"20. Cultivate some Mormon friends."
--Claire Wolfe, 101 Things To Do 'Til The Revolution

Most Utahns are familiar with the wise practice of setting aside a basic supply of food and water, and some money.

Why? To insure against crises -- whether natural or man-made.

Granted, federal and state bureaucracies have been raising the cost -- and the fear-mongering -- for Americans who want to live without government assistance or interference, especially in times of crisis.

The author of the book Dependent on D.C.: The Rise of Federal Control Over the Lives of Ordinary Americans, Boise State University professor of economics Charlotte Twight, offers one explanation why:

"Civic and Character Education
(2) The Legislature recognizes that ... (f) the happiness and security of American society relies upon the public virtue of its citizens which requires a united commitment to a moral social order where self-interests are willingly subordinated to the greater common good.
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(3) "[S]tudents shall be taught ... obedience to law[.]"

--Utah Code section 53A-13-109

"We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control."

--Pink Floyd, "Another Brick In The Wall"

SALT LAKE CITY – The April 21, 2006 deadline for the first Fair Representation Challenge to Utah's colleges and universities passed without any entries, according to the Libertarian Party of Utah.

As a result, the $1,000 intended to be donated to the general scholarship fund of the winning school remains unawarded this year.

However, the LPUtah's Chairman Rob Latham will ask his party leadership to authorize the award next year.

"Our desire to encourage the use of more competitive and representative electoral systems at Utah colleges and universities remains the same," says Latham.

So how are student leaders at Utah's colleges and universities coming on winning the prize offered in the Fair Representation Challenge by making their student body elections more competitive and representative?

Let's ask the reporters and columnists at their student newspapers to find out!

Below is the contact information for student newspapers -- and those who write for them -- at Utah’s colleges and universities:

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