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58th Year, No. 12 GEO~GETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, November 18, 1977 MCFCPanel Calls Tuition Corp Hit With Hike Unfair Rent Increase by Val Reitman "A differential tuition is a de by Mike Walsh mentioned that one possibility for facto policy of undergraduate educa Student Corporation officials have increased Corp. revenue is the pur tion subsidizing graduate education, disclosed that an incremental rent chase of the refrigerators which are and this should not be undertaken increase, of 250% over the next three leased to the crew team and then without a full discussion of the years will be charged yb the Univer rented to students. Those refrigera implications by the MCFC and the sity in order to pay the total Corp tors are now leased by the Corp. Council of Deans," emphasized the overhead costs. While Vital Vittles Stubbs, however, disagreed with Main Campus Finance Subcommittee will be most effected by the decision, Benton's assumption that prices on Enrollments, Admissions, Tuition Corp office space will also feel the would not be increased. While and Financial Aid at its meeting last increases. emphasizing that he would attempt Friday. The statement was a reaf This year the Corp. will pay to keep prices constant, Stubbs firmation of the recommendation of $2,862 to the University. The new speculated that the rent increase the committee made to the Main agreement hammered out by Corp coupled with the drastic minimum Committee during the summer. and University officials calls for wage increase which takes effect next The Subcommittee was asked to payments of aDoroximately $5,000 January will necessitate some in $7,000 reconvene by Graduate School Dean in fiscal ¥ear 1978, in F.Y. creases in prices. and MCFC Chairman Donald Herz 1979 and $9,200 in F.Y. 1980. Concerning the sale of prophlac· berg to considl!r the proposed differ· In addition Vital Vittles Manager tics, Student corporation executive A rent increase of 250% to be implemented over a three year period has been leveled against the Corp. In addition ential between graduate and under Tom Stubbs has announced his store vice·president Jon Benton reported graduate tuition. Exec VP of the Corp John Benton has told the HOY A that Vital Vittles may begin to sell prophylactics as early as this will begin selling prophylactics that "a number of people in Vital week. within the next week. Although still Vittles deduced that there was The Subcommittee unanimously uncertain about some details, Stubbs probably a demand (for condoms)." opposed any differentials. However, predicted that the condoms may be However, some cashiers interviewed Assistant Dean of the Graduate offered for sale as early as today. had strong reservations about the School, Dr. T. Stephen Cheston, Prof. Desan To Face Retirement Although the increased rent costs planned sale. With other factors pointed out that the applicant pool may be a strain on the Corp., such as lower cost and customer for the Graduate School is more Student Body President Debby convenience conSidered, Benton con elastic than is the undergraduate, and Canty stated that the Corp. should cluded that prophylactics were defin· that tuition changes are a more In Accordance With Univ. Policy be supporting its share of overhead itely something that should be significant factor in determining the expenses. Corp. Executive Vice·Pre offered at Vital Vittles. number and composition of the by John Forgach will be more time to write and leaVing is "very, very unfortunate sident Jon Benton concurred, saying In response to misgivings about graduate enrollment. He stressed that G U professor Wilfred Desan, 69 concentrate. But (one does) lose because he is a distinguished schol· "I've always felt that the Corp. the new product, Stubbs asserted Georgetown is competing with the years of age and one of America's something not teaching." ar." Veatch, who stated that he should pay it (the total costs). [t "We're not imposing any moral other D.C. universities whose tuition premier philosophers, will join other Kelly stressed that the "whole recongnized that he was also reaching would have been too much in one standards on anyone." Benton sup· rates are significantly fower than eminant -faculty -members like Carol retirement issue is very complex." retirement age, added he has "no year and would have forced us to ported Stubbs' statement, saying "It ours. Quigley and Gerald Yates who have Factors like retirement \'enefits, the particular criticisms (sic) of the raise prices." was the unanimous decision of the In addition, the Subcommittee been forced into retirement by professor's competence, and others current (retirement) system." Growth of sales and expansion officers of the Corp. and VV that strongly urged the MCFC to "search university regulations. must be taken into consideration, One former student caught the into other profitable areas should internally there would be no moral for economies in order to restrict Father Don Freeze, Assistant according to Kelly. feelings of many when he said help balance the rent increase, problem or objection." tuition increases to the recom Academic Vice President, stated that Sam Browne, Director of the "Desan is brill ant. The university is according to Benton, and there Benton echoed Stubbs' con mended 7.2%, or apprOXimately at Georgetown tenure ceases at the Office of Insurance and Retirement,. losing a great man." should be no increase in prices. He (continued on p.2) $250.00." "normal retirement age of 65. But said that, under the current univer· the professor's contract can be The Subcommittee~ also recom sity retirement plan for faculty, renewed under mutual consent by mended that the MCFC reserve retirement benefits do not change discussion of the Subcommittee's after the age of 65. Also, Browne, financial aid propositi;;, which involve added, "after 65 the professor no a higher tuition to be charged to longer contributes to the university incoming freshmen than to retirement fund." upperclassmen. Director of Financial An article entitled "Many Profes· Aid Richard Black, however, noted sores Would Postpon(! Retirement," that it would be better to have a which appeared in the Chronicle of higher tuition for incoming students, Higher Educatioll, -stated that ··fac and thus be able to meet the ulty members with highest scholarly financial needs of the students achievements are the most likely to because of the additional revenues, ~ , Wilfred Desan want to continue working" after the than to charge' a lower tuition, but enforced retirement age. not be able to meet the needs of the the professor and the university on a students. The Subcommittee indi year to year basis until, the age of 70. The Journal also stated that only cated that the financial aid proposal Then retirement becomes manda 6% of the educators surveyed plan to should be regarded as a separate tory." continue to teach after age 70. issue. Father Aloysius Kelly, Vice Presi The current issue of the Yale dent for Academic Affairs, said the alumni magizine found that several The subcommittee questioned the current university retirement policy professors, who have been forced to "termination of support to the Main was established by the Board of retire from their universities, have Campus from the President's undesi~ Directors more than 20 years ago. continued to teach at universities nated funds." They requested that Kelly stated, while he was not sure with more flexible retirement poli i the "issue be considered in the why the Board originally established .:>'" cies. c MCFC" to re·evaluate the rationale the current retirement guidelines, Contrary to the university regUla· behind the removal of these funds. that "the university recognized there tions, one anomymous source said Professor ~V(llter Laqueur, Columnist Art Buchwald and SFS Dean Peter Krogh square-off on the issue of George- -;. are a tremendous number of Ph.D's "up till 1973 the university did allow town accepting Libyan money Tuesday following a Dean's Seminar. " looking for jobs and any extensions some professors to teach after 70." in the mandatory retirement age cut The source said former professors Dromsto be Dean the number of jobs available." "Aller and Briefs even taught past Freeze, who stated he also did not age 80." SBA Academic Notice know the official reason for the Father Freeze said he could not Student Senate Recommends William Droms, Assistant Pro Board's retirement policy, said the immediatly confirm that those pro· fessor of Finance at the Business "retirement policy is fair and people fessors did teach after the age 70. He School, has been appointed new seem happy with it." explained that in January 1975 Assistant Dean of the SBA. Desan, who has been teaching at Father Henle issued a statement to New SFS Election Guidelines Droms' appOintment takes ef Georgetown for 21 years and has make clear that. with no excep by Miles O'Brien are a spending ceiling of $15 per be adopted is currently being dis fect January 1. He will replace written the famous "Planetary Man," tions, the university would follow The Student Senate has endorsed candidate (a substantial portion of cussed by the SAB. Said SBA John Chase whose contract was said he is "not in 100% agrebment current retirement policies. a report, submitted by an ad hoc which would be funded by the representitive to the Board, Mike not renewed by the University. with the retirement policy _" He Desan said he would continue to committee investigating the SFS Student Activities Commission),