Show Student Voices Heard on Capitol Hill By Suzanne Houghton Campus Editor Colleges across the the- state compete compete compete com com- pete with each other on a daily basis Students are constantly telling you why you should go to their school and why they are so proud to be part of the alumni However last Wednesday plus college students from across the state put their differences aside and came together as one student body on the steps of Utah's State Capitol While we as a nation fear an economic recession students are fearing a raise in tuition Some refer to our generation as uncaring uncaring uncaring ing and unwilling to vote but students are concerned about the increase and are letting their lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers know While students stood chanting No We Way-We Wont Pay on the r r. r capitol capital Jt R. R steps lawmakers took the Yo J JYo i I I I x 1 i j 4 j N j I j r w cI 2 f N f College Students across the state gathered for their right to an education L ww opportunity to stand before tomorrows tomorrow's leaders and promised students their voices were being heard Many lawmakers urged students to write to their representatives representatives representatives about the cost o of edu edu- cation and gave students the hope tuition wouldn't force some to drop dropout out of school We UWe very much care about higher education Utah leads the nation ti n in the e perc percent n of its u rf J Photo oy by Suzanne Houghton et going to higher education We have to continue to lead the nation said Sen David Gladwell from Ogden cochairman co chair man of the Higher Education Education- App Appropriate r Committee l Jf While our state lawmakers are looking at a two percent cut Utah isn't the only state fearing tuition increases In the last few years Utah was ranked in inthe inthe inthe the nation for the price of tuition making it the seventh mo most t affordable state to attend college in m. m In Iii researching out of state colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges and seeing the price of tuition and housing 1 I knew there would be no way I could afford it So in the end the community college was the only choice said student Courtney Lloyd Even though students like to mock other colleges the assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled crowd was able to wor work together in forming one opinion While signs reading everything See STUDENT tri I or 7 r on I 5 STUDENT RALLY continued from page 1 from Dont pave over our education education education edu edu- cation to Prolong Recession Prolong Education students supported supported supported sup sup- ported each college representative tive as they told the crowd about tuition increases at their school One college feeling the hit a little little little lit lit- tle harder is Southern Utah University Approximately 30 students took the four hour drive to demonstrate at the rally SUU increase in fears a percent their tuition costs i ana and moving forward We are we have taken the steps to make SUU a better school than it was yesterday That is why we are going up Now we expect the state to step in and do their part commented SUU Student Body President Matt Glazier It wasn't just college students up on the hill giving their community members members members mem mem- ions Teachers bers and even some grandparents were there to give their support diverse in individuals individuals individuals indi indi- The crowd was and opinions The group was composed of students from Weber University Utah State University of Utah State Westminster Snow College College of Eastern Utah Dixie SUU SUO and Education is important to me Tuition limits the opportunities we have and I believe in life we should have no limits limits said s d Phil University of Utah Student Tuition might have been the I issue at the State Capitol but many students commented on the price of their education on top of student fees books and housing in some cases While the rally only lasted just hour students still over an many afterward afterward afterward after after- stood on the capitol steps ward and chanted with their signs While tuition increases might be inevitable college students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents in our state feel their voices were heard I think the rally was effective is in the sense our generation becoming politically active and our voices were heard said Student Body President Scott Stratton Stratum Even though different colleges students were were represented as one student student stu stu- able to come together dent body and demand the right education in one strong for an voice C O A a F t r rR k 1 r jy i R N Ley r y tuition increase against SL CC students protested Over Photo by Suzanne Hous Houghton |