tlu lictutstilnatttatt ^ W T? fmmrlrrl 1885 ■•■''' lily . , , Vol. \CIX.\o.6l I'llll AHHPHIA.July I. 1983 Minority admissions fall in larger Class of 1987 Officials laud geographic diversity B> I -At KfN ( (II I MAN the) are pleased with the results ol a \ target class ol 1987 contains dtive 10 make the student bod) more liginificantl) fewei minority geographicall) diverse, citing a students but the group is the Univer- decrease in the numbet ol students sity's most geographicall) diverse from Ihe Northeast in the c lass ol class ever. 198". A- ol late May, 239 minority ot the 4191 students who were at -indents had indicated the) will cepted to the new freshman class. matriculate at the i niversit) in the 2178 indicated b) late \lav that the) fall as members ol the new will matricualte, a 4" percent yield. freshman class, a drop ol almost 5 Provost l hi'ina- Ehrlich said that percent from last year's figure of increasing geographic diversit) i- 251. one ol the I Diversity's top goal-. Acceptances from t hicano and "I'm ver) pleased particularl) in Asian students increased this vear, terms of following out goal of DP Steven Siege bin the number of Hacks and geographic diversit) while maintain- I xuhcranl tans tearing down the franklin Held goalpost! after IRC Quakers" 23-2 victor) over Harvard latino- dropped sharply. Hie new ing academic quality," he said. "The freshman class will have 113 black indicator- look veiv good." -indents, compared wilh 133 last Stetson -.ml the size ol the i lass veat a decline ol almost 16 per ol 1987 will not be finalized until cent tin- month, when adjustments are Champions But Vlmissions Dean I ee Stetson made I'm students who decide 10 Bl LEE STETSON lend oilier schools Stetson said he said the Financial MA Office i- 'Reflection oj the econom\' working to provide assistance winch plan- "limited use" ol the waiting will permit more minority students list to fill vacancies caused by an Iwentv two percent ol the class Quakers capture Ivy football crown to matriculate. average ol 70 to 90 students who ol 198" hails from New S. oik. "it is iii part a reflection ol the withdraw then deposits during the I'enntvhaiuan- will also comprise ISM By DAVI ZAI sum ma ,i -mallei part ol the new class, bin Perhaps ii was only ruling thai the team which was economy," Stetson said ol the decrease. "We've lost a numbet [ol Ihe college will enroll ihe most stetson s.ud the c ommonwealth will given no chance ol winning ihe Ivv I eague football title -Indent- Ol the new u.i--. with 1455 continue to contribute a large in 1982 won thai title on a second chance. minority acceptances] to state universities on full scholarship." acceptances, followed by the What percentage ol students Nothing in the Pennsylvania Quakers' season had real- "There will be some use ol the ton School with '29. the Engineer- "We want to ensure that I'enn I) gone the wa> anyone expected ii i» b) the time w,III list to increase minority ing school with '2' and the Nursing sylvania remains the leading feedei Novembei 13 roDed around, rhis was, aftet all, the stage School with 70. \u schools exceeded slate." he said in the Iv) I eague football season reserved rot the .unui.il presence." he added target numbers foi enrollment. Ihe Fat West, a heavilv targeted bank between "i ale, Harvard and Dartmouth foi the top \dmlnistraton sa) the l niversit) will have 10 compete heavilv with I oi the first tune in I niversit) area, has shown an increase in ac spoi. By this time, I'enn was supposed to be Fading into other top institutions to attract more history. the majority ol the ineom ceptances, up to 9i> from 53 last the basement, having already won its game foi theyeai ve.II Sevent) three students from minorities, ing cla— is from outside New Vork, Bui something strange had happened In the weeks New lei-ev and New I ngland. Only l lorida will attend the i iniversit). before Novembei 13, 1982, and something even stranga "l am concerned about the minori- 4(> percent will be from that area, up bv I 9 ovei last veai. was happening on I ranklln I letd on that particulai after- tv situation - the rcaliilies ol the challenge are sobering," said Stet down from 51 percent last year. 1 ive Feedei areas in the Midwest held noon. years ago. the area contributed 57 -teadv, with decreases in rexas and I here "ere the Quakers, who had ahead) won six of son. percent ol undergraduates. (( onlinued on page l-5( iheu eight games. rhey had shocked Dartmouth on Admissions Office officials said Opening Da) and had slopped Vale in an emotional Homecoming Day game, Now, the opponent was Mar \ard Hoili learns had 4-1 league records, Both teams Tuition, fees rise to over $12,000 knew that ihe l» y I eague championship was at slake I he Quakers had opened up i 10-0 lead with 13: 19 left in the game, hut the c unison offense suddenly came to lite. I luce touchdowns and ~e\en minutes later, the after protest over soaring costs Quakers were trailing 21 20. rhere was 1:24 left. U> PETERCANELLOS . consenAUOW program, winch and salary figures foi the coming yeai I hen. the unbelievable occurred. Students will pay an average Ol resulted in ■ SI J million saving, in came aiiet an intense lobbying cam h was a minute and a halt which wUI never be forgot- $12.300 to attend the University this expected utility costs. paign against highet tun ion by stu ten by anyone who witnessed it. \ team which had lived veai. Ehrlich said a reduction in ad dent leaders involved in a group on guts and emotion and intensity fused those ingredients I he announcement of an 11 percent niinisiiative costs ha- been a prune known as Hall Increased I union one more lime, In the lirst minute of that stretch. DP Barry Friedman tuition increase followed a year of in- goal ol the administration I he group superx ised the mailing quarterback Garj Vura was sacked, forced to scramble Dave siuilman kicking the immortal field goal tense -indent protest ol spiialin- ■ I here has been a majoi effort to oi over 2000 postcards from I niversi and hit so hard that he had to sit out a play i educe administrative costs, especially iv students to Hackney calling foi mile-per-houi wind and sailed ofl to the left as the clock costs. Residence and dining service But he returned with 24 second- left. His first pass in the central administration," lowei tuition, and giving different ran out. I he ball fluttered to the ground along with the ices will increase by 9.3 percent and 5 deflected ofl one receive) and miraculously into the Ehrlich said "We're moving towards reasons for the inability ol students to hope-ot theQuakei faithful. percent respectively, and graduate hands oi another m Harvard territory, And then Vura student tuition will grow in 13 IX-I .ii ford the increase. But a penalty flag turned the mood ol the stadium becoming a lean and efficient opera completed two more passes, putting the Quakers at the Studeni and lacultv leaders -I' from a funeral to a circus. Harvard was called foi runn- cent. lion." Harvard 21-yard-linewith :03 k-tt on the clock. And then iv criticized the budget ing into the kicker, and shulman got his second chance. The total studeni fees figure in I he i I percent tuition hike was less it got cta/v loiniei Undergraduate Assembly He n.uied this one from 27 yards out. Pandemonium eludes$8800 in tuition plus ihe cost ol than most earlier projections, in- Dave siuilman came on to kick a 38 yard field goal. a double in the Quadrangle and 15 cluding one foi a 13 percent tuition Chairman Vic Wolski blasted the in- broke loose. The crowd, 34,756 strong, stood up. praying, ihe ball, meals through the University Dining hike and 8.3 percent use in raculty crease and called lor a more efficient was snapped and the kick was up. hut it died ill the 20- fContinued bn pagi ('■!) Service. salaries. Ihe current budget allows i mversiiy budgeting process. President Sheldon Hackney and only a 6 percent increase in faculty "Obviously vou can't be pleased Provost Thomas I hrlich said ihe in- pay. with an increase of this size," Wolski Inside -aid. "All I I percent increase i- heltei • A look at the preproles creases were lower than had Ken Ehrlich said the faculty salary in- feared due 10 cosl-culling moves bv crease outpaces inflation, and bv thai than a 12 percent increase, but it's still U. bans A TO after sional trend, the Wharton the adminisiralion. measure is larger than any in recent nothing to be happy about." School's new home, campus life vears. "Ihe only thing we can hope i- thai and mote. Section It "Our ellorls have produced addi- tional COSt-CUttlng steps, and plans this whole thing Will lead to a new • I)/' Spoils ha- stories and "Ovciaii. average faculty ■m^ itafl charges of gang rape have been made to reduce ad- salaries will Increase more than both budget process lor the University." Statistics on all I'enn athletic ministrative expenses." ihe president the average rate of inflation last year Wolski added By MAM III ENCROWLE\ not to pres- charges against ihe frater- teams.