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MONDAY OCTOBER 27, 2003 MOVIE REVIEW It's best to stay The greatest story almost .out of Texas Pre-game skirmishresults in, ". ' told - page 6 A&E-S BSU record high 77 points 'Sports 6 , WWW.ARBITERONLINE.cfOM VOLUME 16 ISSUE 20 •FIRST-COPY FREE 7 SHoids ASBSUseeks student fee increase College Democrats urgenUy seek Student government volunteers for JFK ASBSU CONTINGENCY FUND SPENDING dinner needs additional The Boise State revenue to continue College Democrats are current level of student I announcing a chance I $45,946 I to meet presidential organization support I candidate Howard Dean. " They need volunteers I to assist with the JFK BY ANDY BENSON . i Editor-in-Chief '. I Dinner. The Arbiter For just four hours of $31,946 easy serving, students ASBSU's three-year trend of will have the opportunity refusing to cut financial support to meet Dean as well to student organizations has as mingle with other squeezed its budget to the limit, Democrats. Assistance is and now ASBSU wants a fee $21,796 11---- needed from 5-9 p.m. on increase to maintain the current Thursday, Oct. 30. Pizza level of support. will be provided. ASBSU sent a letter to student If you are interested, organizations last week warning contact the College $0~_1IlIIl I of an "imminent reality of I I I I Democrats by email at 120021 12003' : 2004: drastic financial cuts" to student : 2001: I I 1 _ I I '- - --' bsucollegedemocra organization funding - to the [email protected], or by tune of approximately $50,000. GRAPHIC BY MIKE ROCHE/THE ARBITER phone at 850.2038. The letter asked club presidents to sign and return the letter in then use contingency funds. organizations, said contingency Plano concert order to indicate support for a happen," Ishaq said. "It depends and accomplished his goal by Since' Peterson, however, former fund spending had not been a proposed fee increase of "less on what next year's president dipping into ASBSU's reserves. to benefit ASBSU President Chris Mathias problem until this year. Green then $5" per student to cover the does." ' ASBSU's constitution requires scholarships for and Ishaq, both of whom also explained that the contingency shortfall. ASBSU's current fee is Ishaq added that the most ASBSU to hold aside 10 percent pledged not to cut student fund has acted both as a reserve music students $17 per student. As oflast Friday, likely course of action would be of the previous year's budget club funding, have followed account and a de-facto savings 25 club presidents have returned to cut funding. in a contingency fund for Cuban pianist Alexis Peterson's practice --resulting account for student government. signed letters to ASBSU. The pending budget shortfall emergencies and unplanned Feo Fernandez will in contingency fund spending Matching funds granted to ASBSU President Ali Ishaq said can trace its, origins to a expenses. performatnoonThesday, rising from $0 in FYOI to $45,946 student clubs who failed to meet he couldn't predict what would campaign promise by former Prior to Peterson's Nov. 11 at the Esther inFY04. all requirements automatically happen to organization funding ASBSU President Nate Peterson. administration, it was common Simplot Performing Arts ASBSU Senator Robert Green, reverted to the contingency next year if the fee increase Peterson ran on a platform of no for presidents to cut funding Academy on the corner who drafted the letter to student proposal fails. cuts to student organizations, to student organizations rather See ASBSU page 2 of 9th and Myrtle streets "We don't know what will in Boise. The event is ~free, but donations will be accepted. .New study shows steady increase in public college tuition Fernandez is a graduate student in help pay for college. According graduating with. I think they'll to school." 43 state funding, endowments and In response to steadily rising the Boise State music Tuition Up percent fundraising, has contributed to to Blake, financial aid has kept find that it is." Rep. Howard P. Mckeon (R- education costs, McKeon department. the steep increases. pace with fee increases at BSU, for in-state BSU Calif.) in' a statement to the recently introduced a bill to The performance is At Boise State University, but generally in the form of Associated Press said, "College Congress that would hold sponsored by the Boise students since 1994 tuition costs for in-state larger student loans. Blake said, tuition fees keep going up much institutions accountable for Tuesday Musicale, undergraduates have risen 43 "Increased student loan limits faster than the rate of inflation. raising tuition fees. The bill, if established in 1915 as an percent, while graduate students help, but creates the problem of BY BRANDON BECKHAM We just need to continue to passed, would deny institutions organization dedicated News Reporter have seen an increase of 46 graduating with greater debt." pursue a course that will bring certain federal aid' programs to the promotion of The Arbiter percent since 1994. Blake emphasized that, "what these charges in line. We're if they raised their tuition fees music in the community. Peg Blake, vice-president of students really need to do is ask losing the opportunity for too beyond a set standard pegged to , The Boise Tuesday The average cost of tuition BSU Student Affairs, explained themselves if their education many of our young people to go inflation. Musicale provides . and fees at the nation's f0tu-year that a major factor in the is worth the debt they'll be support .to local music public colleges and universities increase for Boise State students teachers, sponsors music has risen more than 47 percent has been a reduction in state- Boise State tuition increases since 1994 festivals, recitals and in the past decade, according to appropriated funds. "State teacher workshops and a new study. funding just hasn't kept pace furnishes scholarships The College Board, a non- with the University's growth," $759 (In-state) $1,735.50 (In-state)' +43.7% for Boise State UniversitY profit organization that owns the Blake said. UNDERGRADUATE music students, as well Scholastic Aptitude Test, released The report also showed that $955 (Ill-state) $2,058.50 (ln-statel +46.3% as for students to attend its annual Trends in College 60 percent of undergraduates GRADUATE summer music camps. Pricing report Oct. 22. The report use financial aid packages to SOURCE: BOISE STATE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 1994,95. BOISE STATE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2002-03. BOISE STATE documented .that declines in GRADUATE CATAlOG 2002-03 See Shorts page 2 I i I Pea "ng for campus residents hard to come by Web site unites Bay Area colleges I BY MONICA PRICE:--'·:'---- ,';:::;::,::,:: .. ~:,:',.:; ..' " ~""·'.::::::.~c·;::.' to safety concerns. Parking hoping to recruit job candidates News Reporter has two employees whose jobs The Arbiter are to escort people if they so BY BECKY BARTINDALE The majority of listings are for desire. "If you feel threatened, Knight Ridder Newspapers non-teaching positions. Schools (KRT) If there is one issue that call security. Don't be shy or pay dues to the consortium to feel 'you're inconveniencing continually rears its ugly head list jobs on the site. SAN JOSE, Calif. - A first- Members of the consortium at Boise State University year somebody." Everett said. On game day, those lots of-its-kind Web site is helping include UC campuses at Santa after year, it's the parking 18 Bay Area colleges and Cruz, Berkeley, Davis and San situation. This year promises to being vacated by residence universities recruit top Francisco, plus the UC. Office be no different. ' hall students are reserved for candidates for' positions of, the President; California Due to the construction on athletic department donors at ranging from English professor State University campuses at campus, some parking spaces the $350 level and above. to sous chef. San Jose, Hayward, Monterey have been displaced in order "Parking is an important The Higher Education Bay and Sonoma; Stanford and to store. materials needed by benefit for our donors," said Mark Urick, Assistant Director Recruitment Consortium - free Santa Clara universities; Heald contractors. During game to job seekers - was rolled out College; and six community days, Driscoll and Chaffee Hall for' the Bronco Athletic publicly Tuesday by education college districts,Footlilll-De residents are being asked to Association. The number of leaders from the region's' top Anza, Hartnell, San Jose- move (heir vehicles by 7 p.m. donor permits exceeds the universities. It currently lists Evergreen, San Mateo and West the day before. Residents are number of parking spaces set more than 600 jobs for faculty, Valley-Mission. being asked to park, for free, in aside, every space counts, Urick administrators and staff at Each school in the consortium- other parking structures across said.