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Show J r:.HlRvJ NICLE THE 17 D TT Kj I ' : , r KCS Independent Student Voice Since 1890 "mz 7" ' , finally lost an ! after 23 In the union. Raise Money for Women's Shelters 'Outrageous Hope for Financial Aid Is Alive JILL HOMER MATT CANHAM Chronicle News Writer Alpha Chi Omega To Chronicle News Writer Sorority members will be selling everything from cookies to hockey-gam- e tickets this week in an effort to raise money for a Salt Lake City women's shelter. Alpha Chi Omega will kick off its philanthropy week tonight with an dessert buffet. The sororiwill donate most of the proceeds of ty the week to the Battered Women's Shelter at the YWCA. A portion will also go to the national Alpha Chi Omega foundation. Breanne Gardner, Alpha Chi Omega president, said she expects to raise at least $2,500 for the shelter. Alpha Chi Omega has raised money for the Battered Women's Shelter since the sorority was founded at the U. "It's a tradition that we have," she said. "Our char ter is part of Alpha CM Omega's nationwide philanthropies for women." Gardner said the sorority plans to raise the money though the dessert and raffle ticket sales, buffet, ticket and sales to a hockey game. The dessert buffet begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Alpha Chi Omega House. The sorority will charge a $4 cover fee and serve cookies, cake, donuts and hot chocolate all donated by sorority members, alumnae, and local businesses. Gardner said the sorority plans to raise $200 at the buffet. She said the majority of the money raised this week will come from ticket sales for Wednesday's Grizzlies hockey game at the The sorority acquired 100 regular scats and 100 box seats. Sorority members sold the tickets at $12 per seat for regular tickets and $20 for VIP seats. They will sell the tickets through Wednesday, but Gardner said the tickets are already nearly gone. She said the sorority decided to host a hockey night because typically the sorority holds its philanthropy week around winter events. In the see ALPHA CH!, page 4 Gail Norris, the associate commissioner for student financial aid, asked lawmakers to make "an investment in human capital" as the Utah State Legislature decides how to allocate its budget. During Friday's meeting of the Higher Education Appropriation Committee, he asked for $40:ooo to pay for this year's New Century Scholarship recipients and $2 million for financial aid as part of the Utah Centennial Opportunity Program for Education. Norris said he would stick to his "outrageous hope" that legislators will fund these programs, but he also understands the obstacles. Legislators are generally sympathetic to the idea of increasing financial aid, but it is usually not funded because of other state needs, he said. With $181 million in new money to allocate and multiple requests for salary increases by state employees, it is unlikely that legislators will fully fund the commissioner of higher education's request. The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's Office recommends that almost $500,000 be given to UCOPE, with no new money allocated to the New Century Scholarship program. To receive a New Century Scholstudents must arship, an earn associate's degree by the September after they graduate. This award pays for 75 percent of tuition for up to two years. Analyst Debbie Headden said the scholarship, which is in its first year, has not proven itself, and the Legislature should wait until it does to fund it. She was supportive of UCOPE, saying, "It is an important effort for high-scho- ol see AID, page G 4 I UNLV, 2000 VOL 109 NO 103 Salary Increases May Not Surface From Legislature 1 Poetry Nfght Only TheUtes MWC game-t- o FEBRUARY 7, age. Bod j? consecutive victories. Some of the University of Utah's most underpaid employees might have to wait years to receive saiary raises that will increase their income to 10 percent lower than the national aver- Zabitha Zooine of T?ilrsty Alley sings at Saturday's the Union: What Goes Up" MATT CANHAM Chronicle News Writer WHAT MSTRUMENTS ARE THOSE? for Everything: waste your quarters on the fun ones; check out The Chrony's handy video-gam- e guide. y F?Wlfi (f New Games in MONDAY, w U Intelligent people do well no matter where they went to school, says Kathryn Cowies. TAB. The University of Utah's Can't Blame the You --r 3 Presidents of Utah's institutions of higher education and lawmakers alike acknowledged that staff and faculty pay raises will fall short of the Utah State Board cf Regents' request during Friday's meeting of the Utah State Legislature's Higher Education Appropriations Committee. The Regents asked for $13.5 million to be divvied up between the nine public institutions. The U would receive $4.8 million to give raises to 307 and 398 staffers who currently are paid less than 90 percent of their market values. Recommendations by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt and Democratic Legislators fall far short of the Regents' request. Congressional Republicans have yet to make a recommendation. Leavitt has budgeted $3 million for e higher education salary Democrats are pushwhile increases, for million. $4.3 ing said Rep. Patrice Arent, is revunless there "substantial new enue," she doesn't expect lawmakers to fund the Regents' request. Institutional administrators agreed with Arent. During the budget presentation for Salt Lake Community College, President Frank Budd said, "we assume we will get less." "I would not be surprised if it took more than one year to get the funds," said David Pershing, the U's senior faculty-member- state-wid- s vice president for academic affairs. Pershing said the Regents made their request "to illustrate the size of the problem," but that they realize that it will take more than one year to correct. "The need is certainly there," Arent said. But money is tight this fiscal year, and there is stiff competition for funding, she said. The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's Office recommends no new funds for salary increases. Instead, Higher Education Analyst Boyd Garriott suggested that the institutions reallocate existing funds to bump up faculty and staff salaries. "The Legislature, historically, is not too keen on se'ective salary increases," Garriott said. Earlier in the session, he suggested that institutions increase class sizes by 10 percent and raise tuition for nonresident students by as much as 50 percent as a way of getting the funds. "Not a year goes by that we don't comb the budget for anything we can get," said Snow College President Gerald Day. "We do reallocate. We do stretch every dollar," said Southern Utah University President Steven Bennion. Garriott also asked the presidents how they would use the money allocated for salary increases if it didn't meet the full amount requested. Bennion said it would be a balance of trying to give a small raise to all of the employees under 90 percent of their market value and giving more substantial raises in critical areas such as technology maintenance. U President J. Bernard Machen and see 5ALAR5ES, page 5 Alumni Association Honors Former Professor 17 ELIZABETH WHITE Chronicle News Writer J. Boyer Jarvis has no idea why he won the Honorary Alumni Award, but former Dean of the School of Social Work Kay Dea, who nominated him, says he could not think cf a better person. Jarvis, a U professor emeritus of communication, received the award from the University of Utah Alumni Association. The award goes to a who has made outstanding contributions to the U; Jarvis will receive the award at the U's Sesquicentennial Reception on ncn-alumnu- sa Feb. 24.' ' "Well, I'm amazed; it's about the last thing I ever expected would happen to me," Jarvis said. "I never expected that I would be selected for this kind of recognition from the U; I'm really overwhelmed." JarviSi who received his bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, began his career at the U in 1955 as a teaching assistant in the department of speech and theatre. In 1967, Jarvis became a full professor of speech. "I was gratified that my colleagues were willing to recommend me for promotion," he said. In 1972, the department evolved into the departments of speech correction, theatre and communication. Jarvis moved to the communication department where he taught introduction to public speaking, persua- see JARVIS, page 3 ' The I Alumni Association gave former communication professor J. Boyer Jarvis the Honorary Alumnus Award for outstanding service. U THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.Chronicle.Utah.edll |
