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Show me QURTOWNS = DailysHerald Daily ‘SUNDAY, st 5, 2006 METROEDITOR | Joe Pyrah - 344-2586 - jpyrah@heraldextra.com Economy UVSC estimates transition would cost $8.4M inOrem is lookingup Anna‘Chang-Yen DAILY HERALD. Officials say new budgetiis helping UVSC will eventually drop the C in favorof a U,ata price tag of $8.4 million, partly funded by tuition increase, administrative documents show. President William Sederburgsaid in his state of the college address on . Tuesdaynight that the college hopes to becomea regional state university, but did not give details. “We have no desire to be a researchinstitution,” he said. “Wedesire to be a regional state university.” Documentsobtained by the Daily Herald through a government records request reveal more of how the administration is navigating the university transition. In January 2005,assistant to the president Cameron Martin replied to a student's e-mail that asked if the col- now.” Fhe college has been aggreslege was seeking university status. sively adding degrees, with nine added “The direct answer is, yes,” wrote last year and seven more planned for Martin.“However,the ‘when’is the great unknown.”It would be two to this year. The college would need about $8.4 five years before the school added university toitstitle, Martin said. million to makethe switch, according The state Legislature would need to to a printout ofa digital presentation. come on board,and the switch would Thatincludes $6.9 million to hire new be expensive. “So our focus right now faculty, $600,000 to improvethe rais to prepare for the move by chipping tio of students to advisors, $300,000 awayat these cost (i.e., faculty/staff needs, programmatic adjustments,etc.) See UVSC, B6 SCULPTING TEENAGE TALENT Heidi Toth DAILY HERALD Oremofficials are cautiously optimistic halfway throughthefiscal year with a budgetthat’s encouraging growthafter yearsof disappointment. Administrative Services Director Jeff Pedersen said the most encouraging signs are that revenues are on par with predictions and the unpredictably high gas pricesin the wakeof Hurricanes Katrina and Rita haven't busted the budget. “Weanticipated we would have some trouble with those, but not enoughforus to panic,” he said. They'veleft the panic of the last several years behind, when a burgeoning economyresulted in unfilled positions because of lack of money, and a half-million-dollar shortfall in sales tax revenue one ear. Now,with the strengthening economy, the Midtown Village project on State Street and sales tax revenues, those positions are Slowly getting filled and capital improvementprojects are getting done. See ECONOMY, B6 Friends form en route to doctor’s visits Heidi Toth The scene could haveeasily been twofriends going to lunch. Carolina Flint pulled her 1988 dark gray Camryinto the drivewayof Vicki Fisk's house and knocked on the door. The women hugged and went through a quick round of “how are you doing?” before getting into the car. “It’s such a pretty day,” Vicki commented; the temperature Fridaygot into the high 50s and started melting the 12 inches of snowin Spanish Fork, muchto the chagrin of her 10-year-old son, Avery, who'd gotten a snowboardfor Christmas. “He's snowboarding already?” Carolina asked in astonishment still keep thinking he'sa little kid.” They chatted al health, husbands anddifferent activities — a typical exchange made atypical by See RIDE, B2 CALEB WARNOCK Daily He Julie McKinney, a volunteer at the SpringvilleMuseum of Art, catalogs pottery by Cody Layton of Box Elder High Schoot The potteryis oneof 800pieces a high schoolart being enteredin the 34th AnnualAll-State Utah High School Art Show. Springville Museum hosts High School Art Show Caleb Warnock It may be just the push they need — and it may changethe course of their lives. Morethan 800 paintings, drawings, pottery pieces,collages, photographs and even jewelry from more than 70 high schools across Utah have been arriving at the Springville Museum of Art all week for the 34th AnnualAllState Utah High School Art Show. Saturday was the final day the museum accepted art for the competition. Eightjurors will now select about L 300 of the worksfor display and 59 of the pieces for awards,said Virgil Jacobsen,curator of education at the museum. The worksarethebestof the best. Eachschoolis only allowed to enter the numberof artwork equivalent to one anda half percent ofthe total students enrolled in the school's junior and senior classes, meaning schools must have their own competition to chose who mayenterthe Springville competition, he said. “It's a place to highlight the very besttalents andabilities,” he said. “Finding out thereis a positive re- action to their work may be just the thing that spurs them oninlife,” said Leah Smith,art and art historyteacher from Jordan High Schoolin Salt LakeCity whodelivered work from 21 of her students to the museum on Saturday. “A lot of artists don't do other things well so there is a huge validation for them tobe here.” The show is one of the fewopportunities studentartists haveto display their work for a wide audience, she said. “It teaches them to set and reach a goal because they workall year to get a piece readyforthis, andit teaches them to save their moneyso they can afford to frametheart in the best possible way,” shesaid Fourpieces will be chosenfor master’s awards,ten for awardsof excellence. 20 for awards of merit and 20 morefor traveling exhibition. Jacobsensaid. In addition,three will be chosenfor congressional awards andthose three will be taken to Washington D.C. for display, he said. Theartists of these three pieces will each be giventhree donated planetickets so they and See ART, B6 WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE Selling Utah’s Freshest Produce at Utah’s Lowest Lg. Braeburn, Cameo, & Gala Cucumbers Apples 4 io] Green Bell Peppers Bunch Spinach 3 a| SOE cach Red Delicious Apples 39¢» & ‘ Red Leaf, Green Leaf, & Romaine Lettuce Z tor? ®s \ 79¢ Ib 5 Lb. Bag Russet Potatoes 99¢ Golden Ripe Bananas “Nobody Does Produce Like Reams” SPRINGVILLE STORE PLUM TREE CENTER 75S E. 400 S, © Springville « 489-0088 2250 N, University Pkwy. * Provo * 356-SAVE 29¢ » |