Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-9-1990 The Grizzly, February 9, 1990 Kevin Murphy Ursinus College Lenore Bailey Ursinus College Anthony McCurdy Ursinus College Mark Hallinger Ursinus College Pam Parkhurst Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Murphy, Kevin; Bailey, Lenore; McCurdy, Anthony; Hallinger, Mark; Parkhurst, Pam; Hajian, Eleanore; Heinzinger, Chris; Woytek, Judd; Schafer, Neil; Groten, Nils; Grubb, Steven; Jones, Katie; Gagne, Paul; Grande, Michelle L.; Becker, Matt; Richter, Richard P.; Hermann, Peggy; and Barry, Robin, "The Grizzly, February 9, 1990" (1990). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 251. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/251 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Kevin Murphy, Lenore Bailey, Anthony McCurdy, Mark Hallinger, Pam Parkhurst, Eleanore Hajian, Chris Heinzinger, Judd Woytek, Neil Schafer, Nils Groten, Steven Grubb, Katie Jones, Paul Gagne, Michelle L. Grande, Matt Becker, Richard P. Richter, Peggy Hermann, and Robin Barry This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/251 February 9, 1990 Vol. 12, No. 14 Collegeville, P A BY LENORE BAILEY many options open for financial that no college would haphazardl y mgs basher. USG A ma y be inves­ that we are seeing in' campus and and ANTHONY MCCURDY aid packages as they have not been raise its cost in this manner to tigating the budget in an effort to academic development are exten­ Of The Grizzly fixed for the next academic year." attract students. "If that was true, determine how funds will be sive, but these impro ements are we could try to compete with Har­ distributed. necessary if our level of quality is Students at Ursinus are facing Students at Ursinus, however, vard for students simply by charg­ goi ng to remain consisten 1. Vast another tuition hike for the 1990- might observe some interesting ing more money. Obviously, these The administration has made it amounts of time are devoted to 91 school year. Room and board stats: two schools are of a different clear that it is unrealistic to think determining how to best budget will now cost $4250.00 or $400.00 - over the past four years, tuition calibre." that there would be no in creases in ex penditures even though the ram­ more than last year and tuition has increased 36% from $7250.00 costs for higher education. Col­ ifications of these decisions are felt boosts to $11,400.00 as opposed tuition and $3300.00 room and That's not to say Ursinus is leges across the nation have been suddenly and sometimes painfully to $10,500 from last year. The board in the 1986-87 school year. complacent. We are actively com­ having increases in tuition, so this by students and their famili es. So total increase for students on cam­ - Ursinus' increases have out­ peting to pay our faculty the salar­ is not a unique dilemma. Here at ma ybe it's time to look into a bet­ pus is $1300.00. Unlike last year, stripped the rate of inflation every ies that they merit. Perhaps in the Ursinus, the costs of the progress ter paying summer job. however, there will be no discount year for the past four years. future we can eliminate the discre­ for returning students. The profits - the amount of incoming stu­ pancy in professors' actual salaries from this increase will counter dents, including transfer students, and the amount that they could inflation, raise faculty salaries, dropped by 21 % after last year's command with their qualifications support campus services and pro­ tuition increase. Luckily, the aca­ in another field outside of the mote new academic facilities. But demic qualifications have remained teaching profession. But, despite coming so close on the heels oflast constant. our current tuition hike, Mr. DiFe­ year's substantial increase, many Not surprisingly, students have liciantonio was eager to add that students and their families have expressed discontent. Tara we are still among the most inex­ reason to be shocked. explained her opinion: "Ursinus is pensive schools in our class, i.e., As usual, some students are like a microcosm of the United the Jones'. finding themselves squeezed out of States. People are rich enough to Another question raised by stu­ this college by their financial situa­ pay for everything or poor enough dents was the manner in which tion. Not qualified for a greater to get the money they need. There's they were informed of said tuition piece of the government aid and no middle road and these price hike. Tara found out over the unable to absorb these higher costs, increases hurt those of uS in the phone. Many students we spoke the students are forced to leave. middle." with weren't even that lucky. But Tara Dickson found out three Another concern voiced on it's not another example of student weeks ago over the phone that it campus was that of image. Is Ursi­ apathy. Letters were sent home was time to go college shopping nus trying to shed its "Best Buys" recently to parents and students. and fill out applications again. As reputation or merely trying to keep Unfortunately, the semester had Tara put it, "I'm rather disap­ up with the Jones'? The Jones' in already begun by the time these ,~ / pointed by it all. Ursinus was my this case are Elizabethtown, notices reached home. Nothing \- C· · only choice after high school and 1 ,\. Muhlenburg, Franklin and Mar­ was distributed directly to students . can't afford to be here." Eva Hess, \'~~ shall, Dickinson, and Gettysburg. on campus from administration. '..... - c ( our Director of Financial Aid, did Rick DiFeliciantonio, Director of Students are doing more than "'1 - offer this comfort, "There are still Admissions, hastened to assure us complaining about this latest sav- USEAC Plants Seeds for First U rsinus Earth Day BY MARK "ALLINGER These included a commission for Greenpeace. These helped raise Klee, Dean Kane. and student dents' work that Earth Day will Of The Grizzly educating students on the environ­ a wareness and gained the coalition Jon Tyndall to work out a self­ be. Earth Day's purpose is to edu­ "I wish to make stewardship of ment, a campus recycling division, exposure. sustaining program. cate and inform students on the earth our number one campus an advocacy group for lobbying at -The continued use of plastic Perhaps the main focus of the environmental issues. priority,"said President Richter at the state and national level, and a glasses and cups in Wismer was coalition this semester is Earth the first-ever meeting of the U rsi­ publicity department. A final divi­ pushed largely by individuals from Day, set for April 22. Earth Day The coalition--now renamed the nus Coalition of the Environment sion of students and faculty are the coalition. This is in contrast to will offer a host of environmen­ Student Environmental Action held early last semester. Richter preparing Ursinus' observance of CFC-producing styrofoam cups tally themed activities in which Coalition--meets every Tuesday at backed up his statement with a the twentieth anniversary of Earth that erode the earth's ozone layer. students and local residents may 4: 15 in Bomberger 120. Though pledge of administrative support Day--a day where environmental -The "Adopt a Whale" pro­ participate. Landis eagerly awaits the student participation has been fairly and the naming of Scott Landis as concerns will be publicized through gram encouraged students to donate "wonderful cu]mlOatlOn" ot stu- steady, more help is always needed. the Coalition's coordinator / advi­ speakers, programs, etc. a small amount of money to help sor. I recently interviewed Reve­ A brief listing of the coalitions' save marine mammals. rend Landis to gauge both the accomplIshments from last semes­ -Occasional environment­ • club's past success and future hopes. ter shows both great breadth and oriented articles in The Grizzly. "The biggest step of last semes­ depth. Some of these accomplish­ -Letter-writing campaigns con­ ter was simply coming together as ments include: cerning the preservation of Ameri­ a group," said Landis in response -Association with the National ca'~ woodlands. to a query concerning the club's Network of Campus Environmen­ Increased efficiency and scruti­ major accomplishments of the tal Groups. "This helped tie us into ny of aluminum can recycling faU."We had to get organized and what other schools were doing," Recycling is one of the coali­ define the issues we wanted to said Landis. tion's areas of focus for this semes­ address." This central goal was -Several Forum speakers, in­ ter. a more systematic approach is acromplished by setting up spe­ cluding a discu~sion of global still needed. Landis is working cific divisions within the coalition. warming and a speaker from wit~ Physical Plant Head Fred Page 2 THE GRIZZLY February 9, 1990 n ---- ~ IICa~pus Mem~ TOPPING OUT OLIN: The diastole," "life force and death Library that gives us an insight into Editor------___________ Kevin Murphy last piece of structural steel on the force," "romanticism and classi­ the literary life that played out Editor Peggy Hermann Olin building will be put into place cism." One thinks of the interplay between our late alumna, Linda News Editor ___ Michelle L.