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Show its rtfwrmttraiimtmhirtmmuH HililiWfUliVUlULihr ' Volume 2X ' ' Number Dixie College "Little Mary Dixie College will present the Theatre musical- - parkling melodrama "Little Mary Sunshine, on October 30, 31, and November 1, 2, & 3, at 8:00 P.M., in the Dixie St. George, Utah Friday, OCTOBER 26, 1990 Sunshine" Opens Next Week beset by difficulties such as being an orphan, being threatened with losing her beloved Colorado Inn, and losing her prized virtue. Nevertheless, she perseveres optimistically in singing, "Look for a Sky of Blue," and others extol her Graff Fine Arts Tickets for this satirical operetta are courage with the tribute available now at the Graff "You've Got To Hand It To Little Mary Sunshine." Fine Arts Box Office from 12 Noon to 5:00 P.M., With the aid of Capt. "Big Jim" Warington of the weekdays. "Little Mary forest rangers, played by was Sunshine first Kyle Lewis, Little Mary's in problems are solved, and produced the late 1950's as an the musical ends in a attempt of the playwright-compose- r patriotic and extravagant College Theatre. Rick Besoyan to both a satire and a loving reminiscence of the operettas of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by such create as Victor and Johann Strauss. "Little Mary Sunshine incorporates the composers Herbert positive view of life e century operettas expressed. Little Mary, played by Tiffany T. Durrant, is same which turn-of-th- Letter -- from Douglas D. tribute to America. The production style will emphasize of simplicity the plot, and characterization, theme in setting, acting , and costuming, according to director C. Paul Andersen. Scenic Designer-TechnicDirector for the production is Brent Hanson. Trish W. Meacham is Vocal Director Choreographer, and Olive al Esplin has designed the costumes. n his distrust of Nancy Twinkle, played by Billy Jester, played by comedian Paul Jensen, expresses Kristen Labrum, in the Dixie College Theatre musical "Little Mary Sunshine," which plays October 30 are free with I.D. Cards. through November 3, in the Graff Fine Arts Center Theatre. Students r Alder, Brent Snow, Terry Bell, and Berkley Booth Head On; Meet the Future that and the the You will have noticed on TV news in newspapers an anti-ta- Vote x So far the trying again to have the voters support an initiative to cut taxes. followers Merrill Cook and his polls indicate that the Initiative is losing support. Pave announced that they will launch a media campaign in the coming days to reverse that trend and to persuade voters to support the Initiative. The Board of Regents took a formal stand against the Initiative. Dozens of Our ither groups have done the same including the Utah Taxpayers Association. ;roup is Institutional Council did likewise. Appended is a document prepared by the Regents committee explaining why urge people to reject the Initiative. Please read it and express your concern by ting November 6. The cutting of $113 million from the State budget would be a disaster to higher education. The Board of Regents has considered several scenarios. Under the have to least damaging we could lose all increases for enrollment and salaries and the lose could we $34 million, increase tuition scenario worst the Under sharply. budget of three and one-ha-lf institutions. and rainy Proponents argue that the Legislature could simply use surpluses by funds. The impending recession that is threatening the country illustrates that they Against Initiative srrrr. A such surpluses will disappear very quickly. The most urgent point is that the huge enrollment bubble that has been in the public schools has now reached the colleges. This years enrollment increase at Dixie College is a clear example. Our increase was twice what the Board of Regents models predicted. Utah State SUSC, Salt Lake Community College, Snow and CEU experienced similar increases, way beyond the prediction. Initiative A would threaten the open access policy that has always guided Utah. Either enrollment limits would have to imposed everywhere or tuition would have to be increased dramatically. Utahns Bhowed two years ago that they would rather pay taxes than to keep people out of school. That conviction is being tested again. The immediate problem we face is to counter the coming media campaign. We need to raise $700 as our part of a fund to pay for some television ads to be aired Alder will during the two weeks before the election. Randy Wilkinson and President raise $400. We ask you to send it to President Douglas D. Alder, Dixie College; to G07 East 760 Randy W. Wilkinson, Chairman Dixie College Institutional Council, South Circle, St. George UT 84770; or to Regent Michael Leavitt, 1872 Laird Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 ' , tni |