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Show Traveling Abroad? Still Streakin' Parlez-what- ? Columnist Kelly Morris has some words of advice via the Secretary of State. Language barriers don't have to keep TAs and students apart. SEE OPINION, PAGE 5 SEE CAMPUS LIFE, PAGE a As most psych up for NCAA hoops, gymnastics quietly goes unbeaten. 6 SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 LA The Daily Utah G HRONIGLE Friday, March 12, "The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890" 1999 'g"&V v Kersten Swinyard Chronicle News Writer U students will sec yet another stufee increase due to a recent decision by the Board of Trustees. "Most of the fees are indexed to the consumer price index, and that would mean that we take that January to January increase as 1.6 percent," said Paul Brinkman, associate vice president for budget and planning in the office of the senior vice president for academic dent affairs. MiMM'k:": y-- r: "In addition to that, the athletics fee ''. went up three bucks. That was something that was approved last year, and this is the second and final year of a - :V?7fias ' 5 MW, RAIN: GO AWAY! A 118 3.4 Percent Fee Increase Hurled at Students Next Year 5i35F " Vol. 108 No. student walks outside the Marriott Library in Thursday's sleety drizzle. phased increase in the athletics fee," he said. Brinkman said the main factor in the fees increase is the increase in inflation. "The basic thing is they are tied to the CPI. The change in the consumer price index is the driving force behind the change in the fees," he said. "Once in a while there is something in addition." The raise is due to basic inflation and will only impact the fees 1.6 percent, Brinkman said. However, student fees will increase by a total of 2.4 percent due to the athletics increase of three dollars. "Wc'ro tied to inflation and a special increase of something or other," Brinkman said. "I think that's probably less overall when fees have gone up in the nineties," he said. A resident, undergraduate student can expect to see an overall increase in student fees by about six e studollars, Brinkman said. A dent is defined as one who is taking 15 semester hours. The fees will be less for fewer hours and greater for more hours, Brinkman said. One organization will not be getting larger cuts than another due to this increase, he said. "Whatever outfits that are a part of the original structure, they don't change," he said. The raise is not official until the Board of Regents approves it. "We presume the regents will authorize this today. Technically, it doesn't happen until both the regents and the trustees agree," Brinkman said. The regents meet in St. George Thursday and Friday. full-tim- e, full-tim- Kuwait Expert Offers Solution to Saddam Colby Era Chronicle News Writer As the world moves into a new millennium, many people are focusing on how it will affect their countries. Some believe citizens of the United States need to recognize how our actions impact the entire world. Dr. Shafeeq Ghabra, director of the Kuwait Information office in Washington D.C., spoke Thursday of the consequences of the new millennium in Kuwait. In an interview with The Daily Utah Chronicle, Ghabra spoke n Hussein and U.S. policy during the Gulf War. He said the U.S. needs to take a more aggressive policy toward Iraq. "We need to get to a point where our policy takes initiative," Ghabra said. Ghabra said Iraq keeps challenging its limitations and the United States reacts. As long as Hussein is in power, he is capable of an invasion or an attack, especially with an army of half a million people. "He could come in and march all over the Middle East," he said. With the presidential scandal still captivating much of U.S. media, Hussein sees the leadership of this country as weakened, said Ghabra. He said it is time for an aggressive policy that will remove Hussein from power. Then the United States will gain support in the Middle East. Ghabra suggested a coup to overthrow the Iraqi government. He said it is not possible right now because the stakes and consequences are so high. Ghabra said more support is necessary from the United States to have an "Year after year we have had a political crisis over the constitution," said Ghabra. The first attempt at an elected par- liament and new constitution ended with the dissolution of the parliament. Elected members were forced to flee effective coup. He said the United States has been involved with Kuwait for about 80 years now, and it all began with a mis- or go to jail. sionary hospital. Since then, according to Ghabra, the relationship has evolved to encompass a large economical and political rela- This did hinder the emergence of constitution. When one was finally adopted, it was frozen in 1986. The clause stating that the constitution could not be frozen was frozen first, according to Ghabra. Modernization means Kuwait is headed toward a constitutional monarchy, Ghabra said, but many people living in the country are not a part of that process. Ghabra said in the '20s no one wanted to visit Kuwait. After the oil boom, everyone did. "How do you preserve those who were in the country when it was hot, poor and diseased?" Ghabra asked. According to him, where you come from is where you come from and that will never change. Many "outsiders" are coming to Kuwait, though. This has affected the voting and influence within the country and will continue to do so well into the new millennium. tionship between the United States and Kuwait. The main focus of this is, that according to Ghabra, Kuwait sits on 60 percent of the world's known oil reserves. This oil not only makes Kuwait an interest to the United States, but to Iraq and Saddam Hussein as well. The Kuwaiti government is on the mark to oppose the government, Ghabra said. Since Kuwait gained independence in 1961, it has been striving for a democracy, he said. With more of a voice in the government, the people have taken more of a stand against Iraqi oppression. Yet, the country is still feeling the of democratization, problems It has been tryGhabra. to according ing to draft a successful constitution since 1963. THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE "These are not four- - or five- - star jails, these are minus five jails," said Ghabra. A , a p : ' IN-- kt y i' Dr. v-- A hiA 1 Shafeeq Ghabra, director of the Kuwait Information Office in Washington talked about Iraq, oil and Kuwait's democracy at the U Thursday. D.C., IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.chrOIlicle.Utah.edu ! |