University Hikes Tuition; Increase in Board Likely Tuition and Fee Increases Guidelines
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VOL. 94 NO. 26 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1971 University Hikes Tuition; Increase In Board likely Tuition and fee increases guidelines. However, they debt incurred on these for the 1972-73 academic have been unsuccessful, and buildings. Some buildings, year, were approved last week there is no indication when a such as North and South by university trustees. ruling will be forthcoming. campus, are debt free. Others, The increases for full-time Not knowing how much such as the Dickinson dorms, students are as follows: $75 the university can raise still have to be paid off. for resident undergraduates tuition, nor what it will and graduates, $400 for receive from the state, makes Each time a new non-resident undergraduates, it quite difficult to prepare a dormitory is erected and $600 for nonresident budget for 1972-73, on campus, the cost of that building is bornE' equally by graduates. According to according to Becker. Should all students by an Jncrease in university Treasurer Paul E. the delay in getting guidelines room rates. The building of Becker Jr., these are all take much longer, the maximum figures and the Pencader complex and university will ask for a the Christiana Towers increases are still subject to special ruling from the Price federal government price change5 the situation. Commission on its tuition Since these new compiPxes guidelines. and room and board In addition, students can are more expensive and offer increases. better facilities than thp othpr expect room and board Becker wants to emphasize increases by the next summer dormitories. all rrsident the reasons for the room and students will have to pay for session. Exact figures are not board increases. According to available, however, until the approximately HO per cent of the Treasurer, all room the cost of these buildings federal Price- Commission facilities on campus are releases its guidelines. while the other 20 per cent generally the same; therefore, will be bome by the students Becker cites a combination all students share equally the of reasons for the room and living there. board increase: higher salaries, construction of new buildings, and cuts in the AMS Chairman State budget. Staff photo by Burleigh Cooper To date, no ruling by the Price Commission have been Do you get that "bottled up" feeling before finals? issued concerning colleges Appeals Director and universities. They might exempt colleges and Most channels have been student's letter<> and universities from any price exhausted, but there may still community support, a Black Stud·ies controls, which would allow be hope for the future of Dr. hearing, tentatively scheduled universities to raise prices to Arnold Gordenstein at this for next fall, may be mov£'d whatever they determine university. up to this February or March. Reduces Faculty necessary. According to Steve Ceci, This move was suggested by Becker said that there are AS3, as a last step, if all else President E.A. Trabant. By BETH ISAACS viewpoint on actions regarding representatives from the fails, Dr. Gordenstein will go the department. When a major education associations before the Faculty Senate BATTLE The Black Studies student suggested to him that in Washington presently Committee on Promotion and The collection of letters department has been reduced two professors did not seem trying to arrange a meeting Tenure. This committee alone and petitions is only part of to two professors after an adequate number for such with the Price Commission to . has the power to overrule the the uphill legal battle being suffering a 38 per cent budget (Continued to Page 1 0) expediate their issuing of previous decision of the waged by students in support cut. English department. of Gordenstein, whose These facts were brought With a continued influx of con tract wa<> terminated by to light Wednesday in the Drop Deferment If Over 125 the tenured English faculty in Kirkbride Room when Dr. November. Petitions are Livinus Ukachi, associate helpful and welcome, but professor of Black Studies Draft Avoidance Possible letters from individual and chairman of that students applauding the work By BILL RYBINSKI department, opened the floor announced that, "Young men holding lottery of Dr. Gordenstein are to discussion after his If you've been lucky enough to get a draft numbers of !{SN 126 and above can effectively particularly effective. prepared talk. Ukachi lottery number above 125 and are still carrying a limit their vulnerability to the draft by being In the view of Judy presented an informal talk on 2-S deferment, you are not making the best of a classified into I-A by the years end. Our purpose Rossiter, AS4, Dr. "Goals, Directions, and good thing. is to limit the uncertainty that young men with Gordenstein, whose new Opportunities of Black With_ this year's draft call set at 125 on a high random sequence numbers face." book will be published soon, Studies at the University of national scale, there is really no reason for has been "more than After January 1, these men will be placed in a Delaware Today." anyone born before 1952 with a higher lottery pleasantly surprised by the Many questions were number to keep their 2-S deferment. In second priority pool and be drafted only if onslaught of student support 1972's first priority pool is exhausted. "A raised regarding the present fact,rather than protecting them from on his behalf." and future economic strength enlistment, it is actually keeping them from development" said Tarr, "likely only if a major national emergency occurs." of this developing facing the draft at a time when they are in little DIPLOMACY department. Ukachi said the . danger of being drafted. RISK According to Steve Ceci, department has recently Dropping their 2-S deferments by December AS3, the students involved. in 31, in favor of re-classification as I-A, places Dr. Kenneth J. Ackerman , a draft counselor suffered the budget cut due the campaign for Gordenstein those students with numbers of 126 and higher for the Delaware Draft Counseling and to university financial "exhausted all legitimate in a first priority pool that has been limited to Educational service, strongly suggested that those cutbacks. As a result, the channels immediately, within number 125. who qualify for this procedure take advantage of proposed faculty of three two weeks." All diplomatic professors was cut to two. ~ ... it - and quickly. "It's probably true" said LIMITING UNCERTAINTY Ackerman , "that the draft call will not be processes, such as presenting Dr. Ray Keesey, acting If this sounds too good to be true, don't higher a year or two from now. But that's the petitions, writing letters, and arranging meetings to discuss chairman of Arts and Science, worcy, it has official sanction. In a November 11 (Continued to Page 2) presented the university's oress release Draft Director Curtis W. arr PAGE 2 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE, DECEMBER 10, 1971 ,, New Lottery Policy Enables Draft Avoidance ... (Continued from Page 11 catch - it's only probably Dr. Ackerman stressed A request to drop a 2-S draft board giving your name, 1st of 1972." true! Why should a man keep that every student should deferment must be submitted the school you attend, and "It would be wise" added his 2-S and risk a national evaluate his situation. If he in writing to your local draft your draft number. State that Ackerman, "to send the letter emergency for a year or more was born before 1952, has a board. Dr. Ackerman you wish to drop your 2-S by registered mail, and be when he can take less of a draft number of 126 or outlined the procedure as deferment and take a I-A sure to include your return risk now for a period of higher, and currently holds a follows: classification, with the address. But most weeks? If you have an out in 2-S deferment, he should ''Once you have understanding that you will importantly, the letter must 1971 you'd be ill advised not seriously consider changing determined that you qualify, be put in the 1971 first be postmarked no later than to take it." his status to I-A. send a letter to your local priority pool until January Dec. 31." Grand Opening Dec. 7th West Newark Office of Wilmington Trust FULL SERVICE BANKING PLUS DRIVE-IN TELLERS OPEN 9 A.M. TO 8 P.M. PARK 'N' SHOP Dec. 7-8-9-10 CENTER Fine China Offer ... WITH EVERY NEW SAVINGS OR CHECKING ACCOUNT ... you get your 1st 4 piece place music when guests are arnvmg. The most setting of lovely Concerto Porcelain China elegant choice of all-a gleaming white lace absolutely free when you open a new $25 design to contrast with your bright cloths or • I Savings Account or a $50 Checking Account to blend with the white ones. 25TVSets at the new Wilmington Trust office in West Newark. 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