Show Letters to the Editor I Letter to Tribune Dear Editor Th The following letter was sent to the Salt Lake Tribune to retract incorrect information printed in their Nov 14 article The Public Forum Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake C City J ty Utah Uta r rt L- L j t r I Dear Public Pub ic Forum Foru I v P Id q I The Associated Associate Students at Utah Technical College at Salt Lake are very concerned about the public opinion opinion opinion ion of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake since the article written about the demonstration on the situation in Iran which was held on November 13 1979 The instigator nam named in the article was obviously misinformed and dis dis- dis- dis organized He is no a Student Senator of this campus as he resigned during the first Student Senate Meeting Meeting Meeting Meet Meet- ing held in October The majority of students at this campus do dp not wish that the protestors protestors' protestors protestors' protestors protestors' protes protes- tors' tors actions be considered representative representative representative rep rep- of our feelings and opine 1 ions There were about 20 to 30 students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents demonstrating and that in itself itself itself it- it self tells us that it is not representative representative representative rep rep- since there are approximately approximately approximately students currently enrolled enrol- enrol led at Some Soine of the students that were protesting protesting pro pro- protesting testing had a genuine concern and were very informed as to what is happening happening happening hap hap- pening in Iran Those students were every embarrassed by bythe the outcome of the demonstration We cannot apologize for the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents who turned a very important issue into a fiasco since it itis is their right as US U.S. citizens to protest We must apologize for now being the laughing stalk of the Valley and apologize to those who have worked so hard to build the SL reputation in the community as their mileage has been shortened by this event Sincerely Roxann Ferguson 1 President Utah Technical College at Salt Lake Protest Khomeini Not Students Dear Editor November 3 1979 the tle American embassy was overtaken by Iranian protesters Sixty-one Sixty Americans were taken hostage It almost sounds like a movie but unfortunately it was not So what do we do We hold protests against Iran Itan stop buying oil and hold Iranian students in the theUS U US U.S. S responsible ble and nd that's wrong Why dont don't we stop acting like children and give these people a chance Its It's not their fault that way half-way across the world somebody did something wrong This is the United States of America and we are prosecuting these people without without without with with- out a trial I say we hold the Khomeini responsible and let these students do what they came to do I which i is go to school not get blamed for something that is not their fault We need to be more like people and not like judges America lets let's be fair Scott Thomas Is Not NotA Tipping if A City in China Dear Editor A very real problem exists in the state of Utah when offering a gratuity for services rendered Please keep in mind when you eat o out t take a taxi have someone park your car check your coat or serve your drinks that they expect to be tipped A lot of people think that a tip is something extra a waitress receives in addition to their hourly wage That's true Did you know however that the average wage for a waitress is per ho hour People that provide a service really count on their tips Times were when a dollar was a big tip Those times have passed Take into consideration the rising cost of living when tipping Just a few t tips ps for those of you who eat out Tip according to the serice service service ser ser- ser ser- vice ice you receive Remember that anything anything anything any any- thing under 15 18 of the bill for good service is considered cheap Dont Don't be afraid of It rarely hap hap- pens Be appreciative of the e people who wait on you Think of your fellow fello students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents struggling through school trying trying trying try try- ing to make a living waiting on tables Dont Don't run the risk of getting bad service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice in your favorite restaurant because because because be be- cause you are known as cheap Myrna Lynn Borg Campus Printing to Save Money Dear Editor The students here at are being victimized by various members of the staff It is being rumored that the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents here at are incapable and not responsible enough to produce solely the s school hool paper The school is spending annually to have the paper printed off campus when the fact is we the students at have all the equipment needed to perform this simple task It is getting pretty sad when the st staff is always saying how there is not enough money t to go around but then turn around around and make unnecessary expenditures like this The school would pay only 2600 dollars dollars' yearly if jilt it it were were printed on campus We would like to extend our appreciation appreciation appreciation ap ap- ap- ap to those staff members who support the student body In order to prove that the students at are capable of handling more responsibility than jr high school students we need your badly to produce the school paper Cal Corbridge Editors note You are misinformed if you think the printing and layout task is a simple simple simple sim one You are correct however when you state that we need help ba badly to produce the school ool paper With your help we can and will do it |