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20100201.Pdf An independent student newspaper • Serving the GW community since 1904 • Always online at GWHATCHET.COM The GW MONDAY • February 1, 2010 Volume 106 • Issue 38 HATCHET Report sheds light PandaPlay Task force on salary trends gets 200 by SARAH JOSEPHS a 15.3 percent increase. Hatchet Reporter For the 2007-2008 aca- demic year, full-time pro- proposals Salaries for GW’s top fessors earned an average administrators jumped an of $128,500, associate pro- average of 54.7 percent fessors earned an average from 2002 to 2007, while of $92,600, and assistant faculty salaries increased professors earned an aver- for savings an average of 21.5 percent age of $75,100. New under- over roughly the same pe- graduate tuition that year by LAUREN FRENCH riod, according to Univer- cost $39,420. Assistant News Editor sity salary data. The data report aver- The data, presented in age faculty salaries and tu- The task force charged with a 2009 Faculty Senate re- ition levels by the academ- generating $60 million through port, displays top admin- ic year, while the payment innovation and fundraising has istrators’ salaries, average for the top administrators collected almost 200 ideas from faculty salaries and new is listed by calendar year. the community on how to spend undergraduate tuition Executive Vice Presi- smarter, but the group is still wres- rates between 2002 and dent and Treasurer Lou tling with which savings should be 2007. The most recent sal- Katz said the reported counted, and how. ary information for all cat- salaries of faculty and top Launched in October by Uni- egories is from 2007. administrators are not versity President Steven Knapp, The salary increases for comparable, because the the Innovation Task Force is de- the top administrators are administrator salaries in signed to evaluate the University’s about 40 percentage points the report come from the budget and ensure funds are be- higher than the national University’s top adminis- ing used in the most efficient ways inflation rate for the same trators, while the faculty without resorting to program cuts. period, according to data salaries take into account The account to track the savings from the U.S. Bureau of all faculty members – not has not been established, Associate Labor Statistics. From 2002 Vice President for Academic Op- to 2007, inflation rates saw See SALARIES: Page 5 erations Jeffrey Lenn said, because he and other senior officials are Percent Increase from 2002-2007 still discussing what money will be eligible for inclusion toward the Inflation $60 million goal. For example, the University 15.3 may make an effort to convert all light bulbs on campus to energy- Avg. Salary for Faculty Members efficient ones. Administrators will 21.5 then have to decide between using net or gross costs - net costs is to- Tuition Increase tal profit minus costs for the new bulbs, while gross is the total sav- 41.0 ings without any new costs taken into account - and either count the Avg. Salary for Top Administrators total energy savings or the total 54.7 energy savings minus the cost of the new light bulbs, Lenn said. ALIYA KARIM | HATCHET PHOTOGRAPHER Lenn, chair of the task force’s Tai Shan, the National Zoo's 4-year-old panda, plays in the snow Jan. 30 during his farewell steering committee, said the 200 Percent Increase celebration. SEE STORY AND VIDEO ONLINE AT GWHATCHET.COM SOURCE: SEPT. 2009 FACULTY SENATE MINUTES See TASK FORCE: Page 5 Comeback bid comes up short State of the Union GW 66 addresses college costs URI 72 by EMILY CAHN Campus News Editor "I agree with President by DAN GREENE Current and former University Sports Editor administrators praised President Obama that the Barack Obama’s State of the Union KINGSTON, R.I. – For a brief pledge to tackle college affordabil- affordability of a college time Saturday afternoon, it seemed ity issues, calling Obama a friend rather recent history might rather to the field of higher education. education is an important improbably repeat itself. In his 70-minute speech national issue." After trailing host Rhode Island Wednesday night, Obama called by as much as 16 before halftime, the on colleges and universities to re- STEVEN KNAPP GW men’s basketball team turned duce their rising costs, introduced up the defensive pressure and plant- the idea of tax credits for families University President ed the seeds of another potential paying for college, and called for comeback. Sophomore Tony Taylor, debt forgiveness programs for catalyst of the team’s overtime win low-income families and students fair for us to request quid pro quo its last time on the floor, poured in who enter public service. in exchange. What does he want 18 of his career-best 22 points after “I agree with President Obama us to cut? Electric bill? Payments halftime and the Colonials cut the that the affordability of a college to faculty? Books? Does he want deficit to as little as three. education is an important nation- larger classes? [We] need a na- But it would ultimately be a case al issue,” said University Presi- tional commission to look at both of too little, too late. dent Steven Knapp in an e-mail. sides of the agenda.” The Rams withstood GW’s rally, “That’s why I met with all the vice Trachtenberg added, however, perhaps showing a bit of why they presidents on my very first day in that Obama’s speech signaled to might be dancing come March, and office – August 1, 2007 – to discuss students and their families that held on to beat the insurgent Colo- affordability and launched, dur- the White House is committed to nials 72-66. ing my first year, an affordability improving the quality and afford- GW (12-8, 2-5 Atlantic 10) fell initiative with four main compo- ability of education nationwide. behind Rhode Island early, trailing nents.” “I think they have a friend in 32-16 after the game’s first 14 min- Knapp said the four compo- the president, who clearly believes utes as Rhode Island forced them nents include slowing the rate of that education is part of a national to turn the ball over and knocked yearly tuition increases, guaran- mandate, and is trying to do as down four three-pointers to take teeing fixed tuition and financial best he can, given a lot of other control of the game. aid for five years, increasing finan- burning platforms, to be helpful,” The 12-point swing in that cat- cial aid by increasing fundraising, Trachtenberg said, referring to cur- egory – GW missed its only two and lessening the amount of debt rent students and their families. three-point tries in the first half – students graduate with. Knapp said Obama’s commit- was a key factor in the Rams own- New undergraduate tuition at ment to forgiving debt for students ing an 11-point lead going into the the University increased nearly 60 who go into the field of public ser- break. Helping their cause was an percent between the 2001-02 and vice is one that will likely benefit eight-point advantage in the paint 2009-10 academic years. GW students – many of whom go and an identical advantage in fast- But former University Presi- into the field of public service af- break scoring. dent Stephen Joel Trachtenberg ter graduating. Two of the Colonials’ primary said the burden of reducing col- “I also agree with President scorers – Taylor and senior Damian lege costs should be more of a joint Obama’s emphasis on making it Hollis – combined to make just three effort than Obama let on Wednes- easier for students to go into ca- of 15 first-half shot attempts as GW DAN GREENE | HATCHET PHOTOGRAPHER day night. reers in public service,” Knapp Sophomore Tony Taylor set a new career high with 22 points Saturday, 18 of “We can reduce [tuition] if he said. “That’s one reason why it’s See BBALL: Page 8 which came after halftime. Still, the Colonials lost to Rhode Island 72-66. can reduce costs,” Trachtenberg said. “[It is] fair for him to ask and See SOTU: Page 5 W. basketball SPORTS OPINIONS Bahrain ambassador NEWS NEWS loses in Philly In support of legalizing medical marijuana visits Elliott School Committee on professors' benefits may return Colonials' Andrew Pazdon praises the District's efforts to give The Kingdom of two-game win The Faculty Senate wants a Benefits Review chronically ill patients access to cannabis. • Page 4 Bahrain's first Jew- streak stopped ish ambassador dis- Committee reinstated. • Page 3 by Saint LIFE cusses her country's Joseph's. Being black: One year later role in the Arab- Alumnus arrested for plot against senator • Page 8 Has having a black man in the White House affected Israeli conflict. Stan Dai's arrest has garnered national attention. life on campus? • Page 6 • Page 5 • Page 5 Sarah Scire | Senior News Editor | [email protected] Emily Cahn | Campus News Editor | [email protected] Gabrielle Bluestone | Metro News Editor | [email protected] Lauren French | Assistant News Editor | [email protected] February 1, 2010 2.0 Amanda Dick | Campus News Editor | [email protected] Amy D’Onofrio | Assistant News Editor | [email protected] H News SnapShot IN BRIEF Metro robberies jump 50 percent in 2009 Robberies on Metrorail increased 50 percent during 2009, according to data from Metro Transit Police. Between January and November 2009, a total of 805 robberies were recorded, while during the same period in 2008, there were only 538 robberies. Overall crime in 2009 in- creased from 1,686 cases to 1,867 cases during that time period, ac- cording to transit police data pro- vided on the Washington Metropoli- tan Area Transportation Authority’s Web site.
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