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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE THURSDAY, MARCH 7, ASUU Web Site Now Has D ocuments, News ERJKA JOHNSON Chronicle News Writer for content, but the stories will be posted as soon as possible, probably within Student government members say they want to be usefuL They want students to buy and sell books, download documents, post news and find information through their Web site, www.a5uu.urah.edu. After five months of work, the Associated Students of the University of Utah added an online document and news section where any registered student can post news and information. The documents arc online by request of ASUU secretaries, who spent much time making copies of forms and documents students need These documents include any forms and information students might need from ASUU. Legislation that came before the General Assembly and Student Senate is online, as well as contact information for student leaders, general facts about the organization hours, according to Bayona, "The service is mostly intended for cabinet members and their boards," Bayona said "We still wanted to make it available to everyone. Student groups on campus arc welcome to submit news and things." Only 17 students and ASUU staff members have registered, but Bayona hopes nuny more students will register when members of ASUU do. "It would be great if we had more people," he said "For sure we're going to make all the active cabinet members register." Sometime next week ASUU hopes to add a frequently asked question section and a directory system to the Web site. The directory system will feature links to Web sites the student government believes are useful and important to students. ejohnson chronicle, utah. edu 24 and information on how student groups can receive funding. Student groups and student advisory committees can also download the forms they need to register or obtain funding. The same documents and information are still available at the ASUU office for students who do not wish to go online. The other feature recently added to ASUU's online offerings is the interactive communication system. Students who register can join a mailing list for ASUU news and updates posted by other registered users. Information students submit will also be posted on the Web site as part of the news and events section. "It s kind of an open system where everyone gets to participate and inform students of what's going on," said Sergio Bayona, ASUU Webmaster. "It won't be anything not related to students." tion and others the financial status of students and their opinions concerning tuition increases. U President Bcrnie Machcn began using words like "large" and "significant" to refer to the tuition increase he plans on proposing later this week. Lowe said he feels that the state Board of Regents also seeks a big tuition increase to compensate for the lack of state funding. The survey has helped lawmakers and administrators better understand the situation facing students, Lowe said. The governor, state Board of Regents, legislators and institution presidents received a copy of the survey, he said. The survey concluded that nearly 32 percent of the U's student body has been negatively affected economically by the events and conditions of the last six months and 3 percent of the student body has lost employment during that period. Based on the survey results, 74 percent of students arc entirely responsible for their own tuition, while only 48.8 percent receive some form of financial aid or scholarship. The survey also stated that an increase in tuition would require 29 percent of the student body to postpone graduation one year in order to work extra hours to pay for school. When the Regents meet March 15, students will MM n agency." Lowe believes the survey's greatest accomplishment is the way it helps legislators to see the level at which some students struggle to pay the bills. A 10 percent increase in tuition, is a month of rent for many U students, he said. According to the survey, half of the students believe a 3 to 4 percent increase in tuition is the highest rea- sonable percentage increase. However, to fully compensate for the amount of money the budget has been cut, tuition would need to increase by more than 25 percent. At the U, that translates into an increase of more than $750 a year. administrators are expected to release their suggestion for their own tuition increase in the next few U days. jparkinionopchroniclc.utah.edu np mm fi tiii nnur mm im ipmwuw m m m) m iiipji.hiipm.hiih nmuum.., .i..ii'gi!i.jui..iiiuiwiuuiM i. Peri had her bubble burst one too many times with ISP mergers, busy signals and rate bikes. Tben she found X and was I .'1 blown away by their service. m Mention this ad and we'll waive ail set-u- lees, and with your first month of service, we'll Give you a '' m ,.1 p Hitman second month free. pwmttm. This interactive email system was one of Ben Lowe's and Mike Nelson's campaign promises when they ran for office. The more interactive ASUU can be with students, the better it can function," Nelson 1 1 A s J X -- Nfl'" j '' - : 7'' itY ' v u ' said "It's all contin- gent on the amount of students that actually use iL" The posted information will first go through the technology board to make sure the information is pertinent to students. The board will edit postings 3 know the exact amount tuition will increase next year. Regents have approved a 3 percent increase, but the colleges and universities each have an opportunity to add an additional increase. "I hope students understand the severity of the situation we arc in. We don't want tuition to be increased, but we also don't want the quality of our education to decrease," Lowe said. While lobbying for students this year, Lowe met with a representative who told him. "We can't afford to fund higher education the way it needs to be funded." He said. "The only response I cou!J think of was, 'neither can we.' If students are going to have to tighten their belts, so should everyone, every department and every LEADERS continued from page 2002 rlJ SSSiQN INTERNET X' A BETTER FORM OF 801.539.0852 www.xmission.com -- TRJf SMISS1C! 5IE33403 South, SuSe 2D0 Safl Lake City. UT 84111-271- ' 1 ' - r ft;, 06 , t- v X'' 4 "fa it 1 SIM- 2? " 'l ' - t J? , ;S ? .1... O rl d " I r ruijg Oft, t 1 1 |