Creator Wars by Michael Bouy Robert Blalack, mastermind behind special effects in the epic the the movie Star Wars, addressed an audience comprised largely of grade school children in the Homecoming week Convocations Thursday. Blalack, who won an Academy Award for the special effects in Star Wars, said the film established trends in movie making that Wendy Moore, participating in Homecoming Week Col- might last for the next two decades. ‘‘It created something unique, a pioneering sort of experience, something that would be copied for many years, just like Disney did.’ Blalack said. For that reason. he said, he didn’t work in the sequel er. lege Bowl competition, agonizes over School of Business defeat at the hands of the School of Technology. Speaks The Empire Strikes Back. He is currently working with special effects in the Public Broadcasting Sytem’s series Cosmos. Blalack’s work in Star Wars was with the battle scenes, particularly the final battle. He also helped create the equipment and set to create the effects. Blalack is also noted for his work in the movies The China Syndrome, Airplane, Meteor, and a new movie to be released in July 1981, Wolfen. Film strips from movies on which Blalack has worked, and slides of the processes and materials used in preparing special effects were _ shown to the audience. Much At WSC _ of the footage was previously unreleased, and included the building of the models and robots, and the putting together of the effects for the final result. “To build the models,”’ said Blalack, ‘‘what you do is buy lots of model kits, get the general shape, and then add tank hubcaps and detail until it starts to look like a usec paceship.’? The completed models are then sent to England, ‘‘Where they scratch their heads and build full-size copies.”’ Suprising to many, Star Wars was largely created in a warehouse in Van Nuys, California, and most of the desert footage was filmed in southern Utah. est WEBER STATE COLLEUE OGDEN UTAH _ 4 New Stu dent Services ‘ November 7 ,1980 ty ss i - ers y Kevin BR ga. Berge Okléberry Utah has been plagued with the controversial issues of Initiatives A and B, dealing with tax cuts. It looks as though most Utahn’s don’t want tax cuts, or so it would appear by the defeat of the Initiatives in the general election Tuesday, by Denise Mason Two new student services are currently being for- During the election, proponents claimed that such tax cuts mulated and will be available — would be beneficial to Utah’s economy by stimulating to WSC students by winter business and increasing employment. 3 Opponents argued that the tax cuts would cause a severe quarter, ASWSC Student shortage of statewide funds for use in programs such as Services V.P., John Dawson welfare and education. announced Wednesday. Initiative A proposed a cut of the state’s 4 percent sales tax Both an off-campus houson food. Proponents believe that this would lower food prices ing and a day-care list will substantially. Opponents claim that it would cut almost $20 million from state revenues, causing taxes in other areas to assist students in locating rise to cover the loss. possible solutions to their Initiative B proposed a one percent a year limit to the housing and a day-care situastate’s property tax. Proponents again claimed that this tion, Dawson reported. The would encourage business, and consequently increase housing list will include employment. Opponents argued that the state would lose $105 million causing cutbacks in all major services, parOgden and surronding area ticularly to education. eas complexes, their availability, Initiative B was patterned after California’s Proposition cost and size. ‘‘Eventually, 13, which called for a 57 percent cut in property tax, and a the list will expand to include two percent maximum yearly increase on that tax. Also inbasement apartments, also,”’ cluded in the proposition was a clause saying that any increase in the tax must be approved by a two-thirds public or state he said. legislature vote. The accessibility of the serProposition 13 took effect July 1, 1978, and almost imvice will especially benefit mediately the cruch was felt. Governor Brown sent $5 billion single, out-of-town students out of the state treasury to help local governments cover the as well as newly-married loss of revenue. During the first year, most city and county governments were able to meet 96 percent of their projected students in locating the type budgets. Despite their this success, small cutbacks had to be of housing that fit their inmade on the local payrolls. Economic projections into the dividual needs. next year were vague, due to the state of the national ‘‘Our course of action eneconomy. 2 tails working with the ApartThe passage of Proposition 13 only affected the local governments in California. However, the passge of Initiatives ment Association of Ogden. A and B in Utah would have affect on both local and state - With their aid we will better budgets. be able to locate apartments What does this mean to Utah? that students might not have With a $5-7 billion surplus in the treasury, California had otherwise found.’’ said no problem initially keeping up with the crunch. However, in — Utah, which is $50-80 million behind statewide, problems Dawson. ‘‘Hopefully, the would arise quickly. association will recognize As aresult, tuition would be raised in all institutions receivWS: as a valuable resource ing state funds. How much is unforeseeable. Some programs for apartment landlords.”’ might te cut altogether. Although these initiatives did ponents’ say they:-won’t-give- ups: not pass this time, , pro- The day-care list will be mailed to every married \ student. This will pro>. an easy reference to daycu'. tacilities which may be close to student’s homes. Services of this typeare effectively being implemented in other universities throughout the country. The new Wildcat Theater marquee attracts Denise Mason’s attention. The sign was installed by Marveon Sign Co. of Ogden last month to replace the unattractive wooden one that ‘previously announced movies at WSC. * a Star