third of s the participating students 5 admitted to serious test if cheating and half admitted I to one or more instances of ! serious cheating on written assignments." "Academic honor codes effectively reduce cheating. Surveys conducted in 1990, 1995, "Honesty" continued on P9. 3 look at our news briefs on Pg 2 reform "No Child by George VOLUME 32 ISSUE 36 gratiuafiG: Annual Lcntlcrsliip GonfcrcnoQ By Rebecca Taylor plWfHsSlafl The UVSC Center for the Advancement of Leadership is holding it's 4th annual Leadership Conference in the McKay Event Center October 7. The Center was established to build a foundation of leadership skills for everyone in Utah from kindergarten to college. "Leadership is the ability to empower others with the motivation to fulfill a vision," said Jared Sumsion, ASUVSC academic chair. Conference growth has exceeded significantly since the first year when Rulon Gardner, 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist, had an audience of only 600 participants. Steve Young and Sheri Dew, who were the keynote speakers last year, attracted over 3,000 students to attendance. "I always look forward to this conference because UVSC does such a diligent job with putting together a spectacular conference. It is unique. Nothing is like it," said Kristin Johnson who has attended the conference the past 3 years in a row. "I have learned more from these conferences then from any leadership class I've take," said Melissa Scofield, a Brigham Young University sophomore. This year the Center is planning on having over 4,000 students in attendance to learn from keynote speakers Dale Murphy and Dan Clark. Dale Murphy is a former Atlanta Braves center fielder. He was drafted in the first "Volunteer" continued on P9. 4 Left Behind" was proposed in 2001 W. Bush as an educational reform. n