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No. 132 Southern DlinOis University -Board OKs residence hall rate increase By Ross Becker increased operating costs. and Thompson Point will increase from undergraduate single student housing is Daily Egyptian Stall Writer In a letter sent Jan. 6 to Gene Peebles, $59!1 per semester to $664 per semester "T eceiving the highest increase of six Increases in University residence hall business operations manager, SamueLL. starong next fall . That is a 10.9 per cent universities surveyed. rates and apartment rent (or fall Rinella , director of university housin~ . increa~ e . Students living in the Triads sru rates are being increased br $130 semester were approved by the Board of said the increases are necessary " if will be charged $626 per semester per school year. The UniverSity of Trustees Thursday. University Housing is to proceed witn a starting next fall . That is an 11 .6 per Illinois by $120 per school year. Nortliern The iqcreases will affect about 4.400 program of minimal phys ical (acility cent increase over this year's semester Illinois University rates are being hiked students. maintenance in terms of painting, charge of $561. Single-room rates will be $90 per year. Illinois State rates are During the televised board meeting furniture repair a nd general main­ $175 more than double-room rates. being raised $80 per school year. held in the WSIU Channel 8 tele ~ ision tenance .. , Raies for students living in Small Western Illinois rates are being boosted s tudios. Maury ~ichards , student Tbe major factors causing the in­ Group Housing will jump from 53tll a by 575 a school year. Eastern Illinois presidential candidate. presented a crease in operating costs are utilities. semester this year (f $316 a semester Univers ity has not determined a rate petition opposing the increases to the food stuffs. personal services and other next year. That is a 5 per cent hike. increase yet. according to Rinella 's board. The petition wa s signed by about expenses including supplies. refuse All Southern Hills apartment rental letter. 1.800 students (rom Brush Towers, removal. building and ground equip· rates will be increased $3 a month. Student President Dennis Sullivan Richards said. ment maintenance. telephones and Evergreen Terrace ra tes will remajn present ~ d a resolution opposing the George Mace, vice. president for ad· insurance. according to Rinella's letter. unchanged. Increases because of the' 'increased ministration and campus treasurer. said Double·room and board charges for Results of a telephone s burden" that will be placed on students the increases are necessary beeause of residents of Brush Towers. Neely Hall dertaken .by Rinella financially . ... Brandt gets OK to deal on oil Issue• By Ross Becker Daity Egyptian Staff Writer The sru Board of Trustees approved a resolution Thursday allowing President Warren W. Brandl to negotiate and 'sign a lease for oil ex· 'pIoration on, ~ Sll1-~mp .... ~ the ~ Houst~8sed cofttpany, approached SIU in October with a proposal to lease sru property for oil drilling. In return for signing the lease, APeO said it would pay the University a royalty fee of 18.75 per cent on any oil and gas produced at the well sites. In addition. APeO officials said they would pay a bonus fee of S5 per 'acre for the 900-acre proposed drilling site during the first year of the lease. APCO officials said they would also pay a rental fee of SI per acre for the last four years of the five-year lease. The board resolution requires that any lease arrangement "in the opinion of the President, adequately express and protect the University's interest in calme'ralmaln focuses in on Board of munications Building, was 1lIped and re-broadcasted its educational. research. and public Ivan A. Elliot during 'Thursday's Thursday evening. It was the second- time the event ,., service missions. its enviornmental and The meeting, held in', the Com- · has been televised. (Staff photo by Chuck Fishman) ecological concerns," and that the University have the right to reject any proposed drilling sites "which would endanger its mission. .. Board of Trustees defers action on Oil drilling on SlU property will have little academic impact on the Univer· sity, President Brandt said, '" couldn~ t • ,support it (oil drilling) on educational benefits." med_ical school tuition lncrease The major benefit to SIU, according to Brandt, ' is monetary. Trustee , By Laura Coiemaa raised on a graduated basis to the level availab!e only to the very rich." Allen William Allen asked Brandt if any oil • Dolly Egyptian Staff Writer of that of the University of Illinois. said. profits could be kept by the Univenity. Trustee Harris Rowe questioned the Brandt replied. that no one within the A,Her lengthy discussion a!,d commission's handling of the iss~ue , While saying he would not criticism of the Illinois Board of Higher ''Vigorously oppose" the hike;-Medical Univenity Jmo.ws.lLoiLanlLgaa..profits Education's UBHEI influence on the " It bothers me that it appeared that School Dean Richard Moy saie:!. it _uld can be kePt by the University, matter, the sru Board of Trustees the Health Education Commission is at· cause an additional hardship on deferred action Thursday on proposed tempting to mandate tuititon without medica'l students already attending tuition hikes at the sru School of consulting the schools involved." Rowe schoc~ on loans. gus Medicine. said. adding that "in no way. shape or The Board said further study was form " should tuition levels be man­ Moy said if students already in needed on the issue before any decision dated by 'BHE. medical school on loans are faced With could be made. higher tuition costs. they may after 'Bode 'The Health Education Commission of Trustee William Allen called the completing 'lbeir studies go into the the IBHE recommende4 that tuition be IBH E recommendation that the higher paying specialized fields so they medicab students pay one-tenth of the can pay back possible additional loans. }:r~I~°Sc.:r ~ S~:c~!. y~ cost of their education while un· , . recommended similar increases for the dergradliate students pay one-third of . Allen :;aid that while the Board of scbools of dentistry and veterinary that cost "numerical bingo." Trustees has the · official power to medicine at SIU-EdwardsviUe. establish tuition levels, the IBHE uses ~dent Warren W. Brandt recom­ The hikeS should be approved "only if its ""udgeting cl.ub" to restrict thoSe G_ U1' Ute' tr..aee. "'''l mended that the medical tuition be we want the medical school to be levels, through the budgeting process. ......... ,'- Free.aII Dora. Candidates J resp'ond :~ , to " quest.i0ns ,) ..... .. between the City, the University, the HELEN WESTBElfG is the case in a n ~ws release last .1 business community, and all other for · Friday .• ' ces that could be marshalled to meet To restore people's confidence in community needs. government. Communications must be QVE8'J10N: Mal .. tile _ serious opened between residents and the city .....,we... fadq tIoe C~ale COIIi­ government. The city must be respon­ mualty .... nat _d ,..... do In ... at­ ELMER C. BRANDHORST sive to individual needs. The city should lempt to IOIve II'! increase the productivity of its depart: JOSEPH T. DAKIN QVE8'J10N: Whal .. tile No. I problem ments in order to maintain the present fa""" dly govemmeal aad what would The number one problem facing city level of services in spite of rising The most serious problem fa ci ng the you do In lID attempt to lOin it? government is neglect of the people. operating costs. Carbondale com munit y is unem­ People are sick and tired of the way ploy ment. J would endeavor to attract JOSEPH T. DAKIN city government has been conducting new industries to provide for additional its business. This can be clearly seen in jobs to alleviate 'his problem. Efforts I believe that the number one the Council supported $100,000 Green WALTER G. ROBINSON, JR. to attract new industries should be ex­ problem facing city government is the Earth giveaway. Ot her examples are panded to includ£' specialized industries problem of meeting the needs of 'he former Model Cities scandals involving A city government that seems to bE­ cent ering around the new schools of law community with the resources il has on forged checks and now questionable relinquishiflg mor E." and more of its and medicine in particular , and the ha nd . The needs of Ca rbondale loans of $30,000 to officials "of that policy making d ut ies to the city Universit v as a whole . Such industries residents have first priority in my agency and over 53 .000 in undocumen­ manager and abdicating its respon­ are envinmmentally clean and well mind. I would endeavor to create an at· ted travel expenses. People cannot sibiWy to the people. This problem is suited to local resources. Let 's take ad- mosphere that stressed community in ­ trust this type of government. To demonst rated when the city manager vantage of our strengths ~ , put into community problems and I re5tore raith.