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Show pnimiKDini 4.IFE WITHOUT THE FARSIPE Signpost VIEWPOINT Student fee battle may cost much more than money Well, it's almost official. Weber State University students might pay an additional $9 in student fees beginning fall quarter. For most students the few extra dollars will be just a slight inconvenience. It is doubtful that many students will abandon their quest for higher education simply because it will cost a little more. The biggest impact on the university will not be student fees , but rather the di vision that has taken place within WSU's student government. The Student Fee Recommendation Committee put forth what they felt was a perfectly legiti mate recommendation, only to have it voted down by the ASWSU Student Senate. When the recommendation was then sent back to the committee, it was determined there were no changes that could be made. The student senate was then allowed to cast another vote on the issue a vote in which they reversed their previous decision. However, one of the student senators, Natasha Thomas, nontraditional student senator, decided she had enough of the battle. Thomas stood up in the senate meeting Wednesday night, announced that the process was "waste of time" and resigned her senate seat. There are abundant hard feelings within the ranks of the senate and SFRC, hard feelings that could ultimately cost the students more than a few dollars a quarter. How can the university students expect valuable representation by senators that spend a great deal of their time arguing with each other rather than arguing for the good of the students. The actions that are taking place within the student government of Weber State University are reminiscent of those currently taking place within our federal government. The great battle of the political parties seems to focus more on the individuals than on the good of the nation. It is time for politicians national and local to remember what their purpose in office really is. They are there to represent the masses, the average individuals. The cry for reform on politics extends to our own university campus. The system needs revamping, and it's time for the students to demand that change. Otherwise, there is a very good chance we will not get the representation we deserve from those elected to office. m Recipient of the UPA General Excellence award Editor in chief Managing editor News desk Arts desk Sports desk Production Advertising Adviser Fax 626-7121 626-7105 626-7507 626-7105 626-7983 626-6358 626-6359 626-7120 626-7401 Editor in chief Hillary Lundgreen Managing editor Jennifer King News editor David C. Hill A&E editor Kimberly Carroll Sports editor Jared Page Asst. sports ed. Gary Hinds Copy editor Jeff Haney Features editor Rachel Trotter Campus affairs Jeff Haney Photo editor Brian Nicholson Production mngr. Natalie Peay Ad designer Paul Roskelley Ad manager Douglas Perry Asst. ad manager Trent Walker Secretary Georgia Edwards Adviser P. Larry Stahle Publisher Dr. Randy Scott The Signpost'ts a student publication, written, edited and drafted by Weber State University students. Opinions or positions voiced are not necessarily endorsed by the university. The Signpost welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should not exceed 350 words. Letters must include name, address, telephone number, relationship to staff and the signature of the writer. The Signpost reserves the right to edit for reasons of space and libel and also reserves the right to refuse to print any letter. Bring letters to the editorial office in UB 267 or mail to: The Signpost, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408-2110. Attn: Hillary Lundgreen, editor in chief. The Signpost Phone numbers The Signpost is published Monday, Wednesday and Friday during Fall, Winter and Spring quarters. Subscription is $9 a quarter. (W0) Letters to the editor University needs snow removal on weekends To the editor: Weber State University seems to believe that it is against the law for snow to fall on weekends. And I suppose that the law works most of the time. Or maybe the belief is that no one comes to the campus on weekends. But judging from the footprints in the slushy snow along the walk behind the Browning Center Feb. 12, there were a good many students that braved the treacherous trek from the south parking lot to the library. I was one of those who took her life in her hands that afternoon.Rebecca and I studied until al most closing time. By then the slushy snow had turned to crusty ice. Her car was parked in front of the Browning Center, so we carefully made our way along the sidewalk and down the steps between the Shepherd Union Building and the Browning Center. All of a sudden I was skidding down the steps on my back. My tail bone took the brunt of the impact, but the pain between my shoulders made it almost impossible to breathe. If Rebecca had not been with me, I might have lain there until daylight when the snow shovels finally moved into action! So today was not a good day. I missed my first class, the health center (whose sidewalk was as bad as any on campus) didn't know where I should go to report my accident, the police station sent me on a wild goose chase to the Dee Events Center to report my accident, the parking lot near the bus stop was a sheet of ice, and I missed the bus because I couldn't walk fast enough to catch it. Someday someone is going to fall and receive serious injuries from uncleared walks and roads. Please, somebody, please change the law about cleaning walks and roads on snowy weekends. RoLayne Stnffanson WSU student Quakers: more than just the guy on the oats To the editor: Some people hear "Quaker" and think of the guy on the box of oats. Some people think that Quakers were just a part of early American history, founding the colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the 17th century; instrumental in the creation of the union in the 18th; actively involved with both anti-slavery and women's suffrage in the 19th. But we are your contemporaries and neighbors right here in Ogden. And we still worship together the same way done by William Penn and Lucretia Mott, by sitting together in silence and listening for the voice of the Holy Spirit, the Light, the Truth, the Unnamable Source whom we believe guides all of life. We are part of the quiet, mystical stream flowing for centuries beside the larger, stronger, flashier rivers of religious faith. We are not the Amish, but we do have a reputation for being rather slow, silly, or out of touch. Yet we see ourselves as "in touch" with the intangible and vital energy supporting gentle integrity, community, harmony, equality and simplicity on earth as in heaven. If you are a person who would welcome this slowed-down spiritual listening in your life, we invite you to join us. A small worship group of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) meets here in Ogden, under the care of the Salt Lake Friends Meeting, part of Inter-mountain Yearly Meeting. We meet twice a month, at 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of the month, in the United Church of Christ, 3350 Harrison Blvd., behind the SPA. If more information is needed, call Cynthia or Chuck at 399-9491, evenings. Cynthia Taylor-Rostkowski |