2008 Woodie Awards
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The Faculty Senate used the majority of Thursday's meeting to discuss the use of student course evaluations. Sen. Kevin Stein, associate professor of communication, said the evaluations have use in a formative role but not as an evaluative tool. Sen. Wayne Roberts, associate professor of marketing, said the calculation of the student evaluation "scores" is inconsistent throughout campus and even within colleges.
The fifth-annual step show sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi and the Black Student Alliance took place Friday in the Cedar High School Auditorium and featured seven teams from around the western United States. Step groups from Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Washington State performed a variety of routines at the show.
(Posted Feb. 28) Issues of inclusion and support of transgender students at SUU, as well as general issues of diversity, were discussed by SUU administrators Thursday in a press conference, where they discussed the status of potential policy changes.
The Utah Shakespearean Festival is currently requesting funds from the Utah Legislature for a $23 million theatre.
Several climbing cliffs in Zion National Park closed Saturday to accommodate the breeding season for peregrine falcons. David Eaker, a Zion National Park spokesman, said the cliffs will be closed until the younger peregrine falcons leave the area. The cliffs will most likely reopen during July, Eaker said.
Wednesday's city council meeting put an end to debates about water acquisition and opened the floor for further discussion of a plan to construct streetlights from Coal Creek to 1045 North. Amendments to the Water Acquisition Ordinance would allow wet properties to be annexed into the city while deferring signing over a portion of water rights under certain circumstances.
The Utah Shakespearean Festival is currently requesting $10 million from the Utah Legislature to begin work on a $23 million theatre. SUU President Michael T. Benson said $5 million apiece was requested through the Capital Facilities and Economic Development committees.
Women's Week is set to kick off today with a presentation by Christine Gailey at 10 a.m. in the Cedar Breaks Room and will continue with presentations and workshops throughout the rest of the week. Women's awareness is an important issue in today's world and at SUU, said Linda Leibhardt, Women's Week committee chair.
'Famous' rabbi speaks for Women's Week As part of SUU's celebration of Women's Week, Shmuley Boteach, "the most famous rabbi in America," will speak Wednesday at noon in the Great Hall in the R. Haze Hunter Conference Center. Boteach's topic is "Hating Women: America's Hostile Campaign Against the Fairer Sex," according to the Women's Week Web site, www..suu.edu/hss/womenweek.html.
SUUSA Senators tabled a bill and passed three additional bills, which provided funding for focus weeks, at Tuesday's meeting. Bill 46-08, "Fiscal Responsibility" was tabled for another week, and the Fiscal Responsibility Acts Committee was formed to make any necessary changes to the bill.
The SUUSA Executive Council members said they do not support Resolution 46-08, "Fiscal Responsibility," as it is written, and questioned the resolution's constitutional validity at Monday's meeting.
