Show THE UTAH TATESMAN UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY VOL 77 NO 1 2 LOGAN UTAH FRIDAY OCTOBER 1 9 1 979 Studentts may Ciamidl© shuffle c©sfts kblkra acreas in parking decal fees (additional student fee may be Ai Utah State students (Worth cool of the shuttle bus tnd nil on according to Boyd ipiiin administrative freUBsen psidat for business W vice a m Staters Council Thursday the source of UAqfor the shuttle system had at tea decided Now the shuttle Is committee under the direction d Vijrae Smith of auxiliary ser-m-s will be responsible for CniiT tk ink in m In deciding the best method for billing USU students Student fees were raised S3 this year $250 for athletics and 50 cents for activity fees and peripheral parking decals increased from S3 to S5 Ticketing at the stadium has been temporarily discontinued according to the traffic and building security office and some stadium parking tickets have been refunded to students misled by ambiguous advertising signs "These signs will be changed" said Christensen "although I per B-l- sonally do not feel they are misleading" These actions are a result of the Executive Senate resolution 80-2which requests that USU designate the stadium area as free parking in order to encourage the use of the shuttle bus The motion was passed by ASUSU’s Executive Council Wednesday after heated debates over the source of lot upkeep funds eliminated by the action It was then submitted to Stater's Council yesterday for approval Unsolved flaws that still remain 0 in the resolution include the fairness of eliminating stadium decals while charging for other equal distances from campus and the source of funding for the lot upkeep and shuttle bus shelter areas "It is not our problem to worry about where the administration gets the money” argued Scott Beck ASUSU athletic vice president in Wednesday's meeting "Our problem is to worry about what the students want” Further legislation passed by the Senate and submitted in Staters Council for approval include in- vestigation into the installment of a traffic light at the 8 E and 10 N intersection USU policy changes in housiA grace periods for rent payment and a proposal to form an athletic ad hoc committee The committee's recommendation commission includes two members from the Athletic Council Faculty Senate administration and ASUSU Executive Council This ad hoc committee would be responsible for determining where the emphasis should be placed in the men and women's athletic programs 'M Bicycles to be ticketed etf The Traffic Office will begin ticketing bicycles parked outside of bicycle racks says Stan Pollack coordinator of traffic Pollack says that bicycles have been chained around trees breaking limbs and permanently marring some George Taylor assistant director of grounds and services called bicycles that obstruct walkways nuisances and health hazards So if students continue to park their tickets will be bikes incorrectly given they said USU does have rules that can be enacted Taylor said but the university would rather not use them because "it's nitpicking and a hassle to students” The problem areas are the HPER building business building and the Glen Taggart Student Center Taylor admits a shortage of bicycle racks and says the situation "is being evaluated” Meanwhile he asks students to check other areas for bicycle parking Warnings will be given before tickets Taylor said a: aj ! 3 pazer vows to battle JNCWietaaaea i being made on with an expected ® budget cutbacks of a separate four wj11® iJTJ? "! r just beginning V jrh “Z Utah State Presi-fctfwdCazier voted this month to 'our Percent cutback in 00 budgets of all 'll tnts - Teitwed Jjee w - yt colleges and but Cozier haa vowed 10 ' whoever ever bis attempt to have rejected of Regents made its enrlier thia month reduction following a Utah Gov Scott ““the cot higher Last veer the regents asked for a similar cutback but most university officials expected that to be a temporary request The cutback currently proposed would be permanent "The request for a cutback was made on the assumption that the economy is not healthy" Cazier said in an interview Wednesday "However the economy of Uuh is fairly resilient” The final decision on the question should be put off until the Utah State Legislature has a chance in January to study the economy tlH President Cazier has already contacted several members of the Irinlatnrr and plana to contact many mote in his fight against the budget cuts said that while he is not against budget cutbacks willing to predict what the legislature will do he said he believes that higher education in this state is a “good investment” As Cazier prepares to take his fight to the legislature a committee has been established to develop criteria for determining which departments on campus would be most severely affected should the cutback become a reality Dean Ralph Johnson from the College of Science was named chairman of the committee which is composed of university deans According to Dean Johnson a proposed set of criteria waa submitted to the University Administrative Council on Tuesday "We’re nearing the end of the reported “We have job” Johnson will be (the accepted' what we think plan)" Johnson declined to com- ment on the contents of the plan because the faculty has not yet had a chance to provide input Students meanwhile are already experiencing the negative effects of last year’s four percent budget cut- back d In past years the Senes Convocation received much of its support from the College of Science According to Dean Johnson the college would traditionally pay the fees and ASUSU-sponsore- travel expenses for several speakers Last year the college furnished three speakers but because of funding decreases that practice has ended The Office of Cooperative Educa- thm established three years ago under a federal grant has also been hurt by budget cuts It was designed to give students training whUe they earn college credit for the experience but it has been all but eliminated because of funding problems According to Susan Mineer a work study student who is the sole remaining employee of the program the office is being supported by the Career Planning and Placement Center In anticipation of further budget cuts most university departments are cutting back on all but essential expenses Travel and new equipment coats have been reduced in most arena Unless rejected by the state Legislature the budget cutback will take effect during the 1960-8fiscal year and would probably 1 |