Stanford Backs Tuition Rebates
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The urricane Volume 54, Number-14) Knda%. Mart I. 10. I»)7*> IMione 2KI-IMH Demoted To Pushing A Broom After 32 Years By JANE L. MARCUS keeping. Grounds or Trucking Hodges said Tin in a different category Ca-Astistanl Naw** editor all together to be in ARA." After spending "the 32 prime years of my life working as Equipment '/ just feel lhal I've been Ireutetl si, unfairly According to Hodges, he has talked to many people i lind out the supervisor for the Athletic Department," Jimmie Hodges was forced to ... .To put a uric ptrsun in MM| sav he is more reason for the transfer, but never got an answer leave his job to become a Mahoney/Pearson Housekeeper. "I can't fault the ARA and I have no complaints ahout ihem. but ptPm Last November, ARA Enviornmental Services Incorporated was con \ualified after I htttl been there MM 30 years is un- 32 years of my life working with equipment for the athletic department. I tracted by the university to take over employees working in Housekeep ?oir.' don't think I was treated right." 1'' ' >s said ing, Trucking and Grounds According to Bratt. when th. university and athletic department de cided to take that position away from the AKA "Hotfgei couM hu\ According to Charles Bratt, Director of the ARA, there are 252 em Jimmy llo<l»<«* terminated, but we honored the fact he was hi imi offered htm ployees including Hodges who receive the same wage rate and working another position " schedule as they had when employed by the university. "I wanted to keep him here and he was told be tould apply for the "The only difference is that we pay on a weekly basis opposed to the For a time, Hodges remained in his position in the Athletic Depart same position again," Bratt said bi-weekly schedule provided by the university," Bratt said. ment under the new leadership of ARA. "I was informed 1 could apply for the position I spent over it) years According-to Hodges, lasl November he was told to attend a meeting "Two weeks ago 1 was informed that the athletic department did not doing, but why should I have to apply If they wanled me u> slay to begin — unaware of its pui p want the equipment handled by an ARA employ*'*-, but rather a staff mem with?" Hodges said. "1 was unaware of its purpose and when I got there, other employees ber," Hodges said. "I thought that since 1 worked here so long Ihey would put me back and I were told about ARA's functions," Hodges said. "No one really knew According to Bratt, the Athletic Department wanted to control the on the University payroll and rehire me," Hodges said. "I don'i under what was taking place." equipment themselves rather than the ARA, "because ARA is responsible stand, and that is what hurt me the most.'' What actually took place was that university employees working in for all liabilities and thefts with the equipment," Bratt said "I just feel that I've been treated so unfairly," Hodges said "To put a Housekeeping, Trucking and Grounds were to be employed by the ARA, as Hodges was then transfered to Mahoney/Pearson Housekeeping new person in and say he is more qualified after I Mad been there over JO contracted by the University. "Working with equipment does not fit into the category of HOMI years is unfair " Stanford Backs Tuition Rebates The following is a statement prepared by UM President Henry King Stanford in regards to his recommendation of the proposed tuition rebate plan. President Henry King Stanford announced today he is recommend ing to the Executive Committee of the University of Miami Board of Trustees a tuition rebate for all full-time undergraduate students if fall enrollment exceeds projuctions. The Executive Committee will act on President Stanford's recom mendation on Tuesday. March 20th. The amount of the rebate, if any, will be determined by the amount of tuition revenues above projec tions. The entire tuition reduction pro gram could be scrapped, however, if it jeopardizes the University's overall financial position. In making the long-awaited tui tion announcement Stanford said. "My first responsibility is to pro Stanford vide the best possible learning envi ronment for all of our students. To do that, the University must remain fiscally sound. "I certainly do not wish to com Financial Aid mit the University to a financial ob ligation that would place it in peril jWe will have determined the exact Vumviuvs* amount of the rebate, if any, by the end of October, 1979 after review ing fall enrollment figures and as sessing the University's fiscal pos Comes to I M ture." The base undergraduat tuition for B> HARK i II. RIMM the 1979-1980 academic year will Managing Editor be $3940, a $325 increase over the A great number of changes in the 1978-79 tuition rate. The $325 in policies and procedures as well as crease is tied to the US Consumer some new programs have been im- Price Index and represents a 9 per plimented over the past few weeks cent raise. at UM's Financial Aid office. Tuition was rolled back $85 for With the April 1st financial aid full-time students this current deadline rapidly approaching, the spring semester. The tuition reduc financial aid and student affairs tion was the University's first since staffs have developed a new out jts founding in 1925. reach program to inform students ', The current rebate program has about what financial aid opportuni Miami Hurricane SAM WONG helped cut the attrition rate of Uni ties exist as well as how to take ad versity students. Some 743 more vantage of those opportunities. UM student Beverly Wright (second from right) is all smiles an vacation in the "Travel Fever" drawing last Monday. For a clos- students remained at the UNiversity The first step in the program is this spring semester than during the after winning a one-week vacation to Paradise Islands in the Baha- er look at what "Travel Fever" is all about, see Page 7 of today's the Financial Aid Awareness Week same period last year. This Increase beginning Monday and continuing mas. Jody Wecker (not pictured) won the grand prize of a Europe- Hurricane • has been attributed, in large mea through Friday. It will be held in sure, to the current tuition rebate the lower lobby of the Student program and improved student mo Union from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during rale. the entire week. The anticipated reduction will Ron Hammond, UM's Director of 64 Members Imhuhtl differ from the current roll-back in Financial Aid. explained that ihe two ways: twenty-five per cent of purpose of the program is to pro tuition in excess of budget projec vide: tions will be retained for incremen ti- Financial Aid Ad tal costs associated with increased visement New Founders Give $3.2 Million. enrollment, and the roll-back will i« Guaranteed Student not apply to law or graduate stu Loan Applications B\ I OR1 HARRIS! dinner held March 3 at the Omni Stanford and Board of Trustees •'We felt that the I'niversity has dents. t-- Notaries to Notarize Hurricane New* Writer International Hotel Chairman Patrick J. CNHMH undertaken to upgrade the account The rebate will be used lo offsei Applications The I'M Hoard of Trustees honor The induction of the new foun brought the number of Univ* ing program." Tom Chamberlain of a portion of the 1980 spring semes ed lit new founders at its annual ders bv I'M President Henrv Kins Founders to 592. Price, Waterhouse. and Co. ter tuition. See FINANCIAL. Page 7 Each of the founders has given or said."and that it would be apropos pledged a minimum of $50,000 to to provide a scholarship fund for the Universitv since UM's founding students who have decided to major in 1925. in accounting. We also hope to help T.ane Editor. Business Manager, The Society of University Foun the accounting program attract stu ders was formed in 1966 and si net- dents " that time has provided mon than SEC Chairman Spots Open ; Mel Greenberg, an attorney with $80 million to support l M pro Greenberg, Traurig, and Askew grams and facilities. Applications are available in the now being accepted in the Student said that their firm decided to sup Student Publications Business Ov- Activities Office, Room 232 of the "Our founders are the external port the medical school because, "it vice. Room 221 of the Student Student Union. power that allows our I'niversity to was something different to do " Union, for those wishing to run for To apply for any of the above po exist and develop to other levels of "We do this because the Univer the position of Hurricane F_ditor and sitions, you must be a full time service." Stanford said. Business Manager for the Fall, 1979 undergraduate student with at le.isi The black-tie affair began with a sity is very important to the com munity," Greenberg stated. semester. a 2.0 cumulative grade point .. reception honoring the new foun age. ders. This year's founders included Gerald Pulver. a distributor for Deadline for filing is noon today the Maytag Company which pro Also, applicants for Hurricane General Motors, General Electric. in that office. positions must be screened in ad Parker Playhouse, Price. Water- vides the University laundry facili ties, gave half of his money to the Applications for Student Enter vance by Communications Profes IIIIIM littii Dinner house, and Co., and Helena Rubin tainment Committee Chairman are sor George Southworth.