Spartan Dan a Flat Tuition of $1,080 Will Be Charged in the Fall to Non-Residents Taking 15 Or More Units Per Semester
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Today An FM station on AM page 4 Off to successfu season? Ice cream art mystery The Art Building Out-state tuition up Non-resident tuition for out-of-state SJSU students will take its was the site for biggest jump in nine years this fall. A California State University and Colleges executive order Monday's strange dated Feb. 11 stated the non-resident tuition will jump from $60 per unit to $72 per unit next semester, an increase of 20 percent. ice cream exhibit. "Our budget needs the increase due to inflation," said Chuck , by at vtd Flemette Davis, CSUC public affairs officer. The non-resident tuition fee has been increased almost every year during the past decade. The latest increase is the largest in nine years and a 50 percent increase over the 1976 rate of $48 per unit. According to the executive order, the maximum amount the CSUC can charge for non-resident tuition per academic year is $2,160. Non-residents must also pay student fees, which currently are $105 per semester at SJSU. Spartan A flat tuition of $1,080 will be charged in the fall to non-residents Dan taking 15 or more units per semester. Currently such students pay $900 per semester. Volume 74, Number 19 Serving San Jose State University since 1934 Wednesday. February 27, 1980 I don't know what's going to happen if Proposition 9 (Jarvis II) passes on the June ballot," Davis said. Davis said if resident students are required to pay tuition, non- Koland: 'It's not an escort service' residents will probably have to pay that added amount as well. Student security patrols dormitories Fullerton reports by Hilary K. Hann are in working condition and to Koland said the patrol would police in a sense.'' An evening security patrol for question any strangers who might be Lake care of most minor problems. "They have a lot of building to the seven SJSU residence halls was around the buildings at night. 'If a situation comes up that they cover ( on campus). I think they are started Feb. 1, according to Housing Because of the safety problems can't handle, they are instructed to very glad for the assistance," enrollment figures Director Cordell Koland. on campus, Koland said he wanted call the campus police for Koland said. Dorm students hired by the to see how a dorm security service assistance.' According to Koland the dor- SJSU spring enrollment reached Equivalent I FTE ) students fell Housing Office patrol the dorms and like this would work. The patrol now consists of only mitories did have a security patrol 18,097 full-time equivalent students short of its projected 18,850 estimate the areas around them every Koland said the residents "seem seven men, but Koland said they will several years ago, but for one reason as of the third week of the semester, for 1979-80 by 775. evening. to be responding to the patrol." be recruiting more persons later this or another it was discontinued. SJSU President Gail Fullerton told The new enrollment figures will He emphasized the patrol was semester. If the service proves to be the Academic Senate Monday. affect the 1980-81 budget, Fullerton The students wear easily only for building security purposes. Koland said they are en- successful, Koland said he plans to "It even looks like we are a little said. identifiable yellow windbreakers "It's not an escort service couraging women to apply also. make it permanent next year. ahead of where we are projected to Fullerton stressed that these that have "Residence Hall Security" to look out for security There are no set criteria for He also said be," Fullerton said. were preliminary figures. The of- printed on the back, according to They're that a 23-hour desk hazards, strangers and un- being a member of the patrol except service ( except for lunch We were apprehensive about ficial census figures should be ready Koland. time) is in desirables, and to protect the safety that the applicant be a student. operation at West Hall to take in- enrollment because there were less by the date of the senate's March The students are "there for of our residents." Koland said minimal experience coming calls. students at walk-through meeting. security purposes only," Koland SJSU also provides a phone-in in the area of security maintenance Applicants for the evening ( registration), but walk-through can Total student enrollment this said. escort service for students going is prefered, but not mandatory. patrol are interviewed by Koland, tv misleading." spring was estimated at 24,819. He said their job is to make sure anywhere on the campus at night, Koland said the patrol will campus police and residence hall last week preliminary figures One FTE is equal to one student all residence hall doors and windows operated by the University Police. 'share security problems with the staff. showed that enrollment of Full Time taking 15 units. The total number of FTEs is the basis for budget allocations in the university. During discussion of the im- plications of Proposition 9 (Jarvis Pay delay angers pickets ID, Academic Vice President Students graduating in '80 Hobert Burns expressed concern Hoover Hall Office Manager Monica Sercu closed the window and Sercu said she was not serious that the Senate has been con- I,ynne Thorngate, 19, and three locked the door of the office, she about firing Thorngate. centrating on the possible loss of get information by phone other picketers carried out a one- said. Sercu also put up a sign ad- "In my estimation the whole faculty, and not on the fact that the day strike in the dorm's lobby last for temporary office help. thing university would be put in the A tape recorded message for students who will be graduating vertising picketing was a joke," Sercu Friday after Thorngate said she "She's told me three times that position of deciding which students sometime during 1980 is available by calling 277-3433 and asking for Tape said. failed to receive her $185 work-study I've been fired," Thorngate said. "I to accept to the university. H-2. The tape gives details on deadlines to file applications, requirements She wanted her employee to be check for the month of January. don't know if I should take her "There are a lot of students for applying, and other information pertaining to commencement. paid, however, because Thorngate is Thorngate, who married in seriously," she said with a smile. a good worker, Sercu added. enrolled here that aren't going to be The tape notes that students who expect to graduate on May 23, must December, claimed she turned her here next semester I if Proposition 9 have their applications for graduation, accompanied by major and minor name change form in on time to passes)," Burns said. "I don't think forms, and receipt for the graduation fee, into the Office of Admissions Auxiliary Enterprises. Thorngate the students understand that yet." and Records by Friday, Feb. 29. believes that Auxiliary Enterprises After approximately two hours Students are warned that incomplete applications may be returned, sent the form in late to Sacramento. of debate, the Senate voted to ap- causing them to miss the filing deadline. Barbara Williamson, Auxiliary prove the proposed Affirmative said the Action Policy. Students who will graduate on Aug. 22, or on Dec. 23, must have their Enterprises office clerk, office only processes student The Affirmative Action Com- applications in by July 3, and Oct. 3, respectively. vouchers and not checks or name mittee and the Professional Stan- The tape added that the earliest a student can apply is the semester change forms. Payroll handles it, dards Committee have worked on before he or she expects to graduate. A minimum of 90 semester units she added. development of the proposed policy must be completed before an application can be filed. Payroll supervisor Kathy Dolan for about two years. The tapes will be updated as time goes by, according to Harold said Monday she was not aware that The senate has spent its last Manson, executive assistant to the president. Thorngate had not received her three meetings reviewing the policy check. She said she will issue before voting to approve it. Thorngate a partial advance check. Twenty-nine members approved A piece of string taped to the the policy, six voted against it, five floor of Hoover Hall's lobby formed abstained and seven members were 'U' grade equivalent to 'F' the picket line last week. absent for the final vote. Picketer Katie Clarke explained Steve Faustina, Affirmative A large number of students receive a "U" grade each semester for why she was helping to protest. Action coordinator, reserved classes they do not attend. Approximately 150 to 200 students petitioned "She's ( Thorngate) a good friend comment on the approved policy the "unauthorized incomplete" grade during the fall semester alone, and if she doesn't get her pay, she'll until he can read the final document. according to Brett Melendy, dean of undergraduate studies. borrow moey from me and we'll both He said he was unhappy with sec- be broke." tions of the policy which were The "U" grade is given when a student fails to withdraw from a "It's the principle of the thing," amended on the senate floor. and does not complete the course requirements. course said picketer Evan Innerst, another He added that the policy was cut A "U" grade, which is equivalent to an "F" in computing grade point friend of Thorngate.