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Show THE THUNDERBIRD MONDAY OCTOBER 3. 1988 PAGE Rollback supporters defend their position (CONTINUED FROM PACE 3) Supporters of the initiatives say government officials throughout the state have distorted the rollback's impact in an attempt to insure the proposals' failure. "It appears that opponents of Initiative A are bent on defeating the initiative by painting the bleakest of all pictures," said WELCOME BACK! COUPON BRING IN THIS COUPON AND RECEIVE 2.00 OFF ANY DRY CLEANING ORDER. Stephenson. Crenshaw said figures generated by the rollback's opponents are "a deliberate distortion." The high numbers, Crenshaw said, come from the fact that opponents of the initiatives are first cutting programs that receive federal matching funds in preparing their projections. The process doubles the state's estimated loss of income, said Crenshaw, whose organization supports all three initiatives. Cutting programs matched by federal funds is "the only way they can come up with numbers sufficiently high to frighten the populace," said Crenshaw. "It is all done with smoke and mirrors." While many have said the initiatives place the state's higher education system in jeopardy, Crenshaw said the rollback would only require the elimination of waste. "We have schools without textbooks for the kids, and yet they just spent $2 million for oak paneling for what used to be Trade Tech," Crenshaw said. "This is insanity. "We have to put a muzzle on this rapacious animal called government and begin to put it on a diet," he said. LIMIT ONE COUPON PER ORDER, ONLY AT JACKSON DRY CLEANERS INC. 59 WEST CENTER JACO BURGER, SMALL FRY AND MEDIUM DRINK a Center remains vacant due to fire codes, costs BY KEN taco mm,. ii RHODES Until SUSC can gain the necessary funds to meet state fire codes, most of SUSC's old Student Center will remain to students, said Mike Richards, vice president for college relations. The old Student Center, which contains approximately 25,000 square feet of area, has stood vacant since last spring for two reasons, said Richards. First, many areas within the building do not conform to current fire code laws. Second, SUSC doesn't have the money to pay operating costs for the building in areas that do conform to fire standards, he said. Before the current Student Center was completed, the old building housed the Bookstore, cafeteria, ASSUSC offices, the Multicultural Center, snack bar and the student lounge. It continues to house the Great Hall, which once hosted most campus dances. In 1987, tlie state legislature gave SUSC about $90,000 for improvements to the building, he said. These funds were used by the college to upgrade the Great Hall and Small Ballroom and to add a sprinkler system and new exits. Utah State Fire Marshall John Elder granted the college permission to use the Great Hall and certain other areas within the building because of the upgrading already done, said Richards. SUSC requested the same amount again this year for the same purpose, he said. The state legislature is scheduled to vote on the request this January. Until then, Richards noted that SUSC does not have the funds to do any more work to bring the building up to code. 830 South Main HALF PRICE ON ALL FOOD ITEMS MONDAY NIGHT FROM 5 TO S off-limi-ts Summit to begin Wednesday National and state authorities will present a variety of perspectives on rural economic development at a "summit conference" scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. A major goal of the conference sponsored by KUTV, Project 2000, and SUSC is to "generate fresh ideas about revitalizing rural economies in the state and create a spirit of cooperation in working toward that goal," according to Jennifer Stevens, executive director of Project 2000. Public and private leaders and practitioners in economic summit development activities will participate in the two-da- y which will be held at SUSC's Centrum. "The Utah Summit Meeting on Rural Economic Development brings together an impressive group of national and local experts who understand the problems," she said. "It is an opportunity to hear from people who have encountered obstacles firsthand and are overcoming them." 60 FROZEN YOGURT NOW OPEN FLAVORS (6 DAILY) 22 DELICIOUS TOPPINGS GOURMET YOGURT SHAKES Buy a regular or larger and get FREE topping or soft drink. LOCATED JUST NORTH OF COLLEGE AVENUE APARTMENTS COME TASTE THE DIFFERENCE 80 W CENTER CEDAR CITY ALPINE LANES COUPON BRING IN THIS COUPON FOR 1 FREE GAME ($1.25 value) Only at Alpine Lanes. Expires 121588 421 HIGHWAY 91 CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 9 |