Voice O.F Mesa State Co1legt' Since 1934 Wednesday, Lfebruary~23, 2000 ===- Number 21
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Tile off'icial voice o.f Mesa State Co1legt' since 1934 Wednesday, lFebruary~23, 2000 ===- Number 21 - Valley-wide car break Features - Mesa proff tours ins stump GJPO, pg. 4. Valley wlth jazZ, IP9· 6. Volume LXVI Merit-based Grand Valley TrdDSit scholarships --· cpens with success, praise [lnder state Simon Cropp lator, runs a fixed route and Staff Writer serves the MSC campus, rJ nYdlldated 3.0 North Avenue, Lincoln Park, --~- Catching a ride to the St. Mary's, and the downtown Nikki Ricciardi other side of town no longer area, among others. The buses Asst. News Editor depends on a student's abil wLi.11 pass by every 15 minutes, A policy change issued ity to beg, now all they need four clockwise, four counter recently by the Colorado do is hook up with the new clockwise. Commision on Higher Educa transit system. Shuttle buses are also tion (CCHE) will require a 3.0 Grand Valley Transit ptut of the system. One route grade point average for state (GVT), launched Feb. 21, is will travel from Clifton to the Criterio11 photo: Scott Majors funded merit based scholar a system of buses that will Mesa Mall, another from A Grand Valley resident takes advantage ships. provide a secure form of Walker Field Airport to Or of the free transportation on G VT opening day. The change will impact travel for Mesa County resi chard Mesa, and another from almost 200 MSC students, dents, and is the first of its Fruita to Palisade. the system and to allow them l probably won't use it is based on a student bnody of kind in the area. The two programs will to ride to almost any place in because I'd like to keep my 4,800. "I don't want to mini Mesa County's Civic c@nverge on the corner of 12th the Valley. options open -- I don't want mize the concern, but the per Forum spearheaded the ef Street and Orchard Avenue, "I plan to use the new to wait on a bus to get me centage of students effected is fort five years ago to begin across the street from the MSC service because 1 feel Mesa there. If I need to go some only about four percent," said a public transit system after tennis courts. State needs to do something where, I'll just drive my Paul Jones, dean of enrollment Mesa County government Taking a ride on the tran about it's parking problem- car," said human perfor management. officials voiced a concern sit will be free to students, they the transit system is a good mance wellness major Many Colorado institu about the lack of a transit need only present their Gold place to start," said Wayne Doug Gossage. "However, tions are concerned about the sytem in the Valley, Cards in order to board the Keenan, computer informa r think it's a good thing, a loss of school-specific discretion Several different pro bus. Last fall MSC students tion systems major. lot of people should find over hmds. "We are in the best grams are available for pas voted to add $4 to their stu Not all students plan on this new option beneficial." position to know what our sengers. The first, the Circu- dent fees in order help fund using the transit. "The reason After just one day of needs are; the restriction of dis operation, Gail Gnirk, GVT cretionary powers over hmds is public information special the main concern," Jones said. ist said, "We've had won In addition to the GPA derful turnout, many com mandate, the new policy dic munity leadeJ;.S attended tates that state funds cannot go the opening festivities. towards non-resident merit We've had lots of calls from awards. people who are thrilled Although institutions with the transit. They're have been permitted to allocate already requesting longer 12 percent of state funds to non hours and more stops." resident awards, MSC has tra Gnirk said because of ditionally kept the percentage the limitations on funding, lower. "Part of the reason so transit officials are hoping . few of our students will be ef to work out partnerships fected is due to the fact that we Criterion photo: Scott Majors have kept our number of non One of the many buses part of the GVT cruises city streets on opening day. Please see TRANSIT, pg. 4 resident, state-funded awards conservative," said Jones. Contributing to the mini- . mal effect the policy will have Dean's and president's lists not to·be mail,ed at MSC, according to Jones. is Nikki Ricciardi longer be receiving the printed made. the current 3.0 GPA require Asst. News Editor certificates. "I would like to imple- ~ents for the majority of merit Dr. Samuel Gingerich, ment community-based . scholarships that MSC awards. Mesa State students ex vice president of student af awards activities, like ban "We don't give scholarships out celling in the classroom can fairs, administration is looking quets, to celebrate success. that do not deserve to be look forward to new and inno for innovative ways to award Opening an envelope in the awarded," said Jones. vative ways of being rewarded the students that excel at MSC. privacy of your home is not an Administrators and stu f©r their academic success. The first ideas were dis award. I would like to see us dent leaders first became aware Criterion photo: Nikki Ricciardi Students have tradition cussed over a year ago by the celebrate together," said of the proposed policy change · Student Body ally been mailed awards every administration and deans of Gingerich. President Robert Montoya semester for the Dean's or the various schools. However, Please see "MERTT, pg. 5 addresses ASG members. President's List, but will no an agreement could not be Please see LISTS, pg. 4 0 If expensive technology is PLANNING FORECAST MESA . not a plausible answer, then say so." S T A T E WED THU FRI SAT SUN ~ION TUE C O I. 0 R A D O hi 52 bi SJ hi 46 bi '49 Ju 5".J hi 5~ hi 52 Main Office· 248·1255 Sports 248-1212 r tl(f:JJ ~ -~~~ _rt · r Advertising 248·1171 Opinions - rPofiaeaJ ja~gon contin Fax 248-1708 ues delays crosswalk decision. ~1 ~· \) V ¥ -CJ~; Jo Check us out on the web lo 39 lo 29 lo 29 Jo 27 36 lo 31 lo 31 www mesastate.edu/crite MESA STATE Crite PINION............. Page2 Grand Junction, Colorado Wednesday, February 23, 2000 Transit system designed with students in mind . When students are thought of than scoreboard additions and before others, it tends to make you crosswalks. feel more like a student than a Not all students are willing to ~.____ __ regular person. I say this after the pay the extra dollars in their stu- ~·~~- ~ , L \- introduction of the brand-new dent fees, but for the most ( ,,--- - ~ ..);'; t Jt>"" f "'$~ 1 I Grand Valley Transit part, students rd'~ ,~ \ , , '},\ wO Jf~i jt 15 busingsysteminGrand shouldbeexcited ,· ~; ~ .~~ .. .,, Vl( (]~ftlA_ 1 Junction. The first run- that they are be- 1 - -~ i:.. ~ ~ ,...1L "4k- ning schedule of the ing thought about ,i\(, , , . ' 1 · ?\· · 0 '';~, .::;,i1nY' / ' J ' ~"f..l!i,1. busing program de- in something that \ ' \ ~ tv~t- , ..._~~\ , ,,~~-) ~~ 1 buted on Monday for is going on. in l \ 1 \\ ~ ' ~\ \t'(~y ,'~%,~ n~l ' the entire community Grand Junction. fJ l il!.t. -_-:--.:;;~-v7 · ~ ~ I ~~" · 1 \ i and, more importantly, We as students are ~ J '_ ' -.,f..... ~{~'~/ I \\ ''\ for the students of Mesa not always t~e pri- -.:::., ( _'\ <\ 'tf ~t:"t ' ~ . \~°' f; ~~ R, State College. _ . ority, even with all \ N( ,.,. ~ \.!)"f-f ~11,.111w.s,1" !,!} \ \J' \ , It seems to me, in ').{icfuU'l 'Uhrufz. the things that the · ~ ~ ~~. ~ ){ ~~H this case, that the stu- college does. De- , f"' \i ," \~ T 1 _ ~ ;J i..,,_ ~- ) dents were very much considered spite views of some that the ,,, .. f ~ \ . \ .......__. _--- ~ J "- h~ J when the idea for the program was community is not looki~g out J '___ ~ ~~ ~J ~ '-- ·~~{ , _ in its early phases. Those that live for the student body, 1t ap-~\\ ~ _ (?v't w 1 tt,, off the campus and have a reason- pears that it is only the con- , \ ____/ . ( ~ • ~ r--;, 1 able enough commute to need al- trary. Because the fee for the \ \ · J. \. '-.. l~~-. __ K__ ternate methods of transportation system is a small one, those '. ~,·· \~-".~ -~~~~ are being provided with another who still do not choose to use it ~ · '\. way to get to the campus for will not have to head to the bank ~ cfa·sse~.' . : .- to mak~ up the money lost. Know- ~~- ~ · This new addition makes the 1ng that a quick phone call to Dial- - . students' lives just a little bit A-Ride can get me a ride from / - -eas.ie-r. };6r most o.f us, the simp~er anywhere in town gives me an ex- Poor GllJ' s A 1na11ac: and Jess hectic things are, the bet- tra sem,e of security. E • L al h ter. Elimination of parking issues, This time the addition of a xpos1ng tlile Cefe trut S of having to fill up the tank every new service has hit the spot. Just ., 1 week just for the ~rive to ~chool, like many ot_he1 gro~ing citie-sr . Welcome to my personal time 1 and if it is safe to eat, why aren't and of the carpoohng for the e~- Gra~d Junchon :'as m. need of.; ,to rant and rave about things I don't more foods magically delicious? vironment are.