UVSC College Times, 2002-06-24

              EL BUF.N PANO FN F.L A RCA SI- VF.NDE WHAT'S INSIDE Calendar-The Movie Quiz Show is coming on Friday night Page 2 See our daily updated calendar at netXnew.net WXKBUWJL.il 1 V v V r4 ,A fcAWW i 4 aja4 SpOrtS Smack Willi Brian llasslcr Is one (an better than another? Jazz Fans vs. Kings Fans. Page 8 JAW iff i. f i X : V J I j ) to OJ c c Coca-Cola cn Campus. No Pepsi-Cola for Njhe addlct- national Artists si uvsc Woodbury Gallery Ceramic See more on Sculptures on "ed. Page 8 display. See more on Page 8 VALLEY WEATH- TODAY: -v??, H,0h 95 ,.:':' c. : Tuetday Sunny High 100 Sunny 4f High 100 ISH V. r - ' - .... news-line u " i Plugged in Osama Bin Laden still alive Osama Bin Laden is alive and well according to an audio tape that aired Sunday morning in Beruit Lebanon. It was not immediately clear when the tape was made or how Al- Jazeera obtained it. No comment from the station was available. Bin Laden's second in command Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, spoke for the Al- Quaida leader. Ghaith said that the American government was right to continually warn it's people of pending terrorist attacks. Bret Edmunds Found It took two weeks for authorities to find Bret Michael Edmunds in West Virginia for questioning in the kidnapping of a14-year-old Utah girl, but they refused to disclose Sunday what they learned. Edmunds, 26, was sought for questioning as a possible witness to the June 5 abduction of14-year-old Elizabeth Smart. Police repeatedly have said they do not consider him a suspect. nn ! h i EDMUNDS Arizona Fires reaches Show Low An explosive, 500-square-mile wildfire formed from the convergence of two destructive blazes burned practically to the doorstep of this evacuated mountain town Monday as crews fought to hold back the flames. As of midday, the fire had burned to within a mile of this town of 7,700. It had already destroyed at least 329 houses and 16 businesses, most of them in Heber-Overgaard, a community 35 miles west of Show Low that was overtaken on Saturday. Vote on today's poll question: "Is Coke taking over uvit! ' vote at www.netxnews.net and see immediate poll results. t 1 Check out televisions around campus for the latest news, entertainment and sports. . v a c- ' Will? tinn onn uuuuu f. r y I.. I Another 10 tuition Increase Is beng Instituted at UVSC , this Increase will start In August The total Increase, Including the 10 will be 29.5 Photo By Evan Ehat By Andrew Robinson OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF Students attending UVSC this coming fall may have to prepare for another tuition increase. An additional 10 increase or surcharge is being proposed by the Utah State legislature for the upcoming 2002-2003 academic school year u begins in August. This would come as a second hit to students, as a 19.5 tuition hike was approved in early April. This will make tuition 30-35 increase over the previous year's rates. The tuition increase will affect all Tier 1 students, resident and non-resident. Those who have already paid their tuition will have to pay the surcharge in order to attend classes this fall, if the proposal passes through the legislature. Even those who have financial aide or government assistance will be affected. If passed, the extra tuition will go directly back to the state, and be reallocated by the legislature. The Utah state legislature will meet in special session on June 26th to discuss the subject and will make a final decision by July 8th. The reason for possible tuition increase is that the Utah legislature wants to decrease higher education funding in order to offset the state budget shortfalls. If UVSC faces budget cuts, the school would also begin a hiring freeze in addition to the 10 tuition surcharge. This makes t additionally difficult for students who are trying to earn money for tuition through summer jobs. Some will have to take out student loans to pay for tuition requirements for the coming semesters. While numerous will unfortunately have to delay their education in order to meet the demands of tuition. Justin Stanley, a student from Orem commented, "It's just not right to cut our education funding and raise our tuition twice in the same year." Chelsea Martin, a freshmen beginning school this fall argues that while the increases may be necessary, the school should have anticipated this. "This will put an obstacle in my financial planning for my college education," she said. "It is already hard for students to meet their financial demands, this is only going to make it more difficult", said Heather Richman. Although tuition increase may be likely, students can still protest the surcharge by contacting their local state senator or representative. UVSC student body President Ryan Vogel said that the legislature has other options for budget cuts besides cutting higher education. Akn rutting funding for higher education is easier to do, than for public educatiorrbecause there is less dissent and protest from students and faculty of colleges. "I want students to know that they can really make a difference, if they call or write their senator or representative, the legislature will see that we are in a united effort and we don't want to see our funding cut," said Ryan Vogel. "We can really help by getting our parents and community involved, and then our elected officials will see that we are united." Currently UVSC student government is lobbying state legislature to stop the cuts. Students are also encouraged to contact their senator or representative. Information is available at the Utah State legislature website: www.le.state.ut.us College Times reporter passes away By Die Mateer Family SPECIAL TO NETXNEWS Stephen Paul Mateer passed away peacefully on Sunday June 9th 2002 from complications of a brain cyst. He was born June 4th 1979 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the son of Stephen Alexander and Erica Jean Mateer who loved him so very much. He was a loving and caring older brother to Melissa Mateer Morehouse, Ryan Morehouse, Sterling John, and Stephanie Camille Mateer. Survived by Grandparents Alex and Mary Mateer and John and June Holden. 26 uncles and aunts, 60 cousins, 2 nieces, and many friends. Paul graduated from hight school in 1997. He attended UVSC in fall of 2001. He had a natural talent for writing and wrote several articles for "The College Times" newspaper at UVSC. Paul strived for inspiration both internally and from those around him, he loved people, enjoyed adventure, and was physically active, and had a passion for helping people. CtwtKT PMl S. Paul Mateer, 6479 - B902 was a writer lor the College Times 2001-2 school year. He will be missed. He was a good Samaritan and friend to everyone he knew. He never gave up believing in succeeding in everything he did. A quotation on the wall in his bedroom reads "Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow." Until wc meet again, there will be an empty spot in every ones heart who knew him. Net Spot THE HOTTEST SPOTS IN: NewzPofitks usatoday.com youthvote200fl.orgnews ain.comALlPOU- TCSI msn.com netxnews.net msnbc.comnewsdefault.a SP Entertainment: utahvalleymall.com music.utah.edupagessc hedules utahvalleymusic.com moviefone.com Music Online: emusic.com licjuidaudio.com mtv.com Student helps: makingcollegecount.com edu.com fastweb.com firetalk.com lycos.com Sports; uvsc.eduathletics majorleaguebaseball.com nflfans.com nfltalk.com nhl.com espn.go.com nba.com wnba.com UVSC Employees of the year Press Release BY UVSC COLLEGE RELATIONS The Professional Association of College Employees at Utah Valley State College have selected six winners of the Distinguished Employee of the Semester recognition. Full-time tt -f employees are eligible for the award and may be nominated by peers i " who feel they . ' V embody exem- - 'J plary character " ..,7'" traits and work ethic. The PACE philosophy expresses employees should be recognized if they exemplify UVSC's standard of excellence, contribute new ideas, or create good will for UVSC in their contacts or departments. A PACE committee usually selects recipients each fall and spring semester from the collection of peer nominations. This year, the selections were combined and six winners were named at the end of spring semester. The winners receive $500 each. "These employees represent the best of thousands of dedicated individuals employed at UVSC," said Derek Hall, college relations director and selection committee chair. "The students of UVSC benefit from a very dedicated . f faculty, s staff and idminis-i tration. j -. The success of our j s students is i "V the overrid- rf , priority across campus and is ' t j demonstrated in i f i the qualities of . f our employees." v The recipients for . 4s this year are Clay Allred, manager of the student center operations, Provo; Rheta McCammon, aviation financial aid adviser, Provo; Jeana Miner, assistant director of purchasing, Mapleton; David Porter, electrical automation specialist, Provo; Lori Stevens, librarian, Orem; and Linda Wickham, alumni association secretary, Orem. - ; J it mi mm Mi,4.if hulM ni mkmml nm.vmi mm liMiWi mm m iidiiiih giii'in khiB).,imk tuiliin n ii,"1,"iiMtiii,v1 1 ii i ' ""1 m 'i 1 ' ii 1 "m inrrtrtn i m inrtr -ft -iwiwniiirnr- mX mm u mm m itmmmmm p trm MiiB jlrrl Tini jjinwiii a mt i in r r