| Show The e Extra X ra Mile I e Tyler Harry Contributing Writer On a sunny Tuesday morning students and faculty faculty faculty fac fac- fac- fac from Dixie College began a baton run that would ultimately end up on the Utah state Capitols Capitol's steps All AIl of the colleges and Universities in the state were involved in the run There were two batons involved One from the north started with the participants participants participants par par- from Utah State Sate University The other started at the Utah Arizona border and would J make six stops before hitting the steps of the Capitol Building The name and theme of the relay was Going the Extra Mile for Higher Education Because all of the Utah schools of higher education education education tion were involved many people had there ands hands on the two batons All AIl in all Salt Lake Community College had 25 runners Two of which were our very own Trent Kemp Student Body President and President of Utah student Association or USA U.S.A. and Judd Morgan Mortan interim President of Many reasons for the run existed but the main theme was to get the law makers in Utah to raise the salaries of Professors in the state This has not taken place for three years now in fact in some cases they have been asked to take a pay cut The run was completed Friday mourning at about 1000 AM A.M. by runners from every school and was capped off by a rally raIly on the steps of the Capita Capital Kemp was the first speaker He thanked all who had participated participated participated and read a letter that was thought up by the USA U.S.A. In short short it stated that our tuition rates keep on rising and yet our Professors dont don't see anymore any anymore anymore more money It also talked about the fact that because there have been cut backs in funding from the state level many Professors have had to take on more responsibilities The letter was not only read See Baton on page 5 I r l f i f u x I a w wC L C II o C z 1 t I J o 0 oo I oU U ip ti 2 o o o I. k Olene Walker speaks to college students from the state of Utah about funding for higher education l Baton continued from front page by Kemp that morning it was also read to the House of Representatives and the Senate in in separate sessions Kemp was not the only one ne who wh spoke All of the Student Body Presidents spoke along with constituents constituents constituents con- con for USA U.S.A. and Governor Olene Walker One h of the 2002 Winter speakers Bakers Olympics wore coat a in 11 defiance a and stated that if the State of Utah could afford to pay for the Olympics they tai ly can afford to raise wages Governor Walker Valker feels it is necessary to pass pass a apay apay pay raise right now Its getting down to the wire WIfe we have to get gett t h i s passed s a i d Walker who is a huge for higher education proponent will win Whether the Pay ra raise e happen or no not lies solely on the shoulders of the he House and Senate If they follow suit like they have the last few years the outlook isn't so good o- o With Wn Walker in u there pushing for this the chances of a pay raise happening rises dras dras- Regardless of the outcome outcome out out- come at least the local government knows that students in Utah care about their education and they are not going away t. t J Students ran from to the U. U |
