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Show U N R S |[ Bk ¢ 3 ] BVERTS CALENDAR: PAGE 10. GYMNASTS ERaveisE TAKE SECOND IN WGC: Records and personal-bests were shattered and COMM 1010 NOT REQUIRED: Because of the changes made to the SUU knocked off Utah State, Boise State and Cal general education requirements, State Fullerton as Denver won the Western Gymnastics Conference meet Friday. Sandi Crosby racked up the highest score in any event in SUU history with a 9.950 on the floor exerdse. incoming students will not be required to take COMM 1010 and 1011 as one of the core requirements next fall. The courses will still be offered, but most majors will not require the classes. SEE PAGE 3. SEE PAGE 8. Residency bill faces adversity | Tuition e veto the measure. A group of students rallied in support of higher With a 9 percent tuition increase the state legislature to lengthen the to gain residency, SUU students are budget shortfall. education leaders, who met with Leavitt to discuss the bill last week at the Capitol building. Richey said that although representatives from on the way and after a decision by SUU were not present, he hopes the rally will have an effect on the time it takes non-resident students Leavitt’s decision. feeling the pinch of the state “We have a feeling that [the bill] is going to deter students from coming,” Richey said. “We also have a feeling that surprised v”vhen A lot of students are across the state it is going to decrease the quality of JOURNAL STAFF WRITER L;xA Iot of vstudems are going mabff SUURA Prestient Ryan Richey said. el e o say, ‘Sorry, new law.” (URUNENANUNENNRNN when [they aren’t Utah legislators passed House Bill No. 331 during the final hours of the 2002 legislative session. The =.coccoccooc i orc Richey said SUU supports gran ted residen: s cy] m”ey bill requires students to earn 60 semester credit hours before they can qualify for resident status, almost doubling the time non-resident students at SUU will have to pay extra tuition. UU. Rya” thinking they would be residents after one year of schooling. “Sorry, Richey said some 12,000 students came to Utah bill because it can hurt some students financially. Because of current campus happenings and timing, President Rlchey said. law.” “Those students-instead of having to wait that one H BOARD OF TRUSTEES: |A9percent tuition increase is recommended and the R. Church, vice president of lobbying effort. Leavitt has until midnight tomorrow to sign the bill into law or veto it. ‘We’ll have to say, approved iren i early retirement Of Sterlmg however, he said he was unable to attend the eat; new | the initiative to veto the increase “We don’t know what exactly is going to happen,” Richey said. 208 2K Discussion about the bill will likely take place uden i St L services, BY MARY HAMMON i is ap pr oved. SENIOR STAFF WRITER The Board of Trustees agreed to recommend a 9-percent tuition increase to during the “truth about tuition” forum Thursday, year- are now going to have to wait two years,” Richey said. “So [nonresident students] are kind of feeling short-changed because they came here on the assumption they would get residency after one year.” Students and university presidents throughout the state are ‘which will be in the Starlight Room from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. “I think it will be brought up [because of how it affects] students,” the Board of Regents and accepted the Richey said. Students interested in learning more about next year’s tuition president of student services, in its meeting protesting the bill and trying to convince Gov. Michael O. Leavitt to increase must plan to attend the hearing. early retirement of Sterling R. Church, vice Friday morning. SUU President Steven D. Bennion said the increase will cover an estimated 40 percent of the budget cutbacks from the legislature. “The tuition portion will be less than half, and we think we hit 2 median mark that is fair,” Bennion said. He also said that Board of Regents deadlines and the uncertainty of the legislature have made deciding the number for the increase difficult. “It’s a complex series of issues to deal with, and we’ve had ongoing discussions,” he said. “[Earlier] I thought... it might be a little lower than where we are at, but it was an estimate and we didn’t have all the facts and figures.” Gregory Stauffer, vice president of administrative and financial services, said staff and faculty will also contend with cutbacks. Employees won't receive raises this year, and there will be position cuts too. “There is enough pain to be felt all across campus, and unfortunately all of higher education is facing the same issues,” Stauffer said. He said the raise in tuition is a nationwide phenomenon, and the increase-although difficult-was a necessary step. “We still need to offer quality, and we need to look at students not only as consumers but also as investors in a product,” he said. Bennion said the legislature is attempting to raise some of the budget shortfall through graduate and non-resident tuition. “One of the ways [the legislature] came up with to increase revenue was to tighten requirements to receive residency,” Bennion said. Students must now complete 60 credit INSTON/JOURNAL hours in Utah before they are eligible to apply for resident status. Bennion said the Kelly Ewing, a senior sociology major from San Bernardino, Calif., works late into the night painting a portrait for her art class. The a department can provide students with cultural enrichment and many classes may serve as general education requirements. legislature hoped to raise as much as $5 million from increases in non-resident and graduate tuition. He said SUU will be minimally affected by the increase in graduate tuition, while research institutions such as the University of Utah and Utah State University will carry most of the burden. Stauffer said the increase in non-resident tuition may also translate into a cut for the institution. “Some non-resident students are not going to come here anymore-it’s that Sigma Nu Easter activities begin BY SHOHEI KAMADA + JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Sigma Nu’s annual Easter egg hunt will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Main Street Park in downtown Cedar City. Neil Christensen, a senior business education composite major from Salt Lake feel good about yourself through giving baskets today, Tuesday and Wednesday in service to the community,” he said. the mall of the Sharwan Smith Center. The baskets will be delivered by the Easter Bunny, he said. Hjorth said Sigma Nu began these activities 15 years ago so that the fraternity could do more for the community during the He said that Sigma Nu’s goal is to make sure children, parents and even students have an enjoyable time at the Easter egg hunt. Kevin Hjorth, a senior history major from Billings, Mont., said there will be other The Easter egg hunt will be divided into age activities this week in addition to the Easter egg hunt. Sigma Nu will help with the Southwest Center’s community awards groups, which will give every child a banquet Tuesday night. City, said children will be searching for some 15,000 eggs full of prizes or candy. chance to receive candy and prizes and have fun. Students who would like to get involved are welcome to do so, Christensen said. He said the Easter egg hunt is a good opportunity for students to learn more about the community and more about leadership. “It’s good to help the community and to Other events include Splash for Cash -Wednesday night at the city pool and a spring carnival Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. on the upper quad at SUU. Some of the groups that will participate in the carnival include the Karate Club, Hispanic Club, Power 91 and live bands. Hjorth also said Sigma Nu will sell Easter Easter season. “This is important to us because this is part of our identity... [and our] school,” he said. “These activities help tie us with the community.” “Our goal for [the] week is to give service to the community, especially children who can’t have Easter,” Christensen said. “This is great for kids to be able to enjoy Easter.” “My goal is... to make sure the community has a good time with it,” Hjorth said. “It’s Sigma Nu telling the community and [the university] thanks for everything.” simple,” he said. “It costs them a lot more money with their tuition increase, and it takes them almost two and a half years to gain residency status. They’re not all going to come.” Bennion said student fees will not increase, but that it will be necessary to “tighten belts.” Positions are being “collapsed, eliminated or put on hold, and we don’t feel good about it,” he said. “We need these positions, but we have no other choice,” Bennion said. Bennion said there is little flexibility because the budget is 85 percent personnel-related. SUUSA President Ryan Richey said he supports an increase with the understanding that students will be able to voice concerns at the tuition hearing. Trustees also approved the early retirement of Church effective Dec. 31 of this year. Serving under four university presidents, Church has been the chief student officer for 30 years. |
