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Show T Friday. October 18, 1991 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Four Opinions Editorials Tuition hike Students must seek new schooling alternatives State colleges, once thought to be the best for students who wish to continue their education but cannot afford private institutions, have been forced to modify this image. Recently, state colleges have had to increase their tuitions, making them less affordable to students and families on an average income, and, in fact, even forcing some students to discontinue their education because of lack of money. As the usual story goes, higher education suffers from meager governmental funding. State colleges and universities raised their tuition by 12 percent, the largest single year increase since 1983. But families without ample funds to send their children to college have alternative choices. Community colleges are a less expensive option for an education which will give students an associate r degree before continuing their education at a college or university. Students who are not fully prepared for the four-yecollege or university experience should also investigate the community college option. The University of Utah has often been treated as a community college for the state, especially since this year it had one of the lowest tuition increases for a state university in the nation and the tuition continues to be affordable. As a result, it often attracts students who register on a trial basis and may drop out before graduating. Rather than crowd the U. with students who are unsure or aren't serious about their education, four-yea- Gerrymandering ploy by Republican party obvious slam against Demos at work again. That vicious It's back slimy creature known as the gerrymander. It slithers through the civic landscape, wrecking havoc on electoral boundaries, and leaving voting districts in its wake that only the politically advantaged can survive. It is now wriggling through the state, loosed by the hands of the Utah Republican Party. Yes we are about to witness again that old redistricting treachery ar these students should attend one of Utah's community colleges, such as Salt Lake Community College or Utah Valley Community College. If the U. classrooms continue to fill with students who have no genuine desire to be educated, the quality of education for the remaining students significantly decreases. Everyone deserves the opportunity to be educated, and the state community colleges should be considered as an option. Scott Warnick ? V unethical, yet just about every time by the manufacturers of liquid diets, a move which has come after numerous people tried these weight-los- s products, only to suffer unforseen side effects. In addition to not informing consumers about the possible ill consequences of using their products, liquid diet marketers have mislead the public by claiming that their products can help consumers keep their weight off indefinitely. The three companies named by the FTC, Ultrafast, Medifast, and Optifast, will have to retract claims currently printed on their products. Unfortunately, this move came only after numerous consumers fell prey to the companies' misleading advertising. The FTC is the public's only hope for regulating a' business that attempts to take advantage of the weight and appearance-consciou- s public. In addition to liquid diets, the Commission should look further into products which make claims to be cholesterol-fre- e to insure the validity of or e fat-fre- these claims. changed, gerrymandering is an issue. Redistricting is required by law to take place every ten years (after each U.S. census) to compensate for population shifts. And normally the majority party uses its pull to gain political advantage. But this year in Utah the Republican Party has low in their stooped to an e all-tim- gerrymandering efforts. In redrawing the electoral lines the Republicans have made a blatant attack on the Democrats and most particularly on Representative Wayne Owens. The proposed new boundaries are carefully designed to make it extremely difficult for democrats to Chronicle Columnist win. Owens' 2nd congressional district has lost the western half of Salt Lake County, which has referred to as gerrymandering. The term comes from Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry who, in 1812, adjusted electoral district boundaries in the shape pf a salamander to gain political his party. This process has frequently been used throughout U.S. history. It works like this. The party in control makes changes in electoral boundaries that break-u- p blocks of opposition voters. This distributes the weaker party faithful into separate districts, thereby diluting their voting power. The dominant party then firms its grip on governmental control. Needless to say this is completely advantage for traditionally voted democratic, and gained eastern and southeastern Utah, full of voters who strongly oppose Owens' wilderness policy. This creates a district that will not allow Owens to be reelected. The western Salt Lake County voters that Owens loses will be put into the 3rd congressional district, to join Utah county and other central Utah counties. This will no doubt help Democratic congressman Bill Orton, who last year won the predominantly Republican 3rd district. But this seeming act of good will does not come close to justifying the damage that the Democrats will incur. Jim Hansen, the only Utah Regulating diets Trade Commission finally cracked The Federal on the false or misleading claims made are boundaries Republican U.S. Representative, will interestingly not see any changes to the voting base in his 1st congressional district. Much of the damage to Utah's democrats will come on the state level, with State Senate lines changing even more dramatically. Many new Democratic State Senators are targeted to be casualties of the Republican redistricting plan. Senators Scott Howell, Karen Shepherd, and Robert Steiner, all" Salt Lake Democrats, will have completely new districts, with the possibility of Shepherd and Steiner ending up in the same district Not only is this unfair because it puts the senators in districts which hurt their chances for victory, but it also forces them to run for reelection next year despite the fact that they were elected to a four year term in 1990. Now these redistricting plans are not yet officially adopted. They must first be debated and voted on by the Utah Legislature later this month. But with a Republican majority in both the House and Senate, it will take some GOP officials willing to break the party line in order to defeat it. Why are the Republicans so adamantly preventing the Democrats from being reelected? And why are they so blatantly going after Owens? The Republicans are feeling threatened. Last year the Democrats won many upset elections, increasing their power in Utah politics. This scares GOP officials who are not see "Warnick" on page five Letters LDS must live with prejudice Editor: In response to John Wilson's article ("Mormons also subject to prejudice despite position as Utah majority," Oct. 15) I would like to agree that Utah is predominantly Mormon and there is, to a certain extent, religious prejudice at the University of Utah. OK, so what? Prejudices exist in everyone, no matter how perfect someone may appear to be. I have lived in Utah my entire life, I am not Mormon, yet I have seen both sides of the argument. I grew up with Mormons and at the time I thought most people I knew were nice enough, yet I. was discriminated against or cast out, to a degree, because I wasn't LDS. This wasn't a big deal because school wasn't very important to me. Up at the U., high however, I have met many people who have encountered the same type of people I knew, and there dislike as to the assumptions Mormons have. is some Some (not all) stereotype just as much as anybody, only they think that everyone in Utah is Mormon, or should be. In a state with a majority of Mormons, it is only natural that some places favor minorities simply because that is what they are minorities. Another point that must be emphasized is that prejudice is everywhere and while I'm not trying to justify it, I don't realistically see how you can eliminate or even reduce it. Finally, I don't see why there is such a problem with some people being prejudiced against Mormons at the U. If you don't like being stereotyped, either learn to live with it, (as I done) or go somewhere else. Karima Fouad English have Letter Policy The Daily Utah Chronicle Business hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 581-704- The 1 Daily Utah Chronicle welcomes reader response. Please bring double-space- d typed letters, not exceeding two pages, to Union Building, Room 240. Each letter should include your name, major, year in school and telephone number (for verification purposes only). Unsigned letters will not be considered for publication. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit letters for spelling, grammar and space. |
