Show —©PIIMIKDIM 2 - CEU Friday I January 80 1987 Govornor wants ALERT program holp rostructuro oducation In Utah Survey ranks cheerleading as one of the by Rebecca Winsor of the Eagle Staff safest sports by Todd Green Eagle Co-Edit- or The sport of cheerleading has come under a lot of bad publicity in 1986 dter two serious accidents in which a North Dakota State cheerleader was tilled and a University of Kentucky cheerleader was paralized Janie Thompson of North Dakota was fatally injured when she fell from a pyramid Dale Baldwin of Kentucky was seriously injured when he waa p rerforming a gymnastics trick off a Cheerleading should not be thought of as a dangerous sport because of these accidents Thompson's death was the first death attributed to a cheerleading injury in 15 years In 1982-8- 3 and 1983-8-4 alone 24 high school players died as a result of football related injuries In 1981 the Consumer Product Safety Commission listed recreational activities according to degree of risk The top five (high risk activities) included baseball football and basketball Included in the bottom twenty (low risk activities) wu cheerleading at 182 Injuries to cheerleaders involving permanent spinal cord injuries averaged less than one per year for the past ten years Compare that to 46 football permanent spinal cord injuries occuring from 1973-7- 5 These statistics are more significant if one looks at the fact that 600000 young people participate in the cheerleading sport The press hss been very critical of the sport because of the claim that there isn't any regulations or formal training for cheerleaders The truth is that the majority of the college and high school cheerleading squads in the nation attend a cheerleading camp in which they are instructed on safety technique and regulations of cheerleading Cheerleaders are also taught that the importance of a stunt is not the difficulty involved it is if the stunt is performed safely The Universal Cheerleaders Association sent a list of guidelines for cheerleaders to follow to all colleges and high schools in the 'country The guidelines are based on the stunts that in the past have caused the most mini-tram- two-hundre- d On January 12 College of Eastern Utah's first forum of winter quarter featured Governor Bangerter's ALERT program which would restructure the preunt Utah educational system both higher and public education Dr Carol Clark educational administrator for Gov Bangerter wu the opening speaker She said that the proposed tax increase to the state would bring in $206 million in revenue but that would not be enough to pull the state out of its funding problems Clark placed the blame for the cutbacks in education on the downfall of Utah's economy caused by the closing of Geneva and Kennecot the temporary shut down of Morton ThiockoL national and international crises and recent federal cutbacks Clark stated Utah spends less per student than any other state "We have larger classes and leu money to spend on additional equipment but so far the quality of education has not been effected" "Our SAT and ACT scores have been steadily increasing over the last few years" she said The present administration ALERI Continued from page Petersen says an approval for some kind of a tax increase looks T the majority of the legislature will finally conclude that hopeful feel in order to protect the quality of education u it exists in this state 1 - i - concluded The ingDt gfteff The affleUI tfudaot puNlolioa af t Cdlcg of EaaUni Utah Priea Utah HmEmWI lafommliM Md Mnria to Dm lUdanl body k raprMMU Thctdllorial dtitifttil t — e— tk -— ililnliiii iiinmii Ir Itiiltr Wadott w suit a : Dr Carol Clark funding to higher education from 177 percent in 1984-8- 5 to 184 percent in the proposed 1987-88 they simply have to have more revenue" Petersen said Even if the legislature will not approve the foil $206 million increase it will have to be a substantial increase to benefit the higher educational system he system which would be the equivalent of eliminating all positions at CEU Dixie and Snow budget Raising taxes will not solve the state’s educational woes Clark said librarian and one instructor They have cut the softball and electronics programs 13 of the athletic program and eliminated the physical plants purchasing budget in addition to cutting $100000 from the school’s supply budget colleges Using educational facilitiu all day and all year instead of summer breaks and half days converting our technical colleges to community colleges by getting more use from our community colleges by rewarding teachers for their excellence in teaching and by better of use our making present technical advancu are some of the positive changes in the educational system had increased rj injuries The College of Eastern Utah cheerleaders follow the UCA guidelines The regulations were first introduced to us at a UCA cheerleading camp at the University of Utah in August The same list of guidelines wu sent to us after the two serious accidents last year to further emphasize their importance As head cheerleader of CEU I would like to see partner cheerleading to continue at the college I hope that the recent press against cheerleading will not cause the school to give up the program We need to make some positive Some of the proposed changes suggestions are to cut 440 faulty and staff from the state's educational President Michael Petersen CEU President Michael Petersen spoke next He clarified how the cutbacks had affected CEU He said that there have been seven budget cuts in the lut 8 years but in just the past nine months alone CEU administrators have been forced to make three budget cuts In May they were forced to cut $40000 from the budget In August they were asked to cut another $120000 and identify an additional $280000 that could be cut for next year Then in November the Utah legislators voted to cut another 1 percent or $40000 from CEUa budget this year This amounted to 10 percent of the total budget that has been cut In reality CEU has cut all extra spending and eliminated one administrator two staff positions one coach four janitors one If there is not a tax increase for next year CEU will have to cut another 8 percent from this year's budget which means the school will have to eliminate more staff and teaching positions and additional program cuts which the college cannot afford if it wishes to stay competitive with the other colleges he said If the tax increase that the governor has proposed passes the legislators CEU will be able to restore one faculty member and add one English position Right now the instructors at CEU are making 25 percent less or $7000 a year less than at other comparable community colleges he added ASCEU President Wendy Mathie wu the final speaker and uid that CEU has faced a 20 percent population increase while facing a 14 percent budget decrease in the lut eight years In those eight years tuition cuts have jumped 120 percent Students are finding it more difficult to afford an education In addition out of the area students have to pay food housing and fees Faced with federal aid cutbacks and only making minimum wage at $335 per hour students are wondering whether they are able to afford school |