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Show FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19. Hatch affirms his status as Demo target Joan O'Brien and by VOL THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 1982 " Brian Wilkinson 91. NO. " 100 Dy Chronicle staff Sen. Orrin Hatch said at Thursday's Coffee and Politics that he is the number one target of theJMational Democratic Party due, in part, to his investigation of businessunion corruption. Before an overflowing Hinckley Instituted udience. Hatch said, "We have uncovered all kinds oi materials, which, if we are allowed to follow them through to conclusion, will in some areas of union pension stop the wholesale rip-o- w ff funds." Hatch said he is also investigating the allegation that several major U.S. unions are controlled by the Costa eg Nostra. "I didn't realize how bad it really is," he said. Two other reasons the party may have targeted him particularly for 1 982 defeat are his chairmanship of the powerful Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and the fact that Utah is perceived as a Republican bulwark in which a Democratic win would have extra significance. Hatch said. Sen. Edward Kennedy, whom a recent Gallup poll cites Chronicla photo by Paul Baarca U Republican and conservative, it would indicate a disapproval of Reagan's politics that could be carried One controversial budget item, the huge outlay for defense, is also the result of past administrations. Hatch said. Since the signing of SALT I, the nation's military continued on page three U thick coating of morning fog creates an eerie image of the west entrance of campus and nearly disguises the seemingly vanishing sidewalk which leads to the Park Building. By late morning the fog had cleared, and mostly sunny skies prevailed throughout the day. Friday morning fog may roll in, but again will be clearing. Temperatures should be mild. For weather details, see page 8. nomination, is next in line for chairmanship of the labor committee. "The labor committee would be a tremendous platform for him to advance himself for president," Hatch said. Hatch said that if he, a staunch Reagan supporter, were defeated in a state regarded by the rest of the nation as poor. Hatch appealed to students to give Reagan's program a chance. "I think it's unreasonable to think that we are going to turn around 50 years of profligate spending practices in one, two or even three or four years." He said the economy will eventually turn around if Reagans's plan is given time. Welcome to Transylvania A as a strong favorite for the Democratic presidential nationwide. Before opening up the session to questions. Hatch spoke briefly on Reagan's 1 983 budget. He said the budget is plagued by high deficits, not because of Reagan's policies, but because of 45 unbalanced budgets over the last 51 years. Hatch said it angers him that politicians "back east" complain about the deficit they caused and at the same time accuse Reagan of taking food out of the mouths of the u budget undergoes final surgery salaries and expenses. The remainder of the approximately by John Ned Chronicle staff $1 The budget process for the colleges and departments is in a state of transition, with final touches being put on the fiscal year, as well as initial budget for the 1982-8- 3 preparations for the 1 983-8- 4 budget. Although no figures are available for particular department budgets, the budgets are often "based on the previous year's budget," said Norman Council, dean of the College of Humanities. According to Leon Robertson, director of the Office of Budget and Resource Planning, the budget processes for 1 982-8- 3 began last year. The budget department prepares its budget and submits it to the dean of its particular college. The dean submits his budget to the University president, who then draws up a total budget. President Gardner submitted the budget for the 1 982-8year to the commissioner of higher education and the Board of Regents at different times last fall. Finally; the budget went before the Utah Legislature last January. Robertson said that cuts were made to the budget every step of the way. What was left was $96 million to be used by the University for general operating expenses, including 3 14-milli- on budget was specifically allocated to line items such as maintaining new facility space, and generally will not be affected in the budget procedure. What is happening now is that the various colleges and departments must get a budget plan from the Office of Budget and Resource Planning. Jackson Newell, dean of Liberal Education said "the administration passes down a budget to the colleges," plus a fair increase where the colleges and departments can appeal for increased funding. Most colleges are waiting for that particular budget to arrive so that the deans can identify the various needs of each department. However, the budget process is "long and complex," Council said. One factor that made the process difficult was the salary package that was approved by the state Legislature in January. The intent of the Legislature wasthatthere would be a 10.5 percent increase in salary funds. Part of the increase was to be in the form of the University paying employee contributions to retirement plans In addition, what caused further complications was the fact that University staff and faculty subscribe to two different continued on page four Durham says state courts are overburdened rri ' by Kim Osborn Chronicle staff The only woman on the Utah Supreme Court, Justice Christine Durham, gave a "thumbnail sketch" of the court system in Utah Thursday, and said they are going through changes in an effort to keep up with the increasing aClA workload. "I think it is an exciting time in Utah concerning the courts because they are going through a transitional period," Durham said to a packed Coffee and Politics crowd. the court system in Utah is overloaded with the with cases, possible exception of the lay court, accord- ng to Durham. She said the lay court is valuable to the public because it enables the citizens to receive fast, inexpensive results from a justice of the peace. Another advantage is the lay court can handle large volumes of people whereas the courts of appeal are being bombarded with cases and having a difficult time keeping up. "The Utah Court of Appeals has one of the highest caseloads of any state in the country," Durham said. One of the reasons for the increase in Court of Appeals cases is the dramatic population increase Utah has been Every level of I I ,' I V fl I 1 7 I . II faced with, Durham said. "It stems from a phenomenon that doesn't really have much to do with judicial problems. It has to do with energy resources, economics and population growth," Durham said. She said in an effort to reduce caseloads there have been proposals suggested which would limit the number of cases that would make it to the Utah Supreme Court. "Limiting the amount of cases would limit people's rights which does not seem to be the best way to solve the problem," Durham said. Another suggestion being discussed is to organize panel courts of an intermediate appellate review. "The risk you run by a panel court is that one decision for a certain case may not be consistent with another decision," Durham said. Durham said she has not looked closely to see if the intermediate appellate is a good decision. "But we will be seeinga lot of discussion in the legislature and the media." Durham said it is a critical time for the court system and a controversy is just getting started. "It is a crucial time for examining the role of the judicial system and judicial review, but the debate is just getting heated up," she said. Non-Prof- U.S. it Org. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham |