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Show AP Outlook: Reagan's call The impact in Utah of a Chronicle columnist Jeff for a laser defense system has Minnesota federal judge's ruling on Gochnour examines the possible scientists disagreeing over its draft registration and financial aid is reasons for Herschel Walker's uncertain. feasibility. disappointing USFL performance. Inside Page 2 PageS Page 10 v THE TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1983 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH VOL. 92 NO. 110 Administrators discuss possibil ity of increasing University student fees But a fee increase would be preferable to raising tuition and seeing the money diluted through the state's nine institutions of higher by Steve Green '. Chronicle staff The University administration is discussing a education, he added. McKean echoed that thought: "The tuition goes to dedicated credits and we end up subsidizing the other schools. This1 year we are subsidizing the technical schools," he proposal that would increase student fees to shore up the library acquisitions budget and purchase new computers for instructional use to meet demand, which has tripled in a year and a half; The state Legislature refused to fund increases for either. So far, increasing student fees is only in the "preliminary discussion phase," according to Leon Robertson, associate vice president for budget-anplanning. It is one of four proposals the administration is considering to deal with the state appropriations for fiscal year 1984. The three other options are: . f . Urge the Board of Regents to allow tuition precedent-settin- g said. Students currently pay a student fee of $54.50, assessed as part of their tuition. It includes a pro-ratbuilding fee and a $9.00 ASUU fee. The remainder goes to the Student Health Center, recreation and athletics. Robertson said the University requested $ 185,000 from the state for more computers but could easily use $250,000 to $300,000. Nothing was appropriated. He said the library acquisitions budget needs to be increased by $1 million a year just to maintain a level comparable to peer institutions. The Legislature did not fund any increase in .. . ... . that budgets - - Any increase in student fees' would have to be , approved by the Institutional Council and the Board of Regents. Robertson said there is a possibility the Legislature would interpret a fee increase as an increased willingness of University students to bear more of the burden of their educational ed no-gro- ,....,, to increase more than the preliminary 6.5 percent.' Significantly reduce projected enrollments the rLeavjc things, as they are and allow ' ' to decline the of University quality Franklin McKean, dean of student affairs, said discussing a student fee increase to pay for additional library acquisitions and computers, items traditionally funded by the state, is an indication of how desperate a situation the University is in as it tries to maintain its academic standing.. McKean said die issue was first raised at a -- expenses. - v ' , : . ; .. . , tuition because the students are already financing the bulk of the increase in the Nelson said Monday it will be the top priority of his administration when he takes office April . , "It. is a tough issue. We know the needs are there but we are worried the Legislature will view it as an indication the University can get by with even less funding," Nelson said. education and general budget. McKean summed the issue up by saying the choices are basically philosophical: Should the state support the basic core of higher education, and how much of a burden should students be required to bear? . said. Nelson said if more afternoon classes were scheduled, crowded morning parking could be alleviated. "A survey was done a couple of years ago showing that students didn't mind going to classes in the afternoon and working in the morning; it was more the faculty who were opposed to it," he said. Nelson said he and Larsen have talked with Parking Services Director John Wright, : work likea ski swap," Nelson said. He said that at the end of a quarter students will be able to buy and sell their own textbooks at their own price. A full-tiattorney on campus is another me and their proposed solutions are within Parking Services' budget and ability. A copy machine in the Union, security service students will have next year, according to Nelson. Currently an attorney comes' to the IJniversity once a week to phones in parking lots, extended hours for the Marriott Library and Union Terrace, consult with students. African" coast during: the 18th century, r according to Vincent Harding, author and chairman of the Institute of the Black World. ' Harding discussed his book There it a River the first of a three-voluhistory of ' blacks' Books and for. freedomat struggle But Nelson, former chairman of the ""' ASUU Ombudsman's office, said he wants an attorney to be on campus three days a week to help students with landlord-tenaproblems, divorces, contracts, wills, etc. X Nelson said he wasn't sure if enough work existed o justify a full-tiattorney on he (the now campus. However, "right we feel and week in a comes one day attorney) ' that if we get him established and word gets ; out, then demand for his services will come. bimonthly lectures and support for the acquisition of a hanging light and sound system for the . Special Events Center are other goals for Nelson and Larsen. Possible obstacles, however, stand in the way of Nelson and Larsen accomplishing all they have set out to do: They have only one year to do it, their programs must go through nt ; me . , : v " : , "It's got to start somewhere! The e University of Colorado has five attorneys, and they started out with a full-tim- . ' part-tim- e attorney like we did" he added. The student services board will also , . the administration and they have to work within a budget. . "I have been working with the administra- tion this year through the Ombudsman's office and have established positive continued on page four Non-Prof- it ''Vn'VvVv'- contlntad on pxt four paving economy lots, converting unused "A" permit spaces to "U" spaces and scheduling more afternoon classes. Allowing "U" permit holders to park in "A" permit space during certain hours of the day has already been done in the engineering and library parking lots. "We want to do this in other parking areas on campus," Larsen swap. Black peoples' quest for freedom didn't begin with the freedom movement of the 1960s, but rather when the slave ships arrived on the-- . He explained that slavery didn't end with the Emancipation Proclamation, but rather when slaves desired to be free. MThe 13th Amend- - "The Financial Aid office is trying to help, but we feel that if students are helping students it would go over better than secretaries helping students," Nelson added. Nelson and Larsen said they also hope to improve the campus parking situation by ' "It will Chronicle staff ' said. and Nelson plan to provide is a textbook by Matthew Brown said:; money left up there (the Financial Aid office), but there is so much red tape to go through that students just give up," Larsen Positions in the academic affairs and public affairs boards will be cut so the number of students in the ASUU Cabinet will be the same, Larsen added. First on the list of student services Larsen Author cites black freedom as potential prpble m-- i solver Banter Monday. "We are tied to our past struggles," Harding said. He explained the freedom movement of the . 1960s was a step in the process of blacks ; gaining their freedom. "We were foolish to think we were bringing them the freedom movement," Harding said, referring to his experience as a member of the freedom movement, when he found blacks in the rural South had been fighting for their civil rights long More the 1960s. . "A true revolutionary movement begins in the hearts or inside of the people," Harding provide students with assistance in obtaining financial aid. "We've found there is still existence through actions and not words. This is the objective of Mark Nelson and Elizabeth McNeil Larsen, who will take office April 15 as 1983-8- 4 ASUU president and vice president. Establishing a student services board is top priority for Nelson and Larsen. This will be a new addition to the ASUU Cabinet and will supervise the increase arid improvement in student services Nelson and Larsen plan to implement. "We are striving for a student services board because we think that is one area where every student on campus can be affected," Larsen said. no-gro- student input. by Matthew Brown Chronicle staff x ASUU must justify to students its meeting. Robertson said he must know by the end of April what the University will do to deal with the state appropriation. He said he is hesitant to push for higher. McKean then presented the concept to 15. -r - schedules incoming ASUU President Mark Nelson and Vice President Liz Lars en, and asked them to seek '- The University must submit tuition and its schedule it to draw from state appropriations by the May Board of Regents meeting with himself, President David P. Gardner, Robertson and Cedric Davern, vice ' New ASUU officers pledge action, not words . , president for academic affairs. Newly elected ASUU President Mark Nelson and Vice President Elizabeth Larsen. Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt - Vincent Hardinj discusses freedom. Lake City. UT |
