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Show The Daily Utah HKGMCLE University of Utah Vol. 100, No. 60 State budget SEMINAR: Mining Engi- neering, 102 EMCB, 11 a.m. MEETING: Baha'i Club, 319 Union, noon. OPEN HOUSE: Holiday Open House, Philosophy Department SAC, 334 OSH, noon - 3 p.m. SEMINAR: Bioengineering, 2475 MEB, 1 p.m. SEMINAR: Medicinal Chemistry, 316 Sk H, 2:30 p.m. FORUM: Student discussion with the Presidential Search Committee, presented by Commissioner of Higher Education Rolfe Kerr, Union Theater, 3 p.m. SEMINAR: Mechanical Engineering, 110 EMCB, 3:30 p.m. SLIDE SHOW: "From the Black Sea to Seven Thousand Meters: Adventure Travel in the U.S.S.R," Ivan Samoylenko, 323A Union, 7:30 p.m. Saturday MEETING: U. Women's Club, General Meeting Christmas Tea, Sill Home Living Center, 12:45 p.m. Sunday LECTURE: Books and Authors Series, Alane Ferguson will talk about her most -- recent work, Cricket and the Crackerbox Kid and Show Me the Evidence, Marriott Library Auditorium, 3 p.m. o must consider the U.'s needs By TOTE ii Michael Seare Chronicle Staff Writer " 5 ) 1 The state legislature must acknowledge the leadership of the University of Utah in the state system of higher education and must recognize the unique needs of the U. as education budgets are being prepared, student officials said. ASUU officials told members of the Utah State Legislative Fiscal Analyst's Office at a V lunch meeting Thursday that the legislature must devote special attention to the U. when determining the higher education 1991-9- 2 budget. "It's important to make a distinction between the U. and other state colleges and fund the U. accordingly," John Wunderli, ASUU president, said. Members of the Legislative Analyst's Office visited the U. on Thursday to acquire more information about the university's needs. At the meeting, Wunderli questioned ml nfi 1V ') analysts on whether a model might be developed for the legislature to figure out yearly state funding such as the model already used in determining tuition and fees. According to a model adopted in August, the Utah State Board of Regents calculated tuition increases based on two indicators: full costs of instruction at each institution and average levels of tuition revenue from peer institutions. Additionally, any tuition changes would be moderated by adjusting increases with the' Consumer Price, Index, an economic indicator of cost of living increases. Such a structured model for determining state funding on a yearly basis is not feasible, Boyd Garriott, a legislative analyst, said. "To commit the legislature to say they'll give an amount of money for state funding is not feasible," he said. There is an oxymoron in that the legislature Christmas Issue The Chronicle's annual Christmas Issue offers varying perspectives on the holiday season. Learn how to deal with holiday depression, buy the perfect gifts for your friends and read about all the best Christmas horror movies. On Dec. 7, 1959, the Chronicle reported: "Science has measured many questions for modern man, but there remains one unanswered which is of prime importance. Is there a Santa Claus? That is the topic for today's Sound off to be held in the Union at noon. Everyone is invited to come and discuss the many aspects of the Santa wants to provide quality education without affecting higher taxes, Garriott said. "I think the only way you're going to get an increase in higher education is to increase the tax base," Leo Memmott, the state's fiscal analyst, said. The legislaturehowever, is not going to increase taxes on Utah citizens to increase the see "analysts" on page three CHRONICLE PHOTOEarl Chne Salt Lake City streets are life decreased this week as Christmas lights along Main Street. Salt Lake City night finals and vacated Salt Lake City's hot spots. Undoubt- - barren in the glow of Sunrise: 7:38, Sunset: 5:00 Thursday's High Temperature: 39 CHRONICLE WEATHERTom Wiscomb By U. Women Students Receiving Degrees in Engineering 600 oin - CO 7 CN 7 Z7I 200 h in in oo r-- 0 1990 PI in ct in r 1989 1988 women graduates 1987 1986 in engineering has declined slightly from last year despite efforts to recruit more female students, according to officials. -- J 100 H Chronicle Staff Writer University of Utah engineering 00 o 500-4- 00 Susan Williams The number of women graduating 300 Salt Lake City can expect sunny skies Friday with increasing haze. High: 37, Low: 21. Weekend fair with haze continuing to build. High temperatures in the upper 30's. students prepared for edly, Main Street will once again be filled with crazed holiday revellers at the end of finals week. Engineering commencements still lack women Claus legend." Fair U. 1985 total graduates Source: University of Utah 1990 Statistical Study In June 1990, 29 of the 365 engineering students who received degrees were women. The number of women enrolled in engineering fall quarter 1990 was 284, or 11 percent of the total students enrolled in engineering, according to the 1990 U. statistical summary. Kate Rhodes, director of the Minority Engineering Program at the College of Engineering, said the low number of women enrolled in engineering is partially caused by Utah culture. "Young women have not been encouraged to go into those careers." Lack of exposure in math and the sciences while in the public school system may discourage girls from entering into the sciences, Rhodes said. Amy Hoeppner, a U. student in engineering, said her father is a mechanical engineer and her exposure to the field may have encouraged her decision to study it. She attended a private school which stressed liberal arts, Hoeppner said. Studying engineering in college is "like starting now" in the basics. Rhodes said the biggest problem for women in engineering is that because high school does not prepare them for engineering majors, they must catch up or "start over from scratch." In engineering classes at the U., Hoeppner said, she is one of three or four women. Men in the classes sometimes do not treat her like she is as smart as they are. "It's really hard for me at the university." Women engineers who have graduated are not necessarily discriminated against in industry. The December 1990 American Society for Engineering Education publication reported that of 1990 engineering graduates, women were offered higher starting salaries on the average. 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