Show Utah State University 74 No 73 Vol Logan Utah Friday April 29 1977 Handicapped give insight to their harriers w li M K by Dave Howell I r ’ f for Student Life V I'oople s dttitudes to handicapped students are almost amusing’ said Teresa Valdez at a f Turn (in Barriers Concrete and Attitudi- - J' s rv 1 V x VffCl k ' -- HI id aldez was part of a forum held in conjunction Human Awareness Week sponsored by the Volunteers vue president’s office V major problem is stereotyping" said V ahft'7 Fveryone assumes that because you are blind you are the only one on campus I have been t ailed both Pauline and Dr Spillman by xJ ifcEt6aeee So lay president said he en m the problems counters communication classroom because of poor sound lights and seating arrangements HISA Mike vx wi h v Vs) fi - rid i s'udents V aide? said there are not too many w’h onr rete barriers such as parked problems trucks on 'he sidewalks or place signs there Most of the ” 'ime the barriers aren t bad Valdez said there are many landmarks on i amjius which is better than at other campuses she has visited Dus campus has sidewalks going everywhere the blind student said The problem is you can t take shortcuts She said she has difficulty in the Hive and Hub I get too nervous because of shifting lines in here Sometimes I can t find the table where I lef rm books iuv -- f r Some students - I r are afraid to talk to hearing-impaire- d students ’ V r jniH -I: Attitudes n K f t " H- i- - T ' - A’ j ’ 1 r-- v xfr v- Aaso-ciatio- - I ’ n y LgM is important if we have to ' lip reo f iktfiLi'y'' hftr!'" r w44ttfi KSLLb r Students wear glasses we wear hearing aids what s the difference9 (Photos by Terry Hor ton) candidates reveal individual election costs artic le is the first in a senes about ASl SU campaign expenditures When S’udent Ijfe decided to run a senes on ASUSU campaign expenditures it ran up against a wall Special Projects Sue Phelps had told the candidates that their campaign forms would be kept within the election committee "I don’t know why I told them ’hat" she said referring to her But because I told promise them that I felt I should keep my This Vice-Preside- nt word La’er Student Life interviewed candidates and had received permission to disclose the information ITielps agreed to assist Student Life concerning the remaining candidates Afterward it was determined that the Associated Students of USU is an organization of the state of Utah therefore the Utah Freedom of Information Iaws 1 (Utah Code through 4) apply to ASUSU Campaign ex52-4-- penditure forms therefore were public records and Student Life could demand to see them Most candidates who were said they could not give ' i ASUSU ten We could get rid of altitudinal barriers by jxople if they would realize we are human too” she said Treat us as equals Do not pity us There is nothing to be sorry about n Mike holiday Hearing Impaired Student president said he encounters communi-(dtio- n problems in the classroom because of Kor sound lights or sea'ing arrangement I lghUng is important if we have to lip read' he said If there is poor lighting we have to s' rain our eves to read the professor s lips ’’ Snhduy said some professors will walk around hi lassroom while lecturing making it difficult f r the hard-o- f hearing student to read his lips or hear him ( emtinued on page 13 s accurate accounts of because their records expen-drure- were in possession of the election lu’ure articles will examine the reiords mure close- (omnir’ee ly Total VSUSU V election alue by-la- state ’ha’ the total value of each candidona- date’s campaign including tions and contributions shall not exceed $85 for ASUSU executive Council candidates and $45 for other offices Candidates must submit a list of all campaign expenditures accompanied by receipts for all purchases to The the sec rec v He said 'he amount of exposure a person could have on campus is limited and that $85 is enough money My uncle would have gladly sent out millions of caramels free to see one of his relatives win and that would have helpbut the big ed’ Kraft said ’hing that wins the election is how you use the money you have I ve been here three months and Bell s Richard Bell who won the ‘ election) has been here two years I would think the thing that brought me that close to winning lists must be submitted use of my money ” election committee prior to the was the wise Richard Bell Cultural VP said announcement of winners for he spent $80 approximately the both primary and final elections on flyers whether majority not do say The I don’t see why expenditures be the lists of expenditures must should be kept private from made public or not people because if someone else defeated was who John Kraft wants to run they had better in the cul’ural know it will cost money” he said 57 $84 mostly he race said spent I would have liked to have spent and on Student Ijfe ads printing but it does give unfair admore caramels vantage to those who can sjoend more I knew my opponent was "No Objection ” limited just as much as I was ASUSU President Ken Carr I hav e no objection on letting said he spent $69 70 on his camI spent” much how know people and that the biggest single he said We know it’s upposed paign expense was flyers o be $85 If you are representing I think you need a little bit of start shouldn’t 'he s’udent you to get out your face and money ou' wi'h anything shadv or in by-la- name but that’s just because other students are doing it” he said “If a person ran for office and didn’t do what others were doing he wouldn’t have a chance ” Carr said he tried to be as efficient as jxissible about his finances and that he didn’t mind telling people how much he spent Bill Nisson who lost the race for president said the election wasn’t public so it is his and the election committee’s business how he spent his money “It doesn’t make any difference to me if they want to make it public” he said “but it’s my $85 ” He said he spent around $83 the majority on brochures scratchpads and Student Life ads defeated for the office of secretary-treasurer said more money might have helped in some campaigns but not in hers “I felt good about the money I — I could have spent more but I don’t think it would have had that much effect” spent” she said “I lost Cindy Farr who won the Special Projects office said running for an office last year helped her more than anything "I spent $8166” she said “Having a visual campaign and name recognition helps” “I don’t know exactly because I don’t have my report anymore but I think I spent about $83” said Eric Smart who campaigned for and won the office of executive vice-preside- nt “I didn’t really spend that much but I ended up budgeting for an ad $85 Breeds Ignorance that I didn’t submit on my own to Student Life” cama run to “It’s impossible to reach 9000 Kelly Sanders the new student and try paign said he relations ‘I was said he on $85” voters or $79 $78 spent really disappointed in teachers “I think there should be a limit that didn’t let us talk in classes on an equal basis someto because mass way because it's a good didn’t have the funds to who breeds body reach students I think $85 run against me would have lost” ” ignorance said he was who Mariann Bleazard |