Increase in Fees Helps Research, Library
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Committee grants (humanities and presented to Senate tonight Committee and on the Library and The committee has recommended social sciences) — $200,000; Library (Wednesday, Feb. 17), the committee Computing Centre as the result of that $435,100, which will result from — $185,000; and Computing Centre says its intention was to reinstate 50 recommendations made to President an increase in student fees in 1982-83, - $50,100. per cent of the research funds previously available in the humanities and social sciences area, "on the ground that replacement funds are not available from extern ?' nting agencies" and that "research grants are basic to the maintenance of a high level of academic achievement in the University." As for the library, the committee says, "our recommendation would reduce the assessment by about one- third of this vital resource that serves the entire University." The effect of the recommendations, which will be implemented by UBC's Where it came from A 32.8 per cent tuition fee increase, approved by UBC's Board of Governors and endorsed by the Senate Budget Committee, will bring an additional $5.1 million next year. Of this additional income, $921,000 will be spent on increased student aid, $1.96 million will go to offset inflation and the remaining $2.27 million will help with the University's shortfall of $7.48 million. President Kenny's advisory committee on fiscal retrenchment, which reported in mid- UBC's child care facilities at Acadia Camp have been threatened with closure beco ^e the 40-year-old army huts are afire January, put forward two proposals on hazard. Renovating them or replacing them would cost about $1 million, but government policy is "no money for child care tuition fees, alternative one calling for facilities. " a 29.5 per cent increase and alternative two suggesting 32.8. The committee noted that if alternative Child care centres face closure order two was approved, then additional funds of $435,100 would be available Barring a change in government government will in turn provide the and access for firefighters. to help with the $7.48 million policy or the emergence of a million- funds to meet the interest and sinking A UEL Fire Department safety shortfall. It recommends that this sum dollar benefactor, UBC's child care fund payments. These debt servicing report notes that there are serious be used to reduce non-faculty budget centres will be closed because they are funds are separate from the annual deficiencies in all the areas listed. assessments, with special consideration a fire hazard. operating grant. Chief Crawford says that because of for the Library, research committee Although he has yet to set a date on Although talks have been held (the the wide use of plywood in the and the Computing Centre. a closure order, Fire Chief H.A. most recent just a week ago) between buildings, "a fire is likely to spread at Crawford of the University Endowment UBC president Douglas Kenny and such a rate that the life-safety of the Lands Fire Department has given the Human Resources Minister Grace occupants would be endangered before University three choices: make the McCarthy, to date there has been no the arrival of the fire department." administration in the 1982-83 centres conform with fire safety indication of a relaxing of government The buildings are army huts from operating budget, is to restore to regulations, build a new centre or policy. the Second World War, all about 40 UBC's research committee some funds centres, or close the centres down. Prof. Nathan Divinsky, head of the years old. for support of work in the humanities The cost of either renovating the president's advisory committee on Most of the 250 youngsters being and social sciences. In its report centres or leplacing them would be child care, remains confident that the cared for are children of UBC released in mid-January, the about the same — $1 million. problem can be resolved. students, who pay from $220 to $315 a President's Advisory Committee on But the Universities Council says "We can't have a 'University city' of month for the service, depending upon Fiscal Retrenchment proposed the child care facilities don't qualify for 30,000 with no child care facilities," age of the child and which centre he elimination of the research funding through the Education he said. "Surely the combined wisdom or she attends. Each centre is an committee's entire budget of $1 Institution Capital Finance Act. of University leaders and government independent unit, some staffed only by million. Borrowing under the act has been a leaders can produce a solution." professionals and others using a The allocation of $185,000 to the major source of funds for UBC Fire Chief Crawford, after an combination of professionals and Library means that the assessment of construction during the past four or inspection of nine child care centres in volunteers. $564,000 proposed in the five years. The University, in effect, Acadia Camp, said the buildings fail A report prepared by Physical Plant retrenchment committee's report will obtains the funds by issuing a to meet B.C. Fire Code regulations in notes that the minimum cost to be reduced to $379,000. The debenture to the government under five areas — construction, fire alarm terms which assure that the system, flame spread ratings, exits, Please turn to page 2 Please turn to page 2 See CHILD CARE See RETRENCHMENT t M » MM MM « • . »l M . ,li. I t • .M.iMMIMHMU .AU,»y,«^.K», iC9*p*mw#**if>\Stn& %*»*»» Retrenchment Saigon artist gives continued from page 1 exhibition at UBC Computing Centre's assessment will be consequences throughout the In 1979 Canada opened its door to includes early flower and bird -educed by $50,100 from $290,000 to University. There will be reductions in Vietnamese boat people and the city paintings to landscape realism. $239,900. support staff (secretaries, technicians, of Vancouver gained an outstanding The exhibition takes place from 7 to In reviewing its recent activities, the etc.) in all faculties; there will be the artist, Mr. Tan Son Hia. 10 p.m. on Feb. 27 and from 2 to 8 Senate Budget Committee says it also elimination of a significant number of On Saturday, Feb. 27, and Sunday, p.m. on Feb. 28. On both days, Mr. studied details of the specific budget unfilled faculty positions (including Feb. 28, the Institute of Asian Tan will be on hand to demonstrate reductions and their academic impact vacancies created by retirement and Research at UBC and Hadassah of the delicate art of Chinese painting. as reported by the deans to President resignation). Vancouver will co-sponsor an All items will be for sale and 20 per Kenny. "While there will be reductions in exhibition and sale of Mr. Tan's work cent of the sale price will be tax The committee says it established teaching assistance and supplies and at the UBC Asian Centre. deductible as it is going to charity. ..hat the recommended assessments expenses, the bulk of the retrenchment The 45-year-old artist took formal Admission to the exhibition is free and against faculty budgets "are based on will be in the reduction of faculty and training in Chinese painting at the there will be a raffle held for several the mixed criteria of academic non-faculty positions." National Art School in Saigon, and of Mr. Tan's works. judgment and the availability of Preliminary indications, the was an established artist in his budget items that could be removed committee continues, are that homeland and internationally before within the constraints noted... in the retrenchment against the following his departure from Vietnam. Socred MLAs retrenchment report. faculties can be interpreted as being It was his skill as an artist that "The assessments (which total approximately equivalent to: 1.5 prompted Canadian Immigration $1,927,500) are distributed in a way faculty and 2 support staff positions in officials in the Philippines to to spend that is designed to inflict as little Agricultural Sciences; 14 faculty, 2 recommend that Mr. Tan and his damage as possible on the academic support staff and 22 TA positions in family be allowed to settle in Canada. a day at UBC work of the respective faculties," the Arts; 8 faculty and 2 support staff After spending time in a refugee committee says in its report to Senate. positions in Education; 4 faculty and 4 camp, Mr. Tan arrived in Vancouver Social Credit Members of the The budget committee then goes on support staff positions in Medicine; and got a job glass cutting to support Legislative Assembly will spend Feb. to express special concern for budget and 6 faculty, 2.5 support staff and 15 himself and his family while attending 24 at the University of British cuts in three faculties — Agricultural TA positions in Science. daily classes in English. He is now Columbia. Sciences, Arts and Education. Also proposed are an expansion of back making his living as a painter of The MLAs will have lunch with Agricultural Sciences (hit with an the terms of reference of the Senate Chinese art. The exhibit at the Asian students from their constituencies in assessment of $80,200 by the Budget Committee and an Centre will be his first major the Place Vanier cafeteria, and then retrenchment committee) "found it enlargement of the committee's size.