March 19, 1991 (vol. 101, iss. 114) • Page Image 8
…Page 8-The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 19,1991 'U' course offers students summer in the Rockies , Court to rule on school 0 by Jami Blaauw Daily Staff Reporter Instead of suffering through…
… Biblogy 152 for those much' needed natural science credits, some University students will be spending their summer in the Rocky Mountains studying the unique geblogy. , For the past 15 years, stu- dents…
… always working on some- thing' - Tracy Robinson LSA first- year student About 45 to 50 students - 30 percent of whom are incoming first-year students - participate in the prggram each summer at Camp Dadis…
… students visit geo- logic locations. Students camp in these locations for a few days, taking time to explore minerals, * rocks, and fossils in natural set- tings. The course is taught by three professors and…
… two or three TAs. During the first week of the course, students spend most of their time in the classroom learning the fundamentals of ge- ologic study. The remainder of the course is spent in the field…
…, both at Camp Davis and surrounding ar- eas like Yellowstone National ~ - -t l University students can opt to spend the summer in the Rockies to study geology hands-on. They earn natural science credit…
… Davis begins with breakfast at 6:30, with class work beginning at 8 a.m. Students spend only a couple of hours during the morn- ing in the classroom and the re- mainder of the day is spent in the field…
…. The students return to camp just before dinner and have the evening to study, hike, and socialize around the camp- fire. On weekends, students may go to the nearest town or hike around the area. During…
… first-year LSA student who took the course last summer before her first term. "I had never been out West. It was a nice experience and I learned a lot." Buses leave from Ann Arbor July 5 and return August…
… 20. All interested students are encour- aged to contact Dr. Joyce M. Budai at the Department of Geo- logical Sciences for further in- formation and an application. prayer r WASHINGTON (AP) - The…




