Show closer increose tuition moves Regents' rpolicy of a The adoption last week of a state-wid- e tuition policy by the state board of regents has moved and non-reside- tuition nt The regents meeting at Dixie residents The policy effective this summer does not require all also directed the College colleges and presidents of the reasses their universities to over to hand budgets in order this April recommendations toward tuition and student fee increases Although the legislative intent holds any resident increase to $8 a quarter the regent’s policy a tuition increases for college students closer to reality The policy will affect both resident non-reside- nt students meets policy The new of a mandate by requirements the state legislature clearning the way for a tuition increase The 41st legislature while appriating $878 million to higher education decided that resident tuitions should not be increased more than 8 per quarter and that no increase would occur until the regents came up with a state tuition policy Nothing was said adopted Tuesday insured greater increase for tuitions be identical out-of-state- rs non-reside- It divides state institutions into four as described categories r The regent’s document states tuitions at each that of the state institutions will be at least 250 percent of the resident charee This means that a boost -- resident tuition shall not exceed 10 percent of the average for that category TT For example if tuition at the of U is $480 a year which is close and $450 a year at Utah State accurate University which is Therefore of $465 the average tuitions of the two could not be more than $4650 apart The policy also states that when the regents change tuitions the change will be introduced inA air institutions in a category tuition boost at the U of U would mean a boost at USU The policy set a formula for 7 assessing proportionate charges e extension and part-timstudents in a of $8 in resident fees results non$20 increase of the same for colleges colleges and technical universities nt two-ye- ar four-yea- colleges Deviations in uniformity of level of academic work required e student for a full-tim- regents asked for the The different presidents’ recom- mendations on tuition increases for the purpose of enabling the institutions to work toward a 10 percent increase in faculty salaries The legislatures appropriated a $878 million would allow for of faculty salary increase toabout the 65 percent according been has it regents Further estimated that an $8 a quarter increase on both resident and tuitions would a for salary hike provide non-reside- nt “72 years of free expression” Utah State University Logan Utah Wednesday April 2 1975 8 pages Redford endorses UPIRG as a way to bring change by Susan Coltharp and Marsha Bowen Utah is at a crossroads said actor Robert Redford Monday when he spoke in the USU Sunburst Lounge a Wearing faded blue jeans intense same the and neck turtle blue eyes that have put him at the top of movie popularty poles Redford spoke to a crowd so large that some couldn’t even get in the outside building but had to stand window the and look in “I’m concerned about where Utah is where it is going and what it wants to be” he said Redford was speaking for consumer interest to form group that is attempting USU campus He a chapter on the to know need said that students how much power they aavL According to Redford UPIR t is an opportunity for students affects what in become involved He said that it gives a TJPIRG the-sta- te and young people a choice wha to employ chance them the Southern Utah has more national narks and monuments and more than planned coal burning plants southwest in the nnv other The power goes to it messes up the in Utah he added to Redford a According of member of the State Board “ment Regents is more protect environment He rather rf utah should stop and “see what they have got before they sellthe state away” £2 operate that UPIRG’ 's major a with Pr“te®°“1IRG can’Tgo ’wrong “fh1''saidiedordIwUhep to the people of Utah state so s t nations affecting their it about something tney can e sai conference following said “Being Redfortf his Spch an the rights that with s PPor“ ThatThe government has failed jeans' a JMS nn McGruder and other involved in 1UL iClTtoT' SeTST ne me 9f “That really offends said UTAH - — - HAS environmental Redford problems said of staff y “P ££££ "hi popularity poles was com pTple were oly -- listening to him for sujSCHicial ' reasons: to “I guess everybody wants 'use' a celebraty tc 'support me cause or another Redtord saia “But most are m°re with wonderment of what it s like to work with Paul Newman or Barbara Streisand than what my concerns personal causes and really are “Utah and its future is a personal cause and concern of- Redford exfor the pressed a great respect state of Utah and made particular reference to the Mormon state pioneer heritage of this best the organization HE SAID mtnesiateis the LDS church It " ° mine” he said mostly T’cause it citizens involved of his conHollywood Actor Robert Redford spoke Monday like UPIRG Utah's future and the need for a group cern over make an imput into the gtsthe members of the foTe— “utah mg "Tv alwad W he roots” about establishing said “And when you’re looking for a place to set roots Los to start Angeles is no place looking” He explained that he started with falling ‘‘out of love” ''I time ago a long California went to college in Colorado and with the began falling in love mountains But so did everybody else “I happened upon Utah one daywest” Redford con- JTl5W UtotLmusthave been the best”kept secretin the' United States” coa' s future Will USU become loche Junior Colleger -- USU will be given junior in order college status next year of number the to reduce large in the state fouryear institutions close to the president “ald Tuesday The sourCe who refused to be New snow faltworflr- "mi ions" — — dollars Hill Dr Geoffrey E Water Utah the at meterologist Research Laboratory says the storm deposited about 21 inches of snow in the mountains surrounding the Cache Valley area alone Hill said this much worth $1 precipitation alone is million The recent storm provided a “sizeable amount of the entire winter’s snowfall” Hill said At least 8 percent of the winter’s snowfall came down during tne recent snows he added “We may not be able to use all the snow for productive uses but this was a million dollar plus - - ' - o mountains last week is worth The storm which left 21" of snow on these area according to a I USU researcher ‘ Rico “That’s significant since we generally hear more about the ones causing a million dollars worth of damage in the tion He failed to bec0“tS''7sentN L and 8r“duf“ “n‘ufrs declined University comment when asked to confirm the report with A source working closely the Board of Regents told Student Life the proposal is set to be and the heard “immediately in enrollment at decline expected — tHeXogatTIngtltattoff'shoiridrase and g the classroom experienced conflicts scheduling over-crowdin- at Most spring snow storms gain lot of crop notoriety for causing aresearcher USU a damage but hit Utah says the snows which a million worth were last week storm’’ Hill said said that inflationary state along with pressures the reduced need for college the acgraduates precipitated mention what identified by Clark Kent for Student Life 11 (Cont on pg 4) photo by Ken Sink USU “There should be no problem with parking in Logan next year” he added As a result of the change the Food Science Building under construction on the campus will County for the facilties enlarged library the that added source said He will College of Natural Resources be deeded to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC for research and study The source said a Arab countries plea to the h institution save to for funding down early Tuesoay was turned the decision before morning just was made The university source claimed be sold to Cache last-minu- te oil-ric- that basketball coach Dutch Belnap offered to sell his Aggie team to the American Basketball ath Association in a four year tempt to save USU’s status but the ABA disliked the idea of a franchise in Logan “I’m sure this will be exciting the news to the students Fools sources said “April last-ditc- |