UVSC College Times, 2004-10-11

              Vferan km I j T vfesB Qaenrej hi A f A H VALLEY STATE COLLEGE 3 2 nnii (PflDIf H MP 117 TOSP7 itfU!, 1iWt. iwT) " VOLUME 33 ISSUE 10 ) C EL BUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE fecials $$m m ! ( - v special report swell mmmmtii By Shawn Mansell Your News Editor Kay Anderson, a vocal critic of Michael Moore's impending visit, is considering a lawsuit against ASUVSC student body officers Jim Bassi and Joe Vogel. "I would hope it would be a last resort," Anderson said. He confirmed that he met with an attorney for over an hour Oct. 6. Anderson is claiming that Bassi and Vogel violated the college's constitution by spending over $50,000 on Moore's speaking engagement. "The constitution is clear," Anderson said. "They should have totaled it up. It is right there in the constitution. Anyone who can read can see it," he said. Anderson referred to section 20 of the constitution, which details a process the student council needs to go through in order to have events costing over $50,000 ok'd by the student body. The process includes publishing a statement in The Col- "It's Enron math. The whole things needs to be one expenditure. They are trying to weasel out of it. " Kay Anderson Orem Resident lege Times, posting flyers around campus, holding a forum on the event and getting the approval of a majority of students. Phil Clegg, the director of student life and leadership, said procedure was followed. "Our interpretation is that the contract follows the constitution," Clegg said. "We stand by what we have said before. To the best of our knowledge we followed the procedures." Clegg explained that the contract is broken down into sections. Moore's speaking fee is $40,000. Other expenses put the cost of Moore's contract just over the $50,000 mark. Anderson doesn't think the separate fees justify the decision. "It's Enron math," he said. "The whole thing needs to be one expenditure." He also added that he thought the security and cleaning costs should be included. "They are trying to weasel out of it," he said. They are really stretching it." Anderson also dismissed the fact that much of the money spent on Moore has already been recovered through tickets sold to the public. According to Anderson, a civil suit won't happen if the administration backs him up. He wants every student council member who voted in favor of Moore's contract dismissed. "Every one of those guys who voted on this should be immediately dismissed," he said. Anderson said that a failure to dismiss the student body officers would send an incorrect message. "If they don't all they are doing is teaching these guys to be Enron executives and Nancy Workmans." "The administration really needs to step up. I understand this would be Bob Rass-mussen's job," he said. Anderson hadn't Stew LundqjistNetXN ews UVSC neighbor Kay Anderson has been very vocal in his opposition of student government's decision to bring filmmaker Michael Moore to campus. Anderson claims the student government violated their own constitution by spending over $50,000 on Moore's visit. talked to Rassmussen as of press time, although his attorney advised him to. "I know what side Bob Rassmussen is on," he said. "I think he is going to stick with his buddies." Rassmussen said that the sold out tickets put the cost of the event well under $50,000. "Historically, we've looked at that part of the constitution to protect us from having over $50,000 spent on one event; students will have at least one third of their speaking budget in tact," he said. Rassmussen knew of at least a few events that would have cost more than the allowed amount, had ticket sales not been taken into account. Rassmussen also said he would be more than willing to help any student understand the fee process. When told that previous concerts and speakers may have also failed to pass Anderson's constitutional test, Anderson said he hadn't been made aware of any instances. And while he said he would ob ject to anyone eclipsing the $50,000 mark excluding ticket sales he is involving an attorney because it is Michael Moore. "I don't think I would have gone that far for someone other than Moore," Anderson said. Should a lawsuit happen, Anderson won't likely act as a plaintiff due to the fact he is not enrolled in any UVSC classes. "My daughter actually said she would like to act as plaintiff," he said. Anderson isn't sure he wants his daughter involved. He mentioned UVSC student Dan Garcia as a possible plaintiff. Garcia did not return calls regarding the issue. Garcia's fellow recall petitioner Sean Vreeland wouldn't confirm or dismiss the notion he might act as a plaintiff. "No comment," he said. Anderson is waiting for now. "It is up to the administration as whether or not they set aside their constitution. The constitution is crystal clear," he said. Gafc Wm mm sgboddu Edg a really By Sam Garfield News Writer The idea of UVSC having its very own radio station is not new. That idea may be realized as soon as March of next year. Numerous organizations on campus are pulling together to make the radio idea a reality. The biggest reason that there is no radio station on campus already is funding. "Fundraising is just too slow," said Lindsey Krey, president of UVSC's radio club. Krey started working last summer toward getting the radio station started. Krey and the continuing education department began looking for third party grants to fund the station. One interested party, the Public History Action Group, was presented last week with a proposal for the radio station. "I think they're very interested," Krey said. i.Witrj the funding issue - ' ,V - .... ,,Vv. i j I r i ! : ' j .' s i t - - - - -- I Steve LundquistNetXNews The Bunnel Pioneer Home has been a fixture on the land UVSC currently occupies for over 1 00 year's. Recently, supporters of a proposed campus radio station have expressed an interest in using the structure to house their radio station. solved, the next hurdle is finding a frequency for the station. Unfortunately, all frequencies in the Utah Val ley area have been taken. Thanks to a hew rule made by the FCC, however, the station will be able to run at low power if it remainsnot-for-profit. This would give the station a range of about three and a half miles, and would ultimately be a step in getting a more powerful frequency. Under the FCC's new rule, UVSC's radio station ,would be likely to end up somewhere between 88 and 92 on the FM dial. Another option, according to Mike Wisland, is to put the station on the AM band. This would allow for a more powerful station, but it would lose some of the quality that a FM station would have. Once funding and frequency have been taken care of, the only thing left is finding a place to put the station. The Student helps hurricane ravaged homeland By Shawn Mansell Your News Editor This year's active hurricane season has hit the Caribbean hard. One storm, hurricane Ivan, tagged the small island, nation of Grenada especially hard. For UVSC student Marlene Neptune, the disaster was a call to action. Neptune is UVSC's lone Grenadian student. She has family directly affected by Ivan. "My Mom and my brothers lost their homes," Neptune said. So my Mom is living in a shelter." Neptune is collecting goods and supplies to ship back to her homeland. Various drop off points have been set up around campus complete with lists of the needed items. "We have not had a hurricane in over 49 years, so they weren't prepared," she said. The damage and disruption caused by Ivan has left Grenada in need of many items, including water, food, tents and infant supplies. She has received some help from fellow students and faculty, but she could still use additional assistance. "The biggest challenge is getting the supplies to the island," she said. There are two entities shipping the supplies to Grenada. One is based in California and the other in New York. "The one in New York is able to take more," Neptune said. "But California . seems more feasible at this point." Neptune is hoping to hook up with a pilot or organization capable of getting some of the goods she collected on campus to New York. So far, she hasn't been able to find a willing pilot. Not to be deterred, Neptune will load all she can in a trailer (on loan from UVSC) and head out to California, where the charitable organization