| Show Why Why is it important to cast a well informed vote for officers ersi q AT THY should anyone care careV V V about the upcoming Salt Lake Community College Student Association elections and how does the outcome affect your typical student For example how do you feel about paying an additional additional additional addi addi- 20 per quarter surcharge surcharge surcharge sur charge next year because the state legislature allocated only of the needed to fund next years year's enrollment growth new students How do you feel about the legislature ignoring worth of Utah's higher education needs and placing the burden of funding funding funding fund fund- ing in the pocket of every student stu stu- stu- stu dent dentin dent in Utah For your information tuition tuition tuition tui tui- tion will already be three percent percent percent per per- per per- cent higher next year and it is very possible the Board of Regents will be hitting you up for an additional 80 student student student stu stu- stu- stu x Theres There's only one dent who is fighting to see this does not happen and L t. that is president The Horizon feels now is the time for students to begin paying attention to this springs spring's elections Every student at this college college college col col- col- col lege is a member of the and it is the elected officers of the who have the responsibility of being the voice of the The five member member member mem mem- ber Executive Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil consists of the president and four vice presidents Executive Executive Executive Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Campus Activities Campus Affairs and Public Relations Officers all oversee their respective areas of the Campaigning for this years year's elections does not begin until April 27 but potential can candidates are al already already already al- al ready forming parties and preparing their campaign strategies In order for students students students stu stu- dents to cast an informed vote in April they must begin asking questions and taking notes on what sh shapes pes the s.- s. i I. I learning experience The candidates candidates' in this years year's election will be more visible than ever ver and due to the impact impact impact im im- im- im pact the outcome of this election election election elec elec- tion will have on all students it is important for students to vote vole intelligently The president is responsible for representing the at both the campus campus campus cam cam- pus and state levels The president president president dent is a member of the Board of Trustees the most influential influential board on campus College Advisory Council Counci Coun l Administrative tive Council College Center CenterBoard CenterBoard CenterBoard Board Athletic Advisory Council Student Computer Fee Committee Special Needs Committee Utah Council of Presidents and several others It i is within these groups that students have the power to affect their overall education and their main voice to these groups is that of the dent The executive vice president president president dent runs the Student Senate and is responsible for at the state level through the Legislative Affairs Committee The executive executive executive ex ex- vice president and stud student en t s senators senators' main responsibility is to see that student needs and concerns are addressed and met The campus activities vice president has the difficult task of f creating student life for those attending The campus activities vice pre president president ident i- i dent is in charge of CAB Campus Campus Campus Cam Cam- pus Activities Board and coordinates coordinates coor- coor di na tes th the e efforts of 11 different chair These chairs have assigned areas area's ranging from community service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice to family programs CAB focuses on helping those in need providing entertainment on campus and discount tickets tickets tickets tick tick- ets for entertainment off campus campus campus cam cam- pus scheduling lectures and promoting all the activities it sponsors The campus affairs vice p president nt is the campus clubs coo coordinator coordinator r din a tor S L C C has developed an excellent way for students to become in in- in the interest clubs through special and it is the campus affairs vice presidents president's job to oversee the operations of the rapidly growing number of of clubs 4 The public relations vice president is responsible forthe for forthe the promotion of the J Jas as a whole Advertising I scheduling promotion and spending time t talking with students and prospective students students students students' stu stu- dents dents' is how the public relations relations rela rela- T vice president is able to inform the about the The higher education picture picture pic plc- ture in Utah is not nota a pretty one and is becoming a L bigg bigger r fish in an ev shrink ever shrink r-shrink- ing financial pond It is crucial crucial crucial cru cru- cial that the of become becom e active in the the political process on this campus campus cam cam- pus so they will be well represented represented on both the campusand campus J and state levels T The e Horizon encourages all students to make an Intelligent Intel Intel- informed vote in this years year's elections 1 I I I II I j 0 J h o J |
