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‘ Technician North Carolina State University’s Student Newspaper Since 1920 Volume LXIV. Number 67 Friday, m 4, 1% KW. North Carolina Phone 737-2411 /2412 Legislature introduces bill requiring tuition increase ‘ by Jeffrey Bender twice as much as the were ten years universities (one of the schools in the ago to educate out-o -state students." University of North Carolina Associate Editor in Chief said Coble. systeml." Jordan said. Two bills raising out of state tuition "I'm not trying to discourage out-of- “This bill exempts graduate have been introduced in the N. C. state students from enrolling. but students who earn part of their tui- Legislature. they need to pay more of the costs of tion as teaching aides. etc." Jordan House Bill 821. introduced by Rep. their education." Coble said. said. John Jordan. DAiamance. would re- It costs $3688 per year to provide “l‘ll probably introduce an amend- quire out-of-state students to pay the educational services for a year for an ment to exempt current students entire cost of their college education. undergraduate student on the from the increase." Jordan added. beginning next year. average at a state school. Of this. the “The Board of Governors insists House Bill 150. introducedby Rep. state presently pays $2450. that this is its job. but someone is "Howard Coble. R-Guilford. would re- The total costs, including graduate evidently not doingtheir job." Cable quired out-of-state students to begin students. is $4350 per year. of which said. to pay a higher percentage of the total the state pays $2808. Both representatives felt that there cost of their education. Coble's bill is “The state of North Carolina pays is a good chance that their bills would scaled so that the percentage would 840,896,520 per year to educate out- be defeated. although both were op- go the 60 percent next year. 70 per- of-state student." Jordan said. timistic. cent the next. 80 percent the next and These figures were provided by J. P. Huskins. Dlredell. added "I leveling off at 90 percent. Jordan. think the chance of a bill getting “I introduced the bill because 10 “Currently. as written by me. through that will raise out-of-state tui- years ago. cubof-state students were House Bill 321 reads ‘Tbe state of tion is good. although I don‘t think paying 70 percent of the costs. and North Carolina will not subsidise out- either of these will pass. A 10-20 per- ‘ Staff photo by Patrick Chapman now they are paying just over 40 per- of-state students enrolled ' in state cent raise is realistic. though." North Carolina legislators visited the State campus Thursday afternoon. .leff Baker, Student Senate president. and Sen. cent. Our (N.C.) taxpayers are paying Dennis Vinner, D-Iuncornbe, discuss the funding needs of State. Development council hears annual reports by Stephen Gapsen tion. Pulp and Paper Foundation. Tex- council and it's outstanding achieve- ed cost ofproviding quality education. Assistant News Editor tiles Foundation. Tobacco Foundation. 'ment," he said. “On behalf of the 22.000 students at Veterinary Medical Foundation. State's Alumni Association raised State, we appreciate the work of the The North Carolina State Universi- Alumni Association. Public Relations $2.216 million last year. council. and we particularly ap- ty Development Council met at the Committee, Student Aid Association “(The) Alumni Association is really preciate being able to add the ‘edu- McKimmon Center on Wednesday '(Wolfpack Club) and the Furniture on the move. There has been a quality’ to our program here at and heard annual reports from~each of Foundation. dramatic increase in the amount of (State)." Poulton said. the 17 different voluntary support “People have great expectations of support. especially because of the new “In the future.l believe that (State) organizations that make up the coun- (State). whether it's engineers expec- Caldwell Scholarship program." is going to become more important all ting new research and development Smedes York. mayor of Raleigh and than ever. because essentially the “I thank this council for the reports ideas. farmers expecting a new type president of State's Alumni Associa- country is moving into the knowledge given by each organization. Last year of tobacco or the textile industry look- information type economy." he said. they raised over $8 million to support ing to us for new technology and pro- tion. said. the University. primarily on the ductivity gains." Poulton said. “i want to thank you forethe time “Peeple are going to need better 'under dusts level and student “*‘l‘he Development Council was you Min“ to the develop» undergraduate educations and more athle as with some help at the- “established in 1952 and since that ment of (State). what you have been opportunities for graduate education graduate level." Chancellor Bruce R. time it has raised 855.559 million in doing sets the stage for the future." and research." Poulton said. .Poulton said. private support for State. Joe D. Moore. chairman of the “I‘m challenging the council to join ' Thirteen University Foundations ”(State)'s quality of education is Development Council of NCSU. said. me in launching a capital campaign and four voluntary support organiza- (such that. last year prospective "I'm looking forward to working with that will be even greater than the tions make up the council. {students were required to have a 3.2 you to make that future ‘the decade of council's effort to date. Now that we The 17 organizations are the GPA in high school. and a score of at development‘ as Chancellor Poulton can have the necessary funds. that Agricultural Foundation. Dairy Foun- least 1,000 on the SAT to be admitted has predicted," Moore said. may not be forthcoming from the dation. Design Foundation. Education into State." Poulton said. “This im- The Development Council's pur- Legislature. to maintain quality at Foundation. Engineering Foundation. provement in quality can be at- pose is to bridge the gap between (State) and do some of the things that Forestry Foundation. NCSU Founda~ tributed. in part. to the Development government funding and the increas- we want to do." Poulton said. Arts, humanities share bleak job outlook McCormack To help such scholars. Harvard. firms. The result is a book. Consider such titles as account manager. ex- by Patricia Stanford and New York Universities Your Options: Business Oppon ecutive recruiter. trust officer and UPI Education Editor offer programs to retool them for jobs tunities for Liberal Arts Graduates treasurer. High-school dropouts and new in business. So does the University of (Association of American Colleges. They talk about their decision to Photo by Willie Matthews holders ofdoctorate or undergraduate California at Los Angeles and the 35.) aim for a business career and list the degrees in the arts and humanities universities of Pennsylvania. Texas at 0f the companies surveyed. 69 per- liberal arts skills applicable to their Chancellor Bruce Poulton spoke to the State Development Council Wednes- share a bleak job outlook these days. Austin and Virginia. cent said liberal arts graduates ac- jobs. day. Pouiton thanked the council for its work in raising funds for State. The former have too little educa- The Chronicle ofHigherEducation count for at least 10 percent of their tion; the doctorate degree holders. too reports that some associations. such new hirees each year. much - or so it seems along the job as the Modern Language Association. And 92 percent listed communica- market trail. run workshops, counseling and job tion skills as “very important" in their Flood knocks WKNC - FM off air Holders of bachelor degrees in the referrals for its super-educated review of potential employees' arts have skills that may not be members who can't get a job in their qualifications. by Stephen antoa “There was a bad link in the hose equipment in the room. and I‘m not marketable. arts and humanities specialties. More than 66 percent report their Assistant News Editor that was not tightened correctly. That sure of the extent of the damages as The education establishment The University of Virginia's Career companies offer at least introductory hose was right next to the conduits for yet. we'll just have to wait and see throws all kinds of lifelines to the Opportunities Institute offers six- training to all newly hired employees. WKNC-FM. State's student radio the transmitter room." Shoaf said. how the equipment is when it dries dropouts. helping to outfit them for week courses in business and career Christine A. Gould. who conducted station. went off the air at approx- “When the 10th floor filled with out." said. Jerry Oakley. chief jobs through special training. Public development through instruction in the survey and wrote the book while imately 2:50 pm. Thursday due to an water.it ran right through the space engineer of WKNC-FM. high schools offer catch-up courses at accounting. finance. management. an intern at the AAC last summer. accidental flooding of the transmitter between the floor and right onto the “It shouldn‘t have happened in the night school. Community colleges put marketing. information systems and made these points: room at D.H. Hill Library. transmitter room and flooded out all first place. it is just gross negligence out welcome mats for dropouts. also. business policy. Unaware of the ways in which their the equipment." on the Physical Plant's part." Shoaf Help also is sprouting for the super- Doctorate holders, says an Institute talents can be used in business. liberal “The Physical Plant sent three “Everything was soaked with said. educated. those who hold a doctorate brochure.