The Independent Voice of Salt Lake Community College FREE Wednesday June 29, 2011 The Issue 4/SUMMER'11 GLOBEVisit us online at globeslcc.com SLCC Face- book users concerned about its safety Ruby Hofeling Contributing Writer Messages such as, “A girl killed herself after her dad posted this to her wall” have become commonplace on the newsfeeds of Facebook users. They are exactly THE the message that every Facebook user should avoid. Taglines such as these are ploys that aim to get the receiver of the message to click a link to find out more about the LEGACY story. Upon clicking this particular link, Facebook users will be subjected to a malicious password stealing scam that allows their Facebook account to be accessible CONTINUES to strangers. This is not the only scam that Photo by Andy Bork exists on Facebook that threatens Major construction is taking place around the Technology Building as part of the Legacy Fountain students with the possibility of Campus con- Project. Facebook/Continued on page A3 struction to the bricks that have people’s names Manager said. “The pattern will go “Most of my classes are here, engraved on them. These names from the new sidewalk down to the (TB building), so it doesn’t affect belong to people who have donated center sidewalk.” me,” Jesse Valdez, communications complete money for fundraising. There will not be a change to student said. A private contractor by the name the south side building entrance, “We’re hoping to be done by mid phase two of of MSCI is working on phase two. but there will be a new entrance August,” Baker said. This would When construction is complete there approach with stairs, and a new be just in time for the beginning of will be a section opened for donated ADA (Americans with Disabilities classes for fall semester. community the Legacy trees. The college will be accepting Act) specifications wheelchair There will be a third phase to donated trees in the same manner as ramp. this project. There will be more local Fountain the donated bricks. In this section Due to the construction on landscaping done on the west side of there will also be a number of sitting the south side, the entrance and the quad, which is the square that the lowdown: walls, with metal benches also being the ramp, plus the sidewalk, are Student Center, TB Building, AD Project accepted in the same way. all closed at this time. For some Building, and Construction Trades fly on over With the new landscaping, the students the construction outside Building make up. This landscaping David Bell sidewalk on the south side of the TB does have an effect on them. will also follow with the Legacy A4 Staff Reporter building will be shifted to the north, “It would be nicer if they could Fountain design. Phase three will closer to the building. South of the be done sooner. I walk from the AD be done if the facilities services Major changes are taking sidewalk and east of the fountain is (Administration Building) building receives funding to continue with place to the landscape around the where the donated tree section will over here (TB building). It would the project. Technology Building (TB) at the be located. be nice to be able to use the south Individuals interested in making Taylorsville Redwood Campus. “The landscaping for phase two entrance,” student Jeremy Willey donations can contact the marketing The construction is phase two of the around the donated tree section and said. department for more information. Legacy Fountain Project. Legacy the surrounding area will follow the Some other students are not Information can also be found on Fountain is the name of the fountain already existing Legacy Fountain bothered by the construction, and the college’s website, www.slcc. on the campus. It is called this due to pattern,” Frank Baker, Project the entrance being closed. edu. opinion SLCC professors addicted to ratings? catch the health Rachel Wright there’s nothing they can do about utilize RateMyProfessors.com. negative experience. Contributing Writer what people say.” Students’ critiques from the Web A professor at SLCC explained disease When asked about their site may not influence SLCC the possible risk concerning the RateMyProfessors.com is a Web involvement with the website, professors’ teaching techniques website. A4 site that helps college students professors at SLCC wished to and habits at all. “It’s not a scientifically valid choose their professors. However, remain anonymous. Nevertheless, “The feedback from students survey. It suffers from self- it might be used just as much by a few admitted to checking their that I find most meaningful is selection bias. Students who professors. Professors can check ratings on the site. that which they give me directly. comment are motivated to do so to see what students think about “I know teachers who are I am most likely to integrate that usually because they really like their classes, if their classes are addicted to it,” said one SLCC feedback into how I teach in the or really dislike a teacher. So recommended, and even if students professor about the site. “I have future,” said one SLCC professor, it doesn’t provide an unbiased think the professors are “hot,” by known teachers who offered extra who in fact has relatively high sample. That makes the feedback use of the red chili pepper tool. credit points for posting a positive ratings from former students on less meaningful.” “It can be scary signing up for comment.” the site. Students should be aware of classes and not knowing what to Some SLCC professors even There are 1194 total professors this bias when looking up possible expect with the teachers,” said look at their co-workers’ ratings on the SLCC page that have been teachers. But Wester still insists on Shawn Wester, a current SLCC on the Web site to see how they entered in by students. Specific the helpfulness of the Web site. student. “RateMyProfessors.com compare. professors’ entries range from just “I realize only a certain type arts& is especially useful when it comes “I was like [while looking at the a few comments to several pages of student would use time to rate to choosing between two of the website], hey I know her. She is in of critiques from former SLCC a past professor there, so I take entertainment same classes, but with different my same department. How in the students. ratings with a grain of salt. But it’s teachers.” world did she get a chili pepper?” Yet there is one major flaw nice to know what other people bad SLCC student Robby Gray used another SLCC professor said, with the site method that may thought and also for students to the Web site to choose his English while joking about the red chili very well affect the reliability of have a place to vent,” said Wester. teacher class. pepper tool that indicates whether the professor ratings. There is “I chose my Humanities teacher “I checked out all the teachers the professor is attractive or not. a response bias. Those who are that way; picked the one with less A5 and found the one I think I’d However, professors at SLCC rating the professors are most homework.” like the most,” said Gray. “I’m do not seem to take the ratings likely those who had either a rather sure teachers look at the site. But as seriously as the students who positive experience or a significant Ratings/Continued on page A3 A2 The GLOBE Wednesday, June 29, 2011 STUDENT EVENTS SLCC PICS WED/29 THURS/30 FRI/1 3:30pm-4:30pm All Day 7pm-9pm Environmental Club Last day to drop The Sound of Music @ Meeting @ TR Cam- classes (No Refunds). The Empress Theatre. pus, Student Center Basement, Senate 3pm-4pm 7:30pm-8:30pm Chambers Room. Laughter Yoga @ TR Movie Under the Stars Campus, LAC Room @ Utah State Capitol. 7pm-9pm 124. The Sound of Music @ 8pm-9pm The Empress The- 7pm-9pm Friday Night Flicks @ atre, 9104 W. 2700 S. The Sound of Music @ Riverside Park, 739 N. Magna. The Empress Theatre. 1400 W. 11pm-1am Summer of 35mm 2011, Showing “The Break- fast Club” @ Tower Theater 876 E. 900 S. SLC. Sat/2 MON/4 TUE/5 9am-5pm All Day 8am-Noon Liberty Days @ Heri- Independence Day Session 2 Youth Sum- tage Park. mer Science Workshop 7am-9pm @ TR Campus. 9am-10pm Murray 2011 Fun Days South Salt Lake Free- @ Murray Park. 5:30pm-6:30pm dom Festival @ Granite SLCC Tech Club Meet- High School. 9am-5pm ing @ TR Campus, Liberty Days @ Heri- Library, Lower Level tage Park. Room 046. SUN/3 9am-10pm Salt Lake City’s Cele- Noon bration @ Jordan Park. Summer of 35mm 2011, Showing “The Break- 2pm-10pm fast Club” @ Tower 4th Concert and Fire- Theater 876 E. 900 S. works @ Liberty Park. Each week a different picture from an SLCC SLC. campus will be featured. If you know the location and campus of this week’s featured Submit student events to [email protected] picture, enter to win a prize by Visit slcc.edu/campusevents/calendar.asp emailing your answer to for more student events [email protected]. Deadline for entries is Tuesday, July 5. The GLOBE STaff Entrants may only win once per semester. 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