!Mesa• .State Seotember 21. 2003 -:- ::. '= ·.- 0 : : '= :,: s:.:::=c:::s :::~.:=, ::;: ~.·oh.:.. 'TIC:;i3 • L,;;s~.r::~ Referendum ( '.WOU lcl riidci,w Cthe !ftate te lkeepM ~i'nnftri $3.1to SSWlli m in revenues already «;dl~ctl!i'1tospend o n "K-12 andhigher education,and ·herahbGare. ·Referertil-om 0tNOU(d D aJl0w'1:he ~.ate to take Otlt $1.56'd,llion in lbands primarily for road construction. "Both side-s Maridcee Slater/Criterion brought in T.rom left to right: state Rep. Bernie Buescher debates Republican candidate for Gov. Marc HcHt:zmam on Referenda C and D while the Criterion's Editorial Board watches on. informaf1on that had nothing to lffJ.ture of publ ire higlle, ec:lucation a>ntest~d dowitht~ debate!' ""Erikkincdln on what effect Referendum C and_D might Holtzman questioned Buescher on his £ditor have on college tuition. voting recortl in the legislature nn moving -Andria Lyon, mass The true cost of two measures appearing Buesther, who is a member of the state money away from higher education to K-12 communications major on lhe ballot this November, and their po­ legislature's Joint Budget Committee, said education. Holtzman also said that higher tential impact on public higher education Colorado could be facing $448 million in all education institutions should be more "en­ "Ir.was gre-.tt took center stag_e at a Me:sa Stale College around budget cuts next year which would trepreneurial" in their operations. that.Mr: Gniterion sponsored debate drive up the cost of college. Last month, Mesa State President Tim Holtzman State Rep. Bernie Buescher, D·Grand Holtzman said that the potential failure Foster told the Criterion the state legisla­ and'Mr.. Junction, and R-€publtcam1andictaru for Gov. of Referenda C and D would not affect tu­ ture would give colleges the choice of out­ ·euEfscber Mare_Holtzman dehated Referenda C and D ition, and the state shouW look into other ting into their base funding or cutting into in front of 250 peQple at Liff Auditorium.on alternatives such as securitizing funds from . the College Opportunity Fund next year if C'lt~ but Sept. 19. lhe tobacco setllemem, and follow the ex­ Referenda C and_D fail. they missed ' · Buescher, one of the authors of Referen­ ample of Great.B1itain by securitizing state RolrLIDan, the former University of Den­ a lot of dum D. supports both measures. buildings. ver President, disagreed with Foster. issues concerning "Referendum Casks permission from the "We need to meet challenges anoth­ "The proponents of C and D are using C.anit o:' voters of this state to retain the amount of er way and we must,meet the needs of the a lot of -~"Car-c tactics to -earn supp_ort and revenues generated by your existing taxes Colorado citizens by prioritizing the want~." they're do.ing it improperly," Holt-zman said. -Adam Davenport, for the next five years," Buescher said. Holtzman said. "We can look at ways to get by and to do so marketing major Buescher said Referendum C will not · When asked about the role of the state without raising taxes by $5 billion." change existing tax rates and 1he estimated government in providing public higher edu­ After the debate, Buescher gave his 'tMygot refunds would be $25 in 2006, $49 in 2007. cation, Buescher said investing in higher ed­ thoughts about how he thought the debate feeling's and $79 in 2008. ucalion was key. went. Ba:rnie "That"s a small price to pay for affordable ,-,l'olks, I think.I read the same magazines, "It's very useful to have students listen ,was much college education. for better roads, and for and .same >the same newspaper articles as first trand," Buescher said. "It's also good for r~soJid. quality healthcare," Buescher said. you do," Buescher said. ''They tell us tbat students to get involved." Holtzman called Referenda C andD "bad our number oue job in the United .States is Ilolt:7<.man believes that the debate was, 'Aottzman public policy." to compete with the growing power oflndia "A very helpful and energetic exchange of kept saying "I am opposed to Referenda C and'D be­ and China, by investing in education. What ideas." raisin,g taxes cause it won't, in any measurable way, acid are we doing in Colorado? We rue doiJig ex­ Jaclyn Ciccotelli contributed to this re­ Tather<than offerin-g hCMJ. mo"fe resuun::es to quality when it comes to actly the opposite." port. .it could be fl.om!! higher education;" Holtzman said. ''We're Buescher said if Referendum C is not talking about $3,ZOO per year for a family of passed the average College Opportunity [email protected]• -Leah Lyon, mass four fol\the next five years:" ""Fund stipend of $2,400 wouldlle cut to $800 communications major Both Buescher and Holtzm~ disagreed next year. ' '' News iiaylor Stonehouse, editor· [email protected]~ Mesa State to expand residence life Gcroundbreaking marks begin·ning (!)f grtowth lor Mesa S.tate ·C(J)f/ege Flftax.Ryan its potential. A great deal of work has been IRepo_rter done to accomplish what was done today Groundbreaking for the new resident (in) developing the site." hall at Mesa State College took place on This year was im_porlant in the fact Sept.J6. that the residence halls almost faced over­ At 8 a.m., Mesa State College Board of crowdi.n_g issues. Trustees, President Tim Foster. and other "There are no current issues with over­ public figures met to witness the introduc­ crowding," Assistant Direator of Housing tion of the new residence hall on the north Anissa Hayes said. "It's all been worked side of campus. This will allow Mesa State out. A moni'h before the scheduled .open­ College to growJor the coming years. ing of the residence nails, we weie looking "The board saw a need for more hous­ at 90 students not having housing, but is­ ing and acted quickly," Mesa State Board sues come up, like students not coming of Trustees Chair Lena Elliott, said. 'This to college, or realizing that college isn't really illustrates the dedication the trust­ for them. We were aWe to get everyone a ees have for Mesa State College." bed.'' The new baJI will be the only residence The new hall will be a change from the hall en the usually academic north side of traditional dorms. campus. "We'll be looking at a different approach "It is going to be 28.8 bed residence for .most everything about this new hall.'' hall," Mesa State Presidtmt Tim 'Foster Hayes said. ''It will be a pod style dorm, said. "It has been almost ten years since lending itself to a lot more communal Jiv­ we've done something .like this. It is go­ ing. There is that notion of.networking the ~ng to change the dynamic of the cam­ community new and returning students ~pus, bringing housing and the activities will appreciate. It is Jess of a traditional that come with housing to the uorth side setting like you might .'iee in Monument, of campus." Rait, or Tolman." Erik Lincoln/Criterion Mesa Sta'te has been experiencing pop­ The construction plans show more resi­ ulation growth for the past ten years. At­ lfmm left to:iight· State Represtnitative Josh Penr~ Mesa State College dence halls in the future, so it seems Mesa B<Tilrf.l of Irmt.de-S Cha1.r'&ft!mlf:Ui:t1tt, Count!y C·umms"jr..>ller Trfr1e_B15b~ tendance has skyrocketed, with a total of State's growth has just found its begiR­ )llr:r... M-~J(l.lT'i:ti'UCR. Glence;Jirtc!J)"=>, 6,192 w1dergraduates attending in the ning. ~er.and tR;rn Cltty -triifl Mesa.Stan:'J li"f6•aee 2005 - 2006 academic year. This was a swell Mte-sa.Sta~51!L1dent Tl'Lr-,tee R';:fg:j,efI',(,.rrmanS.lta~l~eµreg-drtt11i ·~ a~ffre from the 5,675 students in the 2003 year. [M;f,,vr.nin and:l,ctJJP_rs bleak 9101unci anthemew res tchm:e haU at,MeSb "With a li'ttle over 6.100 student-s at­ St-ca~ . tending Mesa this year, we've seen ma­ [email protected]• jor growth from just the 4,500 in only two years," Chair of the Capital Development Committee Buffie McFayden said. "With this growth, Mesa State can Start to realize Fee increase at Student Health Center Sunn Konantz sume we have," Amber Dove, an English major. said. ing to hide anything," Breckel said. Critel'jon Staff "1welve years ago, we s:-Jw more complaints when it The Student Health Center Web site still reflects the old Mesa State College student Leesa Johnson thinks went from-zero to $5," former Heal1h Center nurse Julie cost. "It's hard. to keep information up-to-date," Breckel getting a physical for $20 is quite a deal. Tohnson, a se­ Johnson said. said. However, most of the information explaining the uior _nursing major. was waiting for her appointment at Johnson and her husband Ryan. also.a nursing major, Health Center is accurate, -said center nurse _practitioner the Mesa State Student Health Center. The $20 is the co­ have been using the health center for two and a half years. Penny Crom. Currently, two nrn:se practitioners, Crom pay for an office visit, whether that visit is for a complete Johnson learned of the focrease when she came for an ap­ and Carol Gannon, staff the center. The hospital i.5 in the physical or cold symptoms. The co-pay is also a 400 per­ pointment.