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Show The Daily Utah THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1989 Utes to battle Hawaii See page 7 VOL. 98, NO. 66 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Kaly proposes unusual process for selection of ASUU registrar By Scott Stone Chronicle ASUU reporter . , With ASUU elections less than a month away, neither an election registrar nor an election committee has been appointed by President Mike Kaly to supervise the elections. In the past, the election registrar has usually been appointed during December, allowing the registrar sufficient time to choose a committee and organize the election. Wednesday night to approve the selection of the registrar. Without approval, the committee can- not begin work on the election instruction ' pamphlet, the printing of the ballots or any other general election activities, Dave Workman, an Assembly represen- tative for the fine arts department, said although it would be possible for the Assembly to convene tonight, it's still happening too late. "This process should have already been completed. It is way behind schedule." Kaly said he waited until now to appoint a registrar because "I was really busy this ft past quarter." He said the process he will follow in selecting a reg- U n7 istrar will differ from past years. M 'r'A Chronicle photo by Guy E. Elder ... Elmer Fudd no it's duck season a hard have time choosing may between Bugs and Daffy, but if he were anywhere near the U. golf course, he'd have an easy time blast ing poor ol' Bambi. It seems the con- stant snowstorms have driven local deer down to the U. level in search of food--o- r are they just poor abused freshman forced into a sick hazing ual by upperclassmen? Stay tuned. rit- Chronicle assistant news editor Education and the economy are the two biggest issues facing Utah, Gov. Norm Bangerter said Wednesday at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, and he feels confident Utah is headed in the right direction to meet the challenges. But the first part of the institute's "Coffee and Politics" involved Hinckley Director Ted Wilson and the governor taking ample time to clear up a small . issue: They are still friends. Having cleared up the buddy issue, Bangerter went on to talk about education, his budget and taxes. Education is the No. 1 challenge in the state, the gov ernor said, stressing the government and community must work together to improve education. The major step in Bangerter's education plan is the block-graprogram, which he said gives more responsibility and local autonomy to the school level, thereby nt The Marriott Library was evacuated Wednesday night at about 9:30 p.m. due to an alleged bomb threat. Details about the incident were sketchy and police refused to release further information as the Chronicle went to press. The Chronicle will feature a report on the evacuation as soon as information is available. way.' choosing the committee will not be ear- lier. But he said I will take advice, but I still think there is plenty of time to get things done," said Mike Kaly, difficult because the people who have applied are competent and ASUU president. dedicated. Last year's election registrar, Elliot R. Lawrence, disagrees. Lawrence said even if the registrar had been picked last year, he or she would have a tough job ahead, 'It can be done in the limited amount of time available, but it will be very difficult, "Last year we were able to get a lot of the dirty work done over the Christmas break which .made it a" lot easier," Lawrence said. He said this year's registrar and com- . mittee will have difficulty getting things started, such as. making up the election packet and making necessary . 'Utah's' got best buy for education By Edward Ruiz been selected - Deer grazing or mere hazing? trar and committee should have People are telling me, 'Last year, they did it this way or that Kaly said all students interested in working on the election will meet as a committee and then select a registrar from V among themselves. "I've talked with some of the people interested in the position and they all showed an interest in dividing the work up evenly between themselves instead of having a registrar in charge," Kaly said. . Kaly, emphasized that, all decisions for the election 'will fee made by the commit- tee and the registrar will only be responsi- ble for signing powers of the committee. Kaly's decision appears to go against Redbook election policies. According to the Redbook, the election registrar, not the ASUU president, is responsible for appointing the election committee. However, ASUU Vice President Grant Sperry said the Redbook rule will "be an easy thine to get around." Sperry plans to arrange a spontaneous meeting of the ASUU Assembly iillllltf; It's duck season, no it's wabbit season, Sperry admits the election regis- , changes. Kaly, however, feels the late selection of the registrar will not prevent or hurt the upcoming election. "DeoDle are telling me. 'Last vear, thev did it this way or that way.' I will take advice, but I still think there is plenty of time to get things done," Kaly said. . dollar,1 governor claims eliminating some administrative waste. Although getting parents involved in the education of their children is a key to improvement, "keeping the money flowing" is also important, he said. Through research and development programs like the University of Utah's Research Park, new businesses are created that help stimulate the economy which leads to more money for education. He pointed out that the four areas of education, healthcare, social service and corrections take up 90 percent of the state budget, and he noted that public education is the sector furthest ahead in the inflation curve. Higher education is also above the inflation curve, he added. Compared to other states, "Utah's got the best buy for the education dollar," he said. While the governor fielded questions from the audience, U. political science professor J.D. Williams stood up and told Bangerter he was a "hero" for the 1987 tax " over the increase, but he had become an summer for refunding the jHmated $80 million tax surplus to taxpayers, insteacf of using it to fund pay increases for state employees. "I don't think we have the word 'surplus' in Utah's economy," Williams noted, telling the governor that Utah owes state employees about 13 percent to 14 percent pay increases to match inflation. Therefore. Williams said, the surplus monev should have been used to ease the bitterness felt by teachers and faculty who had not had a pay raise in three years. see "Bangerter" on page two , W w --- mmalmlm.,.m: t - - - : i' ; ' 4? 1 :utS. , t f " , ., " ' e ' r "anti-hero- If - I ' - ? -- W- -j I f -- state-appropriat- " ed chronicle photo, by Aaron Ashcran , Gov. Norm Bangerter, speaking at the Hinckley Institute of Politics Wednesday, said the two major challenges facing Utah are education and the economy. Non-prof- it Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT |
