Board of Trustees Increases Tuition to $12996

VotifME. 76. I No. 19. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1993 Board of trustees increases tuition to $12,996 Students, faculty· react Trustees also f:tpprove to $996 tuition increase new accounting·pro gram . BY RAHUL GlDWANI dent for administration and planning, . CmmuounNo REPORTER said several factors made the increase BY MARK HILPERT . Anderson said the tuition hike will necessary. OLD GoLD AND BLACK REPORTER be bli.mted by an increase in financial When the board of trustees an- "We are increasing faculty salaries aid of 12.3 percent. nounced Friday that the 1993-94 tu- and student financial aid greater than The board of trustees voted to raise "Student financial aid has always tuition 8.3 percent for the 1993-94 increased more than the percent in t\te ition increase will amount to almost the rate of inflation," Anderson said. $1,000, reactions from students, fac- "We also have an expenditure mix academic year at their winter meet crease of tuition,'' he said. Anderson y's ulty, trusteesandadministratorscov- which, by and large, goes up faster ing Friday, bringing tuition to almost ·also cited higher group health insur ered the spectrum of possibilities, than inflation. For instance, library $13,000. ance costs for faculty and staff and from patient understanding to pro- expenditures have gone up at least 20 While the percent increase from increased library expenditures as other test. · percent. There have been exceptional the current year was less than the factors necessitating the increase. -:· previous year's boost of 11.1 per In other business, the board ap Tuition will increase 8.3 percent t~. inflationary increases in such items as ne of.' $12,996. Trustee Alex Sink said she( periodicals." cent, in actual dollars the increase is proved the addition of a five-year $200 less than for 1992-93. was happy to see a tuition increase o( Anderson al'so said in order to at master's program to the accounting imore::' under 10 percent and would like to tract and retain highly qualified fac John P. Anderson, the vice presi- major and "reaffirmed their commit eason·. see future increases closer to the rate ulty, compensation has to be at the top . dent for administration and planning, ment" to establishing a divinity school She> of inflation. Sink said raising faculty levelforuniversitiesofWakeForest's said the increase was necessary for within-the university. ·several reasons. "We increasing 11 last:· salaries and other rising costs made scope and size. are The new combined master's and yhalf: this year's increase necessary. Total student financial aid will go faculty salaries and student aid greater bachelor's degree was approved in Sink said despite the increase, up by 12.3 percent, he said. than the rate of inflation,'' he said. order to meet the raised standards of Anderson explained that faculty ll she:: Wake Forest's tuition is still lower The increase received mixed reac the American Institute of Certified ~am's> than comparable institutions such as tions from faculty and students. A compensation was being raised to Public Accountants, which has rec attract and retain "highly qualified ommended that all states implement a ng to~.' 1 ·' V~derb.il~,Furman,~ukeandEmory petition calling on the board to limit {umversltles and Rtchmond and the tuition. increase was signed by professors," part of a five-year pro five-year requirement of study by ther., gram to raise faculty salaries to "the tance·: -~..'Davidson colleges. ·... · · almost 700 students. The petition was year 2000. The present program is 30 ltum,: ._. • John P. Anderson, the vice presi- See Tuition, Page 5 top level for universities of its size . hours short ofth~ minimum required itude,: and scope." · · See Trustees, Page 5 fTri-· Ore. : llnan: Council Journalist urges country Mary: inder· Pep sf •Sat- finds Runge to treasure differences · Bv VICTORIA ANDERSON She spoke of her recent trip to Somalia and not guilty. · .,,,,: ' ' .?~?~~~~,~~~~~ '·· .:'.·' ····':~.:~~";!t:;~~:;~~e:;"Gaultwaf!awarded ;,;r:B~:c~ TheworldiS£9!fli,9.B,t9..'~a,n;.w,~,dif~Wt, '.''.. ·~'~" "9Q9raFY doctor of letters, sponsored by BY JAY WOODRUFF vision that s'ees•lilPbuhe l)e'ripferulofffie;iifili~t' ·&~'e.toii. ·· · EDITOR IN CHID' and (where) differences are not just acknowl~ Th~ I 59th convocation began with the pro- edged but affirmed" saidjournalist Cllarlayne cession of faculty and staff into Wait Chapel. After almost a year of hearings and confer Hunter~Gault, the keynote speaker at the After a welcome address by President Tho- ences, senior Erik Runge was·cleared of ver Founders' Day Convocatio!l Feb~ 4, · masK. Hearn Jr. and a song performed by the bal abuse and harassment charges by the Judi Hunter-Gault, whose address WJIS. titled Concert Choir, members of two of the cial Council during a closed hearing Friday. · "Challenges of the New Worl~ Qrqer," ~d university's honor societies, Mortar Board The Judicial Board found Runge guilty of she was inspired by Maya Ang~loJ,J's poem; and Omicron Delta Kappa, were recognized. verbal abuse and haraSsment and not guilty of "On the Pulse of Morning," 'Vllicll Wa& writ- The Med~lion of Merit, the university's public intoxication during an open hearing ten for the Inallguration of President Bill. highesthonor, was given to Gene Hooks, the April 2, I 992. Clinton last month. Angelou is the Reynolds former athletic director. Runge appealed that verdict to the Judicial professor of American studies. .. The Omicron Delta Kappa Award for con- Councilla~t semester, and the council sent the "Tome,itisthevisionnotonlyforAmerica tribution to student life went to Jack E. case back to the Judicial Board for a new and the days ahead, but for the new world· Wilkerson Jr., an associate professor of ac- hearing. The Judicial Board affirmed the origi order," Hunter-Gault said. cqunting. The Reid-Doyle Prize for Excel- nal verdict ciuring an open hearing Nov. 19, Hunter-Gaul! addressed thtl changing rol~ le~ce in Teaching was given to Claudia Tho- 1992. Now, after a second appeal, the Judicial of women and blacks. She &po~eho~fully of mas, an associate professor of English. 1. Council has reversed the Judicial Board's . a world in which all people worlc together to The Award for Excellence in Research was verdict. solve the world's probl~ms. given to James Fishbein, an assistant profes- Runge said he was pleased with the council's Hunter-Gault recogmzed the mfluence of sor of chemistry. The Sara Lee Excellence ruling. "I guess I'll never know exactly what the women in her later life, who gave her "ftrst Award was given to James G. Ptaszynski an did it for me, but it seemed like the council class values. " associate dean ofthe Babcock Graduate School' · were more receptive to what I had to say this She said the women h~l~d prepare:. her for of Management, for his work in organizing time," he said. what she would face by gtvmg her the first of the moveofthe business school from Babcock The Judicial Council, which sets policies many layers of armor." Hall to the Worrell Professional Center and and hears appeals for the student judicial Hunter-Gaulttoldheraudienceastory about Gary L. Shoesmith, an associate profess~r of system, is comprised of five faculty members, beingteasedduringschoolforhavingbigfeet. business and accountancy, and Robert E. two administrators and two students. She said her mother told her not to be upset Lamy, associate professor of business and John Earle, the chairman of the council and and to tell people it meant she was standing on accountancy, for the founding of the Center a professor of sociology, said the primary solid ground. for Economics and Banking. reason for the reversal was some procedural Holly Tackett Armed with "time-honored values,"Hunter- The Joseph Branch Award for Excellence errors in the Case Referral Panel's handling of Reynolds pr,9fessor of American studies MayaAngelou congratulates Charlayne Munter Gault said she did, indeed, have solid ground in Law was given to David F. Shores, a the case. Gault on her honorary degree presented during Founders' Day Convocation Feb. 4. on which to stand. professor of law. The Case Referral Panel, which no longer exists under the new judicial system, held a ' ...good guys. don't always finish last ... ' preliminary investigation of the case to deter mine if charges shoulrl be filed. Earle said witnesses were questioned together rather than one at a time, which may have influenced AIDS death of tennis· champ Arthur Ashe some testimony. "We felt that those procedural errors were important, because we have reason to believe mourned by former partner, WFU coach that if they had not occurred the charges See Runge, Page 5 BY JAY REDDICK Crookenden said. "He had to cut short his playing career due to SPORTS EDITOR heart problems, then the bypass problem, and now to have this terrible illness strike through innocent means (a blood transfu- Thedeath of a national sports star hit campus this week. Men's sion). It's just a tragedy." tennis Head Coach Ian Crookenden once formed a doubles team "In college, you never realize you're spending time with with tennis star Arthur Ashe, who died Saturday from complica- someone who will make that sort of impact, but Arthur would tions resulting from the AIDS virus. have made an impression anywhere," Crookenden said. "He was The pair played together for ---------------------- intelligent, courteous and car two years at the University of . ing. The fact that he became a California at Los Angeles, win- "Arthur embodied sportsmanship and manners, world-class athlete gave him a ning the NCAA doubles title in ·. • waytoreachmanymorepeople 1965. Crookenden said he kept he was a ftrst-class person, and he received thanhewouldhaveordinarily." in touch withAsheovertheyears acclaim and respect from others.

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