Show Regents call for name change Mark fark Hewitt Associate Editor a to seven-to- F FOLLOWING six vote by the Utah State Board of Regents on Jan 26 a recommendation to the Utah State Legislature was adopted to make Weber State College and Southern Utah State College universities The decision came in a meeting held at in which regents and presidents of Utah System of Higher Education USHE were asked to support Utah State Commissioner of Education on Rolfe Kerrs Kerr's recommendation recommendation to the legislature for the name change The regents fashioned their own endorsement of the name change in a move to assert their position within the Utah political process Regent Ian Cumming Gumming said that the manner in which the recommendation came was a clear indication that regent authority was not being recognized as genuine See Change on page 2 w H 1 A L 4 N f ay br a G s r rpy e W A 6 ad py i rP r P. V sc 3 J i.- i. I IRS f j t J 0 I Ii i- i f i ii i if f t lr f f n Photo by Ed Lile LileThe The answer is Chris Cowley And the question is Who was the winner of the BACCHUS and sponsored CAB-sponsored College Jeopardy game Held Jan 25 in the College Center 25 contestants battled for prizes with Cowley earning the coveted prize second-place second Marty Coombs winning 25 and third-place third Steve Armijo winning 10 According to organizers College Jeopardy is an opportunity to dispel myths about drugs and alcohol and make learning a fun ex ex- ex- ex Change Continued from page 1 This process has usurped the regents regent's position Cumming Cumming Cumming Cum- Cum ming said referring to the therole therole therole role of regents as an approval board for Kerrs Kerr's proposals It 1 t dilutes the value of having a Board of Regents he said According to a motion sponsored by Regent Leavitt and separate from the recommendation recommendation recommendation made by Kerr the regents also felt responsibility to reaffirm and refine as necessary the descriptions and roles of its institutions to VOL clearly identify three types or categories categories' in Utah higher education Under the regents regent's proposal and will remain teaching sive universities distinguished from research graduate universities universities universities and comm community unity col col- col- col leges The term teaching com teaching comprehensive denotes a non doctoral granting institution with some graduate education through the m masters master's ster's degree according to the regents regent's mo mo- tion The motion passing by a narrow margin became the official word of the Board of Regents to the governor and the state legislature After the vote Regent Dale O. O Zabriskie asked the board to put the controversy behind them and make the vote unanimous The motion went to vote and Regent Ian Cumming Gumming cast the single dissenting vote calling the move for the name change would do violence to the entire system of education in Utah The final decision on the name change is in the hands of the Utah State Legislature which will vote on the proposal in its present ses ses- sion If the proposal passes a legislative vote which is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex according to U of U President Chase Peterson the name change will take effect on Jan 1 1991 |