Show Elections end Victors announced The campaigns are over and the votes have been tallied Eric Bis- quera won the top position as stu- dent body president Rod Belnap captured the activities vice prcsi- (Sexy and Valerie Huntsman took the position of academic vice pres- - ticipation in government and his willingness to be a MvoiceN for the students There are so many pos- sibililies now for me to help im-prove the school!” Bisquera's primary goal is to al achieve school unity through gestion boxes and better publicity MMany of the great activities go unattended due to the lack of jaib- - k fan A sug-‘ide- Bisquera outlined some of his goals during campaign activities Among them Bisquera hopes to have an active student government willing to address teal student con- He also stressed student par-- L) yL licity" Bisquera also has great ideas for I improving studcntfoculty rela-ccr(continued on pege 8) rrNTil'l 11 tltHl 11 1 I i 1 111 ns Rod Belnap Eric Bis4BCra Lower prices for books? Could spring really be here Wa cr -- f'T! £ ’4 4' ’J- K P'1 y'S'tw :r ' ATI i ' ? 'I I it 'W- - L —’--- 7 -- '' V vr-- :' : v-- V tAtt AV II Students can look forward to a decrease in book prices starting summer quarter That is the official word coming from CEU President Michael Petersen For several years the bookstore has been told to sell books at a 35 percent mark up to cover a deficit the college had aquired The debt was recently paid off and the state senate suggested the college examine the possibility of decreasing prices Music professor Russel Wilson was put in charge of the endeavor Wilson found that mark ups at CEU were approximately 10 percent higher than other junior colleges in the state However no books were marked more than retail Wilson said Wilson presented his findings to the senate and suggested the price change be inactcd in two increments However results of the study came too late to effect prices for spring quarter President Petersen says he is open to Wilson's suggestion “The bookstore is concerned that decreased book prices will hurt their other C7 JfCs Vi si tV : by Melissa Grogan staff writer A ? A v Valerie Huntsman lit vv ' I i f inventory” Bookstore Manager Barbara Cartwright said “the store has to be a viable business” The bookstore must generate enough revenue to cover rent p'ilities and salaries Wilson's suggestion could be a solution for this problem Minimum wage increases y rv : j J 1 a j!?' i V y t hji Minimum wage employees may like the feel of more money in their pockets but the impact the 45 cent increase will have on college and university campuses is still unknown v Jonson Gordon Effective April 1 1991 minimum wage increased from $380 to pholo by $423 The College of Eastern Utah prompted by this decision from the federal government raised minimum hourly wages 45 cents for those employed by the college At CEU every department has a budget they must follow The dc- i inSuMviiu round againfl partments had been informed of the proposal and were prepared to meet OiwandWellcrtefcaWle wage increase for lhi year Wheaton team on a unanimous dc-It remains unknown what effects the increase win have on CEU cision to become the national next year Kathy Painter director of CEU's Job Place- champions They are the first mentCooperative Education said little has changed due to the fact that the increase has only been in effect for several weeks “I haven't seen team in the history of CEU to win a national championship any real noticeable change People still need people to wort” Other schools in Utah are already feeling the impact At Utah State competing against four year University only enough money was funded to pay the defunct wage of tKaaU J i Carver and Webster take nationals i Two teams from the College oCEmcm Utah'1 winning defctte team traveled to George Mason University for the Junior National Dcbme'Tournament in Fairfax TteuflmarjiinfufaJ favn vrSsoS renoou suen as uuxe uemon advanced to the out rounds of the toumamenL CEU was one of only three junior colleges participating in the toumamcni The others were Ricki College d Grand Rapidi Junior College from Michigan The only other school from the in- lennountain region that competed was the Mr Fotct Academy CEU's Amy Ptlo and Karen McGee both from Orem lost in K orto finals in the k team VV 5?vUlCW5f?CCat ing Howard University Duke and Ricks College to set up a final 2i rni' AniiMiv tournaments Carver a sophomore (cononucd on page 4) or in the number of hours worked About 300 students are employed by CEU during the year The amount of jobs will likely be available for next year but there is mue emphasis on providing additional jobs Painter said |