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Show A4 NEWS Students create change by serving the community 7 •-4-11 -9: - • _v. — e W°16104111t1 " - 44;4 .."1144 , trbj;-• ;:ft*"*Ilir '-"‘frt9"1°P: 4 °t, * Students had the opportunity to reach out to the community and have a chance to serve. ,• Courtesy of Stock.xchange By Danni Freeman News Writer Last week marked the fourth annual UVolunteer week held by the Volunteer and Service-Learning Center. This week focused on a push for students to serve the com- Health continued dents because we'd be more expensive." Rasmussen admitted that his dollar figures were off the top of his head and that he hadn't recently researched the numbers, but the GAO found that student health care plans ranged from $30 to $2,400 a month. With a variability that large, and with the school's growing numbers, it would be hard to estimate exactly how much students would have to pay. Ben Reichert, UVUSA multicultural representative, has been studying the topic of student health insurance for the past several months. A Health Administration major himself, Reichert doesn't think a school-sponsored plan is upcoming "It will never be a mandatory thing at UVU," Reichert said. "If it were maybe $50 a month, and it were rolled into tuition, maybe the school could pull it off. But if we're looking at $80 to $100, I think it would be too much for students." According to Reichert, he feels that the school's administrators have other priorities at the moment; however, he also said that if the federal "Two to three years ago, this got to be a hot issue," he said. "The student government at the time wanted to have a school-sponsored plan, but it didn't really get off the ground." Part of the reason is simple competition. "I think you'd be looking at $40 to $50 a month, at the minimum," Rasmussen said. "If we were to tack that onto tuition, we might price out a lot of students. If we have mandatory health insurance, and school X down the road doesn't, we would lose stu- munity and live up to the service council's motto of "Be the Change." For last week's events, the service council teamed up with several different organizations from around campus. Members of student government, the Multicultural Club, international student council and UV Mentors, as well as other programs, joined together in this effort. Each of these groups picked a day to help host a service project. "It gets UVU organizations involved, working together on projects," said Natalie McMaster, service council president. "A lot of students responded really well because we were able to represent different demographics and a lot of people were better reached." Most of these service projects focus on helping the community around the school. The service council works together with community partners and help to assess what these needs might be. This year, projects included assembling humanitarian kits for United Way, an Adopt-a-Grandparent evening, a field day at the Dan Petersen School for special needs children and an Adopta-Highway trash cleanup on Geneva Road. Although the service council felt this event was a success, the turnout could have been greater. For most of these projects, about 30 to 40 students showed up to participate. Out of a school of over 30,000 students, this number does not represent a large portion of the student body. The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center holds events like this in order to provide students with handson experience. Whether this experience be required for classes or is just done by students on their own time, they encourage students to participate and to go out and serve. Not only does service help others, but it leaves one feeling a sense of good work and accomplishment. The best way to get involved in some of these service projects is to stop by the service council office located in LC206 and talk with any of the members. "We have an awesome service council here and willing advisers that would love to help anyone who wanted to help out," McMaster said. Students can also go online to www.UVU.edu/volunteer to see a list of upcoming events, past projects and other information about getting involved with the service council. McMaster hopes that her work with the service council this year has left behind an inspiration for other students to "Be the Change" and take a more active role in serving the community around them. government's health care plan is not repealed, and if students are required by law to have health insurance in 2014, the school will "step forward and provide an affordable option for students." Because such an event is not in the near future, Reichert has been working with different health care providers such as United Health Care and Select Health to see if a discounted student plan could still be available. The results of his efforts are still pending. Schoolwide health care could constitute a shift of students away from UVU because it could result in drastic tuition hikes. Courtesy of Stock.xchange From the Yellow Press to the Fourth Estate and Back: How Journalism's Past Became Journalism's Future A presentation by Ross Douthat Op-Ed columnist, The New York Times Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:30 AM — 12:45 PM Utah Valley University Student Center — SC206 A and B ADMISSION IS FREE Sponsored by Academic Affairs, Utah Democracy Project, Utah Valley University Student Association, Office of Engaged Learning and the International Center Ross Douthat joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in April 2009. Previously, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic and a blogger for theatlantic.com . He is the author of "Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class" (Hyperion, 2005) and the co-author, with Reihan Salam, of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream" (Doubleday, 2008). He is the film critic for National Review. A native of New Haven, Conn., he now lives in Washington, D.C. L]VU INTERNATIONAL SE \TER UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY ii#AOCRACY PROJECT L1VU ItPSA STUDENT ASSOCIATION UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY he ;Neuf flork a COLLEGE |