-1932 * The Students' Voiee -for Over SO Years ·1914· Vol. 51 No.8 Baruch College, CUNY January 31, 1914 Tuition Hike FEE REFERENDUM PASSED Proposed $8.50 Increase in Fall '84 By Marcelo Trtaafo - By'Steven Appenzeller The referendum to increase the On January 16, Governor Mario day session Student Activity Fee at Cuomo proposed a 535.3 billion Baruch by 58.50 held on December state budget which includes a 5200 14 and 15 was approved. with increase in tuition at the City and students voting for the motion 988 State Universities. Cuomo has to to 348. The tally of 1,336 official submit his budget to the Legislature votes represented more than 15OJo for approval; in addition, the in­ of the approximately 8,000 students creases in tuition must be approved Ab...dtjllt,y.......-c. en .11. PI. to. who were eligible for the referen- by each university's board of dum. - trustees. According to Dr. Florence The 5200 increase for New York Siegel, Assistant to the Dean of State residents is expected to be at Austin Named President Students, "The turnout for this least partly offset by increased past referendum has been running . financial aid from an expansion of pretty much the same as we have the Tuition Assistance Program, in­ Of Colorado State had all along. There wasn't an out­ cluding a plan to make part-time pouring, but by the same token, it LDC.ro students eligible for state ward" to assuming his new position By Ivan Cintron "with great anticipation." Austin was as strong a turnout as we had in ding massive amounts of money on assistance. The tuition hike for .other elections." Dr. Siegel went on refurbishing a building that you can non-residents, including foreign said he would be moving to Colora­ Dr. Phillip E. Austin, Provost to cite voter figures from past hardly afford to operate, and you students, is $700. In addition, there do in late March, but added, "I general elections, including figures end up deferring a lot of things, is a proposed $25 computer fee for and Vice-President for Academic have agreed with the President that for the general election in the spring and capital improvement is one of all students. If the tuition hike is Affairs, has been chosen for the I would be available through June presidency .of Colorado State of 1981; on the ballot was a similar the things that gets deferred.,. approved, it will be the third in­ for specific tasks." question on a student activity fee Aylman's plans for the Student University in Fort Collins. crease in three years for CUNY At this point, it is unsure who increase. The 1,250 voters who Center will be oriented toward students. At present, the full-time Austin said he was ""looking for- win temporarily replace Austin. Or- responded to the ~estl0n defeated making these long-awaited capital tuition is 51,225 at CUNY and ~~~McDermou.,.J't6!!~_- the motion by a narrow improvements~whK:b will primarily . Sl.35P;atSUNY- . 'tnt Provost, woutdassaJllie"fhat -margm.:-:ss3-votes 1<Y~~ . involve -painting, improvements in 1 --.. Cuomo is expected 1Q.-4QI,---~:....t-- ~...... ---position. TtIis seluate!, b.cwt'et, _~Jhe_ affirmathle __Y-Q.te_h ))..LJh~_._ lighting, .aDd the purchase ai-JICW.---­ -_._-~ position from-the l ..egislatwe led by ,­ studeRts.-bowever, doesnot finalize. fumitttre. "We-will -start malORI Speaker Stanley Fink over what is McDermott will be Acting Deanof the school of Liberal Arts and the fee increase. A recommenda- plans over the course of the sum­ seen as his failure to fulfill com­ tion for the increase must be mer. We will not be able, obvious­ ., mitments made last year. Fink said Sciences, filling in for Martin presented to the CUNY Board of Iy, to spend any of this new-found 1 that, "We negotiated a different Stevens who is on leave. Austin said Trustees, which will give its final money until the fall, when the fees budget than what we ultimately that President Joel Segall "has not decision on the matter in time for are collected, because we are -in a wound up with," in reference to chosen" a successor "at this implementation in the fall semester cash-flow situation. Once we know last year's elimination of jobs at the stage." of 1984. Day session students what we want, as soon as the money public universities and mental Austin said he was informed of would then pay a student activity is in line, we will go out and buy." health facilities. Cuomo denies any the decision in mid-December by f~e of $34.00, up from $25.50. Aylman expects some time to wrongdoings. saying that areas for Final appro~al by the CUNY Board pass, but that his major objectives certain cutbacks are left to the Beverly J. Haddon, President of the Governing Board of C.S.U. of Trustees IS expected. will gradually be brought about. HI discretion of the administration. This issue has been crucial for the would suspect that people will start A budget statement from Ph8IIp AastID Continued on Page 5 future of t~~ Stude~t Cente~; the seeing changes in the Center ~ancellor Joseph S. Murphy ex- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ student activity fee increase IS ex- sometime by the spring [of 1985]. pressed "deep concern" about the peered to generate an extra in a phased-in format. We can't go proposed tuition hike. The state­ $150,000 for the Student Ce~ter out and spend all the money at ment said, "We will continue to ("Activity Fee Increase Election once' we're not collecting it all at study the entire budget package and Spring Registration Smooth Tomorrow," TICKER, 12/13/83). once: A lot of stuff will be put on work towards the most economical "We'v.e had pl~ns ?ver the years ~o order during the fall, and delivery delivery of educational services do vanous capital Improve~ents10 and furniture can run anywhere within the constraints of the cur­ New Procedures Ease Process the Student Center; each time, we from 6 to 8 to 12 weeks in some rent fiscal realities of one of the na­ were not allowed to go forward cases. until we get it." He added tion's great intellectual and said they have not encountered beca~ y ByUUyNnodimele problems so far. This was due to with them the.?,one .was tha; bidding and selection and academic resources, the City needed for operations, explamed related procedures would add to the University." certain procedural changes. ,~enter C~rl In-person registration for the Student .Director time span. Assemblyman Mark Alan Siegel, In past semesters, students who Aylman. In a period when you re He also reported that certain ser- chairperson of the Higher Educa­ Spring 1984 semester was smoother missed their registration deadline than in previous semesters. This cutting your budget back. and cut- . tion Committee. issued a statement could come in and register without tmg. thiIngs OU t , you don't go spen- Continued on Page 7 .\ saying that he was not convinced was due to the results of early reg­ making new appointments. 1bis istration and the changes in the increases are needed. spring, students who missed their The proposed state budget calls general registration process, ac­ appointment had to make a new for nearly 10 percent more spen­ cording to Registrar Thomas P. one before they could register. In ding, with much of the additional McCarthy. addition, the appointment bad to revenue required as a result of the Mail-in registration was con­ be arranged in person, not over the improving economy. The budget ducted towards the end of the Fall telephone. The new procedure, ac­ .calls for little in the way of new tax- semester, and over 6;000 students cording to the Office of the Regis­ es and only isolated spending cuts. toot advantage ofit. This was 1,000 trar, has helped them to concfiaa According to Cuomo, the budget is more than last semester's mail-in registration faster, and has made it a positive step towards fulfilling his registration, according to McCar­ possible for the students to register' agenda of jobs and justice. Pro­ thy. "It was a great help. It reduced on time.. the number of students who are ponents of public higher education Freshmen are also finding it participating in the in-person disagree. much more easier to register than in Dr. Jean Ellison. a spokesperson registration." the previous semester, The new pre­ for the CUNY University Faculty In-person registration started on registration counselling service Jan. 16, and since then over 8,800 Senate (UFS): said that her Continuedon Page 5 Continued on Page 7 ,students have registered. McCarthy .. ·CENTERFOLD •• 1984 * • * J -_J > -. , ~ January 31, 1984 The Ticker Page.3 .. Page 2 The 'Ticker EDITORIALS LETTERS DIALECTICS Voting: A Right Voting Rights and Wrongs MLK -Your Dr-eam Lives Fight The Hike Not A Privilege By Cary Federman. By Mike Lashinsky qualified citizens voting. Indeed, what Dear Editor, It seems that my last column on voting makes timocracy so appealing is that it is With a deficit of $200 billion, On November 2nd, 1983, President , ~as ex~ited the passions of so many people d<:>minated not by the poor, who are un­ With regard to the article everybody knows that taxes will Reagan signed into law a bill to establish a Governor Cuomo's budget (Story on Page I) which is being billed as a step towards justice (including one professor who likened me to wise, or by the rich, who are generally "Voting: A Precious Privilege,·' have to be increased next year after national holiday commemorating the birth­ Edmund Burke, and by doing so, paid me and equalityobviously does not take the students of City University into account.