| Show t V VM V w i N v EJ EJr M r Yf N S Sy 4 5 y y 3 i t I t A W S z J E t V e. e J Photo by Dave Larson Western Week came to a close at a dance held after the game at Earlier in the day free western dance lessons were being given in the Sunken Lounge on the Redwood Campus Several couples showed up to try their feet at dancing Plenty of money for building con construction s t rue t ion but not nearly n ear I i 1 f t- t I y i fr 1 l v Y enough e n j ugh for students s t u den t s r Ray Friess Contributing Writer T A THEN HEN state legislators WHEN V V left Capitol Hill Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- night was more than 9 million richer in funds for construction projects And teachers got up to four percent in salary in in- creases That's the good news However the bad news is that as well as allo all o other her institutions of higher education will face another year of trying to educate thousands more new new students students students stu stu- dents with little new money y Current and future construction projects which total 92 million account for pr 10 percent percent percept per per- cent of a million bonding bonding bonding bond- bond bondI j I ing package approved by the j I legislature All that remains remains' is for Governor Bangerter to sign the package which he heis heis heis is expected to do 3 FK p t r Of the million some 41 million will go toward projects started in 92 1991 which have to be finished in inthe inthe inthe the coming year Included in that category is 52 million for the Lifetime Center which will be located on the Redwood Campus The additional 59 million will be used to begin construction construction construction con con- on new buildings Those that arent aren't finished within the 59 million will be included in future bonding packages Those include 3 million for a science building at and 1 1 million for south valley land acquisition for the college The funding for the science building is requested matching funds to go with money to tobe tobe tobe be donated by Union Pacific Railroad which offered to toV help fund the science project earlier this month Comm Community college representatives representatives representatives were also successful in lobbying the legislature to approve funding over and above appropriated funds for salary increases Lawmakers approved a salary increase of up to three percent for faculty and staff at atall atall atall all educational institutions They also approved an additional additional addi three percent for faculty ty Heavy lobbying took place for the additional funding for comm community unity colleges bec because use salaries at these institutions are not only among the lowest of all the he higher education education education tion in the state but in the region as well Dixie College faculty will get an extra five percent College College College Col Col- lege of Eastern Utah faculty will receive three percent extra and and Snow with the highest of all community community community com com- college salaries in the state will each receive one percent extra While college administrators administrators administrators ad ad- up and down the state are praising the fun funds s' s being pro provided for construction construction tion and to a lesser extent the salary increases they are definitely not happy with the legislatures legislature's decisions concerning concerning concerning con con- funding for new growth The Board of Regents had V requested S 16 16 million in order to deal with new students students students stu stu- V dents already on campuses and another expected to register in inthe the coming months Lawmakers came through I with only 45 million and that will take care of only 2600 of the students College presidents are again warning of the possible need to increase tuition toughen up admission stand stand- standards ards and a number of other remedies While enrollment caps have been debated for the past several months lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers and the governor alike have flatly vetoed that thata a as a solution V 1 V i a VV I C rl h l l C f cV c. I Ai at u. u I. 1 j 11 M t |
