r College of Eastern Utah i INSIDE ‘ U Second annual DinoFeast page 3 Gallery East hosts high school art Instructors page 4 full-tiInstructor trades employment for student status page 8 me The EagleTV olmne XlTNuirb?Fl2MMtffheJokt Price! UT 84501 IITimvlayrApril 27’ 1995 Ofjhe Director of housing apologizes after student complains of questionable charges by Dani Welgand news editor and misunderstand office plague Inconsistencies continue to be charged for damage and contract violations "We realize that only a few cause the problems but everyone pays for what the guilty do" said Joe Glorioso director of housing when asked about the allocation of fines distributed to dorm residents Dorm residents at the College of Eastern Utah will be accessed charges for damage to common areas which will he taken out of the $50 security deposit they pay when signing a housing contract Glorioso received a bill from the physical plant for damage charges totaling $520 for Burtcnshaw hall during December and January Damages included holes in ceiling tiles broken light fixtures exit signs furniture and fire alarm censors Other charges involved cleaning carpets and painting hallways In order to compensate for losses he has divided the charges among each resident in the dorm To ensure payment the money will be deducted from students' secu- I rity deposit Housing contracts distributed to all dorm applicants read "Students arc jointly liable for damages to common areas and for the replacement M or repair to these areas or furnishings Glorioso stressed the importance of students reading the contracts before signing them so they understand the responsibilities of dorm life lie said he highlighted the contracts to direct attention to the main areas for which students make excuses In a letter addressed to all residents of CEU housing he writes "All housing deposits will be processed within six dents about charges for common areas the housing contract docs Inconsistencies in the housing contract and letters sent to dorm residents arc causing confusion When students sign the residency contracts they arc informed that they will be charged for damages to common areas as well as their dorm room I lowevcr they do not know how much they will be charged or from what account their money will be taken Residents receive lists of room damage and hall violation charges when they live in campus houslists These have charges ranging ing from $3 for electrical covers to $3(X) for a new door An example of this inconsistency should never have told her that and I apologize publically" Joe Glorioso acknowledged Full refund will he weeks of move-ogiven only in cases where the room is entirely dean and damage free” Although the letter docs not inform stu ut occurred when Brooke Hall a CEU dorm resident went to talk to Glorioso about moving off campus for the remainder of the school year at the beginning of winter quarter She was charged $3X5 as a penalty for breaking her contract The contract states “The duration of this contractual agreement is for the full academic year commencing with room assignment notification and ending at the termination of spring quarter of the same academic year" Hall agreed to pay the $3X5 but when she registered for financial aid spring quarter she discovered a charge of $40 on her account This prevented her from getting her financial aid and registering When she talked to Glorioso about the $40 charge he explained to her that she did not check out properly and the $40 was for the key s to her dorm which had see Housing page 12 The Eagle sets new production records and wins first place at MSC Engle newspaper continues break records this year as staff printed 64 pages more this year than last and placed first in Mesa Stale University competition Additionally they relieved honorable mention in three categories at the schools with thousands of dollars less in so sure we're proud ol our budget everyone on the staff!" Members of the staff were in Grand Junction Col recently to receive a first place award at the Filth Annual Media Day at MSC for best overall junior col- Rocky Mountain Collegiate Media lege newspaper The judges wrote that The Eagle was u very solid newspaper "The pride your stall lakes in putting out a gxid paper shows You have interesting articles that have some depth to them I especially like the effort to try and use graphics in helping explain the stories" The paper scored high in art and graphics photography front page layout aiul design balance of sources in coverage and content news stories depth and feature stories range of opinion content and advertising lire RMCMA awarded The Eagle’s Mandic Lynn Willis honorable mention for her ad campaigns Allen DcFricz for his photo essay and Dani Wcigand for her investigativcintcrprcti vc reporting The As- sociation According to The Jurge editor Matt Gwyther the staff printed I OX pages in 1993-9This past year the staff will print at least 172 pages “We've increased our ad sales and that's helped" he said “The most remarkable attribute about the staff increasing their page output is that we have the lowest budget out of the live two-yecolleges in Utah We have one third the budget of Snow one fifth the budget of Dixie and Salt Lake while Utah Valley's budget is somewhere in heaven We are really proud of the contributions of the faculty staff and students that help save our lives on production nights We pul out comparable numbers of pages as the other 4 New York artist Allan McCollum used dinosaur track molds from CEU's Museum to create his latest exhibit titled "Natural Coplea" on display In NYC's John Weber Gallery See related story on page 3 of AJ Residance Halls slated to during fall quarter 1995 begin construction — Phase ' —— by Leona J Christensen staff writer Rural ar III Economic and Commu Development has provided 0 totaling to finance phase three of the new Aaron Jones Residence Halls and parking lot scheduled for completion fall quarter $800-90000- 1996 "The cost is higher than the other two phases of the complex with a difference of about $200000 because of inflation rising building costs and the parking lot" said Karen Bliss dean of institutional advancement The dorm will not be built by the college but by the College of Eastern Utah Foundation a nonprofit organization which raises funds and completes building projects on behalf of the college she added The Foundation built phases one and two of AJ Residence Halls and Tucker Dorms The rent revenues are expected to pay the building's mortgage payments I n 30 years or when the housing is debt free the ownership reverts to the college In the mean time the foundation leases the facilities to the students The old AJ Residence Hall will be tom down to make room for the park ing lot Until phase three is completed the college will gravel the parking lot The parking lot will rccievc black lop when the building is complete Phase three will have ten apartments for students and one apartment for a resident assistant AJ Halls total occupancy will house 204 students 114 students will be living in cooking y facilitcs with the remaining in units CEU has maximized the enrollment of students who can commute to classes Bliss stated that a high number of students are from Carbon and Emery counties and are assumed to he commuting sleep-stud- which leaves over 600 students who need housing Higher education aspirations for students encourages high school graduates to attend a junior college before enrolling at a university because it is more cost effective After building Burtcnshaw it was the hope of CEU that a private company would build additional housing After investigating that option it was discovered that in order for the private investor to make a profit the student's rent would double CEU approached the foundation about building and leasing on campus housing The results were new AJ residence hall complex Bliss' research indicates that approximately 350 students from outside the area live in the community and 3(X) live on campus