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Show BIRD WOMEN DONT. TO BE COMMITTED, Beth Henleys Pulitzer Prize winner is slated to begin Wednesday on SUSCs Stage ll and Director Doug Baker and cast are ready for a captive audience. At home in the Centrum against Mesa College Friday, Boyd Adams charges dropped their second in a row, while Bob Schermerhoms troops came back strongly to win. SEE PAGE 10. SEE PAGE 9. THE STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS OF SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE CEDAR CITY, UTAH -- STATE FUNDS TO SUSC DONT KEEP UP WITH COST, ENROLLMENT INCREASES Budget crunch looms again SUSCs budget request of $12.6 million-so- me 14.9 percent higher than the amount 6 faces extreme financial alloted for conservatism in the Utah State Legislature. Michael D. Richards, SUSC vice president for college relations, said that halfway through the legislative session, which ends Feb. 26, legislators have been wrestling with two fiscal issues. The first is what to do about the revenue shortfall for fiscal year and second is what to do with whats expected to be another tight year in 86-8The first, according to Provost Terry D. Alger, appears to have been handled through Senate Bill 167, passed last week, which mandated some $27 million be cut from programs for this year. SUSCs share of this was $109,000. The cuts would affect a number of programs on campus, most notably planned and budgeted equipment items which would not be purchased. Secondly, said Alger, hourly and other unfilled positions. These latter programs, if suddenly unfunded, could mean reduced Library hours and a reduction in class offerings for spring quarter. However, Alger said, the legislature is 85-8- 85-8- Enrollment Operational funds Central Price Index Building funds currently studying the restoration of those funds. The legislature wishes to specifically respond to cuts that may directly affect students, he said, adding that if those cuts do in fact occur the would be done in such a way as to lessen the impact on students wherever possible. Alger indicated that if Library hours are reduced, they would be hours of the least usage, primarily weekends. Classes which would be cut if necessary would be largely outreach classes and other classes for which overload monies are paid to instructors. One revenue boost to SUSC that is not affected by the cuts is the $1.3 million allocated for the building settlement program. These funds, according to Richards, were protected by Gov. Norm Bangerter. Among specific items SUSC is seeking funds for in 86-8- 7 are more library books, new equipment and such new and additional positions as counselors, security guards and secretaries. The college is also asking that the state pick up funding of the Center to the tune of $51,400 per year. Multi-Cultur- Stressed out? Try a hypnotic trance BY KRIS JOHNSON John is in his senior year of college and he cant figure out why he is suddenly beginning to have more stress and pressure in his life than hes ever had before. He has gradually fallen behind in his studies and hes been depressed lately and doesnt know why. He says his life is like a jigsaw puzzle and hes trying to find all of the pieces to make it complete. Little does John know that this is a common problem among college students. John represents one of several college students who experiences the terrible pains of stress and its aftereffects during college. Students at college are liable to every type of problem, says SUSC Director of Counseling Gary Dunford. College is a verv stressful kind of thing. It is important that the students know that they can deal effectively with their stress, he said. A large part of Dunfords job includes counseling students and teaching them to deal with their problems by showing them the various ways in which they can effectively eliminate stress in their lives. Beside giving students advice on how to reduce stress, Dunford sometimes teaches them how to apply selfhypnosis in their lives. Occasionally he will even induce hypnosis upon the student as a last resort when nothing else has proven to be effective in the students treatment. According to Dunford, using hypnosis has benefitted students in numerous ways such as helping them to do better in school, resolving their personal problems, and its even helped some to cope with their health problems. Dunford first became interested in hypnosis six years ago when he attended a hypnosis workshop in which he witnessed people undergoing major operations without any pain killers what so ever. He later joined the Utah Association for Clinical Hypnosis which he says has been a very rewarding experience for him. Before Dunford got involved with hypnosis, several students had inquired him about it and he would always strongly discourage them from using it because he didnt understand it. Many people are afraid of h pnosis because they dont know anything about it, he said. Dunford attributed hypnotic stage performances as fostering a lot of the misconceptions that people have about hypnosis. He says it makes some people fearful of (continued on page 11) Gary Dunford, SUSCs director of counseling and placement, believes hypnotism can help students overcome poor study habits, among other things. |