The Independent Voice of Salt Lake Community College FREE Wednesday FEBRUARY 22, 2012 THE Issue 7/ spring '12 GLOBEVisit us online at globeslcc.com Sports roundup: Bleak week for Bruins Kate Nygaard Contributing Writer BASEBALL The 16th ranked Salt Lake Community College baseball team fell to Glendale College 5-3 on the road in Phoenix, Arizona last WE ARE THE 66% Wednesdsay. Salt Lake jumped out to an early 3-2 lead but costly runs in the 6th and 8th inning by Glendale led to the loss. Kennedy Kinkade led Salt Lake offensively, going 3 for 4 at the plate and Matt Medina connected on a triple with an RBI. The Bruins scored 22 runs over 14 innings in a double header sweep of Phoenix College 11-5 and 11-1 on Thursday. The pitching staff combined to strike out 24 Phoenix batters over the two games. The two wins moved Salt Lake’s record to 9-2 overall heading into conference play. Photos courtesy of Student Life and Leadership AJ Carman got the game one Students unite in support of measures encouraging a higher win throwing five innings with Governor Gary Herbert graduation percetage. five strikeouts. Offensively the Bruins collected 13 hits with aims to have 66 percent Rm. 203), and at 1:00 p.m. at the involved in these caucus meetings. Braden Anderson going 2 for 2 Taylorsville Redwood Campus “Utah’s political system is with a double, Kennedy Kinkade (Oak Room second floor of the unique because candidates for was 2 for 2 with an RBI double of Utahns receive post-sec- Student Center) and the Jordan general election are nominated and Bryan Heward went 2 for 4 Campus (Student Pavilion). through the caucus-convention with three RBI’s. ondary education by 2020 These 45 minute trainings will system,” he said. “This means In game two the SLCC pitching cover how and where to attend that registered voters who attend staff collected a season high 19 Jamie Jarvis petition. the precinct caucus meeting in their precinct caucus meeting can strikeouts. Rhett Parkinson struck Staff Reporter “Research has shown that by your neighborhood and how to become delegates and nominate out 11 batters over four innings of the year 2020, two-thirds of the become a legislative delegate. their party’s candidates at the The 66% campaign is Phase jobs in Utah will require a post- The trainings are non-partisan and county or state convention. If you Sports/continued on page A3 II of Education First Utah’s secondary degree or some kind designed to give you the tools you don’t participate in the caucus and mission to “Put our economy first of certification,” said Governor need to have a voice in government delegate process, you may not by putting education first.” The Gary Herbert. “Continuing decisions that affect the funding of have a say in who ends up on the primary premise is to have two- your education past high school your education. final ballot in November.” thirds, or 66 percent, of Utahns is not only a necessity, it’s an “We need students to be trained as According to EducationFirstUtah. educated beyond high school by investment.” delegates to better represent higher org, “One of the most fundamental the year 2020 with either a trade On Wednesday Feb. 29, Education education… legislation needs to ways you can impact education certification or a degree. First Utah will present caucus see education as a priority,” said policy in Utah is by becoming a A petition that was circulating training events on four of Salt Lake Mike Bird, SLCC Student Body delegate for either the Democratic opinion toward the end of fall semester Community College’s campuses. President. or Republican Party and voting 2011 initiated by Education First Trainings will take place at 11:00 James Seaman, associate of The to nominate candidates who Dear Utah was Phase I of their mission. a.m. at South City Campus (East Exoro Group and spokesperson for are supportive of education. It SLCC students provided 9,000 Entrance – South Foyer) and the the Utah Chamber of Commerce, Dick signatures in support of that Miller Campus (MFEC Building stressed the value of getting 66%/continued on page A5 Students fail math, accounting classes most Francisco Vazquez According to Emett, not looking Diana Prudencio is an SLCC Paulsen currently teaches Contributing Reporter for the resources available is student enrolled in the accounting accounting 2010, 2020, 1120 and the reason why students are degree program. Pridencio is their respective workshops. Recent statistics from struggling and failing math and currently taking Accounting 1110, “In accounting, students need the Salt Lake Community accounting classes. one of the top failed classes in to keep up with the speed of College Institutional Research There are laboratories and SLCC and she uses the accounting homework or else they’re lost,” Department show that SLCC centers available at SLCC for lab when she needs help with her Paulsen said. “SLCC students students fail classes involving both math and accounting classes. homework. Accounting has been have all the tools in their hands inside numbers the most. Accounting At the Taylorsville Redwood very challenging for Prudencio in order to succeed but are not 2010, Math 1090, Math 1210, Campus, there is an accounting in her first semester dealing with taking advantage of them. We SLCC Accounting 1110, Math 1050 and lab on the second floor of the numbers. have online software where Math 1010 are the top classes Business Building and a learning “I did not know workshop classes students submit their homework Handball with the lowest success rate at center for math located on the were available when I registered and find out their mistakes before SLCC. Statistics are based on a second floor of the Science and for Accounting 1110,” Prudencio they’re graded.” minimum class enrollment of 100 Industry Building. said. The accounting lab has hired students. According to Emett, both the According to Prudencio, two additional tutors in order to Ray Emett, director of accounting lab and the learning accounting assignments are very help SLCC students even more. Visit the Institutional Research center are great tools for students time consuming and sometimes The tutors are available Monday Department, keeps track of all seeking help with assignments. In not easy to understand. through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. the statistics at SLCC. According addition, Emett said that workshop “I would’ve registered until 3:00 p.m. for students who www. to the most recent statistics classes are also available in all of immediately for the workshop are struggling or want an extra collected the fall of 2011, fewer the math and accounting levels classes if I’d known they help in accounting. globeslcc.com than 60 percent of SLCC students in which students are having a existed,” Prudencio said. “I‘m “Students can get all the help were obtaining a C in math and hard time passing. Workshops are having a hard time understanding they need there,” Paulsen said. accounting classes. Universities one credit classes where students accounting material. The lab is “Accounting is not hard, it is require SLCC students to have at can do their homework with the really helping me, but an 1110 just time consuming. If students for daily news least a C in classes they will be assistance of a tutor or professor. accounting workshop class are disciplined, keep up with the transferring when students finish “If these tools were used, more would’ve helped me a lot.” speed, learn how to study, and are updates their associate’s degree at SLCC. students would be succeeding Professor Paige Paulsen has willing to commit the time for “Students need to go out and in accounting and math,” said been teaching accounting at their homework, they’ll be in a seek for resources,” Emett said. Emett. SLCC for more than 16 years. good shape throughout the class.” Santa/Continued on page A3 A2 THE GLOBE Wednesday, February 22 2012 STUDENT EVENTS WED/8 THURS/9 FRI/10 HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO SEE A MOVIE FOR FREE. 2pm-3pm 1pm-2pm 12:00pm-1:30pm A MOVIE FOR YOU AND THE WHOLE FAMILY! 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