Show The Published by the students of the College of Eastern Utah Stubbs turns BB program around-tea- m in contention for regional title V'iS3SS2SSSS3SEMEBJ w Legislators squeeze limited money into education - — i By Denise Kabonic Eagle editor Higher Education in Utah was left with a budget much lower than was hoped far at the close of the 45-dannual session of the Utah Legislature last week The original $66 million requested by Utah's nine colleges and universities was slashed considerably first by the Board of Regents who decided on a request of $26 million and finally the legislature approved a $22 million budget increase for the 1988-8- 9 school year This lack of money could create problems with the continued rising student enrollments Salt Lake Community College Utah Valley Community College Dixie College and Southern Utah State College are finding it difficult to squeeze any more students in and still maintain a quality educational operation ay f ':r1 : -- 'Vs '!snr: ‘A :J kmv r JmW :?£& tk £L 3- ?!£' - r S r vVvt'- Ralph McKinney (22) diheg off lo toemmato Tom Cook (42) REGION IS MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE HELD AT DIXIE COLLEGE: Thursday March 3: 12 pm CEU vsUtah Valley Community College 2 pm Sail Lake Community College vs North Idaho College 6 pm College of Southern Idaho vs Snow College Dixie College vs Ricks College 8 pm Friday March 4: 6 pm winner CEUUVCC vs winner CSlSnow ' 8 pm winner SLCCVNIC vs winner DixieRicks Saturday March 5: 8 pm Championship Game photo by C Hamaker - College presidents sought funding to educate 3200 new students next year Regents also cut that amount down to 1600 new students and the Legislature ended up approving funding for 650 new students The College of Eastern Utah will be allocated $122400 for enrollment growth $7700 for the San Juan Center for next year $8900 for state retirement cost increases and $43200 for benefit rate increases giving CEU a total of a $174500 increase in its base budget CEU will have to absorb the costs from the line items that were not funded such as salary increases fuel and power and new space maintenance The funding to finish the remodeling of the computerfamily life center in the old hospital building and all requested new positions were left with no new money “The funding made available by the legislature this year was very limited" said President Michael A Petersen He also mentioned that no new projects will be established and some may have to be put on hold such as the computer center The Legislature did not approve CELTs request for almost $4 million to remodel the old hospital into usuable classroom space However they did approve $27 million for Snow College's Career Center completion $31 million for the University of Utah's animal care facility and $2 million Cor Utah State University's Old Main renovation (Note: see Eagle cartoonist Scott Salisbury's humorous rendition of how the Legislature divided the tax dollars amongst the colleges and univeristies) Inside the William Allen blouis a may schoolscoring record ‘Forensics team uiln trophies In three states ‘Spring break retreats ‘Womenshould support women ‘Winter qiiorter testschedule ‘Baseball season starts Saturday ys 'A: ' )n:HeiperMte ‘Poetry readings v 'w:feature reknouin-e- d 'to "' V artists s 'ft v 5 o Aii 4 ' ‘Photo essoy of ospetl binding rV basketball season |