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USU classes a big hit with Sun City folks By
Ryan White
Imagine going to courses for a week during the summer, with no pressure of grades or tests, just because you like to learn. That is what hundreds of "Sun City" folks -- mostly retirees leaving the brutish heat of Arizona's summer -- do during their summer in Cache Valley. They attend classes on the USU campus. A variety of courses are offered to the Sun City people. The classes range from political issues to computers, and music to religion. The classes are in one-week intervals, and there are two to three classes per week. "The Sun City people add a lot to our campus," Noelle Call, in campus relations said. According to Call, the Sun City visitors adore the students at USU. They admit that the students at USU have the best manners. Call said that all students should take the time to get to know the Sun City folks. A variety of people who take these courses. Some are retired professors, some retired firemen, and some have earned PhD's. Yet they come just to continue learning. The classes that are offered to the Sun City people are $20 per week for early registration and $25 for late registration. With registering, they receive what is called a "Sun City card," like a student ID card. The Sun City people don't receive grades; they go to increase their knowledge. The participation in each class will vary, but most of the courses are lecture based. There is not a graduation; they are just there to learn. The Sun City people come to Logan from all over the country. There are some form California, some from Minnesota, from Florida, and some from Texas, but the majority of them are from the Sun City, Ariz., region. They arrive in late May and stay for 10 to 12 weeks. They generally leave around the third week in August. Back in 1985, the folks from Sun City started a scholarship fund at USU. They give out two scholarships away per year. Each student that receives this scholarship gets $1,200. The Sun City people are proud of this scholarship fund and look forward to contributing.
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