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Show 5 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2010. 1972 2008 ADMINISTRATION ADDS NEW FEES Although administrators often seek input from the student body president and other student leaders when considering potential fee hikes, they are not required to seek opinions from regular students. "There's no set policy," said Paul Brinkman, associate vice president for budget and planning. "We try to make it possible for the student government to play a role whenever possible." However, the student body president can often make the process more democratic if he or she chooses. In 2007, the Associated Students of the University of Utah sought student opinion about two proposed fees: a $5 increase for fine arts programs and a new $3 fee to subsidize study abroad programs. A majority of students rejected the study abroad increase and a thin majority (51 percent) approved of the fine arts fee increase. The results seemed to influence student leaders, who decided to wait to move forward with the study abroad fee and lower the fine arts increase to $1.50. Student Body President Spencer Pearson decided to seek support for the study abroad fee this year because most freshmen and sophomores had supported the increase when polled in 2007 No additional surveys were conducted, but the ASUU Senate and General Assembly passed a CHRONICLE continued from Page 1 Chronicle was found to have "overstated" its comments on the matter. Awindow in the Union was broken and The Chronicle reported $250 in damage. However the director of the Union, Ernest Bebb at the time, estimated damages would cost only $100. Virginia P. Frobes, at the time Vice President for Student Affairs, said "the article in The Chronicle is grossly overstated." resolution supporting the increase. Students will start paying the fee this Fall Semester. Only freshmen and sophomores will pay the fee at first, but eventually everyone will pay it. Brinkman said administrators aren't required to get approval from ASUU, but they often involve student leaders so they can use the ASUU legislative process and polls to help gauge student opinion. However, some fees are increased without any formal input from students. This year the administration added a new $5 library fee and increased the recreation fee and transportation fee without formally seeking student input. Brinkman said every fee is evaluated differently. Generally, the administration increases student fees to correspond with changes in the Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation. He said fees usually don't increase more than the CPI. "Up to there we feel we're just sort of marching in place," he said. Brinkman said administrators seek student opinion when a new fee is added or could increase more than the CPI. It's particularly important that students weigh in on new fees, Pearson said. "We want to make sure we have student interest as far as supporting the program," he said. In the Vietnam War era, anti-war protestors took over The Chronicle office. About 150-200 protestors invaded the office to take over the following day's printing. The protestors looked to bring attention to the issues taking place and wanted to bring a strike against Nixon's war policy. Angelyn Nelson, the editor-in-chief during the invasion, refused to turn over the paper to the disgruntled group. In 1968, U students were posed the question of "are students niggers?" in response to an article by Gerald Farber, titled "Students are Harry the Hack Sez: The administration didn't seek student opinion about several of next year's fee increases because Brinkman said the increases are offset by other fee cuts, correspond with increases in the federal minimum wage or were negotiated as part of previous agreements. For example, the $5 library fee is offset by a $5 cut in the fuel and power fee. Pearson said the library fee could have been put in second-tier tuition, but by keeping it with fees it allows students to see where the money is going. It also allows for change in the future. "Fees are more transparent," he said. Because students know where the money is being spent, they can lobby for or against the fees in the future, Pearson said. "Hopefully we can eventually get that fee eliminated," he said. Justin Cyr, a junior in exercise physiology, said he doesn't mind the U making minor fee increases as long as the process is transparent. "I don't think it's necessary that they ask students about every little fee as long as we know what it's going to," he said. Brinkman said making fees separate from tuition helps administrators better monitor spending so fees can be eliminated in the future. niggers." Students answered with both "yes" and "no." The article compared students to slaves, as professors were accused of treating students like slaves. The article was viewed as "needlessly rude and vulgar," according to Dr. Earl W. Harmer, Jr., once chairman of secondary education. Much has occurred since The Chronicle was established, and as news develops from here on out, more controversies might take place. j.bennett@ chronicle.utah.edu I get lotsa fares, ya know, who ask me alla time: Harry, where can I go for a good timer Well, sometimes I take 'em out to the Salt Flats and mug 'em if I don't like their face. Sometimes I take 'em to Redwood Road if I like the bulge in their wallet. But usually I just hand 'em the Entertainment Section of Chrony Classifieds and say, Go gel 'em! Stomp criticism was 'overstated' In a memorandum from Vice President for Student Affairs Virginia P. Frobes to President Alfred C. Emery concerning the KUTE stomp in the Union Ballroom Friday, Dr. Frobes indicated that "the article in the Chronicle is grossly overstated." The memorandum brings up these points: "The stomp was publicized through KRISP but not on high school campuses;" "No one knows how the window was broken. Ernie (Ernest Bebb, Director of the Union) estimates it will cost probably $100 to repair it;" and "Dan Waters (University Security) reports not believing the kid who 'needed a fix' being narcotic but thought he was drunk. He also reports that they made the usual checks through the Union, in the johns, etc., for marijuana but did not find any. (In previous years there was always some, but it has been much better this year.)" In addition to these points, Dr. Frobes claims that "one toilet was clogged because a roll of toilet paper was put in. There was no rags stuffed in it." She also denied any plant damage because of the people jumping over the plants. The Chronicle reported the damage to window as being $250. Mr Bebb, Wayne Backman, one of Union Managers on duty Friday, and Dan Waters were not available. 1973 Lawsuit spurs policy of accommodation A nearly five-year-long civil rights lawsuit involving a U student who refused to use profanity in her acting class was settled on July 13, and all parties involved say they are satisfied with the outcome. "We were able to settle the case while preserving the academic rights of the faculty so that we can continue to teach what we feel is right," said Larry DeVries, Academic Senate president. "Without academic freedom, the university is not a real university." During the 1998-99 school year, Christina Axson-Flynn filed suit against faculty members in the U's Actor Training Program, claiming she was pressured to recite certain lines against her will in an acting class, which conflicted with her deeply held religious convictions. As a result of this litigation, the U will implement a religious accommodation policy to allow students the opportunity to request exemptions from certain exercises that come into conflict with their creeds. The specific phrases, which Axson-Flynn wished to be exempt from reciting in the classroom, included the "F" word and taking God's name in vain. That conflict subsequently led Axson-Flynn to file a lawsuit charging the faculty of the Actor Training Program with violating her First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion. You Can Be An AIRLINE STEWARDESS • •: Today United Air Lines is seeking young women to begin the interesting career of flying the nation's airways as stewardesses on its Mainliners. The requirements are: • Age — 21 to 26 years Height — 5' 2" to 5' 6" • Weight-125 lbs. or less • Unmarried • Good Health and Vision • United States Citizen • 2 Years College, or Registered Nurse Successful applicants will be furnished transportation to Chicago where they will receive four weeks training at full pay. Young women who can meet the above qualifications but who are not available for employment at the present time should apply now for future Stewardess classes. A new booklet "How to Become a Mainliner Stewardess" is now available, To obtain one, write or apply in person at Salt Lake Municipal Airport, Salt Lake. UNITED AIR LINES Being an engineer at the U of U these days isn't at all hard to take, says Dick Burt, electrical engineer, especially considering the pretty girls, who will out number cilvillan men three to one. That accounts for the smile on his face, but who wouldn't smile at the sight of freshman coeds Marion Nelson, upper left, Lois Ann Cannon, center, and Cherrill Christensen, right? |