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Iter 7 Vol. 15 Issue 4 FlfSt Copy Free Thursday September 6, 2001 Administration vows more student housing apartments for singles and Glut of student more apartments for families," she said. housing appli- Blake says that' students today are accustomed to hav- cants leaves ing had their own bedrooms, some students or sharing with only one sib- ling, whereas it more common sleeping in in the past for several siblings to share a room. This is one lounges reason students have now become more wary of "gang" showers and bathrooms. A By Sean C. Haves demand for single student Tile Arbiter rooms also arises from the Some residence hall need for quiet study time. John Ringle, director of stu- denizens were greeted this dent housing, says that resi- semester with what adminis- dence halls try to match stu- trators hope is a temporary sit- dents in double rooms with uation. Late applications and compatible roommates, and an over 100 percent occupancy have residence hall advisors to rate has left some students smooth out touchy situations. sleeping in converted lounges. However, with the amount The BSU administration has of applications, roommate responded, hiring a consulting pairing often only comes down firm last January to study the to gender. He says that though need for on-campus housing. it's possible for students with That study, as well as this strong ideological differences semester's residence hall sur- (such as a conservative repub- plus, has led to an undeniable lican and a drag queen) to end conclusion. up rooming together, college is "We just don't have enough Photo by Ted Honnon. The ArbIler. a time to grow and expand space to accommodate every- horizons. BSUIs stacking dorm residents deep In effort to meet the demands of this year's student body. body who wants to live on More student housing ma'nent spots for them," Ringle campus," said Peg Blake, vice university had to rent out options, however, should be says those lounges have been said. president of student affairs. The question lingers as to hotels - such as the nearby able to better place students converted in the past on a reg- Ringle says student housing The campus currently has what will become of the stu- University Inn - to accommo- into the types of living situa- ular basis. is valuable because it is not 880 beds for students, as . dents currently living in date surplus students. tions they would prefer. "It's not as if they've never simply near campus, but on enrol1ment figures have soared dorms, and those who apply He also says the current sit- . The plan to build more stu- been used as student rooms campus, leading to a greater for subsequent semesters, as uation is temporary. A drop- past 16,000. dent housing will require the before," she said. since of the college experience. Blake also says that cultural the trend shows little sign of out rate, even this early in the approval of the State Board of While Blake mentions that He says it is particularly valu- changes and the needs of non- slowing down. semester, should be enough to Education, and will likely not she has never seen the resi- able for freshmen to develop a traditional students have Dana Kelly, assistant direc- get students into rooms for the be completed for a couple dence hall numbers soar so sense of community as they changed the nature of student tor of student housing, says present semester. years. The new space for hal1s, high in her tenure, there have arrive on campus. that the students currently liv- "We're hoping by the end of housing. Blake says, will likely be in the been surpluses in the past. "There is a demand not for ing in lounges are predomi- (this). week,we .can find I'e~- same area where the Chaffee Ringle says that at times the traditional residence hall nantly late applications. She and Morrison halls sit now. I rooms, but for suites, more Budget inequity affects Fee retraction demand backfires student fees, pro"grams system have known about the By Mgtt Nezngnskl funding inequity for a long train students and get pro- Peterson didn't understand The Arbiter time. "It took 10 or 12 years to government leaders claimed grams ready," Grimes said. reach this stage. We needed the situation. "We ",vant programs ready the An ind,ependent study con- concern among legislators and last week that university offi- "There has been a big mis- day.v.;e open." tracted by the Idaho legisla- an independent study to make cials should return the $10 stu- understanding, we're not just If:the recreation center had ture, rclc:lsed in [nne, conclud- it a public issue," RuCh said. dent fee increase for the main- spending the m6ney, but opened on time, personnel ed BSU is not receiving equi- The Board expects a report tenance and operation of the we're using it to get ready," sti ll~under- cons truction would have been hired during table funding in comparison from the Presidents in she said. the summer - just as staff were with Idaho public institutions. Student Recreation Center. Grimes said that the student September. hired recently for the January The independent study by "This can be a recommenda- The center, sch~duled to fee increase didn't generate open this semester, won't open opening, Grimes said. MGT, a higher education tion, or a progress report," said $160,000, but closer to $100,000 In order to pay for current research company from until January due to construc- because only full-time stu- Ruch. tion flaws. Members of ASBSU expenses, Campus Recrc;:;tion Austin, Texas, concluded that, The current formula for dents pay the full fee. has penny-pinched and rolled "Based both on the analysis of claimed that administrators In addition, the roughly state university funding does over savings into new budgets, peer data, and also on the not take into account a period were misusing the student fees $100,000 won't actually appear said Jenny Nigrini. associate analysis of Idaho-specific data, of rapid growth, such as what because there .is no center to in the recreation budget until director for programs. the allocation of resources to is occurring in southern Idaho. operate or maintain. the latter part of this semester The money is needed to Boise State University, Lewis- "Students were charged an "Economic develop- or in January. help offset a projected deficit Clark State College, and the increase in student fees for the ment shifts where the popula- Peterson said that the of nearly $500,000 during the University of Idaho was deter- recreation center on the basis tion base is and this impacts increase was to pay for main- mined to be inequitable." (page that the increase would go to first year of operation. how funds should be allocat- tenance and operation, but it Adaed programs, addition- maintenance and operation C-16) ed," said Stacy Pearson, BSU actually pays for new staff al staffing and higher operat- Nate Peterson, ASBSU pres- Campus Recreation Director costs," Peterson said early last associate vice president of salaries in addition to mainte- ing expenses are projected to ident explained the University Joyce Grimes. week. "Now that the center finance and administration. nance, such as custodial balloon the 2002 budget to $1.4 of Idaho receives around isn't open for fall semester, we "Ada and Canyon counties salaries. million from the $443,554 in $3,000 more rer student. are the fastest growing in 'need to get the money back "We can't wait until the Student leaders "Our goa is to educate stu- Idaho, and BSU serves them," that we paid." . doors open to hire people, we dents and influence the legisla- Other ASBSU members see CRITICISMon pg.3 Pearson said. attempt to have to certify instructors, tion to address and solve the One suggested change supported Peterson's claim. issue in a way that best con- "The simple problem is that would be to modify the state's retract their tributes to equity," Peterson (administrators) didn't tell us Here's what you'll have to pay to use the new system of funding universities criticism of that they're using $160,000 of said. according to base budgets, Student Recreation Center: Presidents of Idaho's four- which make up over 90 percent our money," said Imran Ali, Annual administration Semester Summer year colleges have been direct- of their budgets, according to ASBSU chief of staff. ed by the State Board of Peterson said that he used Free Free wt3 credits or more' the report. , Education to formulate a plan By Brandon Fiala the student fee increase as a Fulltime student Free $28 < 3 credits "Even if universities get to create more equitable fund- The Arbiter test to determine the openness $45.50 See above similar percentage increases, Part time student NtA ing for the schools. "The State the rich get richer due to of administrators.