Show UIA working with you FRANKLY SPEAKING Student representation and input within the major decision making bodies at Utah State University has increased substantially during the past five years Every faction of the university from the individual academic departments to the Institutional Council has some form of student representation There is now a student organization which serves as a vehicle for a uniform and constructive student input into the legislative and executive branches of the state of Utah as college student (over 50000 in Utah) are a viable very political force when unified The Utah Intercollegiate assembly is a collegiate legislature consisting of representatives from the institutions of higher education within the state The UIA consists of a house of representatives and a senate with the house membership being based on the enrollment of each of the schools Senate representation is divided equally among the schools The UIA is an action organization modeled after the Utah state legislature with intentions of having an active role and voice in the governmental affairs of the We 1 state Legislation brought before the UIA by student representatives during past sessions includes grading systems Student Institutional Council land use planning Social Security voter information tuition in- creases the program residency requirements land lord tenant codes and many other issues which affect us all The USU chapter of the UIA will begin its official operations this week in preparation to the upcoming U A session November 19 20 and 21 at the State Capitol bi-cultur- al I Building Interested students are encouraged to work with the chapter and to attend the first orientation session Thursday Oct 23 6:30 pm at the Activity UIA-US- U Center third floor UC The UIA is for constructive change UIA is a method by which we as students can work within the system for the betterment of the system UIA-USneeds your input your suggestions and your U ideas to adequately represent you the students Russ Hawkins USU-UI- A Delegation Representative Editorial Staff Editor Pauline Summers Managing Editor Doug McCulloch News Editor Kent Perry Feature Editor Marsha Bowen Fine Arts Editor Kim Dopp Reporters Cindy Ford Frank Coats Sports Editor Steve Stout Woman's Sports Marti Raymond Photo Editor Allan Swainston Senior Writers Susan Hodgson Photographer Lyn Business Staff Smith Lila Cooley Dave Howell Linda Perry Jay Wamsley Kent Lauer Dave Kingham Linda Backstrom Tim Marzolf Business Manager Steve Leggett Advertising Cheri Powers Secretary Kimi Eyre Secretary Jill Williams Circulation Rod Brown File Clerk Maggie Leicht by phil frank |