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Show UTAH DECEMBER WEDNESDAY. RQNELE ? DAILY . VOLUME THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 1978 88, NO. 72 1 I by MARTHA WICKELHAUS Chronicle staff Zoph Reductions in projected student enrollments and resulting decreases in tuition income have prompted the State Board of Regents to consider a policy linking declining studentfaculty ratios with future budget requests. When setting the budget, the regents estimate tuition income from projected student enrollment figures. In October, the regents adopted the 1979-8- 0 budget at $193,384,777. However, later enrollment projections revealed that the million less in system would receive $1-2 tuition revenues. According to Tim Zoph, student delegate to the board, the policy was developed by T.H. Bell, commissioner of Higher Education, on Friday. The policy is an attempt to make possible solid plans concerning future enrollment drops. In the past, the regents have asked the Legislature for supplemental funds to replace tuition losses. Zoph said the policy, which has not been officially adopted, would reduce faculty size according to decreases in full-tim- e enrollment. For example, he explained, if enrollment dropped by 18 students (equal to the facultystudent ratio), one faculty member would be dismissed. joined school presidents' in disapproving the policy. Zoph said although such a policy may work for public education, it can't work well for higher education. "Each teacher is an integral part of a program. . Programs aren't directly can't turn a university off and on like that; it's not possible," he said. Gardner voiced his approval of the policy's formulation, but said that to act without it would, under the circumstances, penalize the University for having improved its academic standards. He said an improvement in academic You enrollment-driven- standards would in the short run increase attrition and decrease new enrollments. In the long run, the quality of the University would improve and in time would attract students, according to Gardner. Tuition shortfalls In November, the regents met with Gov. Scott Matheson to request that the $1.2 million tuition drop be considered part of the $3 million the governor wanted cut from the Higher Education budget. Matheson said he was sympathetic to the problem of tuition shortfalls and was willing to absorb the $1.2 million in his base budget. by the dispositions University student jailed for A throwing snowballs at the UtahBYU football game claims that "the University police have more dismissed charges than any other agency in the state." The student, Glenn Johnson, also criticized police handling of his case. University Police Lt. Brant Marchant said it may be true that more cases are dismissed, but explained that Campus Police is a special agency. "Our structure is somewhat different. Other agencies don't have to go through the county attorney's office with We have to go through his office with both misdeameanors and felonies and it seems more misdeameanors are dismissed," he said. "We hate to see someone go to jail for a snowball," said Public Safety director Wayne Shepherd. "But that guy just talked himself into going to jail. We've received complaint after complaint about that sort thing.'' . H ' Shepherd said, "Some persons in the county attorney's office really don't have a lot of admiration for me." He said he was trying to see why some cases he brings before their office are dismissed. "They are supposed to send us a copy of mis-deameano- rs. of all cases . . .They Paul Matthews of the attorney's office said he had not been at the office long enough to comment on relations between Campus Police and the county attorney. Johnson said he was sitting with his grandmother and wife at the BYU game and admitted throwing a snowball. Officer Ken Curtis asked Johnson and his friend, Chris Kirkwood, to to the top of Rice accompany Stadium because "he wanted to talk to us." "Five police officers converged on the scene and began asking questions, and writing down our student identification," Johnson said. "From the beginning, there was some consternation and dissent among the police as to what they would do with us. The choice was either removing us from the stadium or just carding us with a warning. I told the I was sitting system-wid- e. Matheson said his base budget can absorb the $1.2 million shortfall in the 1979-8Higher Education budget, but that the regents must develop a policy to handle the problem in the future. Bell's policy resulted from that directive. 0 with ray grandmother and wife and friends and that I would behave." Lt. Marchant explained, Johnson said, that snowball throwing was dangerous, and he countered with suggesting that snowballs weren't as dangerous as cardboard from the card section or In the regents' budget proposal, the $1.2 million was absorbed by budget cuts rather than asking the Legislature for additional appropriations. The regents' budget is still $2.5 million more than the governor recommended. In making the cuts, the regents agreed to reduce faculty salary increases from 7.8 percent to seven percent. This also keeps the increase within President Carter's wage-hik- e guidelines. Proposed raises for teaching assistants were cut from 5.9 percent to 5.6 percent, and staff salary increases remained at 6.3 percent rather than the seven percent proposed by Bell. These cuts made up $531,873 of the $1.2 million. The remainder resulted from budget cuts at schools and reduction of several participation in VVICHE, a medical and veterinary student exchange program. QMDemige gyestis slatted Joel Kurtzman, author, consultant and lecturer, futurist, will appear at the during a Lecture Thurs- University Challenge at 12 noon day thrown in the into the Union John Ballroom. Warner, of the East University Organs . will also speak during the lecture, entitled Bionics at stands by what law we had made the fatal error of telling him I was a law student and that, although I didn't know all the law, I was very confident I knew more than he as to what constitutes the elements of an assault," he said. After discussing and arguing for 15 to 20 minutes, Curtis rushed him from the side and grabbed his vest, Johnson said. Startled, the student said he backed off, and protested that it was not necessary to grab him. Curtis said that while Johnson was talking with Marchant, he started to walk away with Kirkwood and talk to him separately. "You can't get much said when two people are yelling. He tried to follow us, and I held my hand out flat and told him to stay with Marchant. I didn't grab his vest," Curtis . Artificial Department, "I questioned said. officer budgets violated don't handle it very well," Shepherd him $15-milli- cn cheerleaders. police DmpiropirDetfy JOHN MURRAY Chronicle staff 9 oranges SftuidleDDtt alleges starfliiwinn) camnipiLQS The regents had decided to absorb the million through budget cuts rather than ask the Legislature for additional appropriations. In the November meeting with Matheson, the regents considered cutting $3 million from the 1978-7budget. In an attempt to generate a surplus to provide tax relief to Utah residents, the governor has asked certain state agencies to make budget cuts. After Matheson agreed to consider the $1.2 million tuition shortfall part of the $3 million, the remaining $1.8 million was generated by paring of institution $1.2 .1 said. Johnson said, "It was while I was making a last pleading with Lt. Marchant that the arresting officer came at me with his handcuffs. He was very upset and I could see he meant business," Johnson said. "I was very shocked that he was going to use handcuff, so I immediately extended my arms to show submission." Johnson's and Curtis' accounts differ. According to Curtis, "He did not extend his arms like he said. He had them at his side, and it was just natural for me to pull them around and cuff him behind his back." Johnson said the officer was huffing and puffing. "I was recovering from a the U. Futurists extrapolate from most current trends probable outcomes in the sciences, technology, and politics. dislocated shoulder from several weeks earlier." "The guy was out of his mind," Johnson continued. "He flashed handcuffs, and I put my arms out to submit, and he ripped my arms around. The other cops finally mellowed him out, but my arm was in pain . . .They stepped over their bounds of authority," he said. Marchant said he was disturbed by Johnson's allegations. "The reason he was arrested was that he refused to leave," he said. Curtis said he told Johnson and Kirkwood they were going to be ejected and, after Johnson refused a second time, he produced the handcuffs. Marchant said,"People come up to us at football games. Their girlfriend or their wife has been hit with a snowball, and they say, 'Can't you do something about these clowns?' We've been asked to do something about it. Sometimes those snowballs contain small rocks or metal tabs from a can, with the sharp end sticking out." The University Student Code is Marchant said. "But it does state that students should not make offensive actions toward other people.'' He said he considered Johnson's snowball throwing offensive. Walt Ghemi, University who oversees the Police, said he had not received any complaints regarding the police, but said he would be glad to nebulous, Vice-Preside- nt investigate Johnson's allegation and other complaints. noon Films, Universe and Bernstein on Beethoven: A Tribute, Marriott Library Auditorium. 3:15 p.m. Metallurgy Engineering graduate seminar, Porosity Variations in Random Packing of Spheres in a Fluidized Bed, Vladimir Stanek, MIT, Physics 12 TOOfflSr a.m. December chorale, madrigal groups from three local high schools, Union Cafeteria. 12 noonShowcase Gallery, artist Clay Conger, Photography and the Artists Guild of Salt Lake, Union Art Gallery, all items for sale. 12 noon Dance Concert, Chronicles of Delusion, Dance Department, Museum of N. 11 Fine Arts. 7 8 102. p.m. Iranian Studies film, The Cow. 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