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Show uvureview.com The Independent Student Voice of Utah Valley University University in trouble OPTIONS' IJVU IS CURRENTLY EXPLORING IN TERMS OF PENDING CUTS: Hiring restrictions Eliminate positions/personnel Notify non-tenure track faculty of non-renewal of appointments Increase adjunct faculty ratio and advising ratio Reduce services-facilities, student services, etc. Eliminate programs and services Reduce/eliminate outreach activities Implement a voluntary separation incentive program Increase tuition for 2009-10 Restrict enrollments-first-come, first-serve within resources and space Delay/cancel equipment purchases and replacements Reduce salaries, wages, and benefits "•W^V Inside this issue Opinions In a slump? At least the CIA got a rise out of Afghanistan. A4 Life New style is just a thrift lesson away learn from the best on page Sports Sugar Bowl success earns the Utes some well-deserved respect. JR.5 Confused about the new shuttle route? UVU Review provides you with a map to alleviate your angst. | Winter food drive success News editor ;UVU Budget" .Utiih Stale Leqislature Illustration by Jordy Kirkman/UVU Review Millions of dollars from the school budget speculated to be cut by Legislature topic during the session. -J UVU already made a four percent budget reduction last September equaling more Increased tuition, less faculty and de- than $2.7 million when Gov. Jon Huntsman creased funding are a few of the concerns Jr. called a special legislative session to adgoing through many minds at UVU because dress the budget shortfalls from income and of the unstable economy resulting in budget sales taxes. cuts at UVU. A four percent budget cut was made at These are speculative concerns until the every state-funded higher education instituUtah State Legislature meets for its general tion. As the Legislature meets again, faculty, session, slated to begin Jan. 26. Higher edu- staff and students alike will be waiting to see cation and its budget will certainly be a hot what is decided in regards to higher educa- ..-.- Newseditor< ., ._. -. _• tion funding. - "We may not have a complete outlookuntil the Legislature adjourns in March," said Chris Taylor, UVU Spokesperson. "That said, the institution is doing its best to prepare for a second budget reduction, which is sure to come due to a shortfall in state tax revenue." For an explanation on how UVU will handle future budget cuts and how it will affect students and employees, turn to A2. ng behind on credit cards and the company. After either the first or the second missed payment, the As great as a tool a credit credit card companies will recard may be, sometimes people port to the credit bureaus with find themselves in over their a R2 rating. head with debt incurred from The R in the R2 means that its use: the credit type is revolving, When someone falls behind meaning that there can be a balon a credit card, a few things ance from month to month that can happen. First, there is al- can change. The 2 stands for an most always a late fee added account that has fallen 30 day to the balance, usually ranging past due. These ratings go from from $15 to $50 depending on R!, or "good standing," to R9, a the balance and company. Also, bad debt or charge-off. the interest rate will be moved Charge-off is when the comup to the default rate, which can pany writes the debt off their be up to 29.99 percent, depend- books for tax and other reasons. ing on an individual's history However, this does not mean • DAmHATGHEELj . News writer that debtor no longer has to pay. The balance is still collectable for up to 7 years from the day the debtor stopped paying and never brought it current. This is the point where the companies decide to keep the debt, sell the debt, or possibly file a lawsuit. When people find themselves in situations with too much credit card debt, they can seek solutions from numerous sources. These solutions can be anything from working with the credit card companies, consumer credit counselors, or debt consolidators and settlements. See CREDIT • A2 Flickr.com Discrimination on campus Center. "To be able to see differences and appreciate Racial discrimination is them for the variety they an issue that's been seen re- bring." Anderson said UVU has cently on campus. less hate crime§ and racial Gwen Anderson, director of the Multicultural Cen- tension than many other colter, believes that although lege campuses in the nation. some racial discrimination She believes UVU students occurs, UVU is still a safe are overall good to each place for students of differ- other in understanding personal differences and diverent ethnicities. sity, and many faculty mem"We need to learn to be bers as well have worked to color wise, not color blind," make the campus a better said Gwen Anderson, diplace for all students. rector of the Multicultural However, the bulk of upNews writer setting racial problems Anderson, has seen have come from faculty and staff. For example, at the end of fall semester, a complaint was filed through the university's Department of Human Resources stating that a certain department was mistreating students based on the color of their skin. The complaint was from a former student worker who said he was often offended by coworker's rude remarks directed at him because of his ethnicity. The offensive comments were made in front of supervisors without any intervention, which made him feel he was being talked down to. He also said little effort was made by supervisors to learn the names of the ethnic workers. The student now has a job in a different department on campus where he feels respected, but he acknowledges hardships for minorities to get a job on UVU campus that isn't in the cafeteria or custodial work. Although some minority students may feel discriminated because of their ethnicity; UVU provides the resources to report it. To report a complaint regarding discrimination, visit http:// www.uvu.edu/hrs/forms/ index.html to download the grievance complaint form and give to Human Resources at BA 110. An Equity Officer will investigate and resolve the complaint. With more than 3,500 pounds of food donated from UVU students, the UVU Service Council considers its winter food drive a success. "We completely underestimated the generosity of UVU students," said Rich Doxey of the UVU Service Council. "Even though the economy has struggled, students were still willing to give." The UVU Service Council organized the food drive in partnership with Community Action Services. Several tactics were used to collect so much food. Volunteers went door-to-door around local student housing and received many donations. Additionally, a dating auction was held where students were auctioned off for cans of food. All the food went to Community Action Services that runs the food bank for Provo and Orem. "We didn't really understand the need for food in our community until we visited the offices of Community Action Services," Doxey said. "There are many families that are struggling right now." There was a 40 percent increase in food bank requests at one point in the past few months. UVU's donations helped the local food banks that were struggling during the holiday season. Doxey said the UVU Service Council is very thankful to those who volunteered and donated. |