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California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Coyote Chronicle (1984-) Arthur E. Nelson University Archives 6-3-1990 June 3rd 1993 CSUSB Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle Recommended Citation CSUSB, "June 3rd 1993" (1990). Coyote Chronicle (1984-). 344. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/coyote-chronicle/344 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Arthur E. Nelson University Archives at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Coyote Chronicle (1984-) by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. '92/ 93 FINAL EDITION! :• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO 37% fee increase in Fall-and rising Budget forecast: More room in your wallet, less In classrooms California State University students by Krista Winkler to operation on a system commtxily paid a 39% fee increase. CSU un known as the 4-10. This system is Special to the Chronicle dergraduate fees have risen a total incorporated to reduce the cost of of 68% since 1990. Wilson's 1994 operating the campus by transfer Calif(^ia S late University stu budget allocates less mtxiey to the ring from five eight hour days to dents will be digging 6eeptT into CSU system than the system's ap four work days consisting of ten their pockets this fall if ^e pro propriation in 1987, while CSU hoiu^. Utilizing this system liter posed Slate university fee (SUF) enrollment statewide has grown by ally shuts down the campus Friday, increase is approved, which is ex 4,500 students since 1987. Saturday, and Sunday. Unfortu pected for the 1993-1994 academic Even with a SUF revenue of nately, summer students are year. over 3.6 million from the increase, severely disabled as the Pfau Li Currently, full-time CSU stu the mandatory CSUSB budget re brary shuts down along with the dents pay $ 1308 in mandatory fees duction of $6.1 million leaves rest of the campus, stranding stu per academic year. However, under CSUSB searching for $3 million dents who need the facilities of the the proposal, students will be re dollars mmtbacks.CSUSB admin- library to complete coursework. quired to pay $1788 per academic isuaiors are left scratching their However, there is some encourag year or $596 per quarter for full- heads and their notebooks hunting ing news. time undergraduate enrollment at for ways to gap the money crunch. For some students, higher fees ANTHONY BfUCEGIWmhtCfnnldt all CSU campuses. Students who Proposed budget remedies for the mean more financial aid, some for Senior Cadet Nancy Sctiofield rappels from the roof of the Pfau Liraty already possess a bachelor's degree 93-94 academic year include the the first time because the increase will pay $2148 in mandatory fees. introduction of a mandatory stu actually qualifies more students fm* during Army ROTC exercises May 25. And that's just the beginning. dent health fee, more part-time eligibility for financial aid. Unfor According to Vice President of faculty, reduced library holdings. tunately, the students who do not AdministraticNiandFi- qualify fw fi Clinton's student loan nance, David (noiurtinMiiuom) nancial aid DeMauro, the in nSCAL STATE CSU CSU % CHANGE bear most of creases will continue YEAR REVENUE APPROPRIATICW4 PERCENTAGE INAPPRCXIUATION the burden of plan shakes up system for the next 3-5 years Hbtorical the 'fee in form the student loan system with or until CSU tuition INOTl 39M* 1>99 4J6% 3.3 creases, as the by Adam Bailey competes with the na 1991N2 427M 1,M0 3.S3% -3J generated less costly and less complicated al 1992/99 «0A«« tSOl 3J4% Cfvonicle staff writer tion^ average, which monies from ternatives." The proposal plans to is coisid^bly higher, the SUF arc do this with flexible payment op for college education. 1993/M 99.901 U93 3A9% -4.9* redistributed A new bill proposed by Presi tions which allow borrowers to choose the best options for repay Presently, the CSU IMPACT ON STUDENTS to those in dent Clinton, called the Student system is still one of need of finan Loan Reform Act of 1993, could ment of their loans. One of these - Fat hike of M% Im 1992A3; feet Incrcatcd <8% from 1990 to 1992. SO(MKE:CSU options would include the EXCEL the best bargains for - 72,000 fewer ttudcnti emollcd In fall 1992 than in fall 1990. OfFKX OF THE CMNCaUM/ cial aid. possibly affect the way that stu higher education. The • ojoo fewer claaa tcctiont tai fall 1992 compared to fall 1990. P(jeuCAFFAIfiS dents here at Cal State, and other Account, which would allow bor cost for a student to Additionally, universities, apply andreceive stu rowers to pay back their loans as a dent loans. p^entage ^ their income. Per attend one academic year full-time and major cutbacks to ground and part of the 37% increase actually The major issue that this bill sons under this plan would be able is $6408, with the state of Califw- building maintenance. bought the students resUMatkm of class sections, and utility and main- focuses on is the billions of taxpay to choose lower paying community nia currently funding $5100 the In additicm to fee increases, ers dollars that are not being us^ to SCTvice jobs without worrying about cost of attendance. CSU administrators have compen t^iance costs associate with the focus on serving the needs of stu- paying off huge tuition bills, be Howevw, given California's sated for recent budget shtxtfalls opening of University Hall. drats. The proposal claims that the cause the amount paid back would current economic situation, a de with personnel layoffs and curricu Still more pleasing news to Federal student loan programs cur- be proportioned to fit the cline in state monies from the total lum cutbacks. Employee cuts since CSUSB students is th^ they are not rmtly in use are too complex in individual's income level. This sys California budget and a loss of rev 1990 include 1,585 full-time fac the ones footing the bill for all the their procedures, inflexible in their tem wouldbe very helpful in getting enue for the state, it is no woiKler ulty, and 1,559 full-time staff. CSU (XMistruction of campus. payment plans, and create situa the highly educated persons in jobs that the CSU system must trade-in campuses statewide offered 6,500 A capital outlay program, tions in which many students are of importance at the community its "bargain prices" for state univer fewer class sections in Fall 1992 which sells bonds for Icmg-tom fi unable to pay back their existing and local levels where quality per sity fee increases. And that's not than were offered in Fall 1990. nancing, funds the construction of loans, leaving taxpayers to make up sons are desperately ne^ed. This aU. And there is a growing con buildings like University Hall, the fm* the difference. In shot the pro bill also hopes that this more flex In Gov. Pete Wilsoi's May 20 cern that the increase in class size newly built Brown Hall, and the posal claims that "The current ible plan will help to reduce the revision of his proposed California will adv^sely affect the qualify of start of construction on the PE/ system doesn't serve the students default rate incurr^ by the previ budget, high^ education programs instruction and classroom manage Health building, which won evly or taxpayers well." ous system. Those persons who still faced a 5.5 percent cut in funding, ment. Furthermore, students building ^proval because of the Ibe Student Loan Reform Act default on loans could possibly be or $208 million tess than was allo- aUrading siunmer sessions are hit Of 1993 claims th^ it will," Re catedin 1992/93.Underthatbudget, even harder as the campus resorts see BUDGET, page 6 see CLINTON, page 6 What a difference a year makes The politics of eiections, cuitural diversity, state budgets, and AS! growing concern for students and the politics with them as they went by Stacy McClendon the challenge of meeting this addi to Sacramento to lobby on the stu Chronicle managing editor tional demand on the part of the dent fees, and decided to pull out of frnancial aid office was another the CSU lobbying organization A reflection on four story. CSSA. Along with CSU, Sacra Newspapers rqwrtmilestones. mento, and CSU Stanislaus, ASI At the end of the year it is interest There were administrative leaders formed the Student Advo (orfive or six,, ) years ing to look at where we've been. changes that we reported on such as cate Coalition. by Peter Spiegel,Chronicie staff writer The stories on the front page may the new faculty-initiated drop policy As we ^proach the end of yet another term/year, many of us are not be the stories of our lives; but for students who didnotattend class Then, this quarter, the politics preparing to forge aheadin to a graduate program, while others, armed during the first week, who did not they do trace the collective history was back on campus as CSUSB got with four years of undergraduate work will be seeking commensurate meet the prerequisites, and who of the school. ready for Associated Students elec and gainful employment. were not a declared major in the tions. Would-be politicians hit the Regardless of how our acquired knowledge is used, there can be Right now, the big story on required field. The walk-through pavement from dawn till after dusk no doubt that a formal education imparts, whether by design or campus is the buildings.