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Show The Daily Utah T Tv n T"v 1IUIUUC VOLUME 104 NUMBER .66 THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH'S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1890 TUESDAY. JANUARY 10, 1995 Senate discusses issues related to budget shortfall U. ft BY STEPHEN SPENCER Chronide Staff Writer Burt finds temporary sanity in San Francisco................. 5 Sports: Utah soars high above Falcons, winning .. ... :..6 1992-94- . As described by Jcrilyn Mclntyre, vice president of academic affairs, a Enrollment Management Committee addresses the Steering problem at the root of the tuition shortage, that is, that fewer students enrolled than what was expected. Some immediate, short-terchanges will happen as soon as possible. The committee will try to get more students in three ways: recruitment, retention and service excellence, as Mclntyre termed them High school students will be approached earlier, in their junior year. Departmental contact 78-66- newly-mad- The Nation World Balanced budget dreams (AP) Fund-raisin- Members of the University of Utah Academic Senate discussed more effective ways of recruiting students, methods to make credit hours reflect course-wor- k more accurately, and the effectiveness of President Arthur Smith's expenditure ceilings at their monthly meeting Monday. All three topics are related to the recent budget shortfalls of $7 million, for the academic years Viewpoint WASHINGTON be centralized, "channeling good intentions." will begin for small more scholarships, to offset the U. as an expensive place the of image to go to school Students will be retained by offering classes better suited to their schedules, a reiteration of President Smith's challenge to departments to create the best sections possible. Available nationwide averages were not accurate enough because of "the LDS mission factor," Dean of Undergraduates Reba Keele said. The U.'s "Service Excellence" refers to the perception that services to students serve fhem poorly, Mclntyre continued. This that diswill be students potential courages will e g word-of-mout- h addressed by individual deans. Construction areas will also be minimized, whenever possible, to make the U. more attractive to potential students. Other longer term measures for what Smith, in the last meeting, termed a "short-termproblem are still being see "senate" on page 4 Body President Jasbn Soulier and student body presidents from Utah State University and Southern Utah State ' - - ; 1 - Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole predicted on CNN's CHRONICLE ART . ; Chronicle-Staf- f Writer Capitol Rotunda at 220 pjn. The rally is being organized by the Council of Utah Student Body" Presidents and the Associated Students of the University of Utah. Lieutenant . v Call The Daily Utah Chronide 7 tip line: 581-704- 1 mnmmtwr : State BY RICH HAGLUND , Have U.seen news happen? "This legislative session will include a student-writte- n proposal for more for education," Spencer higher funding Glcndc of ASUU said. "There will be. d representatives from all schools there. We're trying to get students from all the schools to come and make the legislators aware of the importance of higher education" All students are invited. "It will be a positive press conference, not griping about high tuition costs. By increasing the availability of higher education to Utahns, the legislators can prevent problems crime, poverty, etc that they have to spend so much time repairing now." An editorial in the Oct. 9, 1994 issue of The Salt Lake Tribune stated, "Utah students now pay from 26 to 40 percent of higher education expenses, and it's time to rethink the tuition are trend. Some state policy-maker- s and taxbut that, legislators doing just payers also neecl to take note. They must recognized there is a limit to what students and their families can afford, and that society will be poorer if people are denied higher education opportunities" The overall inflation rate of the past : year was 2 3 percent. The Tribune pointed out the discrepancy between this ' rate and tuition increases: "If costs continue to rise at the same pace as they have the past several years in Utah, 7.5 percent a year, a student entering the University of Utah in 2005 would pay $98,000 for tuition, fees, books and living expenses for a bachelor's degree. That would be beyond the means of most Utah families." The Utah State Board of Regents reported that "on average, tuition has increased 2.9 percent faster than infla-se- e "rally" on page 3 state-funde- other see "budget" on page 4 Bennion Center looking for a few good volunteers BY HEATHER MAY. Chronicle Staff Writer University. Republicans interviewed on the Sunday news .shows said it is impossible to outline specific budget programs over a seven-yea- r period. 'You've got to have the ;.; discipline which comes from the balanced bud-- ; get amendment before anything else is done," said House R-- . Majority Whip Tom Delay, I? Texas, bh ABC's "This Week with David Brinkley." But 'Armey"; also acknowledged that "once members of Congress know exacdy, chapiter and verse the pah that the '" government must live, with in order to get to a balanced government, their knees will buckle." CHRONICLE PHOTO I Vice President of Academic Affairs Jcrilyn Mclntyre discusses the issue of tuition shortages at the monthly Academic Senate meeting Monday. Students plan rally for funding D-S.- and J KL " discussed, according to Mclntyre. Norm Gibbons, vice president and -- Democrats, saying all they've ecoheard so far is "fairy-tal- e the nomics" challenged Republicans on Sunday to produce hard facts on how they are going to balance the budget ' in seven years. "They're flipping around like fish oh a deck right now, not willing to be specific with regard to how they're, going to do it," said.. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, Republicans countered that Democrats were trying to obstruct passage of a constitutional amendment to balance the budget by 2002. 'That's trolling with, red herring, and I ain't taking the bait," said House Majority Leader Dick appearing Armey, with Daschle'on NBC's "Meet the Press." Armey I j There may not be a full moon to bark at, but this Friday the 13th, you can influence your future by attending a rally and press conference at the ' . Governor Elaine Walker will speak, as well as University of Utah Student . "I don't even know what the Bennion Center is," University of Utah freshman Nicole Reynolds said. The Bennion Center will be educating unaware students of abundant opportunities and recruiting new members at a recruitment table from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Jan. the lower lobby of the Union. "We always have an Walter need for ' volunteers," Atkinson, publicity director of the Bennion Center, said. In 1994, the center boasted 5,300 volunteers, according to Atkinson. The center works on approxiprojects mately 57 throughout the year, Rob Nielsen, the center's program coordinator, said. 10-1- 2 on-goin- on-goin- g g " The pamphlet "Community Service Choices" outlines the various opportunities the center offers U. students. There are no qualifications to become a volunteer. A potential volunteer will fill out a questionnaire of interests and then be directed to specific projects. Many students, like U. sophomore Adam Onson, do not contribute their time to the community because of time constraints. , Atkinson does not buy' this excuse. "The classic reason for not volunteering is not enough time ... but the contribution is always found to justify the time commitment." The center allows flexibility for volunteers' schedules. The hours, depend of the project. It could range from one time only to a weekbasis. ly or The goal of the center is to have "U. students serving the broader see "Bennion" on page 4 The Dairy Utah Chronicle 240 Union Building " University of Utah Salt Lake City. Utah 84112 " Non-Pr- U.S. it Org. Postage Paid of Permit No. 1529 Salt Laka City. UT |
