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Show I TTTP Going Home: returns to and discovers there's 77 f Hong Kong no place like home. s Don't Ask, Don't Teach. TLT ID QMTT II (T E I. t! 11 ia i I t. f E 5 VMSlM! The University of Utah's I B HI v1 Miff a TiPT Fit! If - T? ti sa S3 it i S,")lj j liWIBBil Columnist Mike Chidester tells the NEA to shy away from indoctrination and stick to education. wanm.jmiiiuimi.J.j.,! wn m.mm Slam Dunked? A too-toug- 1890 2002 i : High school Polynesian dancers perform a Samoan dance Thursday in the Union Ballroom as part of the Pacific Islander High School Conference. Hie Center for Ethnic Student Affairs hosted the conference to inform FoJynr sian high schoolers about the U an-- the challenges they may face. About 400 students attended the event, which included breakout sessions where students could address spe i Tibetan Shares Personal Exile Experience ADAM BENSON Chronicle News Writer activism by Despite and human rights advopoliticians life is of Tibetan "the cates, reality the different than popular quite image," according to Tenzin N. Tethong. e activism has Such included rock concerts, mainstream Hollywood movies and congressional appeals.. Tethong, an exiled Tibetan, spoke on the current status of the troubled nation Thursday afternoon to a thin crowd at the Hinckley Institute of Politics. Tethong has been a longtime worker among exiled Tibetan refugees in the United States and high-profi- high-profil- India. Tibet, a small nation in Central Asia, has been controlled by the Chinese government since the early 1960s, and despite efforts by organizations such as Students for a Free Tibet and Tethong's own foundations, "there has been no real movement at all" in Chinese relations with the nation, according to Tethong, chairman of the Committee of 100 for Tibet and founder of the Tibet Fund. Tethong said in his introduction that he is not an expert in any field, but when he speaks, he tries to con- see TIBET, page 3 NO 117 would need to increase more than percent. They thought giving presidents the power to increase tuition would be a good thing, but now the Regents realized they may have created an uncontrollable monster. Last year, when the state Board of Regents separated the tuition increase, the statewide first-tie- r making secoincrease and the institution-base- d XSW l - : increase, they thought they were establishing a process to minimize tuition costs at some institutions while allowing other institutions facing required needs to raise prices. Commissioner of Higher Education Cecelia Foxlcy said the first tier was originally created to provide a low common denominator for all schools. But it became apparent at the Regents meeting Thursday that not one of the state's nine colleges and universities d planned to keep tuition at the first-tie- r increase. 3.5 percent Most of the schools' presidents announced plans to increase tuition around 10 percent. U President Bcrnic Machcn announced last week a proposed 9.3 percent increase $284 morea year for a student taking two semesters of 15 credit hours. After Utah Valley State College President Kerry Romcsburg n announced plans to increase tuition 19.5 percent $308 a year Regents restricted him and limited his increase to 16 percent Utah State officials proposed a 12 percent 3 ; Regent-approve- cific concerns. "We had a breakout session about surviving school and parents because many of our students are raised in two cultures that sometimes conflict," said Fahina Pasi, adviser for the Pacific Islander Student Association. Other sessions included dealing with authority, dating ' and making time for school work.- ' SHEENA MCFARLANO Bryant Becomes U Rehabilitation Chief FRED THALLER Chronicle News Writer Phillip Bryant has been appointed chief of the division of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the U School of Medicine. was appointment Bryant's of Board the Trustees approved by on Monday, and he will assume the post July 1, replacing Dr. John Speed, the current acting chairman of the Dr. le 111 Chronicle Asst. News Editor Concerned over increases, Regent department. "I have wanted to come to Utah for years, but this is the first opportunity that I felt prompted to accept," Bryant said. "My family and I feel it is now appropriate to undertake this transition. We arc very hopeful it will prove to be a wise choice for our family, and I hope the department will feel the same. I see BRYANT, page 4 lower-divisio- raise in tuition. "It seems we got to this point almost on default. I am feeling torn because we don't want to put the increase on the backs of student," Fox-le- y said. The state's tax revenue shortfall forced lawmakers to cut millions from higher education's budget. Since 1992, higher education's piece of the state budget pic has slid from 17.7 percent to 15.4 percent. To compensate for the higher education funding cut this year, tuition the 25 proposed Pamela Atkinson said, "The last thing we want to do is cap enrollment by incomes. The door of higher education must remain open for everyone." However, other Regents feel tuition is too low. "What I sec is that we are starting to see INCREASE, page 3 nd-tier - VOL O JAKE PARKINSON ST. GEORGE : Indiana bumps h All State Schools Get Appx. 10 Increase POLYNESIAN PRIDE: .. & Utah out of the tourney in the first round. They don't call em Hoosiers for nothing. irrflMffil Independent Student Voice Since Chronicle Opinion FRIDAY, MARCH 15, ' Alex Lee With Increase, Regents Create Financial Aid JAKE PARKINSON Chronicle Asst. News Editor ST. GEORGE As Regents raised tuition Thursday, student leaders smiled. The state Board of Regents tacked an additional 0.5 percent increase onto the previously agreed upon 3 percent first-tie- r increase, satisfying student leaders from across the state. Student leaders liked the raise in tuition because, for them, the increase translates into a promise made good. In January, the Regents discovered student leaders" initiated legislative intent language that would have capped tuition increases at 8 percent. Regents disapproved of the tuition cap because it not only capped tuition, but it also limited the amount of funding that a college or university could create before legislators see REGENTS, page 4 More Attend 9 11 Se ries Than E xpected ERIKA JOHNSON Chronicle News Writer People are attending an event sponsored by student leaders. The Associated Students of the University of Utah lecture series 91 1: Responding to Global Affairs has a regular attendance of 40 to 100 students, teachers and community members, according to Katie Anderson, the program coordinator for the Presenter's Office. "It's gone a lot better than we thought it would," said Ben Lowe, ASUU President. Anderson expected to have 20 to 30 students attend each lecture, and said she would have been happy with that audience size. Student leaders formed the lecture series to discuss the issues the daily utah chronicle is on related to the events of Sept. 11. The scries began in January. "Sept. n had a major impact in a lot of issues of our lives," Lowe said in an earlier interview. "We feel that being in touch with global issues is a part of education." Anderson credits the high level of attendance to good topics and lasting concern about world affairs. "Attendance in a lecture series really does prove that there is interest," she said. "It is so great that a student group can compete and sometimes do even better than the Hinckley Institute of Politics." Lecturers have discussed Olympic security, bioterrorism, political issues in Afghanistan and American involvement in the Per- see 911, page 4 the world .iiii Robert Vitaiis speaks Thursday before a crowd for ASUU's 911 lecture series. wide web at www.DailyUtahChronicle.com |