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The Meltonst Fees May U- Increase New Visa Students Coming to the University of Lethbridge Next Fall May Be Faced with a Tuition Fee of $800 Per Academic Year ARCHiua r January 28,1977/Unlvarsity of Lethbridge Foreign Lethbridge. Alberta/Vol. 10. No. 16 The Meltonst fees may u- increase New visa students coming to the University of Lethbridge next fall may be faced with a tuition fee of $800 per academic year. The Board of Gover­ nors (BoG) has recommended this in­ crease of $150 per semester to the Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower. The new move on the part of the BoG was prompted by a meeting Wednesday, January 19, attended by Board Chairman Blaine Thacker. Board Chairpersons from the Univer­ sities of Alberta and Calgary, Atha­ basca University, and the Banff School of Fine Arts as well as Minister of Manpower and Advanced Education Bert Hohol were at the Edmonton meeting. Thacker said the chairpersons at the meeting agreed to take a motion back to their respective Boards recom­ mending a differential fee increase of $300 per yearly term, the lowest they thought acceptable to the provincial government. The motions going back to the Boards of Governors also included stipulations that a task force be created to make Robert Waldren photography" ing encouragingly for a couple of hours. Eyesore a report about fees in provincial uni­ NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION: This is a fire. courtesy of Holger Frandsen, the municipal planning versities as soon as possible. The increas­ See how West Lethbridge is getting better. It could commission, and numerous sub-contracters. Fire ed fee will not be levied on visa have gotten a whole lot better if that eyesore had courtesy of a mutinous tarpot from Charlton and students presently studying in the prov­ burned all the way down, instead of only smoulder­ Hill. Photo courtesy of Robert Waldren. ince, but only students starting in Sept. Board Chairman Thacker told The Meliorist the BoG never had the power to reject the concept of differential fees if the government decided it was Psych stew stems from cutbacks their policy. The Minister has final authority on the fees. Thacker also Problems being experienced by the average ratio for the rest of the ten sessional lectureships can be awarded said the previous Board motion of not psychology students in obtaining courses university is about nine to one, said for the cost of one full-time position), approving increases more than 50Vo they need for their degrees are apparent­ Barnsley. but he thinks they will only get two had "in effect been superceded/' ly a direct consequence of financial Because of this, the department is or three. About reversing the decision of the cutbacks in post-secondary education. limited in the number of courses it Another way around the problem government on differential fees Thacker At a Wednesday noon meeting can offer, and has therefore found it would be to change the priorities between faculty members of the psych­ said, "That has to be changed by poli­ necessary to put enrolment restrictions for enrolment, which are "not in the ology department, psychology students tical action". It was also his opinion on some senior level courses. They also best interests of students", according and dean of arts and science Dr. Tony that if citizens could show that the are not able to offer night courses to Barnsley. The priorities as they public is indeed not in favour of the Long, department chairman Roger because of the staff shortage. are set out in the regulations are as new fee structure then the government Barnsley blamed the problems on a follows: would respond. shortage of faculty members in the The easy solution would be to hire U of L education professor Gordon department. Accordingly to Barnsley, more faculty members. Unfortunately, Course First Second Campbell told The Meliorist "the prin­ there was a full time-equivalent enrol­ with the current federal and provincial level priority priority 2000 2nd year majors other 2ndyr students ciple enunciated by the government is ment* in the psychology department attitudes toward post-secondary edu­ cation funding, this will not be a possi­ 3000 3rd year majors other 3rd yr students wrong and it works against the interests of about 170 in 1976. With eight 4000 4th year majors other 4th yr students of the province." Campbell also said faculty members currently offering bility for about IS years, according a campus committee is organizing to courses (there are nine full-time faculty, to Dean Long, No third priority is set out in the get community support to have the but Dr. Ian Whishaw is presently on Another solution would be the hiring regulations. move repealed. "Bad government comes sabbatical), this makes for a student- of sessional lecturers. Barnsley said the I when good people sit on their hands. " instructor ratio of about 20 to one department has applied for five ses- Any changes to be made in the pro­ said Campbell. —KEITH WILEY for the psychology department, while sional lectureships for nextyear (about cedure must go through the appropriate commit! as in the faculty of arts and science. Barnsley recommended that students contact their student represen­ No one has anti-fee petifiori tatives on these committees to push for changes. He also recommended Neither the Board of Governors nor fees—a collection which brings in close cil responded, in early December, by that students seek more academic students' council have in their posses­ to $70,000 each term. calling a referendum. advice so tb- current restrictions will sion the 330-signature petition which The petition said, "We the under­ Students' council plans to hold a not be so detrimental to their programs. has prompted a referendum on signed feel that compulsory student number of information meetings about whether students' union fees should be union fees is a direct encroachment on the operation and need for a students' Dean Long said that be feels the compulsory. As well, students' council our free agency to determine for our­ union in early February. rationale for the present procedure, has never seen the petition and only selves whether or not we wish to join February 16 and 17 have been an­ providing opportunities for greater recently obtained a copy of the peti­ the student union. We therefore peti­ nounced as dates for the referendum, breadth for arts and science students tion's wording. tion the Board of Governors to return and the wording "Are you in favour and allowing students to progress nor­ Even though students' council does to us the right of choice to join or of continuing the payment of compul­ mally through their major, is still not have a petition before it, it still not join the student union by abolish­ sory students' union fees?" has been very much in effect and he doesn't plans to hold a referendum. ing the agency of the university to act accepted by students' council for place­ feel the procedure needs to be changed. A referendum can be called by stu­ as collectors of student union fees." ment on the referendum ballot. He also encouraged students to seek dents' council, a motion made at a Heninger told The Meliorist, Wed­ Beckel feels there should be a referen­ more advice from faculty members general meeting of students' union, or nesday, that he has thrown out the dum, bu it should be accompanied and said he is in favor of a move a petition signed by ten per cent of 330-signatures he gathered. by an information program so that stu­ towards a mandatory advising system students' union members. Beckel said he took the petition dents are aware of the functions of so that students will experience fewer problems in obtaining their degrees. University president Dr. Bill Beckel to the Board of Governors to inform students' union. He also said if stu­ said he examined the petition after stu­ them that a "matter of concern" had dents' union lost guaranteed funding -ROBT. MEINTZER dent Larry Heninger approached him been expressed. The Board is not re­ students would lose effective represen­ with it. Beckel said he did not want quired to consider or act in response tation. •Note: The full time-equivalent enrol­ to keep the one copy of the petition, to petitions. Heninger, however, notes, "If ment figure is arrived at by adding so he returned it to Heninger. The Board referred the "concern" people don't want it [students' union] up the enrolment numbers for all psych, The Board, in late November, con­ to students' council with the suggestion enough to pay for it without being courses in one year and dividing this sidered the petition's request that the that it would be valuable to find out forced to, should it exist?" figure by ten (this is the number of Board stop collecting students' union about student feeling. Students' coun­ —PHILLIP JANO courses most students take in one year). • Practicum funding cuts distress educators Edmonton (CUP)— ters indicated they saw no need to meet In 1972 former minister of education er candidates exposure to teacher Education faculties in Alberta uni­ for discussion on the issue. A second Lou Hyndman, established a minis­ methods in a regular classroom under versities are distressed with the prov­ request for a meeting has been ex­ terial order calling for the equivalent the supervision of an experienced ince's refusal to provide an additional tended by the Board of Teacher Cert­ of one semester of teacher training. teacher. $2.3 million per year for student teach­ ification, which represents the univer­ Worth said, "we have tried to imple­ The program "is vital to help our er practicum programs. sities, the ATA and ASTA. ment this proposal but our funds have students make the link between theory The decision, by education minister "If the ministers had no intention been cut off." and practise," Worth said.
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