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Inside Block that sun P.3 Yoko is surprise P.4 Women's buckets win opener * .. P.5 Unique gift guide special insert Vol. 25, NO. 30, December 2,1980 UW System requests $30 surcharge by James E. Piekarski not seek a general tax increase when the The letter also cited the "uncertain ofThePoststaff legislature reconvenes in January. ties" caused by litigation challenging the 4.4 percent budget cutback to muni The UW Board of Regents is expected Committee referral cipalities and school districts. The State to approve a $30 surcharge for the second If the Regents approve the $30 sur Supreme Court has ordered the return semester at its meeting this week, ac charge, it must then be approved by Of almost $18 million to municipali cording to UW System Vice President the legislature's Joint Committee on ties, and the school district case, which Reuben Lorenz. Finance. At a November meeting, the seeks the return of $29 million, is still The surcharge, which would raise tui Regents approved a resolution, with only pending. - tion for a semester to $516 for a full- one objection, that authorized UW Sys Chancellor Frank Horton, who will time resident undergraduate student, is tem President Robert O'Neil to file a attend the Board of Regents meeting in based on the anticipation of no further request with the Joint Committee on Madison on Thursday and Friday, said budget cutbacks, despite the state's wor Finance for the surcharge by its Nov. that based on the experience of the first sened financial forecast for the biennium 10 deadline. semester, the tuition surcharge should ending on June 30,1981, Lorenz said. Under state law, expenditure of not hurt enrollment at UWM. The Regents approved a surcharge of additional revenue from either increased Horton cited enrollment figures that $30 for the first semester after Gov. enrollment or a surcharge that is in showed UWM's enrollment was up by Lee Dreyfus ordered „ a spending cut excess of one percent of the biennium almost 1,000 over the projected enroll of 4.4 percent because of a projected budget total must be approved by the ment. state deficit of $154 million. Joint Committee on Finance. The first semester surcharge did not exceed the High payments v Deficit increased one percent limit and was not subject Students in Wisconsin, who now pay A subsequent state report lowered to the legislature's approval. approximately 25 percent of the cost of the estimated deficit to $145 million, Frank Horton their education through tuition, have one but a State Department of Revenue The first semester surcharge was ap of the nation's highest tuition levels, report, issued on Nov. 20, put the proved by the board by a close margin, realize that to maintain quality in the Horton said. deficit at $230.4 million. Lorenz said. However, he said that he System there is no other way out." He added that the surcharge, which Lorenz said that he didn't "antici expected the Regents to be more recep would increase tuition by about six per pate any further budget reductions from tive to the second semester surcharge. In his letter to the Regents on Nov. cent over the original level of $486, the state" due to the higher deficit 26, which requested the $30 surcharge, was not excessive, but said he hoped estimate, even though Kenneth Lindner, Claims no alternative O'Neil said that the $30 surcharge would that students do not have to bear more secretary of the State Department of Ad "I think the Regents will be suppor prevent "further harm to educational of the burden of the cost of their educa ministration, said that Dreyfus would tive of the surcharge," he said. "They quality and student access." tion. A point about parking Teaching Horton searches for ideas in UWM's system by Jaime Lynne Benshoff teachers with computer instruction, but in its ofThePoststaff application we are lagging. $411,000 went towards the purchase of instructional equipment Chancellor Frank Horton, though he said he this year," he added. is still developing his knowledge of the UWM During the discussion following Horton's talk, teaching system, voiced his opinions and con teachers pressed the issue concerning teaching cerns at an Alumni Association meeting Monday. versus research, and told how they were appalled "I'm still in the process of learning about that departments identify mediocrity in teaching the UWM teaching system so I wouldn't but later reward the mediocre teachers' research. presume to give a cross-analysis," Horton said. "I've looked at the history of teaching here, "Teachers should be active in department but I feel that I can get more ideas from service, -teaching and research," Horton said, you than I have to give.'' "Although I agree with you that the sabbaticals As institutions increase • student enrollment to are important in rejuvinating and aiding teachers offset inflation, teachers' concern of offering to keep up to date in their areas.'' high quality education also increases, Horton said. But, the teachers contended, they are advised "Another area of concern is teaching evalua to forget about teaching until they are tenured. tion," Horton said. "There is a problem with Most teachers prefer to do research as opposed departments' ability to determine and award to concentrating on teaching. high quality teaching in that there are two important components: peer review and student "It is a question of good versus popular review." teachers," Horton said. Cost is also prohibitive as each department Horton in the talk also emphasized the im is responsible for making up their own evaluation portance of academic support programs as a sheets, he said. mechanism for student transition and would like UWM is way behind in technological teach to see more growth in the honors program ing, Horton said, "I don't mean to replace in the effort to attract and hold bright students. 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