Roselle Requests $75.8 Million from State Ferguson the State Budget Director, the State Increased 17.1 Percent
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Haunted barn Chrysler named fourth treats visitors highest pollutant in state page9 page 3 Roselle requests $75.8 million from state Ferguson the state budget director, the state increased 17.1 percent. However, Ferguson said after the hearing university has been cooperative in efforts to !r,!n~~.~n:.,... Editor has not "equitably funded" the university in David E. Hollowell, senior vice president that he did not believe the university was cut back its own budget. DOVER - Led by President David P. the past four years compared to other for Administration, said while the inequitably funded. In the past two years, he said, the Roselle, the university's top administrators colleges in the state. university's 1992 budget was $1 million "We have always been guided by the university reduced its budget $15.9 million, descended on the state's budget office "We are genuinely concerned that the short of the original 1991 budget Delaware principle of equity [when distributing including the elimination of 195 staff yesterday to request $75.8 million in funding university's fiscal position with the state is State and Delaware Tech received full funds]," Ferguson said. positions. for the 1992-93 school year, including $2.6 eroding and it is eroding relative to other funding from the state this year. Earlier this month, because of the state's If the state does not cooperate with the million in funds targeted to be cut. institutions," Roselle said. During his presentation Roselle escalating budget crisis, the university was university and stick to its previous plan of 98 If the budget request is denied, Roselle State funding for the university increased demanded an explanation for what he called told to request only 98 percent of its current percent funding, Roselle said, the said, the administration will be forced to . 10.7 percent from fiscal year 1988 through "inequitable funding." funding . The remaining 2 percent, about administration will be forced to raise tuition. raise tuition, eliminate academic programs 1992, Roselle said, while funding for all "We want that question to be addressed," $2.6 million, would increase the university's In November 1990 the administration and departments and cut some special higher education in the state, including he said. budget deficit to about $9 million. enacted a mid-year tuition hike of $100 to services. Delaware State College and Delaware Ferguson told Roselle, "We note and Roselle said he understands that the state He said, in a hearing before Michael Technical and Community College, accept your request fo r eq ual treatment." is under tough economic constraints, but the see BUDGET page 4 Library ARMED AND DANGEROUS Task force reviews parking University, city proposes study to examine parkulator issue reduces By Rebecca Tollen our perspective, it is a success." the university and the city of Staff Reportf'r The proposal is an effort to Newark about how to handle University officials proposed lessen the level of antagonism their parking problems," he a university-city task force be between the students and the said. weekend formed to reexamine the In city, Brooks said. , Brooks consulted with vehicle Parking Regulator "The task force will look at Denise Arroyo (AS JR), (IPR) legislation at the Town the long term parking problem president of the off-campus and Gown meeting, Monday. both on and off campus and student association, Jane hours Monday's meeting was a make recommendations to both see TASK FORCE page 5 special session held to resolve Budget cuts force staff unfinished issues from the last meeting and improve relations reductions, periodical between the city and the Survey addresses university, Dean of Students cancellations for fall Timothy F. Brooks said. The task force, designed to student, town issueS· By Wendy Rosen examine and modify the IPR Staff Reporter s ystem, will consist of city By Rebecca Tollen subcommittee of the Delaware Students searching for a · place to officials, university personnel, Staff Reporter Undergraduate Student study on Friday and Saturday nights students and residents, he said. The parkulator problem is Congress. this semester will be greeted by Police Chief William Hogan still in the forefront of Administered to 1,134 locked doors at the Morris Library. said, "I don't have a personal students' minds, a survey · undergraduate students, the Library administrators cut back six problem re-visiting the issue, conducted last week indicated survey asked respondents about and a half operating hours per week, but I'd be opposed to scrapping The survey addressing the parkulator system and nine staff positions and 1,282 it." university and city relations universily and city relations. periodicals to meet a reduced budget. The IPRs have removed was the second conducted by When asked how "The library was forced to cut non-resident vehicles from the Student Opinion Resource comfortable they feel in everything a little bit," said Susan residential streets, he said. "In Committee (SORC), a see SURVEY page 5 Brymeson, director of libraries. The reduction in operating hours affects weekend opening and closing times. On Fridays, the library closes at 6 p.m., four hours earlier than last year. It opens Saturdays at 9:30, a half hour later, and closes at 8 p.m., two hours earlier than last year. Brynteson said one extra hour will be added to the library's schedule during final exam week. On the first day of finals, Friday, Dec. 13, the library will close at 7 p.m. The decision to cut weekend hours was made after determining when the George Williams poses as "jason" from "Friday the 13th" for the library is busiest; she said. Brynteson said community Halloween tradition at the Haunted Barn in Elkton, Md. See story, page 9. see LIBRARY page 5 Dorms to hook up with cable By Jason Hekl equipped with a basic cable hook-up, Heritage Cablevision, which services StaffR.eporter which guarantees clear reception, by next the Wilmington and Newark area, offers Graphic by Stxey Stewart The hassle of trying to tune into fall. 44 stations with its basic cable service at a "Cheers" on campus by hanging wire "We are interested in making the rateof$20permonth. hangers illegally out windows or wrapping residence halls as attractive to students as Laura Sue Lipnick (AS SR), president tin foil around TV antennas will soon be we possibly can," he said. of the Resident Student Association Women's status stagnates unnecessary for students living in All residence halls will be equipped (RSA), said that not only would cable be dormitories. with cable eventually, Butler said. an "added bonus" for residence halls but Study reveals females not promoted higher-level jobs The administration has decided in favor Sports-minded students will be able to that "in the future it will keep students on to of installing cable television in residence tune into' ESPN, entertainment fanatics campus." By Doug Donovan at a higher rate than their male According to the repon, Lt~e halls, said David Butler, director of can catch Prince trying to "Get Off' 23 After administrators agreed to move Assitant News Editor colleagues, but they are also proportion of full professors Housing and Residence Life. times a day on MTV and for the serious forward with the project, Butler said, a Women employees have leaving the university at an who are women has increased Butler said a cable company has yet to student, CNN will keep them up to date on committee was formed to research the increasingly entered into mid increased rate. from 3.7 percent in 1981 to 10 be chosen, but some dorms will be world events 24 hours a day. see CABLE page 4 level positions at the university, The report, presented to percent in the fall of 1990. but have not been extensively President David P. Roselle "Women are making gains in ,.----INDEX--....., promoted into upper level areas, Tuesday morning, showed 60.6 the lower ranks of faculty," said according to a university report. percent of promoted employees vice president for Employee Opinion .................... ........... 6 The Commission on the in 1990 to be women, and also Relations Maxine R. Colm. Vivant. ................... .............. 9 Police make arrests Status of Women's 1990-91 indicated that women account The repon also indicated the Entertainment ......... .. ....... 11 report indicated that women for 61 percent of employees university's percentage of employees are being promoted Ieaving_the university. W4TER 5 Classifieds ................. .. ...... 13 see page Sports ....... .. ................. ...... 15 in local cocaine bust Comics .......................... .. .. 17 Critic explores By Larry Dignan to deliver, carrying and concealing --Also inside:-- City News Editor and possession of a deadly weapon Three suspected crack dealers in during commission of a felony, black music the Cleveland Heights area were conspiracy in the second degree. Olympic Skating preview ... 2 arrested Wednesday after a six-week Battin and Scott were also charged Writer retraces R&B to rap Immigration act .................. .4 joint investigation conducted by with maintaining a vehicle for New Danny DeVito film .... 11 Newark and University Police. delivery of a controlled substances. By Kenny~ Stafflieporllr Cross country preview .. .... 20 Lt. Alex von Koch of Newark In addition Scott faces charges .for Police, said the three are believed to contributing ~o the delinquency of a Capitalism and commercialism have contributed be "the main suppliers in the minor, receiving a stolen firearm and to squelching the ideals which from which modem Cleveland Heights area." possession of a firearm by person music emerged, said author and music aitic Nelson Von Koch said the trio were also prohibited. George Thesday night. dealing in the nearby Kimberton and Police said Battin will be tried as A fonner music editor for Billboard Magazine, George Read Village developments.