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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Three Friday, February 15. 1991 Legislators closer to determining higher education system budgets .ASUU..1991.-FINAL-Election- Kesults By Cc-l-ca Chronicle Staff Writer cl totd dvcfc3 1 lie u Itfll IcKlsldluic a iiikiici Education Appropriations Subcommittee moved one step closer Thursday to determining the Utah System of Higher Education's 57 1037 operating budget for fiscal year 1991-9- 2 . The state fiscal analyst has recommended that state higher education receive $19 million while the Board of Regents has requested $68 million. TO Wednesday, the subcommittee instructed the Regents to reprioritize higher education's needs based on a $33 million elections ASUU Assembly seats were also filled, as U. students representing on colleges independently, from page one Supporting the Undergraduate U. well on varies with colleee size. The majority of elected assembly members f Pnnlpv new for the and Bury's plans as or ran the college serving on the assembly community administration, campus Masterpiece '91 or United U ticket. The number of students from each Initiative through improved undergraduate programs, and increasing budget and an additional $5 million "building block," totaling $38 minion. Legislators said the money they election's outcome. represented Masterpiece 91 subcommittee's Next week, the State Tax Commission will release its Mark Braza the beyond recommendation of the fiscal analvst will eive them more aDDroved freedom to aDDrove a fair final budget and will keep them from hastily cutting budget items. subcommittee the Thursday, i . ?x i n i poo VOtea to SUDmii uie iegems $00 million budget to the Executive Appropriations Committee. priority updated state revenue projections for the year. This executive committee will examine the revenue projections and the requests of the higher education subcommittee and other appropriations subcommittees in order to determine a final budget amount for higher education next believes that the initiative has a good chance of receiving funding. 1 ne Peterson said. Undergraduate Initiative is our highest priority. We have a lot of understanding in the legislature. "The legislature is more and more aware that if all we are providing is access to a mediocre education, that is no favor to week. The revenue projections may impact the amount of money that is eventually appropriated to higher education, legislators agreed. Rep. Fred Hunsaker, said, "With the results of the revenue estimates, we will have firm figures to deal with." Hunsaker said the more money the committee will have to work with, the more the budget priorities people," Peterson said. r c r n Af DiauMiaw, i.ep. niiun "The Lake, agreed. Undergraduate ii 1 Initiative is my number one priority. I hope it has a chance. "I want it to be included with the base budget," Bradshaw said. Gail Norris, Regents' associate commissioner for budget and finance, said, "The Undergraduate Initiative was one fine tuning iange. The "my equity problem we had last night." lhe subcommittee win renne us aDproDriations next week. University of Utah's T Tnornrarliiato Initiative mav nnt w w. UllUVlglUUUUWU he a nart of the final aDDroDriations package. Currently, it is listed on Norris indicated that the initiative may be listed as a higher priority at that time, Rep. Jim Yardley, the subcommittee's $5 million building block which is the lowest priority. uums noieu m imo uunu"5 nnln Via ui u fiinHarl win moiUnUi,. luui. ..,;ii piuuamj umj in the case of extreme prosperity or if they are moved up on the "I- dnn't hnwpver waQ nnt nntimistin. r -- think the Undergraduate Initiative will move up," Yardley said. as encouraging support ot a board specifically dealing with the ethnic issues and experiences." and While the president-elec- t said they vice president-elec- t a close race, Cooley expected added the "aggressive nature of the campaign" helped increase Masterpiece '91's campaign efforts. Pupua said he also felt the race would be close, as both parties "...ran good campaigns. One thing we had in common. ..was the encouragement of students to get out and vote. "It's been a great experience. I wouldn't change it for the world," Dunn said of campaigning. "We would encourage all those students we pulled in to continue to stay involved." He added the fact his party was penalized early in the race "for was aggressive" being was he but pleased unfortunate, with United U efforts. campaigning supporters' both parties Although assertive acknowledged campaigns, Hyde said "There wasn't any real head-to-hea- d competition where candidates were really divergent in their He added past points of view." characterized races have been heated debates. by bead Hyde said he suspected any vandalism of both parties' campaign signs and other campaign propaganda were the Premiere. work of individuals unrelated to the election. 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