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Show PACE 4 THE THUNDERBIRD TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 1988 SUPPORT EDUCATION: UTAH DEPENDS ON IT Higher education in th'S state is in a mess. Enrollment in Utah and especially at SUSC, s constantly increasing, while funding for higher education is on the decline. Recently, the state's broadcast media reported that businesses will not locate in Utah because of the state's lack of educational commitment. The repcart is based on research by a University of Utah analyst. If Utah cannot entice new companies into the state and when old businesses like Kennecott and the coal mines die, taxes will be raised anyway. Most likely, there will be drastic tax hikes because of tiaat loss of revenue. But, if Utahns share the tax burden with new corporations and their employees, the individual taxpayers' buiden could be lightened. Corporate Utah pays a large percentage of the state's tax base. New companies bring in employees and hire Utahn?, as well as putting more Utahns to w'ork in better jobs. New workers also mean more taxpayers and greater tax revenues. This will bring in more funds for education, especially it the w'orkers have families, buy homes and pay property taxes which go directly into education. Unfortunately, most people are hesitant to move to a state that doesn't place a prior ity on education. By spending money now on education, we are protecting ourselves from more drastic tax hikes down the road. Corporations will take a second look at Utah when they know thay can diaw employees from an educated workforce. SUSC and other state schools are plac ed in a binding position to educate this potential workforce. Without the funding, this role is impossible. SUSC is turning away studerts who wish to register for this quarter. At Friday's Institutional Council meeting, SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt estimated that more than 100 students have been turned away from getting an education at SUSC at least for this quaver. Figures aren't available on other state institutions, but one wonders if this isn't a state problem. Fast year during the budget cuts and Gov. Norm Bangerter's AFERT plan, students were reassured that they would have open access to state institutions. A year later, we as students must question those statements. Today's tax burden may seem horrendous, but it is nothing compared to the worse case scenarios that administrators and legislators are predicting for the future of this state. When potential tax initiatives close down Utah colleges and universities, taxpayers will see a vacuous hole with no relief in sight from the oppressing tax burden. Corporations will not wish to locate in our state or help with the economy. Perhaps when Utah is annexed to Nevada, the citizens will regret their disinterest in the futuie of this state. Only the good die young? Rubbish! 'Access' is a recurring column through which members of the campus community may address themselves to topics of concern andor interest. This week's column is by PETER TAGG, a sophomore majoring in communication. Last week Access printed an opinion which commented on the death of Marty Harris. Overall, agree with what was written, but there were a few can't allow to slip by: discrepancies 1 .The title boldly declared "It's true: only the good die young." WHAT!!$?)&...I am young. am alive. Therefore can assume am no good? Does a person have to put a bullet through hisher head to prove have to follow how wonderful heshe is? Do Marty's solution so can be among the 'Goods?' Get real. May suggest some alternatives? How about: It's true: Only the good stay young. We are at an exciting time in our lives gaining I I I I I I I knowledge, THE STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS OE SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE VOLUME 82, NUMBER 14 Editor Danny Stewart Associate Editor Ltsa Jane Laird Copy Editor Mttch Connell Photo Editor Richard Engleman Sports Editor Tittame Florence Entertainment Editor Dawn DeBusk Senior Staff Writer Nicole Bonham Production Manager Gavin McNeil Advertising Manager Lynn S Dennett Faculty Adviser Larry Baker The Thunderbird is published ear h Monday of the academic year bv and for the student body of Southern Utah State College and is not attiliated with the College's department of communication The views and opinions expressed in I he Thunderbird are the opinions of the publication's individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the institution, faculty, staff or student body in general The unsigned editorial directly above is the opinion of The Thunderbird as a single entity Letters to the editor must be tvped and include the name and phone number. Only the name will be printed Names will not be withheld under any circumstances and the editor reserves editing privileges Letters must be submitted by noon Friday lor inclusion in the following weeks edition The Thunderbird editorial and advertising offices tn 5USC Library 103 Mail at SUSC Box 7758 9384, Cedar City, UT 84720 Phone (801) developing talents, nurturing friendships, getting married (AAARRGGGFIH!) and generally preparing for life in the big world. But, this is just the beginning. We have our wholp lives before us and personally tingle with excitement at the prospects or the future. A wise old sage once taught me that you can claim no credit for being beautiful at 20, but you can take aM the credit in the world fo; being beautiful at 60. Or: It's true: Only the good TRY. It doesn't matter if you try and fail, and try and fail again. What really matters is if you try and tail and fail to try again. When the going gets tough the tough get going. 1 The first paragraph stated, "Every day we make to live or die." Really? Do any of you choice the wake up in morning and sit on the edge of your bed mumbling, "Now let me see what have got today? Er...8 o'clock...! have English 101 or a bottle of . I asprin? Nine o'clock. ..hmmm... shall drive off of a cliff or go to my history class? And tonight. ..oh dear.. .shall go on a date or hang myself? Decisions, decisions." Good grief.. .isn't this just a fun place to be? Are you aware that thoughts are the blueprints of our actions? am 23 years old and have never once had to make the choice of whether should live or die. Am a demented wacko for enjoying life? "Help me! Help me! My mind is full of candy canes, spring flowers and new born lambs. don't know what to do. ..I'm a mature adult who should be thinking about politics, nuclear wars, dead babies, famines and unemployment. Where have gone wrong? Somebody save me!" I'll say no more. 3. The second paragraph claimed, "Yet he had nowhere to go." was with Marty in California for the last week of his life, and would have welcomed him to confide in me. would willingly sit and listen and share insights with anybody who didn't feel things were going quite right. Am a Nowhere? Are Sage, Suzanne, Stephen, Ron, etc, etc. a1! nowheres? Are all the people who packed the Small Ballroom It wasn't a for Marty's memorial case of Marty having nowhere to go. ..he had no sense to go to the heaps of people who truly cared about him. I I I service-nowhere- s? I've Marty Harris probably the best ever met. admired (NOTE THE PAST TENSE) him and his achievements. But my respect for him no longer exists. In other words, marvel at what Marty was, but see no pride and no glory in what he became. Life is a one way street.. .and you're not coming back. er I I |