Show Students From The U invite to get SMART S M MA A R T s j F J oi to 1 4 i t rJ 1 I j v i V o f j v i Staci Washington Horizon Associate Editor Grant Sperry Vice President of the Associate Students of the University of Utah along with fellow students gathered together Sept 23 at atthe atthe atthe the Utah State Capitol to rally against the proposed Tax Limitation Amendments that will appear on November bal bal- bal bal- lot Sperry says SMART is the organization Student Movement Movement Move Move- ment Against Taxes Sperry asks for students that are in agreement against the rollback to stand with SMART at the capitol each Friday afternoon between 12 and 2 to p.m.-to let their voice be heard In an interview Sperry said he was made aware of the student student student stu dent grassroots movement movement as Vice President of the He is involved as asa asa asa a student and is interested in inviting students around the state to participate and become become become be be- come better educated to the tragedy that will come cOlne if the amendments are passed He added that the rally is a statement statement statement state state- ment from the students in this state stating We are students and we dont don't like this rollback Sperry continued that tax rollbacks would be a cut in the flesh of higher education and we cannot tolerate anymore stab at its throat Committed along with Perry are Mike Kaly President of and Lee Cano Gino who at last weeks week's rally made SMARTs S campaign known to the media According to Cano The three proposed initiatives have to date fed on the ignorance factor factor factor fac fac- fac- fac tor concerning the specifics about the hope to educate students and bring them theIn out of the dark on this issue and into the light Brain Moss candidate for Democratic US U.S. Senator also arrived at the capitol to support students as well as citizens of the state who are in opposition to the Sperry explains that the grassroots student movement is non There are no funds to date He emphasized wide state-wide student tion He says there will be student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent political and private citizens speaking on th the issues as well as media coverage of the event He also wants to begin inviting special interest groups such as single parent families so that they can speak out on how their particular services services services ser ser- ser ser- vices would be se severely hurt as asa asa asa a direct result of fth the rollbacks rollback's passage One effort the organization is on is the possibility of ofa a This would be bea a week set aside for all students 1 Jr r- r f J IJ I. I in the state to participate in the rally at their h home me campuses At that time Sperry says Id like to release a balloon at the capitol for every student that would be turned away at a of education because because because be be- school high higher r cause of the ithe passage of ther the r rollback but I 1 dont don't know if we could blow up that many balloons Sperry added an invitation to stating I would love for students from Salt Lake Community Community Com Com- College to get in in- He said that he has arranged a shuttle bus from the University University University sity to pick up students and take them up to the capitol and back The buses will make pick pickups pickups ups ps approximately every half hour from 12 to 2 pm p.m. each Friday up until the day of elec elec- el |