July 25, 2003 Utah State
in the News
Thursday, July 24, 2003
STUDY PEGGING
BILLIONS IN US DIVORCE COSTS SPURS MARRIAGE ACTIVISTS
A new study revealing annual U.S. divorce costs at $33.3 billion
has provided marriage activists with more ammunition when advocating
for initiatives educating the public on how to have strong,
healthy marriages. "The Costly Consequences of Divorce
in Utah: The Impact of Couples, Communities and Government,"
a preliminary study by Utah State University staff researcher
David Schramm, shows per-household costs at $312. It also shows
average divorce costs to state and federal governments at $30,000
each, or $125 million per one million population. Schramm told
CNSNews.com that he called various Utah state agencies - the
Department of Workforce Services and the Department of Health
- to find out what costs in services such as Medicaid, Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and food stamps were associated
with divorce. He then applied those averages across all states
to come up with his totals. (CNSNews.com, 07/21/03) click on:
http://www.cnsnews.com/Culture/archive/200307/CUL20030721b.html
WESTERN STATES
URGED TO DIVERSIFY TAX BASES
Utah's budget is uncomfortably tight. But it could be worse.
Oregon teachers offered to go unpaid just to meet state requirements
for time spent in the classroom. Montana lawmakers considered
cutting dialysis for low-income patients. Utah's budget woes
in contrast seem less dire. But a study released today by Utah
State University's Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) concludes
13 Western states, including Utah, could better weather the
budget blows of economic downturns if leaders diversified state
tax bases. Using the same theories that protect wise Wall Street
investors, a group of economists found, state budget-crunchers
could cushion state coffers and avoid the job and service-cutting
angst plaguing them now. (Salt Lake Tribune, 07/23/03) click
on: http://www.sltrib.com/2003/jul/07232003/utah/77858.asp
2 USU PROFESSORS
TO EDIT JOURNAL
Two faculty members in the department of English at Utah State
University have been named editors of Technical Communication
Quarterly, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Charlotte
Thralls and Mark Zachry were selected on the basis of editorial
experience and scholarly reputation, department heads said.
(Deseret News, 07/23/03) click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,510041860,00.html
BCS 'HAVE-NOTS'
UNITE
For years, there has been a widespread clamor about the adverse
impact of the Bowl Championship Series on college football and
college athletics in general. Now, a group of university presidents
have decided to try to do something about it. ... There are
52 presidents of non-BCS schools, and 44 of them agreed to be
part of the Presidential Coalition for Athletics Reform. Eight
university presidents declined to join the group. Utah State's
Kermit Hall and BYU's Cecil Samuelson were among those who participated
in Tuesday's teleconference. (Deseret News, 07/23/03) click
on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,510041855,00.html
DREADFUL?
AGS' DENNEHY ENJOYS LEAGUE MEETINGS
Media days are a necessary evil for most college football coaches.
The thought of leaving home to spend a couple of days with members
of the Fourth Estate is almost unbearable. Utah State's Mick
Dennehy, however, isn't complaining. After two years without
meetings while coaching the Aggies as an independent, he's pleased
to be part of the Sun Belt Conference's annual preseason gathering.
USU will compete in the league this fall for the first time.
"I'm happy. I'm probably the only one that's not looking
at this as being a dreadful experience," Dennehy said.
"I'm glad that we're here, and I'm glad that we're having
this dreadful experience." (Deseret News, 07/23/03) click
on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,510041785,00.html
KSTU NEWSCAST:
NEPHI VETERINARY LAB
Nephi is the new home of a lab designed to protect people and
the food they eat. The Utah Dept. of Agriculture and Food and
the USU Romney Vet Laboratory are working together. (KSTU newscast,
noon, 07/22/03)
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