Dear Editor:
I am a K-UTE deejay and have been following the funding debate between the Associated Students of the University of Utah and K-UTE with concern.
It seems to me this budget process has become an ugly, all-out fight on a personal level between some of the parties on either side. The Chronicle reported Friday that “neither side thought the [Senate ad hoc Committee] meeting was worthwhile.”
My interpretation is: Neither side could hear the other. At least that’s how it seemed. I attended the meeting as a student representative for K UTE, though I was not entirely prepared.
I wasn’t informed of what the committee was supposed to investigate, exactly. Funding something, or what. As it turns out, having a goal didn’t matter much.
Discussion between the major players was nothing more than a pointless argument, rather than a constructive process of exploration.
The reasons for communication difficulties between ASUU and K-UTE leadership need to be resolved in order to have a productive relationship.
While frustrations threaten to undermine finding a solution that everyone will be happy with, it is a comfort that everyone is working for a solution which ultimately has the students of this university at its center.
K-UTE is a great resource for the students who run it and the students who listen.
I hope that ASUU remains committed to the students with continuing efforts to help their radio station thrive.
Tiffin Brough, Senior, Asian Studies