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Show , v-k- THE 0 ) ii r$ q n it $ soma v f T'A'P" iric uiin il. 1 iii-i- l j ureaK in reoruaryr utt viTiu j exactly what U cs Luiiiinu. iu,t uiui i students are facing, : Standing His Ground: Chronicle Opinion Columnist John Morley says Mayor Rocky's convictions make him admirable. How Low Can You Go? TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, JARED WHITLEY Can't Face Late Cuts, Machen Says U Chronicle Asst. News Editor Elisabeth Wilkinson went back to talking to the media, parking officials rehired her as an appeals officer. She was fired in early December following a dispute with the son of prominent U donors. She said she was fired for reporting the event to The Chronicle. "I got my story out, I got my job back, it's all good," said Wilkinson, a senior studying psychology. "I don't regret any of it, I've learned a lot from it." In early December, the son of prominent U donors came into parking services "threatening" his family would withdraw funds if a boot wasn't taken off his girlfriend's car and her fines nullified, said Wilkinson after the event happened. Parking services complied with his demands. Wilkinson then called The Chronicle to report the inci- Unable to cut another $3.2 million out of the current year's budget, U officials announced they would request a loan to cover what the Legislature is asking them to cough up. U administrators already trimmed $5.4 million from the current year's budget at the request of Gov. Mike Leavitt. Because of the g tax revenue state's shortfall, legislators are asking for more nearly 2 percent more. ever-slidin- When Machen trimmed the U's budget in May, the cut was spread evenly in each department or office. He accomplished this by leaving faculty and staff positions unfilled, reducing U travel, reducing supplies and cutting employees' work hours. Legislators say next year's budget will look like this one. There will be no additional money. calling a "significant" tuition increase next fall, U students' see BUDGET, page 6 mid-semest- er er I i I I l Machen also implemented a campus-wide hiring freeze until July 1. 2002. He hopes the unfilled positions will open up some money for this fiscal year to avoid cuts next - 3 i I i 1 And Globalization 111." tyfh w (I I H j r described the as recession current; "very mild a crowd indeed" to of U students and others Monday. ) "Higher .education is always competing for tax dollars," Bennett said. When there's a recessionand accordingly fewer tax dollars public universities get less funding. The state Legislature postpones appropriating money for new building plans, employee salary increases, scholarships and Sen. Bob Bennett I 'It , .y- - Bmmtt speaks to a crowd cf students at the Hinckley Institute. needs. "Politics is always more fun when there's a surplus," Bennett said to a full Hinckley Institute of Politics. "When there's a deficit, it becomes difficult", Bennett addressed the subject of the recession against the backdrop of globalization, the main subject of his prepared remarks. He prefers the term "borderless higher-e- d mm wi ALI HASNAIN Chronicle News Writer On Monday, the U held a media tour of the Olympic Village and the clinic before SLOC takes it over. The tour highlighted the Polyclinic, located in the Guest House. To make sure athletes' injuries and illnesses do not put a damper on the spirit of the Olympic Games next month, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, along with the U, has created a Polyclinic like no other. The clinic is a health center for Olympic athletes, run by the U's Health Sciences Center. At about 9,000 square feet, the facility is twice as large as the one used in 1998 in the Nagano, Japan Games. According to Polyclinic Medical Services Director multi-special- ty William Holt, "It is the best Winter Olympic Polyclinic ever." While some furniture is still being placed, most everything is on the site. Holt said. According to the clinic's medical director. Dr. Mark Elstad, an estimated 2,000 visits (about 100 a day) are expected during the Games. Everything from injuries to simple colds will be treated. The Polyclinic will have about 300 staff and volunteers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. About 85 percent of the staff is affiliated with the U, Holt said. Nearly all equipment was donated or loaned, Elstad said, by Olympic sponsors like Kodak, which donated a d one of the latest machines available, and the only one in the Intermountain region. Because there was no cost to the U, health care is available in "excess of expectations," Elstad said. For example, MRI equipment is not required, but, because of donations, it is provided. Although University Hospital is only about 100 yards the daily utah chronicle is fV " - DR-900- iibiiii , OK" "v"', , f ' m' m .1 . ' "lu " " '' ' '. - - ' . V. - ..-.- , . - 1 V t 1. , ' .'!'' . I J ; I i.. - . v m - - 1 ;' y - if , j i i ;: 0, "" ultra-soun- see POLYCLINIC, page 4 on said. His speech and the ensuing questionanswer session was broadcast on KUER. JARED WHITLEY 11 Media Tours Olympic Village at U Tour Highlights Guest House, Where Athlete Clinic Is Located f to economy" "globalization" because the word incites strong feelings in certain groups. The "borderless economy" has benefitted higher education, Bennett said. Because the increase in global trade has brought an increase of wealth worldwide, and in the United' States especially, . pecple are richer, there are more tax dollars and therefore more money for higher education. The current economy is much different for students graduating into the workforce than when Bennett graduated from the U (he was student body president in 1957). Back then, your first employer was also your last employer, he said. Nowadays, as students go into the workplace, they have to focus on the skills they will carry from job to job. "We can complain about it, we can riot about it, but we can't burn our ships and go back," he Economy, Higher Ed ' "i"1" OPYi NO 87 year. other Sen. Boh e, 111 1 Bennett Discusses see REHIRED, page 5 full-servic- VOL ecession is 'Very Mild Indeed' uvven dent. "This is the grossest thing I've seen in a long time. People shouldn't get away with thinking they're above the law," she said in December. Parking Services Director Alma Allred said he found the event "hard to believe" and "very inappropriate" shortly after it happened. The day after Wilkinson's reported to The Chronicle, Allred fired her. Last week, he called Wilkinson and offered her the job back. Wilkinson said Allred told her it was a mistake to fire her when he rehired her. She thinks his motives for rehiring her were to avoid bad publicity created by the event. "I will show my appreciation for giving me my job back regardless of Allred's motivation," Wilkinson said. "It confirmed what they did to me was wrong." Allred refused to comment on the 2002 tuition will raise percent to p.y the interests on the loan. With the fiscal year more than U President Bernie said he Machen can't cut the budget without cutting class sections in or asking for a tuition increase. These options are unfair to students, Machen said, so he's going to the bank to get a loan. Leavitt originally asked lawmakers to use millions of dollars from the state's Rainy Day Fund to avoid another wake of budget cuts, but the Legislature disagreed and asked for additional cuts last month. The repercussions of this move will eventually trickle down to U students. In addition to what Machen is half over, JAKE PARKINSON her job Monday. After firing her for U Tuition Increase on Horizon mid-semest- Chronicle News Editor The men's hoops team didn't score much, but it got the win. The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Fired Parking Employee Gets Her Job Back w the world wide I ) . . vv I "- - 1 j. 11. 1.1.1 r mi- Polyclinic Medical Director Mark Elsted gives a tour of the clinic to the media. The clinic will serve athletes and their families during the Games. web at www.DailyUtahChronicle.com |
