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Show What's is only in the Perhaps the notion of "anti-greeheads of those boasting the brands. k" SEE OPINION, PAGE si m Spring has sprung! all this talk? Time for spring break...before loading into the car, read these guidelines. E J H SEE DEPARTURES, PAGE 6 , Bruise Ball h J Jp;fl I f Jr5 Relax! JJJ, Miller's fine, really. fSjrA J SEE SPORTS, PAGE 9 N The Daily Utah CHRONICLE "The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890" Friday, February 26, 1999 Vol. 108 No. 108 Students Complain Convergence and United Take Primary About Planned Tuition Raise U Medical Jacob Parkinson Chronicle News Writer The winners of the Associated Students of the University of Utah's primary election were announced late Thursday. You might not know it, but you could have won. candidates for Many write-i- n the General Assembly and Student Senate won, ASUU Elections Registrar Eva Michelle Hunter said. "If they intend to be on the final ballot, they need to file." The processing fee is five dollars, and should be paid in the ASUU office today by five. Hunter encourages all students to look at the posted list of candidates to see if they won. "With the write-i- n campaigns it is possible that we could actually have enough candidates to fill all of the ASUU positions," she said. When Hunter read the primary election results, only two parties remained in the presidential races. The Reconstructionists Party lost second place in the president and election by 221 votes. Jackson Rose, the only independent candidate on the ballot, lost second place in the senior class presidential election by 59 votes. The Convergence Party not only received the most votes for ASUU president and (564), but also received the most votes for senior class president vice-preside- nt (208). But the United Party was right behind with 429 votes, "We feel energized and excited because the race is so close," United Party presidential candidate Ben McAdams said. "I'm excited and relieved," Convergence Party presidential candidate Cameron Soelberg said. "We put a lot of hard work into it. We know we have a long way to go still." But not all of the candidates on the primary election's ballot will continue. "Although I didn't win, I'm glad I ran," Reconstructionists Party presidential candidate Joyce Stuart said. Stuart and running mate Clint Druk spent $624 out of their own pocket to run this grassroots campaign, Stuart said. "I'd like to see some of the ideas we had done," Stuart said. To do this she announced she would apply for a seat on ASUU Executive Cabinet. In all, 1,245 students voted. The voter turnout "could always be better," Hunter said. Hunter, who is also a Chronicle employee, is organizing a mass for the final elections to U students to remind them to get out and vote. The final elections are March 2 and 3. Thursday at noon the Latter-Da- y Saints Student Association sponsored a debate. The debate was the last time for students to hear what the candidates had to say before the polls closed at 9 p.m. During the debate Rose said, "I want you to show your spiritual revelation at the Ute basketball game tonight." The comment was followed by his signature "U.S.A. Utah Ute" yell. One race has a three-wa- y tie, and in others the write-i- n candidate won. It is really important that all students find out who is on the ballot, Hunter said. Seniors and University College students (who are mostly freshman) resulted for 70 percent of the total number of students who voted. Laura Hancock Chronicle News Editor Six months after her husband began medical school, Genae Stevenson Gaudet realized they were financially behind. "We assumed there would be plenty of loan money for our needs," said Stevenson Gaudct. "We were wrong. It is tight." They borrowed money from his parents and the LDS Church. At that time, Stevenson Gaudct was at home raising their daughter, but began working to "repay the money 'we borrowed." Now her husband is a second-yea- r medical student and they are among many who are upset about the protuition increase at posed the University of Utah School of Medicine. Medical school administration say the increase is necessary to stay up with costs incurred by a curriculum change instated in September 1997. "The medical school does not seem to take into account family finances when they're proposing tuition increases. It's basic math," Stevenson Gaudet said. Spring semester 1999 tuition was increase of this will bring tuition up to about $4800 a semester, or $9,500 a year. $3,710.70. A nt The medical school plans to absorb some of the increase in students' financial aid, according to School of nc Interim Dean Sam Medici Schomaker at a Board of Trustees meeting earlier this month. Schomaker did not grant an interview with The Daily Utah Chronicle for this article. Representatives at his office said he was not ready to go public with any more information regarding the proposed increase at this time. The medical school's office of financial aid did not talk to the Chronicle either. After talking with the financial aid office, Stevenson Gaudet said that her family's need next year will be about $27,000. Stafford and Perkins Loans will total $22,500. She was told the U may lend the difference , or part of it, to students. Some students feel they were left in the dark about the proposed increase. "Many medical schools will guarantee that tuition doesn't increase" while attending the medical school, according to medical student Nathan Foote. "We had no warning," said student Bryce Millar. "I would have gone to another medical school had I known see tuition page 3 Gov. Leavitt Discusses Dixie at Monthly Press Conference at U Dave Hancock ly to the Legislature. Assistant News Editor Gov. Michael Leavitt forcefully shifted the debate concerning the status of Dixie College at yesterday's monthly KUED governor's press conference. "There are 50,000 people living in St. George," he said. "There is a definite need to offer some sort of four-yedegree at Dixie College. The only real question is how these degrees will be administered." Leavitt was referring to proposals which have Dixie remaining a junior college, but allowing St. George students to receive bachelor's degrees through one of the state's two research universities, either the University of Utah or Utah State University. Leavitt refused to comment further, saying he will let the Board of Regents, the body in charge of Utah's system of higher education, explore the issue further before taking a stance on whether or not Dixie College should become an institution in its independent four-yeown right. Leavitt also addressed a proposal by George, that Rep. Bill Hickman, t. the Board of Regents be eliminated altogether and all the power in the sphere of higher education belong sole ar ( V A f V n t. J v.- - : kf n ar R-S- Jake Klissner, U senior studying business, celebrates at Thursday night's basketball game after winning a new VW Beetle courtesy of the Chartwells. THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT "No one questions that the ultimate authority over higher education is the Legislature," said Leavitt. "However, I believe it was with great wisdom that this power was delegated to the Board of Regents. "They are able to run the state system in a way that allows it to be devised and managed as a system," he said. "I would oppose any effort to change it back to where the individual institutions fought amongst themselves. That is a very inefficient way to run a system." Environmental issues were the other chief focus of discussion at the news conference. Leavitt first revealed he had just gotten off the phone with officials from the United States Department of Energy, who agreed with him that it would be nuclear poor policy to move high-levfuel rods to Utah's West Desert. The support of the federal government is crucial if this waste is to be kept out of Utah, Leavitt said. He likened the situation to David and Goliath, saying Utah is only now fighting large utility companies on an even playing field because of the help of the el see leavitt page WWW.clirOnicle.Utall.edu 3 |
