ASUSF and Loschiavo Meet by Walter Neary ASUSF Senate Was Not Department
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Room and Board is Up 15% USF Will Increase Tuition by 13.2% by Walter Neary The full list of tuition A release from the Office of Fr. LoSchiavo is quoted: increase will be 15 percent to The basic, undergraduate changes and the percent Public Affairs states: "Fr. "Despite our intensive efforts for $2,275. The Nursing School tuiton rate effective fall, 1980, increase is in a charton page 2. LoSchiavo commented that better planning, exercising tuition is up 12.4 percent to will rise 13.2 percent, from The decision was made by the during the 1970s annual cutbacks and even personnel $2,025 per semester, while the $1,700 per semester to $1,925, President's Executive Commit increases by USF and other reductions, these rate increases Evening College and undergrad President John LoSchiavo, S.J., tee. Though the decision rests private universities averaged are required'to balance the 1980- uate Continuing Education will has announced. with the Board of Trustees, the about 10 percent annually, but 81 budget.'" grow 11.8 percent to $95 per unit. The room and board rate for Board agreed to let the the 1980s will most certainly see Other tuition increases include The World English Center will the 20-meal plan will increase 15 Executive Committee decide the increases averaging above this the School of Nursing, up 12.5 experience an increase of over 15 percent, from $1,840 per year to matter, in a session at which amount due to general inflation percent to $2,025. percent to $1,500 per semester. $2,175 in the fall. students were not represented. above 10 percent." The School of Law tuition ASUSF and LoSchiavo Meet by Walter Neary ASUSF Senate was not Department. He said the nine Father President John consulted in the matter, the percent average increase was not LoSchiavo, S.J., and University effects on the University of a enough to meet the demands of Planner William Binkley large tuition increase, and the increased labor costs and discussed the recent announce ways the matter was related to inflation, etc. ment of a tuition increase for the decrease in student services "In terms of coming at the 1980-81 and other matters with due to the recent budget cuts. figure we arrived at, we did an the ASUSF Senate last Tuesday extensive comparison with other Reasons for the Increase evening for two hours. institutions . We wanted the The Senate, the sharpest it has "Last year's tuition increase percentage increase to be ever been this year, grilled the was insufficient to meet the consistent with the percentage two men on the reasons for the needs of the University," said Dr. increase of those other tution and room and board cost Binkley. head of the USF institutions. We did not want our increases, the reasons why the Planning and Budgeting tuition to be out of line with Ted Brooker Fr. LoSchiavo told the Senate why the University consulted only one student in deciding the tuition increase. THE (SilIMiME^BB comparable institutions," stated that collapsed up on Lone Dr. Binkley. Mountain, the trees that were "We did not budget adequately down. This little stuff keeps for inflationary increases. I don't building and building," said the think anybody does. We faced Planner. utility inflationary costs in "We didn't have the enroll excess of 20 percent," he added. ments in the schools and colleges "There were some unpredicted that we had projected which and unbudgeted expenditures. affected tuition revenue," stated (For example), the floor of the Dr. Binkley. Volume 75, Number 17 i MVKRSITY OK SAN FRANCISCO February 29, 1980 Commons, the retaining walls Continued on page 2 He Says It's None of our Business Wiese Fires RA on Gillson 7 by Chris Keating Currently living in a Both the new resident advisor, was signed by Wiese and dated One specific incident may have The resident advisor on Gillson temporary room on the Lone Pete Boisson, and Gillson's head Thursday February 21. Cortez hastened his firing, said Cortez. Hall's seventh floor, senior Mountain campus, Cortez will resident, Ike Hassan, refused to was placed on probation, the Last Wednesday night, Wiese Melvin Cortez, was fired last have to pay his room and board comment. "I instructed the staff letter said, last semester for "low visited the east wing of G tocheck Thursday afternoon by housing for the remainder of the year. directly," said Wiese, "not to job performance" on "duty night some damage reports. When director Peter Wiese. "They gave me less than 24 hours discuss this matter ... as long coverage and (lack of) Cortez was not in his room, Wiese "I was fired totally without to get my things out of my room," as they are working here." Wiese availability to the floor." Cortez wrote a note on Cortez' bulletin warning. I don't think I was said Cortez. "To me, that was no said the firing is a private matter was fired, however, for four new board. After Wiese left, some treated fairly," said Cortez. He sign of loyalty after my three that is "not for public review." reasons. They included "lack of residents wrote direct insults at added, "It's probably the hardest years of work in the housing The Foghorn obtained a copy of ability to control damage and housing and Wiese on the same floor on campus to handle." office." Cortez's termination letter. It vandalism to the floor" and board, according to Cortez. "inconsistent enforcement "Peter (Wiese) came back later of . alcohol policy." looking for me," said Cortez, USF Employee Disappears Cortez responded, "Housing "and saw those notes." knows these guys are a bunch of Minutes later, the two passed drinkers. I can't stop them from each other at the Gillson by Marcella Farragher She has been believed to be Although Denise spent a year drinking." Continued on back Denise Dorfman, an Adminis missing sometime on the and a half in psychiatric therapy trative Assistant in the weekend of February 9-10. When for depression, her mother Department of University her mother entered Denise's believes that there is little Fr. LoSchiavo Hides Relations at USF, has apartment on Monday, February possibility that she would have mysteriously disappeared from 11, she found the apartment in committed suicide. her apartment in the Richmond the exact condition which Denise Denise Dorfman is 5 feet, 2 Deficit for 78-79 District over three weeks ago. had left it. Laura Dorfman, inches tall, weighs 115 pounds, Her parents have posted a $5,000 Denise's mother, has contacted has dark hair and hazel-brown by Walter Neary with the size of the accumulated reward for information leading every person listed in her eyes. She is believed to have been Fr. President LoSchiavo has University deficit, would be to her safe return. daughter's phone book. wearing a rust-colored corduroy once more refused to tell the released in the University of San Dorfman apparently disap However, no one has any clue to jacket, blue jeans and tennis students how much their Francisco Annual Report for peared after leaving her her whereabouts. shoes. If you know anything University lost in 1978-79, 1978-79, Fr. LoSchiavo said that apartment on 22nd Avenue to Dorfman was enrolled in night please contact Officer Yasinit saying that it would "not be a there would be no report. run a short errand. She had left classes at USF. She studied art sky, USF Public Safety, at #495- good idea." Because the books were not the lights on in her apartment and wanted to become a painter. 3907. When asked if the figure, along closed until several months after and took no money, identification the end of the year, Fr. or valuables except for a small LoSchiavo felt that it would look change purse. San Francisco bad to put out a report now. private investigator Hal Lipset This Week's Highlights. When asked why the students joined the investigation last couldn't know the deficits, Fr. Friday. S. G. Yasinitsky, head of LoSchiavo said that public USF Public Safety, has spent a knowledge of the Amounts would great deal of time with Lipset in ASUSF Editors Lash Boycotting raise questions "difficult and running down leads. Out at the Summer complicated to answer." So far the police and Denise Senators The interview was conducted Dorfman's parents believe it Tuition right after the University Speak Out Olympics? President had met for two hours might be possible that Denise See page 3 was kidnapped on her short walk Increase See pages 18 & 19 with the ASUSF Senate to to the store. See page 4 discuss the new tuition rates. -N€WS •February 29, 1980 USF Will Increase Tuition Continued from front the Continuing Education )definite times of the year. They same man in charge of Neither Fr. LoSchiavo nor any The trouble was with the Department, Fr. LoSchiavo said start continually and they are Purchasing. member of the Administration graduate department of the in response to a question from billed each on its own," said Fr. Regarding room and board consulted the ASUSF Senate, School of Education and Senator Sam Phillips. President. rates, Dr. Binkley, in response to even though the group's projections too great for the "Part of the problem," Fr. "So," said Fr. LoSchiavo, "You questions from ASUSF constitution, signed by Fr. actual enrollment for the LoSchiavo said, "is in the whole have a situation where the President Fred Schluep, said LoSchiavo in April of 1978. Continuing Education depart computerization process; Bursar's office is running to keep that USF was trying to break states: ment.