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Show Wednesday, February 23, 2000 THE SIGNPOST Page 3 Money continued from front preparation program together, Porter found a way to dojust that. Dyal-Chand told the committee Friday, "We have just found out that there Is a professor at the University of Utah who has been teaching these courses for some time, and we have negotiated with him to see if he can help our stu-dents take the same course through a teleconferencing facility down in the library." Dyal-Chand said the course would cost a third of what it costs University of Utah students. "At the risk of biasing you as a committee," Dyal-Chand said with a smile, "1 gotta tell you, I'm so excited."The enthusiasm was contagious, with smiles and elevated voices animating a committee almost anesthetized by a series of spreadsheet-heavy presentations from such regular student fee users as the athletic department. Student leadership coordinator Debbie Sheldon said, "That's one of the biggest complaints I've heard from people, is they are having to go to the University of Utah to prepare to go to their testing." Porter said he could offer a GRE training course by fall, and courses for both the GRE and MCAT by next spring. He asked for $3,000, which would mostly pay to set up a teleconferencing center and a library of self-study materials. Dyal-Chand asked, "Is the $3,000 going to be enough?" He suggested granting extra money so Porter could set up courses for other graduate school tests such as the LSAT. Porter said the budget was adequate for what he had planned, but agreed to add other courses as soon as possible. "Have you taken into account i V VisiT tHe All Lecture noies . (we'Re eveN givinG - always the cost for advertising?" asked African American senator MeMn Prive. Porter said he'd included $500 for that. In the end the committee let him get away with $6,000 twice his original request. Porter estimated the MCAT course would cost about $325 plus $40 for materials, and the GRE course $275 plus $40 for materials. Free self-study books will be also be available to students, Porter said. In other business, the committee agreed to ball Campus Recreation out of the red. John Knight, director for Campus Recreation, used his budget to send the soccer team to the Big Sky finals after the struggling sports club came back from a disappointing season to muscle its way into the conference's top competition. Knight was planning on the SFRC to pick up the tab. That is the way things usually work, Dyal-Chand explained, because It's Impossible to plan whether teams will have the added expense of competing at finals. Knight's $10,000 request was cheerfully approved. The committee also granted $2,500 to the office of Alumni Relations for a graduation party to be held in conjunction with Sunfest this year. A $2,000 request by the Alumni Center for help with its "Take a Wildcat to Lunch" program was opposed by Dyal-Chand, who said the Alumni Center was supposed to be supported by alumni and not student fees. Decision on the request was postponed until Friday, when the SFRC will finalize budgets for all organizations requesting student fee money. i I . NewVeRsitY.com tutoRials . resEarcH cemer away a BreaTh-taKing trip to Europe) open - Bush continued from front There's a better-than-even chance that George Bush will come to Utah between now and March 10," Leavltt said, adding that if Bush visits Utah, other presidential candidates will likely follow. "I'd be very surprised if we don't see a number of the candidates visit all three of the Western Primary states because of the momentum that It will give them going into these Institutions," he said. Leavltt asked for support of Bush's campaign from many different sources, including WSU students. "College Republicans can be of great help," Leavltt said. Rocky Crofts, president of Primary continued from front party chairman and Weber and Davis county clerks. Linda Lunceford, Weber County clerk, shared a message from election administrators across the country. "For those of you between the ages of 18 and 25: We miss you," Lunceford said. "Of all of our segments of population that vote, we can't find you. "The stewardship of our nation will be in the hands of your generation long after it passes from ours. Please invest in your future and vote." Lunceford explained the voting process for the March 10 primary, which can be complicated for those who have never voted in a primary election before.Voters not registered with a specific party can either vote a ' i "There's a better-than-even chance that George Bush will come to Utah between now and March 1 0." Gov. Mike Leavitt, R-Utah WSU's chapter of College Republicans, said he would do whatever he could to help. Crofts also said he believed that 60 percent of WSU's campus has "somewhat republican beliefs." Leavltt's crew is In the process of setting up a Web site specifically for the Western States Primary. The site will have links to republican, democratic or independent American ballot. Voters registered as republicans can cast a republican or Independent American ballot, while registered democrats can vote on a democratic or independent American ballot. . "It Is different than most of our elections here," Lunceford , said. Political parties elect their candidates In the June 27 primary election, Lunceford said. By the general election In November, party lines disappear and voters can vote for whomever they want. Leavitt asked supporters for each presidential candidate to stand and speak about their candidate. A John McCain supporter said, "I'd encourage you to look c -.,- t. each candidate's campaign Web site, so Utahns can educate themselves before voting on March 10. The site will also allow citizens to volunteer via the Internet to assist in the primary election. Volunteers can offer to help a specific candidate or help with election duties. beyond all the hoopla that goes with electioneering and choose that best Individual, that person with whom you have that special trust and confidence. "The person that, in the middle of the night while we're sound asleep, can make that hard, tough decision to questions that we haven't even thought up yet." No one volunteered to speak about Al Gore or Bill Bradley. On behalf of Bush, Leavitt said, "I'll Just pitch in and say, I'm for George Bush and I would Just invite everyone to vote." Leavltt encouraged audience members to visit the upcoming Web site for the Western States Primary and prepare themselves to make an informed decision on March 10. i : t 1 i (. com1 Where to go when you need to know. |