Zinser Chooses Yost As Provost Chancellor Research and Ul President Elisabeth Zinser Has Named Coming to the Ul Is a Homecoming for Officer and Vice for John K
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.ti~JI "''i.,III, THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO ltI f The Students'oice Frida, A ril 15, 1994 ASUI —Moscow, Idaho Volume 9$ No. 57 Boar raises tuition to 7 Kate Lyons-Holestine best judgment after asking us to Editor-tn-Chief do impact statements on the pro- posal and then they modified it to Contrary to popular belief, the the point where they asked it be The UI will have the hardest LL administration at the UI doesn' introduced over two years rather want to pilfer students pockets than have the whole thing intro- time of any of the institu- —the State Board of Education duced this fall," Ul President does. Elisabeth Zinser said. tions ... Tuition and fees for nonresi- Zinser and the Ul administra- Zinser dent students will be $6,300 next tion proposed an extended multi- -Elisabeth A. ~ News. fall and $7,000 in the fall of year, phased plan for the nonresi- er Ul President 1995. Nonresident students are dent tuition increase. Instead of Habitat for Humanity plans a currently paying $1950 in tuition overnight, Ul would implement and 713 in registration fees for thc plan over four years. Moscow $ house tour in the a total of $2,663 a semester. The "The state board is looking at area Sunday afternoon. This Board voted 6-2 to approve the things from an administrative on of what you characteristic of land grant uni- increase. level. The institution is closer $2,000 top is their spring fundraiser. thought were going to as versities. As a function of thar Members of the Board dis- than the State Board is so they you pay an out of state student.'t's not we are going to have a real chal- See page 6. cussed the issue of raising non- view things from a more practi- fair to them and it's really lenge in trying to alert new stu- resident tuition and fees at their cal level than the State Board abrupt," ASUI Senator Sean dents coming in that their tuition last meeting, at that time no deci- does," ASUI President John Wilson said. and fees will be much higher sions were made. Idaho colleges Marble said. More than a quarter of the Ul's than they are anticipating," and universities were asked to Ul was resistant to the tuition enrollment is made up of nonres- Zinser added. provide the Board with impact and fee increase because it would ident students and it has actively Although new and incoming statements at Thursday's meet- not be conducive to nonresident sought higher numbers of non- freshman nonresident students ing. The statements were seem- enrollment and it would also be resident students in previous will be forced to pay the higher ignored. unfair to those nonresidents who ingly years. tuition rates, out-of-state students "Each of the institutions filed have already applied and been "The UI will have the hardest already enrolled at the Ul won' with us a prediction that it will accepted to UI. time of any of the institutions be impacted by the increase in (affect nonresident student atten- "The way it is now they (new because 25 percent of our enroll- tuition. dance)," Board member Roy students who are already accept- ment is made up of out-of-state "I think some ncw students Mosman Moscow said. ed) are going to get a letter say- of students because we are a land "The board took action in their ing, 'Hey you owe us another ~ SEE HlKE PACE 5 grant university and that is a ! t+» iIJ,' I ~ Lifestyles. The Week of the Young Child will be celebrated nationuide next week. See page 13. STEP DANCING Photo by Jeff Curtis Shawn Tims, Ahmani Johnson, Avery Slaughter and Jarnel Payton prepare to perform their step-dance routine for a week- end competition. They were practicing in a Moscow parking lot. These men are famous on campus for their dance rou- tine and are willing to do it whenever the opportunity presents itself. Zinser chooses Yost as provost chancellor research and Ul President Elisabeth Zinser has named Coming to the Ul is a homecoming for officer and vice for John K. Yost as Ul provost and was Yost and his wife, Linda. He spent his early dean of graduate studies at the University of ~ always emphasizing the Weather. approved by the Board of Regents. childhood years in Moscow, where his father, Nebraska-l.incoln, editor for The importance of undergraduate educa- Warm and suriny weather "Dr. Yost is a distinguished teacher-schol- John F. Yost, was executive primary ar, possesses keen intellect and strong acade- Star-Mirror, the predecessor of today's Daily tion. for the weekend. Highs in mic values, and brings an unusual breadth News. He took the lead in developing centers for and education that pooled resources the 60s and lows reaching and depth in. leadership service to higher edu- The elder Yost also helped found newspa- research cation," Zinser said Wednesday in announc- pers in Rathdrum and Sandpoint. At age 5, cooperatively across traditional disciplinary into the 30s, boundaries in the sciences and technology as ing the appointment in a prepared statement. John K. Yost moved to Pullman where his "Throughout his career, he has provided father worked for a time at the Pullman well as in the liberal arts and professional leadership for multidisciplinary education Herald. fields. efficiency and and research covering all areas of knowledge "Some of my earliest childhood memories These endeavors promoted Inside. and professional fields. He also has devel- are of visiting my father at the newspaper quality in institutional programs. Yost renewed oped and strengthened outreach programs office in downtown Moscow," Yost said. In Nebraska and Alabama, with business, Oplnlon ~ o ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ opage 7 and distance learning to meet societal and The Ul Board of Regents considered the university's relationship cultural needs and to address strategic eco- Yost's appointment at its meeting Thursday industry and government. He made regular 13 for aca- Lifestyles.............page nomic priorities." at Lewis-Clark State College in Lcwiston. presentations to the governing board "His record shows he has succeeded in With board approval, the new provost will demic and related programs, testified before Outdoors ............page15 with blending teaching, research and public ser- assume his duties July 1. legislative committees and niet public 1 7 vice. Dr. Yost has lived on the Palouse and Currently, Yost is special assistant to the officials. Sports .................page histo- knows Idaho. He is the right person to help president and former provost at University of Yost earned his bachelor's degree in 1 a Comics ...............page9 lead the University of Idaho into a new cen- Alabama in Huntsville, and a professor of ry from Washington State University and master's Stanford University. Classifieds...........page 20 tury, and I am delighted to have him on history there. in history from board," Zinser added in her statement. Previously, he served as chief academic ~ SEE YOST PACE 5 Frida A Z'HE AR GONA UT Pi Prowl 15, 7994 capacity in prize of $250 cash since reproductive Genes presentation He The "cow patty" raffle, as orga- many crop plants is important. W~s authority to be this afternoon nizers delicately term the project, is also an international and classifi- is expected to raise about $2,000 on the idcntiflicatipn "Molecular Genetics of mistletoes. for this year's Special Olympics cation of Aiefs Spcciatipn" will be the topic of through the sale of 2,500 $1 tick- holds the Ul Department of ets. Tickets are on sale now Audobon Society Sciences Seminar Biological through resident advisors in Ul meeting Wednesday presentation to be Herb studies at Ul, will present "T(o today from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. dormitory buildings. Anyone in the associ- for women Life of the Buddha" Tuesday in Life Sciences Room 277. Palouse can buy a ticket, right up Kas Dumroese, research tomorrow st 3:30 m in The speaker will be Dr. Forest Resources p Ucc Rppm 1 12, to the time the cow begins her ate in the Ul There will be a Herbs for Francisco Ayala of the will present a pro- Gier also will present "Hiiido work. Department, Women Workshop tomorrow from Department of Ecology and "Local Birds and Birding Gods and Goddesses" at 7;30 For more information about the gram on 10 a.m. to noon. Herbalist Linda Evolution at the University of con- Spots" at the April meeting of the P.m. in the SUB Bprah Theater, event or how to buy a ticket, Kingsbury will offer a workshop at California at Iivine. He is cur- 885-7867. Palouse Audpbon Society. This Gier has just returned frpg tact Dawn Esau at Inner Vision at 118 E. Third St. in rently president of the Wednesday at 7:30 sabbatical leave in Asia, fiyo meeting will be Moscow. Women can discover American Association for the the Moscow Community months of which werc speot io Women's Center offers p.m. at herbs for coping with monthly Advancement of Science. This event is free and open India. session Center. cycles and promoting self confi- Garbage fof to the public. The slides for the presentotipo dence in their natural ability to Copy centers plan to are a mix of his own taken frog The Ul Women's Center is build their own health. museums and temples and MN, be special hours sponsoring "Garbage 101: Resident managers will discuss herbs for open Kingsbury slides taken from art bppks Reshaping the Way We Handle pregnancy, menopause and com- The Ul Media Center Annex applications due today posters, cartoons and other Trash at the Ul" Tuesday at 12:30 mon health care issues.