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Show UPIRG circulates petitions The petition provides that only the students who wish to contribute con-tribute their extra-dollar with tuition tui-tion payments need do so. There is no student obligation to the UPIRG donation. Calling the pollution of air and water "one of the most pressing problems in Utah today," Thompson said at the press conference, con-ference, "I hope the signing of these petitions will make students all over the country more actively involved in the solving of these problems." Del Draper, state chairman of UPIRG was also present at the press conference. He assured that, although the establishment of UPIRG was inspired by the April 7 visit of Ralph Nader, the organization organi-zation is in no way controlled by ir WifW TTPTRfi ic antnnnmoiK tion-signing was going on Monty at Utah State University and 11 Westminster College. "We hope that UPIRG will spread I throughout the state this spring," he said. To Show Student Support The purpose of the petition Draper explained, is to show the State Board of Higher Education as well as the people of Utah that the majority of University students stu-dents will support student measures mea-sures for pollution control. "The government has not k totally effective in cleaning u; pollution in the state," DrspeV, said, "most of the expertise iss: the side of industry. We ri: channel to represent interest : ecology to the legislatures: tlipr infliifincial bodies in Utat The Utah Public Interest Research Re-search Group (UPIRG) proposal to collect an extra dollar from University students every quarter for environmental clean-up, got underway on Monday with the signing of student petitions. ASUU president Grover Thompson signed the first petition peti-tion at a kick-off press conference Monday morning and students signed petitions from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at various places set up on campus. Purpose Defined The petition defines the purpose pur-pose of UPIRG to "articulate and pursue through the media, the institutions of government, courts and other legal means, the concerns con-cerns of the students of the state cerns of the students of the state of Utah on issues of general public interest, in such areas as environmental environ-mental preservation, consumer protection and corporate responsibility." and aimed chiefly at solving the environmental problems of Utah. "It is necessary that UPIRG become statewide," said Draper. He explained that similar peti- The money assessed front versity students by UPIRG guided by a student staff te members are elected from UPIRG chapter in the : Elastic control over the sit directors and to which tf problems they decide to: the student money wllw ; be in the hands of the st who have made the dob tion to UPIRG. |