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Show Internship Helps Wallace A. Lee ToBeUSI (graduates A one-quarter political science internship has helped Wallace A Lee. Panguitch. discover that United States senators arr human "1 had always put senators way up high on a pedestal, but I've learned that they are Just humans like you and I," said Lee, the Southern Utah State College freshman. During hi fHl quarter at SUSC, Iee worked from 'hree to six hours per week in Senator Orrin Hatch's ( It-Utah field office under the direction of Jeanint Holt, the senator's southern Utah area field director "My particular research project was to help determine the problems that rural communities and counties have with federal grants and programs," Lee explained "The goal was to find ways to solve these problems and ways to allow Senator Hatch to be of assistance to local government officials." Lee, who was officially gaining credit at SUSC for political science 292, institute in practical politics, has concluded that the federal government grant procedures are difficult to understand and execute for small towns "I also became aware of the '10 percent minority clause' which gives small communities problems. That clause makes it necessary for a percentage of community public projects to be completed by minority vendors even if there are no minority vendors in the area if a community is to keep a grant," Lee explained. The political internship program at SUSC provides experiences for two college students per quarter, one working for each of Utah's two senators. The SUSC program is coordinated by Rodney D. Decker, associate professor of political science. During his internship Lee met and worked with senators Hatch and Jake Gam, and U.S. Representative Dan Marriott. He attended meetings and worked with city officials in Panguitch, Cedar City and Kanab "I would call the experience very valuable." Lee says. "I would urge anyone with political interests to apply for the internship positions. Dixie College has a similar program." Two Garfield County youths will be among 2 000 graduates at Utah State University commencement exercises scheduled June 3 Rrenda Joy Shurti, Escalante. will graduate with a degree in business and Randy Eugene Pollock will graduate with a degree in natural resources. i |
