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Show .----,---~~~~--,------~ -----------...,_"""'!"'_______....,._________________....--i MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2000 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS Student costs rise again BY SHELLY BROWN SENIOR STAFF WRITER A 2.9 percent increase in student fees is being added to the 5.75 percent tuition increase already scheduled for next year. This will bring the basic student fees for full-time students from $220.50 to $227 for the 2000-2001 school year, a total increase of $6.50. According to Neal Cox, director of public relations for SUU, the new fees are being distributed in three areas: • $4.50 will be added to the athletics fee. This will help continue to allow students to attend athletic events for free. • $1 will go toward a music events fee. This will be a new fee and will help fund concerts and other similar events. • $1 will go to the Service Learning Center. "The concept of the Service Learning Center is that students attend school, learn how to do things and then utilize the knowledge they have gained by going out and doing things for other people, serving other people." said Cox. "[The fee] will help further that concept.· According to Cox, student fees are also broken down into a11 activities fee which provides the money for SUU clubs and organizations; a building fee which helps to pay for the Sharwan Smith Center; a uoion building fee which pays for the operation of the Sharwan Smith Center; a computer fee which helps to pay for the upkeep of the computer labs; a health services fee which helps to fund the Wellness Center; and an identification card fee; which pays for the student identification cards. Cox said some students have asked why they have to pay fees for some things that they will never use. "Looking at [the fees], you can see why we can't let people start paying this selectively. Someone might never get an identification card, but that person still pays the $1 .50. That same person might go to more than 40 athletic events, though, so it evens out. The fees are complicated but necessary to keep us moving. • Cox also said if students paid fees selectively it would take the school a very long time to figure out which student was paying which fee. He said this would make it difficult to know who had paid for and could attend activities and use campus resources. Cox said in spit~ of the increasing tuition and fees, the tuition and fees at SUU are not as bad as at other Utah universities. SUU students with 10 to 20 credits all pay a set level of tuition and fees, while at Utah State University students with 13 to 18 credits pay a set level of fees and at the Unive.rsity of Utah tuition and fees go up for every credit hour a student adds. ~ a: :> i "'~ :> '::t Tacey Giles (left), a junior communication major, talks with Brian Heuett, assistant professor of communication, during Friday's faculty/student research day. Forty-two displays representing 61 students and 20 faculty members took part in the day. The displays came from a number of departments within the Colleges of Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Performing and Visual Arts. Gas prices to shrink, but not soon Pow-Wow honors past· BY TYLER JOHNSON SENIOR STAFF WRITER (continued from page 1) Verna Salt, chairwoman of the Pow-Wow, said the head man and head lady play an important role in a pow-wow's success. "The head man and head lady dance in every dance throughout the Pow-Wow. They also set a good example for the other dancers participating," Salt said. The dancers competed in several dances including the traditional, fancy and grass dances. The traditional dance involves more traditional clothing made of cloth and buckskin and the dancers move slower. The fancy dance include dress of brighter colors and feathers and quick, sharp dance movements. During the jingle dance, dancers wear clothing with hanging ornaments that make a jingle sound when they move. "Each jingle dance is like a prayer because of the jingles. If somebody wants a dancer to dance for them, they must give a gift to them in exchange for the prayer." Salt said. Salt said about 100-125 dancers participated in this year's Pow-Wow. The Pow-Wow began Friday with a "grand entrance,· or a large parade which featured any Native Americans who wished to participate. According to Dan Becker of the Sierra Club's Global Warming and Energy Team, much of the demand for petroleum products comes from the United States. The Despite the promise made by the Organization of United States· fuel consumption rates have risen due to new Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase crude oil fuel-guzzling vehicles such as sport utility vehicles, said production, gas prices around Cedar City could remain high Becker. through the summer, government officials warn. With gas prices as high as they are, many students at SUU Last week, OPEC promised to increase its crude oil said they are unable or unwilling to travel bec~use they said production by 6.3 percent, which will they are out of money and wondering how to increase the fuel importation to the United keep their cars running until prices drop. States by 1.7 million barrels of oil per day. Several businesses around the country Despite the promise Bill Richardson, United States energy have offered to help to relieve the financial made by OPEC to secretary, said he expects prices to drop by burden placed on vehicle-dependant as much as 18 cents from current prices by residents. increase crude oil the end of the year. Government officials Priceline.com will sell fuel on its website and citizens, however, are not optimistic that production, gas starting in May. People wishing to purchase prices will drop despite the increased fuel prices around Cedar fuel on-line can name their own price for importation into the U.S. gas. The buyer pays for a minimum of 50 City should remain "This is no time for celebration. I don't gallons of gas at a time and is then sent a think we've done the job yet," said U.S. Sen. high through the gas card to be used at a pre-determined Charles Schumer, (D-New York). summer, government location. "[Gas prices) are the highest I've ever Many people intend to take action into seen them in my life. I don't like them ," officials warn. their own hands with a proposed gas-out Marcy Gubler, a junior elementary education next week. The organizers urge people to major from Tooele, Utah, said. not buy gas on April 7, 8 or 9 unless it is an Schumer said if gas prices do not decline soon, he will ask emergency. They hope the 'boycott will force gas stations to the U.S. government to dip into its fuel reserves to help to lower the prices. ' lower prices. Although many Americans feel that the gas prices here are In recent months, gas prices have hit a nine-year high outrageous, people from other countries are paying more across the U.S. Prices have climbed to as much as $2 per than three times more for fuel than Americans. gallon in some areas, but averaged $1 .60 across the nation. Canada's population is paying about 35 cents more per Gas prices in Cedar City hit an average of $1.69 per gallon gallon than Americans. People in London pay $5.64 per for the lowest octane rating. gallon. According to CNN, a number of factors affect the price of In Jerusalem, drivers are paying $4.07 per gallon. Stations gasoline. Oil refinery fires in Texas, increasing labor costs, a in both Rome and Berlin are charging more than $3.80 per drop in the Asian market and, of cours~. supply and demand. gallon. 1• |