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Show WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1992 VOLUME 52. ISSUE 34 SPECIAL EDITION INSIDE: 888888888S888888888888S388S88S88888888888S8S8I The b i Winter sports are alive at WSU WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN, UT GNPO Ski Weber State CROSS COU NTRYAFFECTION ADOS Swenson Gym. More on winter ASWSU requests $320,503 in fees STUDENT FEES: ASWSU and resource centers ask for bigger pieces of nearly $4 million fee budget. By LAURIE M. WIRTH News editor of The Signpost Associated Students of Weber State University requested $320,503 of student fees money for the 1992-93 school year, a $15,000 increase from what they were allocated this year. Areas of substantial budget increases included operating salaries, tuition fees, stipends, Issues Forum, Open Hour, College Bowl, executive vice president and the Volunteer Involvement Program. 4 s Y f v ; s-d ' ! l' V , film -. "ar'lw''y&i I,, J listen to InstrucHon from Instructor sports can be found in a special Budget requests are part of an involved, quarter-long process where representatives of campus organizations appeal to a Student Fee Allocation Committee for monies from student fee revenue. Money allocated is based on revenue from projected student enrollment for the following school year. Mark Mackley, ASWSU finance evaluations assistant, said the budget increase for open hours is for additional publicity, and the Issues Forum budget increase is to obtain "more qualified speakers," as well as a half -tuition waiver for the Issues chairperson. A $4,000 increase was requested for the VIP budget. These programs include Best Buddies, Festival of Trees and the Special Olympics. "They (VIP) are having a hard ; DANIELLE MABEY7HE SIGNPOST Gary Wlllden near the section In today's issue. time doing effective volunteer programs because of various expenses," Mackley said. Some of the expenses include supplies for cleanup and uniforms for Special Olympics, said Nikki Brant, ASWSU executive vice president. "We have as good a VIP program as the U of U with a smaller budget and fewer people," she said. An additional $500 more than last year was requested for next year's College Bowl to cover travel expenses to the bowl location, Mackley said. 8 Multicultural Educational Resource Center The center requested $11,136 for budgetary costs next year, about a S3,600 increase from last (See FEES page 2) Utah student leaders oppose proposal for Utah Valley 'college' FOUR-YEAR PLAN: UVCC wants to be a four-year college; student leaders say the idea isn't even ready for discussion. By MELINDA ROYLANCE Staff writer of The Signpost With one dissenting vote, the Utah Board of Regents decided Friday to allow Utah Valley Community College to prepare a feasibility plan for its conversion to a four-year college. The vote prompted an outcry from Utah student body leaders who say that converting UVCC to a four-year institution would hurt the quality of education at other state schools. Regent Douglas Peterson, former ASWSU president now representing students throughout the' state on the board, cast the single "nay" vote. Shane Stewart, president of the Utah Council of Student Body Presidents, told the Regents the council had voted last month that state-wide lower division access and "quality" needs were more important than upper-division access in Utah County. He said that unless the Legisla WSU legislative interns "get an experience" Utah legislators get assistance in return By TINATRITSCH Asst. News editor of The Signpost Five Weber State political science students are serving internships to the Utah State Senate this quarter to gain course credit and work experience. "This is an experience. You-get to see for yourself how it works. Through school you learn about it all, but you don't get the real experience," said sophomore William Morris, an assistant to Senators Winn Richards and Rex Black. His duties entail researching, attending meetings, writing to constituents and acting as a "page." Students who apply for the internships are chosen by the political science department and are then appointed to Utah senators as legislative assistants. Interns work Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. over a six week period to gain the eight credit hours toward their major. To help ease the fi ture is willing to fund more than the traditional 50 percent of Higher Education's request, it is not right to think that funding for UVCC's conversion will somehow appear. The debate and vote came after Commissioner of Higher Education Rolfe Kerr presented his recommendation regarding unmet higher education needs in Utah. Regent Dale Zabriskie of Salt Lake safd he was in favor of the recommendation as long as the regents were willing to "pull the plug" if the report (due in September) did not provide adequate and explicit sourcesof funding. Hesaid that the regents need to resolve not to continue "down the slippery slope" if the report is not satisfactory.Before the final vote, Utah State University Student Body President Jeff Bennion was recognized to speak. Bennion said he believed other higher education needs would definitely suffer if the conversion is funded. Heendedhis remarks with a quote which implied the Regents were succumbing to the "political game" and were in fact "speed bumps" in the road of progress. Following the vote, the Utah Council of Student Body Presidents met and decided to issue a formal statement regarding the (See UVCC page 5) nancial strain, interns also receive a $200 stipend. Morris, a political science major who one day wants to be a representative or senator, said the experience as an intern is beneficial because it looks good on a resume, allows for "networking" with publicly recognized individuals and the media. The only disadvantage, he said, was the daily drive from Ogden to Salt Lake and back. Morris is helping Richards with a "Search and Seizure" resolution SJR-9. He said they hope to change the Utah state law that differs from the United States Constitution. Senior Ufo Eric-Atuanya, social science senator, handed over his area council position and other duties to Roy Cole when he accepted a position as legislative assistant. He now juggles his internship, a night class and his duties as a member of the Student Fee Allocations Committee. (See INTERNS page 5) |