Thursday, April 16, 2009 Summer Edition Volume 104, Issue 1 the university Fall parking increases investigated SMIW in news Women's golf sets the student newspaper of the season goals high 8 University of Tennessee in sports Summer trends revealed at Chattanooga in features Stimulus funds reduce proposed tuition hike BY R VI HI I SAULS travel and delay purchasing STAFF RBPORTFR equipment. The list of possible cuts includes reducing the number of The $100 million stimulus plan personal computers and printers for higher education in Tennessee on campus, promoting energy will bring short-term relief to UTC's efficiency and reducing the number current budget cuts. Chancellor of commencements. Roger Brown said. Brown said low-producing majors The package could bring as much are still under evaluation, but majors as $10 million to UTC and will be will not be cut solely based on their used to mitigate the current budget low-producing status. "There could cuts and allow the administration be good reasons majors are low- more time to plan for long-term producing," Brown said, "but we cuts. The stimulus package will also need to be able to provide those reduce the tuition increase proposed reasons." for next year. In an open meeting with Hannah Gracy, a Ringgold. Ga., students Tuesday, Brown said the sophomore, said, "I am worried that proposed tuition increase has been funding for foreign languages will go lowered from 9 percent to 5 percent down and that my minor in French since the stimulus was passed. might suffer for it." Brown said the stimulus money Brown said there are no current will help UTC prepare for long-term plans to cut graduate programs. "We cuts but will not replace the deep cuts have never aspired to be another that are already being anticipated. Photo by Brittany Shaw UTK, and our slate of graduate "We plan to move forward with the Breaking the bank: The hiring freeze, possibility of cut majors and looming tuition increase are forcing the programs is vital to the economic permanent budget cuts identified for administration to make difficult choices to balance the books after state-mandated budget cuts. development and educational needs this upcoming year," Brown said. on a temporary basis or to fund other senior, said, "I think it will be just a this position again." of our region," he said. "Then we may use the stimulus short-term or one-time priorities." temporary relief, but I think it will In addition to the hiring freeze, Brown cautioned that the budget dollars to restore some of those cuts Charlie Campbell, a Jasper, Tenn., help UTC enough so we won't be in departments are required to minimize drama is not yet over. Administrators combat challenges of landlocked expansion BY ERICA TVOGU property was acquired, the Delta Phi house at the comer NEWS EDITOR university put in a new track of Vine and Douglas streets and field space and three to be used as an international As an urban university, soccer fields, funded in part studies house. UTC is also landlocked by not only a by the student activity fee and looking to join with Erlanger downtown city but a river part by a donor. Brown said. to build a new facility for as well, growth is difficult, Brown said 11 acres has student use, Brown said. according to Richard Brown, been acquired from Norfolk Further, with the recent vice chancellor for finance Southern with plans for future and increasing occurrences and operations growth. of students being hit by The university has recently According to Brown, vehicles, the university is identified a source of land that buying property and building working to address the issue may be available for parking, has always been controversial. of student safety in crossing and the need for a multi­ but without it. a university streets. Brown said. Raised purpose classroom building cannot grow. "You don't want crosswalks have been built has also been discussed. to sit m the dormitory all day,'' on Fifth Street, traffic signals Brown said. Brown said. "The university are being placed where "In the future we will have- builds to retain students." appropriate and signs have to think smarter about building Brown said he considers been posted to better define with taller buildings, parking several priorities above others pedestrian walkways. decks, et cetra," Brown said. when trying to locate property "We have got to do a better Brown said Bryan Funeral for UTC: Student housing, job on telling drivers how to Home on McCallie Avenue parking, academic buildings drive on these streets." Brown has also been acquired and putting back green space. said. liter five years of planning, A broad goal in land Brown said in planning and the idea of building a acquisition is to make sure for the growth he makes multilevel parking deck has the university is a good sure to listen to all parties been mentioned tor the space. community member. Brown in the community, from the Photo by Megan Hudson He said the university also said. MLK neighborhood district Walk this way: Kyle Farmer. Nick Zumbrun and Jacob Walling, all Chattanooga juniors, use attempts to replace green According to Brown, future to student groups. "A good the crosswalk by Fletcher Hall. The high incidence of pedestrian accidents on and around space whenever they build. plans for UTC growth include planner is a good listener." campus this year has propelled university efforts to improve crosswalk visibility. When the Engel stadium trying to acquire the Alpha Brown said. Students with disabilities plan summer trip abroad BY CAROLINA EVANS the United States for students Jones' sister April, also a STAFF REPORTER with disabilities. Chattanooga senior who will "We want to see what participate in the trip abroad, **l ^ Jf m9m mm%. The Office for Students they're doing differently than said: "I've traveled before and with Disabilities is sending what we are doing, so we can I love to travel. I want to learn 33 people, 29 of which are make some changes," Rigler about the different cultures and students with disabilities, said. how they deal with different HF W AW \m\ \m\ overseas in a trip that is the first Amanda Jones, a types of disabilities. It will be | \ ifl RijEl*^»J mtm\ •HlSSfBk_±. Am\ m\ of its kind for the university. Chattanooga senior who will a new experience." Michelle Rigler, director travel with the group, said: According to Rigler. the trip of the Office for Students with "Basically we are going to be will cost $4,000 per student, Disabilities, said the research assessing the culture to see so measures have been taken trip to Australia, New Zealand, how people with disabilities to raise the money. Hawaii and Fiji will take place are treated in different "We did get a little from June 10 to June 23. countries. money through the Accessive J "It's kind of a scary thing "We are going to see if Diversity Committee, to for students with disabilities they fit in, are they treated like ensure multiculturalism," she to travel overseas," Rigler everybody else, are they under said. ^•pk said. the same priority as those Students are also planning The students will without disabilities." a yard sale for April 25 to be researching global Jones said she is looking raise funds. The sale will take accessibility in conjunction forward to the trip. place in the Hurricane Creek with an education class, in "I've never been to any subdivision in Fast Brainerd. Photo by Bnttany Shaw order to compare what access of the places before," she For more information, Priced to sell: Jean-Marie Lawrence, a Chattanooga senior, Bryan Barkley, a Houston, Tenn., is like in other parts of the said, "so this trip should be contact the Office for Students freshman and Leslie Harms, services coordinator for the Office for Students with Disabilities world to what access is like in interesting." with Disabilities at 425-4006. sort and price items for a yard sale April 25 to fund their overseas research trip this summer. www.utcecho.com Thursday. April 16, 2009 Volume 104, Issue 1 2 news Contact news editor Erica Tuggle at [email protected] The Campus Crime Log Older students integral to campus Compiled by Chelsea Crouse BY CAROLINA EVANS admission fee. students are a positive impact STAFF RBPORTBR Chuck Cantrell, assistant on the campus. The campus crime log the hospital in his vehicle. April 13, 2009 vice chancellor for university "The audit students bring is a weekly feature of the 09-0595 An officer 09-0609 Officers Although the typical relations, said. "I think it a tremendous amount of life University Kcho and is responded to a miscellaneous responded to an aggravated college-goer is described as a is important for students to experience to enrich a class," compiled from UTC Police call at 700 Hast 5th St. An robbery at 541 Vine St. The twenty something, a different participate in discussions Daniel said. reports to keep students anonymous female informed victims were a male and kind of student demographic with individuals who are at "I have a number of aware of incidents on the officer that she had been female student. The male also exists on campus. different stages in their lives professors who come in and campus. Reports are listed parked behind the UC Center. victim advised police that "UTC has a mission to and careers." say that they would like to have in chronological order. When she was attempting to he had been arguing with deliver life-long learning to Susan Mansfield, an 88- some of the older students in leave, three females pulled another female student about our students," Chancellor year-old audit student, said.