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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 - DIXIE SUN Board of regents approve annual tuition increase C yEDb The board of regents approved on Friday an 8. 1 percent tuition increase to take effect in the fall. Admissions Director Brandon Boulter said tuition will increase due to a statewide budget cut in higher education said. However, he added that the increase is nothing compared to past years. percent increase occurred in 2006 because a higher level of staff was required, Boulter A 31 said. Education level for professors was required to be higher because the level of classes being taught was going to be at a higher level as well. Boulter said, The hike in tuition is not because of the faculty, but from the budget cuts. cealed weapon. Scott said concealed carry permit applicants are required to take a class from a certified instructor, must be at least 21 years old, and cannot have any warrants or felonies on their record. Alcohol offenses, like a DUI, would prevent someone from get f I vl r" H I Were still the best deal rag?'-- Its part of growing she said. Students should thank him because he just kept it at a $100 increase. Dixie State College is not only the most affordable school in the state for residents, but also for students. up you have to research, Ellis said. Students need to find out the things that concern them. DSC doesnt necessarily need to be vocal about the change, but at least post what the price is going to be. the class, $10 for fingerprints, $10 for the license photo, and $65.25 for the state fees. Scott said he used to offer the classes twice a month, but since Obama was elected in November, enrollment has skyrocketed to the point that he now classes offers week. per "Most of them are wanting to get it just because they know that Obama doesn't like concealed weapons permits," Scott said. "He'd like to eliminate them." Scott said the increased demand for concealed weapons permits has slowed down the process. It now takes between two to three months for the state to send permits to those who have completed the course. te charges expunged. Students interested in a concealed carry permit can sign up for a three-hou- r night class at Guns and Diamonds. The total cost to get a concealed carry permit is $125.25: $40 for two-to-thr- lUf v i te in the whole state, ting a permit for six years. Anybody who has been charged with a domestic violence offense can never get a permit, unless he or she gets the violence continued from page 2 pre-me- plain. possible so as to encourage students to attend DSC in following semesters. WEAPONS Trina Heid, a freshman d major from Phoenix, said she came to DSC following the footsissteps of her brother and ter. DSC is also far enough away from home and cheaper than any university. The living cost estimated for attendance for a resident of Arizona to Arizona State University, according to the institutions posting, is $25,793. For Heid, tuition at DSC proved to be more affordable. Eric Ellis, a freshman art major from Kingsford, Mich., said he hadn't heard much about the increase. The concept is to make sure we keep our students whole with graduation and program plans, and help them make the progress that they need to make, Nadauld said. Nadauld also said when the legislature chooses to fund other programs and put less funding into higher education, the only alternative is to disadvantage students by cutting programs and have students help in this small way to keep programs intact. However, Stafford said students shouldn't com- Statewide budget cuts were 17.5 percent this year, which is a lot of money, Boulter said. Luckily, we have an administration that is economically savvy, he said. Donna Stafford, director of student activities, said tuition increases every year, and its simply due to the cost of living. As the dollar devalues, things increase with cost. Stafford said Dixie State College has a good president ivho has worked hard to keep the increase minimal. He doesnt want to discourage students, Stafford said. We need students, and students need us. The regents approved all of the increases proposed by President Stephen Nadauld. He wanted to keep the increase as low as BY KC CHRISTOFFERSEN AND SHANNON JOHNSON Dixie Sun Staff ? 4 l'llin) 4. W XMK J I -- rsrt r V Aft.. ? Wh Orn-lTUT- U fO .ppli P i J. ! r. 1 Tr.-- I M r ,i r-- w ifeUhsiSlSL :r uJeiH te te BY KENNY STEELMAN For the Dixie Sun The police officers of St. George are working to help prevent Dixie State College students and local residents from theft. With the economy down and many people struggling to make a living, are more and more people turning to theft? Kenny McAllister, a freshman undecided major from Logan, thinks so. McAllister used to work for Dillards at the Red Cliffs Mall in St. George. He said theft was a problem Dillard's and the rest of the stores in the mall dealt with on a daily Dillard's products. m TTrT- - JTTTumj jiiOmvieib' j. h Li j,1 - JIMMY TO GO " j? CATERING HXUS'L .. Vs . I IZLT I I TXH 1 72.1 '22 'UiXfrn: '1 'k- would catch people going into the changing room with a lot of clothing so they could steal some of the shirts and whatever else they wanted nearly every day, he said. McAllister also said there are no police officers there on duty to arrest anyone, and no one watches the cameras. Laura Fleming, a sophomore undecided major from Las Vegas, currently a Dillard's employee, has caught someone stealing shirts and sunglasses before. Fleming said, The Red Cliffs Mall and Dillards security could be way better if the employees went through a theft protection training or something like I r' 2j - that. Z.7Z it. .ILJ. Fleming said the store managers tell employees to watch for people stealing and then call security. The police will then be called to the mall to try and get there Ul- 'M- uriin r' m 13w V in time to catch the thieves. Theft in a home is never Y27S DraQJU'RElS ssoimai sm& iU. ppj" B Di The earn ' offou again! Hawa Do' in the a jinmi noon, E outs when v,;-- Aaroi pi the drive 0n anoth the U home versi. fc the sene1 Ca ior bi Theft in St. George can be avoided with certain precautions McAllister said the challenge with catching the thief was that he had to catch him or her in the act of taking 1 William Sederburg, Utah's commissioner of higher education and officer of the board of regents, said the community and students should be pleased with il amount approved for tuition increases. I was pleased with ho. low they are, and I think the Board of Regents are very comfortable with ip he said. There weren't lot of complaints; it vote. Sederburg said schools are accepting growth , increasing tuition in mod. amounts. These numbers are as low as they are because c federal government is ah to help with the federal stimulus money, he said I think the feeling is to keep increases as low as possible, but it's a tradeoff between quality, access affordability. majo basis. 'U i ' He still plans on staying through the summer so he can get residency sooner because DSC still proves to be a wise choice for him financially. Dani Hansen, a junior majoring in nursing from' Alamo, Nev., said she is still not a resident of Utah and even received a scholarship for $10,000 at a school in Nevada, but she chose to come to DSC for the nursing program. The tuition increase will not be affecting her decision to return. Hansen is hoping to be on student government again next year, which will provide her with a $1,000 scholarship if accepted, and that wont cover all her tuition. If they raise tuition Im afraid mine will get jacked up, Hansen said. welcome. This recently happened to Richard Liles, a sophomore undecided major from Logan, N.M., and his roommates at Rebel Creek Ridge. He had a television stolen last month as well as a few other possessions. the D and s umpi catch Mott ingt Liles said: I came home from work and the televise was gone. There was glass chan Th have everywhere from ourmur being broken all over the on th house. Police officers had left a card on Liles door, telling him to call them because it S neighbors had called the police and witnessed their BV D bery. Since the robbery had taken place the night before the police officers came oie and had Liles fill out a pol. report and give a descriptor of the stolen property. Officers Alex Mickelson and Cory Smith are partner who patrol together for the St. George Police Department. Mickelson said a major cause of theft is people nee. ing money for drugs. He gave a couple of tips' help prevent theft in the home. The first would be never let someone you don know into your home. He c she could come back at a later time and take your valuables. Smith said, The stolen li property will more than ly be sold to a pawn shop' can money so the thieves buy drugs. The second tip is to loci all your windows and door when leaving the house The third thing to kno if someone looks suspictou or out of place, call the police and let them kno" said 'j your concerns. Liles are area the officers around doing their best to stop p la" pie from breaking the and hopes to get his valuables back soon. The police department1' working hard to prevent crimes from taking pla Mickelson said. c l' An loth after I the ofth "eel Th two time win; ups. H said help turn and she sam fielc D unti Aci the out P, dou stor leac pirn foil Sea CORRECT! 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