University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware $1.6 Million Over Last Year Budget May Put Lid on Tuition By JENNIFER L. SCHENKER 888 includes a $1,575,953 never really flows into the The Joint Finance inc~ease over last year's line university, but only shows up c 0 m mitt e e • s operations budget," asfiguresintheaccounting recommendation for the according to Brooke. "We procedures," said Brook. state of Delaware's 1979 asked for $1.6 million, so the If passed by the legislature fiscal budget will enable the state legislature did very and approved by Governor university to "roll back fall well," he said. Pete duPont, it would mean semester tuition for in-state Brook said the money in "a holding of the line or students to $470," according the line operation budget is slight increase but not a to John Brook, assistant to the amount the university rollback," for out-of-state the president for special "has to work with." Money students, according to projects. allocated for non-pro- ?resident E.A. Trabant. "I'd The budget, introduced fessional staff, health say the tuition for out-of-state Tuesday by Representative insurance, social security, students w 0 u I d be Review photographer Andy ct; 0 r I a n d o G e o r g e and pension plans is paid somewhere betwee~ $1.100 to TWO DAYS of voting a turn out of iust over 3000 (D-Wilmington) and Senator directly to the respective $1,_200 a semester. Trabant ts elected new officials for the UDCC. RSA, Commuters, A n t h 0 n y C i c i on e government agencie_s by the sa,!,d . , . lie !me Councils. (D-Elsmere), as House Bill state," he said. "Th1s money We trf t~ h~ld !1he Decline of Students Causes 1 Bodner Wins Race for UDCC p'ieSfdencyl things done." Russ every success for his Enrollment Plans to Change Indep:yn:~:to~:~didate Poffenberger said, "I am responsibiiity as UDCC By MARTHA HIGGINS school seniors are going to Russ Bodner was elected· f not blaming the rules for my president and hopes that he A study showing a d vocational president of the University o defeat. I think Russ Bodner will be an effective president two-year an Delaware Coordinating won a popularity contest. He forthcoming decline in schools. Council (UDCC) in for progressive change." prospective college students ·To combat a predicted campus-wide elections was not the most qualified Levine was not available has prompted new drop in prospective students, Tuesday and Wednesday candidate, but obviously the for comment. enrollment plans and new plans such as the Board of with 1224 votes. most popular." Mark Ashwill of the strategies for recruitment by Trustee's five-year plan to David Poffenberger of the Rykiel's campaign Delaware Student Union the admissions office, maintain between 12,000 and Student Leadership Activites manager Scott Myerly said Party won the UDCC according to Dr. Robert 13,000 undergraduates has Party (SLAP) received 1048 that Bodner ran essentially a secretary office and Bob Mayer, assistant vice gone into effect, Mayer said. votes, Joe Rykiel of the straight campaign. "There Lucus took the treasurer president of student services. were mistakes, but he was position. The university has over Students for Change. party (Continued on Page 4} The university's 13,04)0 undergraduates (SFC) received 500 votes and basically honest. SCF wishes enrollment plan is to insure enrolled this semester. independent candidate Jason the gradual leveling-off of "In ··the five years Levine received 212 votes. student enrollment to avoid a beginning in 1977-1982, we According to Jean-Jacques "disaster" when there will expect to hold the enrollment Records, UDCC election not be as many students above 12,000 and in the committee chairman, these applying or attending the subsequent five years above figures are unofficial and will university, according to 11,000," said Mayer· not be made official until the Mayer. "It , was proposed (during UDCC approves them in its As an example, Mayer said • the trustees' meeting) that _next meeting on Thursday, that one university let we decrease the number of May 4. student enrollment grow out-ofstate students since According to Records, out from 13,000 to 19,000 during the number has temporarily of 12 313 eligible voters, the 1960's and early 70's. increased," Mayer said. about '3,100 voted. "This is "A few years ago they "But we are not going to see about a 25 per cent learned that enrollment was that decrease because the turnout .. I am not going down and within one number of Delawareans is disappointed with the year the number of students not viable to keep many turnout," Records said. dropped to 13,000 again. Now programs going," he said. "I didn't run a political they are sitting there with Willis Stetson, director of campaign, I ran a unused facilities, buildings admissions, said "We will personality campaign," said and faculty. They are in continue to admit every Bodner. "Now I'd like to get serious trouble because they qualified Delawarean. We down to business. The key is didn't manage . their are trying to bring the to get students enthusiastic enrollment. Our plan is not to university closer to the about student government." have a suq>lus in facilities prospective in-state student. "I'd like to build a real and faculty," said Mayer. We have special on-campus organization out of the· It is unlikely that programs and each UDCC," Bodner said. "With enrollment at the university individual college is a little belief in student will increase,.' Mayer said. (Continued on Page 4} government, we can get He said that university began careful enrollment in 1970. It is more likely that enrollment will decrease, On the Inside according to Mayer. Mayer said that the Campus Crime Drops national total of elementary school children and Many Crimes Still Unreported .......... ... .......Page 13 college-bound high school students has dropped, Nelson Decides Against 1-AA adding, "The prospective Hen Athletic Director Feels Gridders Should Remain in student is just not there." He Division II for Now ........................ Page 24 also said that, recently, an LAUNCHING A SUCCESSFUL campaign for UDCC increasing number of high president, Russ Bodner won on unexpected victory. Page 2 REVIEW, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware ... Budget Bill (Continued from Page 1) . would allocate the following (for in-state students) for funds to the university: Friday, April 28 130 Smith H~ll second semester," said +Line Operations Brook, "but it's just too far $21,256,400 away ... we'll do everything +Diagnostic Poultry we can." Service -$15,000 8:00P.M. FREE "The introduction of this bill alone is a significant step · +General Scholarships - $1,024,000 in the legislative process," +Aid to Needy Students­ said Brook. "The important $542,000 ''UFO's:-Fact thing is that the Joint +Other Scholarships - Finance Committee has $150,000 recommended this... last +Occupational Teacher year they didn't recommend Education - $79,500 enough because of the state's +Sea Grant - $200,600 or Fa~ tasy" · financial problems," he said. +Other Employment Costs 1 "This year we're in a much (Social Security, state better position, and I have pension, health in1>urance) - every reason to expect that $4,095,400 this bill will be passed and +TIAA (Teacher Innuity signed into law," said Brook. Assurance Association for DuPont "only faculty and professional Ph_ilip J. Klass· recommended $500,000" of staff) - 1,310,000 the proposed $1,575,953, said +Principal Debt Service Representative George. (for buildings) "Let's face it, the one that +Interest - $1,948,700 Editor of did the trick was the Joint Finance Committee," he Subtotal- $33,611,500 Aviation Week and added. George said "I asked +Geological Survey - Trabant if tuition would be $298,100 cut back to· the 1977 level for Grand Total- $33,909,600 in-state students with the Space Technology money recommended by Du Brook said the Pont and he said 'no way'." onsprofessional employees Author of The bill proposed by the union was disappointed with Joint Finance Committee their 6.7 per cent increase, and that "a few other ............... groups" are unhappy but he UFO's Explained & BURCHARD'S '• BARBERSHOP : "still felt that all indications • All ha1r cutting • (of the bill passing) were UFO's .. Identified : and Styling • good . " Legislative • ·- Strictly Individual • proceedings should be Sponsored by the Student Center • . at regular prices • finished and a final decision • 366-9628 • reached "around July 4 or ••••••••••••••• 5," said Brook . THJS FRIDA Y /00 SOMETHING DIFFERENT I • FOR THE FIRST TIME AT U. OF D. A SHOW AND A DANCE TOGETHER LET'S GO ROCK & DISCO WITH TURNING POINT / PLUS: ·uKRANIAN DANCERS, MIDDLE EAST MUSIC & BELLY DANCERS FRIDAY, APRIL 28 DOVER ROOM, STUDENT CENTER REFRESHMENTS-NO MINIMUM AGE$ J .50 ---·- - Newark, Delaware p 3 'Art Gap' Closed by Student 'Creative Energy' By SUE WHARTON The answer is yes. On the students' work," said but' are the students' own Lunch." a richly colored oil_ Faces, still-lifes and oils of exhibition until May 3 in the Steve Tanis. one of three art work. "This is a positive painting by senior Donald the past can bore the Student Center is a broad department faculty members thing," he said. "it shows a McLaughlin. According to unappreciative, while free 'collection of student art on the selection jury. kind of professionalism.·· the artist. the ordered . .. flat form's abstractions and vivid successfully blending the two "They've done a professional One of the "eye-catchers" areas of color resemble colors ofte!} insult the purist.