Technician North Carolina State University's Student Newspaper Since 1920 Volume LXLIL Number 8 Edward Robertson Makes a Telep
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Technician North Carolina State University’s Student Newspaper Since 1920 Volume LXLIL Number 8 Friday, November 6. 181 Raleigh, North Carolina Phone 737-2411,-2412 UAB passes student fee increase by Gina Blackwaed “This increase is a result of infla» bills 53 percent and postage 38.5 per- “This fee increase would most likely Staff Writer tion. basically." Associate Dean of Stu- cent. keep us out of the red for the next four dent Affairs Henry Bowers said. “We years." Covington said. “This increase Union Activities Board members have been hit by it just like everybody However. according to Lee is projected to give us break-even voted Wednesday to raise student else. Careful consideration went into McDonald. there has been no increase balances. not a surplus of funds." fees 86 per semester and $2 per sum-. this decision (to ask for a fee in student activity fees for the UAB mer session. ' ‘ increasei." since 1978 when a 35 increase was The predicted increase will keep The increase must meet Provost enacted. services at their current level and will and Acting Chancellor Nash “The increase will benefit the not increase services due to the rising Winstead's approval before it is put operating budget of the Student At the Oct. 28 University Student costs of inflation. according to the into effect. It would raise the present Center. not the UAB itself." Cov- Center board ol directors meeting. minutes from the last UAB board of N.C. resident's tuition and fees to ing'ton said. “It will be used to pay McDonald presented two alternatives directors meeting. $341.15. and non-N.C. resident's to utility bills. like water bills. electricity to remedy the current UAB budget $1259.15 per semester. bills - just basically the upkeep of the situation. The first was to cut the ser- "We just want to maintain the pre “If this rate increase goes through building itself." vices of the Student Center. Shorter sent level of services." Bowers said. quickly it could come into effect by the Since 1979 inflation has risen a total hours and rental fees for room use “We have an activity package as ex- spring semester. and if not at least by of 44.4 percent. based on the Con- were named as two ways services tensive as anywhere. A large variety fall 1982." UAB President Mike Coz- sumer Price Index. The cost of elec could be cut. The other alternative of programs are offered for all ington said. tricity is up 36.8 percent. telephone was a fee increase. students." No priority Student Senate passes basketball ticket distribution policy by Gina Blaekwosd line up outside Reynolds Coliseum the football ticket-distribution policy. in other business discussed at the Staff Writer just to be able to get any ticket to the "A lot of time went into this policy Senate meeting: game. and it may not be the best policy." OStudent Body President Ron The 1981-82 basketball ticket. “They can stay out there if they lsenhour said. “But who has the best Spivey informed the Senate that he distribution policy approved at want but they are not guaranteed the policy? You can't please everybody so had been fighting against the CP&L Wednesday night's Student Senate best seat." lsenhour said. “You can go you have to please the majority of the rate hikes on behalf of the students. meeting will alter the way tickets are out there and camp out but you are students. and that is what this policy Edward Robertson makes a telephone call from his donnltory suite. (Pal. has to be distributed for the State-North not going to be guaranteed a good is designed to do." (See “CPdL " page 6i asked for a rate hike which would raise telephone rates for students as well as Carolina basketball game. seat. the public. According to the new policy. since “I don't think a lot of people are go , Wit? the State-North Carolina game fails on ing to want to stand out there for 24 the first day of classes. tickets will be hours to get section two tickets." distributed randomly. For Change Day. only the side doors The first day of distribution will fall to Reynolds Coliseum will be open. Telephone rates on Change Day. Jan. 12. Tickets will The front doors will be locked. accor- be handed out from 8:80 a.m.-4 pm. If ding to lsenhour. This will be done in additional distribution time is needed. an effort to avoid problems ifstudents tickets will be given out Jan. 13 from choose to line up to get tickets. 8:30 a.m.-4 pm. No priority system There will be 10 general-admission may cost students will be in effect for this game. games during the season. These are "We will take half-sections and they the Nov. 7 Red-White. Nov. 14 will be picked out of a hat to see which Yugoslavia Red Star. Nov. 28 Camp- order they (sections) will be given out bell. Dec. 2 St. Francis. Dec. 5 St. in.” David lsenhour. chairman of the Peter's. Dec. 9 Appalachian. Dec. 19 if hike approved Senate athletics committee and ONO-Wilmington. Jan. 2 Clemson. Sports Club Authority. said. “Each Jan. 4 Southern Mississippi and Feb, by Ann Strange Sutton of the Public Utilities Commis- ticket window will have an equal 22 Loyola of Baltimore games. Staff Wm. .. sion said. _ . number of good. fair and bad tickets." For these games students will be W has established a Uniform The order in which they will be admitted upon presentation of a pic- 'i Campus telephone charges will in- System of Accounts a listing of all given out will vary at each window. A ture ID and semester registration crease if the public utilities commis- accounts the public utilities could half-section will be given out at a time card at doors marked “Student En- sion approves Southern Bell possibly use. One ofthe accounts is the to ensure a person of getting two trance." ‘>. Telephone Co.'s proposed rate hike. Station Connections Account which tickets next to one another. For the reserveseat games the «4* lists costs incurred when installing a “However. if say. 10 people are in maximum number of tickets that a ”.1 With current rates. students pay phone. Until this year the phones line together and want to sit together. student can pick up is two. To do this service charges of $8.92 for two per- were rented to students and the cost they may or may not get all 10 tickets he must have both semester registra- sons and $9.11 for suite phones. These of installing the phones was in the same section." lsenhour said. tion cards and picture IDs. One charges are included in their dor- depreciated over an eight— to nine “The reason for this is that they may registration card must be the mitory room rent. They will go up to year period. come during the .time that the par- student‘s and one must be a priority 813.12 and 813.54 respectively. if the The FCC has ordered that these ticular ticket window is switching sec registration card. A student may pick hike is approved. costs immediately be written offas ex- tions.” up one student ticket and one date Current installation charges are penses. As a result the rate-hike cases The policy states that for the State ticket at the price of 96. provided that $20.90 but will be raised to $62. accor- coming up before the Public Utilities North Carolina game date tickets will he or she has a priority ID. ding to Jack Willis of the communica- Commission in December will ask for be available in the end zones and up The rules applying to lines and lists tion department at the Public Utilities an increase to cover those costs. Sut- per balcony only. “This is to keep are the same as those which applied to Commission. ton said. Carolina fans out of the best seats." football. Lines may not form more Staff photo by RA. Lod “They are asking for this increase “I’m going to draw up a resolution lsenhour said. “If someone wanting a than 24 hours in advance of the start Students listen intently as Public Safety Capt. .iohn McGinnis speaks at Carroll because a public utility is given an ac- concerning Southern Bell's proposed date ticket comes up when seats other of distribution. and students are asked Dormitory on the myths and statistics of rape. ceptable profit margin." Student rate hikes for the November 14th than and zone are being given out. not to line up during an event in Senate President Jim Yocum said. “If meeting of the UNCASG (University they will be given their tickets from Reynolds Coliseum. No lists of any they fall below that margin they can of North Carolina Association of Stu- another stack." nature will be allowed for the purpose Prevention program ask for a rate increase." dent Governments) in Charlotte.” Only a limited number of student of ticket distribution. “The reason for the increase is a Yocum. UNCASG chairman. said. tickets are available. During the The rules pertaining to bad conduct change ordered by the FCC (Federal The Public Utilities Commission Senate meeting lsenhour was asked and use of fraudulent [Be or registra- Communications Commission)." Les will hold the public hearings Dec. 14. why he thought students would not tion cards are the same as stated in started by Public Safety — Maggio examines U.S.