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Show I ( c J ' j h." 500 Historic Magna, hub of the scenic Oquirrh Loop VOLUME 85 NO. 18 ;Tt was an autocratic decision which they tried to turn democratic and it just doesnt work, said by Necia Palmer Magna Times Editor ' ' ' MARCH 19, Just to make sure everyone was represented. Cyprus held four father of a Cyprus student' . years of tradition and three years of individual memories were the selling points of the Cyprus case. "Theyve lost the Song and Yell, the Chain, the C on the hill, and now they are losing graduation. They dont care about Cyprus anymore, said Arlene Patterson, Cyprus alumnus and mother of a Cyprus student. Space, accommodations, and time of day were selling points used in sup- port of the Huntsman Center decision. "Three out of the last five years, it has rained during the ceremonies, said Eric Christiansen, senior class president. Furthermore, because graduation will be finished by 8 p.m., it will still be too light to see the C on the hill because the sun sets around 9 p.m. in June, he said. Christiansen proposed using the money needed to pay off Cyprus por- - , tion of Granite School Districts contract with the Huntsman Center for "something that would last longer than two hours. But the money used by the school district $3,000 for space rent plus costs of University of Utah Public' Safety, Huntsman Center event Staff, sound' technicians, . emergency medical staff, cleanup staff, $1,000 copyright: fees, and an to damages the building and premises. is still money out of our pockets, said Hamp. The Huntsman Center was favored 189 to 81 in the vote tallied yesterday , with 11 votes suggesting McDonalds, Hardees, Jamaica, and Antelope Island. Of the 350 to 375 graduating er , then' be mjttsdi he thr mote . senior class. UTA . , .Theres no threat of money now ... the administration and the Community Council will take care of monetary needs wherever graduation is held, he told the senior class. Lets not leave here divided, please, he asked. be one block from school. The change was in response to a petition the UTA received from a teacher and some students at Cyprus High requesting it. However, since the idea was an and west to 9150 West. The bus is on a half-hoschedule except in peak hours when people depend on it to get to and from work. During that time, it comes approximately every 15 minutes, Billings said. UTA representative Kip Billings said his company contemplated a route that would have sent the bus up 8560 West where students would only Construction has started on UDOTs new weighing station. UDOT builds new weighing station north of Bacchus West . ; nounced, Billings office has received several calls against the idea and only one for it. They voiced concerns over extra noise, fumes, safety, and extra traffic on an already congested road during school bus hours. Therefore, the bus route will remain as it is, running north on 8400 West from 3500 South to 2700 South vN . ; UTA buses will not be catering to the needs of some students in order to observe the request of residents on 8560 West in Magna. AA " A'A ' ''' ; (hit sticks to old route 84044 , He raised $m. with the help. Qf.thi: Magna Community Council to cover the costs incurred by the school leaders when they decided to hold graduation at the Huntsman Center without fully consulting with the MAGNA, UTAH Seventy-thre- e Charlotte Hamp. Parents polled during Parent-TeachConferences also preferred the Huntsman Center, Marine said. Marine felt the real issue of the situation was which location would accommodate the graduates and their guests. With 350 to 375 seniors passing from student status to that of alumnus, Cyprus High becomes unaccommodating.. Weather permitting, the ceremonies are traditionally held in the stadium, which seats 900 people, Marine said. . In the case of inclement weather, the ceremonies have been held in the gym. which seats 1500 people, and has a poor sound system and poor ventilation. Marine said. ; Annabeth Mecham told the senior class before they voted in yesterdays assembly they could use the Magna Art Councils sound system. The assembly consisted of principal William Christopulos entreating the seniors to listen to the comments of students chosen to present the cases for both the Huntsman Center, and Cyprus High, make a decision, and surveys to decide where the 1992 graduation ceremonies should be ; held. The final vote was taken yesterday during an assembly called specifically for this purpose. Students were polled in a survey one week ago as to whether the services should be held at Cyprus High or the Huntsman Center, although the district made the decision to go to the Huntsman Center in November. ; The survey resulted almost three to one in favor of the Huntsman Center, said vice principal Jule Marine. However, students were told they would have to pay Cyprus portion of the rent fees imposed on Granite School District for the rent of the center during the two days it will take to graduate the senior classes of Skyline, Cyprus, Taylorsville, Granger, Olympus, and Hunter High schools. That would have amounted to approximately $3 per student. ; This pressured students to vote for ) the' Huntsman Center. , said Bill former Cyprus graduate and Hamp, 1992 s - ur voted. Vice principal seniors, only Ben Lems said the vote had been announced for a week and twice before checkTo serve as a truck-brak-e ing station and an occasional weighing station, the Utah Depart- 270 the assembly. , Hamp said if those seniors who wanted graduation at Cyprus still want it, hell support their efforts. In addition to voting for the Hunts-- , man Center, one student reminded administration not to forget prayer at graduation. Christiansen said Cyprus would open graduation ceremonies with prayer. In the survey conducted last week, 187 students voted for prayer and 66 voted against it, Christopulos said. John Maurer, a district roadway design engineer, said the station was designed to encourage truckers to slow down before entering Magna area limits. Police can also utilize portable scales to k trucks as they descend 8400 West, Maurer said. The project should be complete early in the summer, he said. by Necia Palmer Magna Times Editor ! ment of Transportation is constructing an edifice just north of the Bacchus West Plant on 8400 spot-chec- West. Don't forget to get winter trash out of the way in April so your May flowers will have a place to grow. The S.L. Co. Landfill is FREE during the month of April. The Magna Clean-U- p Parade is April 11th. .The sad thing is that a vote like didnt happen back in October, said Patterson. this I Kennecott considered renovating old smelter Editors note: The following is the first in a series of articles, explaining Kennecotts reasoning to build a new smelter. Information provided by Kennecott. Before reaching the decision to construct the new smelter, Kennecott studied two main alternatives for its copper smelting facilities: to upgrade the existing smelter or to replace it with modern technology. These ideas were compared against closing the existing smelter and shipping all concentrates to custom smelters. The existing smelting facilities at Utah Copper consist of three Noran-d- a reactors as smelting vessels and four Pierce Smith converters installed in 1976. The remainder of the equipment ranges in age from fairly new to years. Single contact acid plants process the offgas into saleable sulfuric acid with about 93 60-pl- Kennecotts Bingham Canyon The new refinery and smelter Open-Pi- is t Copper Mine is the first step in the process that turns raw ore into saleable copper. Photo by Necia Palmer of the production line. at the end percent captured. In order to meet the 1991 Utah SIP for breathable particulates, a new double contact acid plant needed to be installed. In addition, it was necessary to capture more fugitive gases and meet the new OSHA workplace standards. Furthermore, due to the relatively weak offgas, the new double contact acid plan would be substantially larger than the acid plant for the modernized smelter, which has much stronger offgas. The overall investment required would be several hundred million dollars. Capacity of the modified smelting facilities would remain much less than concentrate production, requiring large shipments to custom smelters to continue indefinitely. Even after such major investments, the modified smelter would still have high operating costs and its emissions would be uncomfortably close to the allowable limits, leaving little room for future tightening of those limits. |