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Spectator TheSeattleUniversity Spectator l.lb'TAf^L|||No 18(478.800) The SeattleUniversity, Seattle, WA Wednesday, February20,1985 Tuition may be $136 acredit next year by Kerry Godes than last year's 10.6 percent jump, is the while students with meal plans will pay you'dlike todomoreandyoucome outdo- Undergraduatetuition rates willbe$136 ninth-straight tuition hike since Sullivan $1,203 for a full meal plan next year, as ing less,"he saidofnextyear'scompensa- percredit hour next year ifthe university began preparing the university's budgets compared with$1,135 thisyear. tion packages. board of trustees approvesa budget to be 10yearsago. And financial aid will be increased by In addition,the new academic and ad- submitted this Fridayby University Presi- Reflecting the conservative trend begun the same percentageas tuition for anaddi- ministrative computerprograms provided dent WilliamSullivan,S.J. twoyears ago,the budget isbased onpro- tional $125,000. by the SCT Corporation will cost the uni- The$11 percredit increase averagesout jectionsthat students nextyear willenroll Besides decreasing enrollments, Sul- versity anadded $700,000nextyear,anin- 139,000 hours, to$495 peryear, based on a full 45-credit for a total of credit or a livan cited the need for increased faculty crease from $450,000to$1.2 million. classload. drop ofabout 1.5 percent from this year's and staff salaries, the construction ofsev- The increase will cover the installation Sullivan told ASSU officers anda Spec- 141,000. "Unfortunately, this year we'd eral new campusbuildings, and the added of a new main frame computer on the ad- tator reporterlast week that the trustees havetosay thisbudget is bothconservative cost of the new computer systems as rea- ministrative level, thedevelopmentofnew havenever rejectedabudget proposaldur- andrealistic,"Sullivan said. sonsfor the tuition increase. software for both the administrative and ing his tenure, andhe "wouldbe very sur- The budget also includes a proposed8 Faculty/staff salaries will be increased academic areas, and the development ofa prised if we didn't come out of that (Fri- percentincrease inroomand board rates. byan average of4.5 percent next year,but new computing resource center, a kindof day's)meeting with abudget approved." The8percent figurescomes froma 10per- coupled with increasesin retirement and computer learning center with additional Thebudgetmust beapprovedby March, cent jumpinroom rates, combined witha health benefits, they will cost the univer- work stations whichwouldbe open to stu- intime forthe signingoffaculty contracts, 6percentjumpinmeal plans. sity an additional 5.4 percent, Sullivan dents, teachers and administrators, Sul- he added, Ifapproved,roomrates willgo up from said. livan said. i The 8.8 percent increase, while smaller $1,869 this year to $2,056 for 1985-86, "That's one of those tug of wars where While inWashington,D.C.,afew weeks ago,Sullivansaidhewassurprisedtohear, in his talks with other private university f presidents, that most other independent schools had planned a tuition increase comparable toS.U.'s. Locally, he said, two of the four inde- pendent institutions which S.U. uses to compare itself with have indicated they plan similar tuition increases. One of the four will not be raising tuition as much, andanotherhasplans for alarger increase. Theschools include Pacific Lutheran Uni- versity,SeattlePacific University,theUni- versityofPuget Sound, and GonzagaUni- I versity,alsoa Jesuit institution. If the others follow through with plans for increasing tuition,S.U.wouldhavethe secondlowesttuitionof aU the comparab\e— private universities inthe state— thesame position it holds this year Sullivansaid. Aside from increasing tuition, Sullivan said administrators are "pushing very, very hard onother sources of revenue" to helppay for improvements and make up for projectedenrollmentdrops. University relations personnel have beenasked to work toincreasegift income by 15 percent nextyear, whileadministra- tors have targeted investmentsmade from the endowment tojump 28 percent. This year, revenue from gifts and en- dowmentinvestmentsmadeup 1.4million of the university's budget,he said. Next year they are expected to make up $1.85 BRIANROONEY/THE SPECTATOR may places light up campus, as university moves to comply with city million. Smokers soon find themselves with few to on the universitybudgetfor the 1985- ordinances thatseverelyrestrict smoking inpublic places. The total -86 academic year is approximately $26 million,Sullivan said,about$15million of which goes to pay faculty and staff sala- ries. New signs tomark forbidden areas Tuitionmakes upabout 85percentof the university'sbudget. byMireille Hunt hallwayofPigott's third floor, said Fenn. make sure that the signs are up, said While the student head count has re- Piercesaid that studentscalledhis atten- Pierce. mained fairly steady over the past few Smokers,beware. actually heed the No-smokingsigns, 800 ofthem,are due tion to thesituationabout amonthago. But will smokers years, Sullivan said the number of high propitious time," said, signs,or will theygoonpuffing safeinthe tobe delivered any day to S.U.s security "It came at a he school graduates is diminishing and will no plans have yet been office, saidRobert Fenn, directorofSafety since the issueofcompliance withthecity knowledge that continue todropuntilaround 1992. ofthe to therule oncampus? Security Services. ordinance wasalreadyon theagenda made enforce Students are also taking fewer credit and "I foresee that happening," said It willtake some time to post them all, cabinet meeting. The cabinet was briefed don't hours "whichputs tremendous pressure" well,he He thinks that peer pressure will but by the end of the quarter, the signs aboutthe issue as said. Pierce. on administrators to find other sources of Fenn solve the problem. Should someone be posted in "prioritized areas," Pierce has asked tocoordinate the help revenue,he said. should advisory consistently disregard the no-smoking such as foyers, Pigottauditorium and any efforts ofthe Safety and Security Sullivan attributed the slip in credit — which a facto signs, he said, "Security wouldbe forced place where a lot of people might go to committee— of he is de hours not to higher tuitionhere,but to the smoke, Pierce,vicepresident member and the faculty senateincom- tomake adecision." "outrageouslevels" of state subsidies re- saidGeorge not issue," administration. ing up withsuggestions. "Ihope this will be an said ceived bypublicuniversities. for people Themove follows acabinet decisionthat Two main issues will be considered in Fenn.He saidisconfident that will "If there were anything like arealistic theno-smokingsigns.Failing that, S.U., though private institution,has thosecommittees. First,how can the non- respect tuition" at public institutions, students it isa suggests that peer pressure or faculty tocomply withtheprovisions ofa1983 Se- smoking rulebeenforced inareas covered he would have "some kind of freedom of take ofthose whoignore attle city ordinance,saidPierce. by the city ordinance,and second, should pressure will care choice" about where they attend school, The ordinance prohibits smoking in thescopeof theordinance beextendedand the signs. he added. But is educational institution, public places,including "classrooms and how,saidFenn. this an "Despite all the complaints" of public out Fenn, smoking not of schools,colleges Regardless of the extent of the desig- pointed and is re- university students about increasing tui- lecture halls and uni- Yet, "everyone has versities,"and requires theposting of no- natedno-smoking areas,enforcement does lated to learning. tion,Sullivan said,"thereal cost(adjusted to at per- in those areas. raiseaquestion. rights, he said. "We have look for inflation)ofattendinga stateuniversity smokingsigns (of to smokers). However,the issuehasbeen raisedtoex- "There are no teeth in the ordinance," centages smokers non- todayis less thanit wasin1970." not tend places not saidFenn. Thingsare simple." Because of these "staggering tuition the no-smoking areas to survey done coveredby thecity ordinance,suchas hall- Accordingto the ordinance,compliance According to an informal gaps", minority students are shifting into recently campus, most students ques- ways. Sensitive non-smokers have espe- is tobe enforced by either the city Fire or on 'he public sector, Sullivan charged. "It's cially complained about (he smoke in the Health Department. Thefiremarshall will (continuedon pagetwo) (continuedonpage 12) 2February20,1985/The Spectator Candidates given final chance toair platforms volved and want to take steps to become CrystalKua moreactive. PbyCandidates for ASSU executive board Second vice presidential candidate and senate positions had a final chance David Urbina said that activities should yesterday express campus to their viewson not coordi- student be "created" but should be issues such as apathy,unifying the nated to student and student address