Helping the Dedicated Faculty Senate Votes to Simplify Scientific Inquiry Requirement
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Getting fit for better GPA ... page 4 I •>;j * AT A GLANCE 2 "J EDITORIAL 3 l ^ Weekend sports J FEATURES 4 \£ ^k SPORTS 6 fk ' \ photos... page 4 CLASSIFIEDS 11 Shortened path to inquiry Helping the dedicated Faculty senate votes to simplify scientific inquiry requirement By Thomas Alberts asst. news editor I The Signpost Beginning next school year, students at Weber State University will no longer be required to take separate classes to fulfill the scientific inquiry requirement for Bachelor of Science degrees. The university is now asking depart ments that offer BS degrees to make sure that the classes they already re quire contain some elements of sci entific inquiry within them. The idea was brought before the faculty senate, which subsequently allowed it to go forward. "When we redid the Bachelor of Arts and BS requirements, the BS had to have some sort of significant course that dealt with some of the skills that would be dealt with in a scientific in quiry class," said Faculty Senate Chair Colleen Garside. Garside went on to say that the rea soning behind the change was that there was some confusion regarding what the requirements were for BA and BS. The idea was not so much to fix something that was broken as to make PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CRYSTAL CHARRIERE | THE SIGNPOS'I something more clear for students. Amanda Lewark — a Weber State University student — does homework with her son. Lewark is a single parent. A scholarship In the past, students needed to attain established by WSU graduate Jane Holmes to support single parents like Lewark will continue despite Holmes' death. six credit hours in order to meet the expenses. The scholarship will also pro SI requirement. Scientific inquiry ad vide an opportunity for a single mother dresses the formulation of hypotheses, Scholarship for single parents or father to receive an education while the collection of data and the empirical taking care of their children. testing of theories through analytical or "We're going to do whatever we can laboratory inquiry, or addresses quan continues after donor's death to sustain (the scholarship)," Merrill titative methods which are taught at a By Brandon Arnett generous and humorous." said. "(Holmes) was a total activist. She level requiring quantitative literacy. The correspondent I The Signpost Merrill said that two stu loved Weber State." primary difference between BS and BA dents have already received More than 40 students ap is that the BS majors require scientific When Weber State University gradu $5,000 scholarships from the "(Holmes) plied for the $2,500 scholar inquiry while the BAs require foreign ate fane Holmes died unexpectedly last fund this year and another was very ship before the Sept. 1 dead language courses in order to graduate. June, her family decided to continue will receive $2,500. cognizant of line, and students are now The change was meant to make at funding a scholarship she created for "It's not financial needs- waiting to know who will be taining a BS degree easier for WSU stu single parents six years ago. based; it's based on an indi the additional chosen. It was offered to ju dents and received a variety of student "(Holmes) is a woman who reached vidual who is committed to needs that niors and seniors, but next responses. WSU junior Dexter Snyder out to other women," said Carol Merrill, completing an educational year, it will be open to all said he was wary of the change for BS de director of WSU's Women's Center. "She plan and committed to their single parents students. grees. A microbiology major, Snyder said was very cognizant of the additional family," Merrill said. "She would have." Merrill said the retention that study in scientific inquiry was cru needs that single parents would have." wanted to award students rate of students who have cial and talked about how departments After her death, her family poured who were dedicated to their received the scholarship is needed to make sure that students are money into the Jane Breen Holmes schooling, families and com — Carol Merrill phenomenal. Many have picking up scientific inquiry skills in Scholarship Fund, making it the schol munity." Women's Center surpassed a 3.0 GPA and their respective departments' classes. arship's most lucrative year ever. The recipient can use dii have hit a 4.0. Others have "Holmes was a phenomenal woman," the scholarship for tuition, See Inquiry page 5 Merrill said. "She was very gracious, books, child care or living See Scholarship page 5 Robles: national economies depend on higher education Power Speaker Series and part State senator also counsels of the Hispanic Heritage Month, was geared to get students mo minority students to be involved tivated and educated in govern mental and political issues, Al By Cole Spicker migrated from Mexico City to the varado said. b&s editor I The Signpost United States at an early age. "Sometimes individuals who After the forum, a luncheon are part of a minority group are State Senator Luz Robles tout was held in which students were ed the importance of higher edu afraid to get involved in politics," able to get to know Robles to a Robles said. "It is so important — cation and being involved during greater extent and talk with Ro a forum in the Wildcat Theater on right now—that these people rise bles about the specifics of her to the challenge and make a dif Tuesday. address. WSU senior Manuel Al- "Obviously, there is direct cor ference in their communities." varado snagged an interview with Robles was a key player in relation between education and Robles after the luncheon. salaries," Robles said after her Utah's guest worker program, HB "(Robles) talked a lot about im 116, and also helped pass regard speech. "That has a direct impact migration, which is important to on local and even national econo ing the Children's Health Insur me and my family," Alvarado said. ance Program and other Med mies." "She is very motivational and now Robles represents Senate Dis icaid services from which many I want to do something about it." Utahns benefit. PHOTO BY COLE SPICKER | THE SIGNPOST trict One, which is comprised of Tuesday's forum, part of the State Senator Luz Robles chats with Manuel Alvardo — a criminal justice the west side of Salt Lake City and semi-annual Education Equals student — after she counseled students to be involved and get educated. part of West Vallev City. She im See Robles page 5 At a Glance THE SIGNPOST WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,2011 Campus Calendar Crossword 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 12 13 Across 1 - its semimonthly meeting this event. For more infor • " WEDNESDAY 14 ,. of Toastmasters Interna mation, call 801-626-6431. 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