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Weath‘ér Time to break out the electric blankets, muffs and long underwear 'cause it‘s 30mg to be a Techniciana bit on the nippy side tonight, baby! Today's highs shOuId be In the low 505, wuth tonight's lows North Carolina State University’s Student Newspaper Since 1920 plummeting to the 905 Volume LXVII. Number 40 Monday. December 2. 1985 Raleigh. North Carolina Phone 737-241 1/2412 Improvements cited for fee increases John Price have resources to meet." Haywood Dorsch said publications fees Staff Writer said. haven't increased since 1980 and that Housing costs will increase for he anticipated another fee increase Various university departments students in fraternity houses if an won't be needed for another four explained before the Student Fee increase proposed by the Fraternity years. Review Committee last week why Court Renters Board is approved. A representative from University they are requesting increased stu~ The board requested an increase of Dining said a $50 increase in the cost dent fees. $2.000 per house for next year. A of meal plans is necessary to pay for If approved by the university. the board member said the increase is salary increases and rising food proposed increases would increase necessary to repair many of the prices. tuition for the 198687 year by $21 houses. The official said the increases were and would increase the yearly cost of The board originally planned to unavoidable because salaries were a dorm room from $56 to 890. ask for a $4.000 increase but decided increased by the state Legislature depending on the residence hall. A to stagger the increase over the next and food prices increase with infla- meal plan would cost an additional two years. he-said. tion. $50. Publications Authority Chairman Shawn Dorsch said an increase of $3 Director of Health Services Jerry Director of Housing and Residence per student next year is needed for Barker said his department needs 58 Life Cynthia Bonner said an increase Technician. Agromeck. Windhover more per student next year because is needed largely because of inflation and WKNC. it has lost money the last two years. and a salary increase of 10 percent Dorsch said Technician will use “We have had some delays in fee for all state employees. much of the increase to pay for major increases that resulted in us operat— According to Bonner. housing expenses such as a $50,000 typeset- ing in the red last year. and we‘ll plans to make major capital im- ting machine and a printing contract operate in the red this year." he said. provements next year. including which increases each year through Barker said the increase will allow security modifications which could 1992. Health Services to build a fund for cost up t03200.000. According to Dorsch. Technician future emergencies as well as balance The department also plans to projects to lose over $27,000 next their budget. “We need this increase install new life safety systems in the year in advertising revenue from to put Health Services back on a dorms. which would include smoke beer companies that have withdrawn sound footing." he said. detectors. Bonner said. advertising because of the increased Student Center Director Henry According to Assistant Vice legal drinking age. Bowers said an increase of $10 per Chancellor Charles Haywood. the Dorsch also said that WKNC needs student is needed to continue pro in rear. would still not provide more. money to cover a projected viding current services. enough revenue for all the improve- budget increase of 6 percent and to “The increase is an operations fee ments that need to be made. replace $37,000 of outdated equip- to maintain things as they are." —§‘-A “There are far more needs than we ment. Bowers said. Caldwell addresses creation of State John Price According to Caldwell. change in sity should teach students that the Staff Writer our society is inevitable and should desire for possessions shouldn't con be led by the university. trol society. Chancellor Emeritus John “Anybody who tries to hold back “Civilized thinking keeps things in Caldwell addressed the Student change in civilization is doomed to their place and doesn't allow them to Senate Nov. 20 on the purpose of disappointment." he said. dominate society." he said. State and its role in society. "We have great things only The university was created to Caldwell said students should look because in the past there were great serve the collective interests of at past civilizations such as 15th- thinkers. scientists and North Carolina. according to century Spain and early 20thcentury entrepreneurs. These men kept the Caldwell. America to determine what should be future of man open-ended." “This university was not estab changed today. Caldwell said today's students will lished 100 years ago because some “How advanced was America early decide the future of their society. fellow said he wanted to be an this century when child labor was “You will decide if you want to live engineer." Caldwell said. “The uni- used extensively throughout in your future ‘under the stockpiles of versity was established because soci- dustry?" he said. “How advanced in nuclear arms." he said. “You will ety decided it needed engineers." the year 1985 is our society of make the difference to starving Caldwell emphasized that the citi- powerful scientific and technological children in Ethiopia and immigrant zens who support State with their innovations?" workersin America." ) taxes deserve to reap benefits from CaldWell said that material possesv Caldwell ended his remarks saying the university. sions are important. but 100 years that the success of civilization de- Staff photos by Fred Woolard “When the people of North from now. society will be judged by pends on the determination of indi Carolina pay taxes. they aren't doing other measures. viduals. REM performs 1 tonight it because someone is 18 years old “Civilization is a fragile thing." he. and wants a particular degree." "Civilization in its highest sense is said. ”but you're not fragile. and l Michael Stipe, lead singer for the rock group REM, will perform tonight at 8 at the Raleigh Civic Center. REM will Caldwell said. “They're doing it far more than an abundance of hope you will be a little more sing hits from its latest album, Fables of Reconstruction, and its award-winning debut album, Murmur. The perhaps not consciously. but they're things." he said. civilized by your exposure to knowl- Minutemen will open the show. doing it to advance civilization." According to Caldwell. the univer- edge from this university." ecturer New Honors Council head not ‘stuffy’ Jim Mche When asked why so much time is department. praised Hester's aca- Hester would be teaching less next “celebrate and facilitate" academic Another facet of his job is Staff Writer spent studying the life and works of demic ability. semester because of his directorship. exceHence. coordination of honors activities on one writer, he said that his study of “If you had to group the top "He'll be pulled out half the time." “My charge." he said. “is to find campus and developing a calendar of Thomas Hester. a member of the Donne. in context with his environ- half-dozen or eight in the depart- he said. ways to recognize excellence on this honors events. Until now there has English department who has been ment. is partly an attempt to ment. he would certainly be in that campus and to find ways for the been some trouble with scheduling elected to head State's new Honors understand how things come to have group." he said. Hester said he got involved in the academic community to celebrate it." different honors activities. Council. is not a stereotypically meaning. He said Hester was hired in 1972 Honors Council because one of the He also said he intended to look at ”For instance." Hester said. “the stuffy old lecturer on literature. “I want to work on somebody who by his predecessor as part of the stipulations handed down to the more than just high GPAs. it is Evening of Scholars on Nov. 4 was Hester. 44. has always been very was significant. who made a dif- change of the English program from council was that its director be a important. he said. to recognize the the same evening of an honor society athletic. For instance, he ran track ference." he said. “I want to un- a service department to an integral nationally accredited faculty member exploration of different ideas. rehearsal. Fortunately. we were able and was conference champ in the derstand how that significance came degree—granting department of the willing to give up a year of research. ”I hope that I will be able to to schedule the events so that the dashes at Centre College of Ken- about. university. The Honors Council was founded convey to all the people that i will be students at the rehearsal could tucky. where he studied philosophyd "I'm not so presumptuous as to With regard to Hester's election as last year by the Commission on the working with an atmosphere of attend the Evening of Scholars." and English. He said that while he want to know what the world means. Honors Council director. he said. “I Promotion of Scholarship as a major candor and open-mindedness and an Hester expressed concern that was doing graduate work at the as Ato understand how things come to promise good things for Tom in that part of a program of suggestions understanding that there are many people involved in various schools University of Florida.