san fRancisco foghorn FEBRUARY 12, If82 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA VOLUME 77 NUMBER 11 Hits nearly $5,000 TRUSTEES APPROVE TUITION INCREASE by Lisa Hedges December. The University also has specific In order to determine the amount needs that both Lo Schiavo and USFs Board of Trustees has of the increase. Planning and Binkley have let go long enough. approved a 12.4% increase in the Budgeting assembled and assessed Two items in particular that require basic undergraduate tuition rate. enrollment projections from all immediate attention are refurbish­ This has the effect of raising tuition relevant departments on campus for ing classrooms and supplying more from the 1981-82 rate of $4428 to next Fall. These projections were laboratory equipment. approximately $4977. put in the computer in August. A USF has also had a continuing Although this maycomeasquitea faculty-student ratio (currently deficit since the 1970s. The shock after paying your spring adjusted to 17-1) was then applied to University would like to keep semester expenses, one should be the projections to determine what operating in the black like it did last aware that this is over two percent expenditures are likely to be. Since year. Thus, USF is working with a lower than last year's increase of Lo Schiavo and Binkley have conditional budget which means 15%. University President Father different ideas about next semester's that expenses generally will not be John Lo Schiavo reported that a enrollment, it is apparent that this is incurred until the revenue has been letter informing all students and not an exact science. Binkley received and there is actually money their parents about the specific 1982- believes that "we should hold our in the budget for them. There are 83 rates will be in the mail soon. own," with regard to enrollment, exceptions to this, of course. The The decision for this increase was whereas Lo Schiavo thinks that USF classrooms will be worked on over will lose some students because of arrived at by the Office of Planning the summer. Despite tuition hike. Planning Director Brinklev remains the cutbacks in federal and state aid. and Budgeting, of which William One concern that students of late optimistic about "82-'83 enrollment. Binkley is the Director. This office is Planning also had to look at have had has to do with services. Lo responsible for coordinating the Schiavo states that "no reduction in inflation adjustment rates in many development. mentioned that our endowment has entire budget. categories. Binkley reported that personnel or services is anticipated." Both Lo Schiavo and Binkley are almost doubled in the last four years. /After planning arrives at certain these ranged from 9.9% to 28%. (The In fact, Lo Schiavo pointed out that aware of the fact that they cannot It has grown from 4(A million to 8 budgeting recommendations, they 28% increase came from public improving student services is one ol continue to pass all the increased million. are passed on to Academic Vice utility expenditures.) his goals for the university in 1982- costs to students—particularly in the Another important fact to note is President, Father Angilella and Vice 83. He admits that while this is Of course, inflation has wake ofthe cuts in financial aid. To that USFs tuition is not rising as President for Business and Finance, traditionally been given as a reason attainable, it is not done so easily nor combat this the University has made much as other schools. Forexample. Woody Hancock. The budget then for tuition increases. Specifically, is it very measurable. The budget the effort to reduce energy usage Santa Clara just announced that goes to Lo Schiavo who submits it to labor costs are portrayed as the also reflects the priorities of The REACH campaign has also their tuition will increase 14%. In the Board of Trustees. The Board villain (this includes student improved instruction, curriculum benefitted USF by increasing fact most private schools are approved the increase in mid- employment). planning and programs for faculty operating funds. Lo Schiavo Continued on page 3 Student confronted by stranger Bell Tower Dedicated Fifth Phelan Scare by Trevor Gunn young lady had done the correct on each floor, it wouldn't be nearly thing in this type of situation. "She as effective as the watchful eyes of ran, she screamed and she let the people living there," he said. In the early morning of Feb. 8th, a everyone know exactly what was Yash reiterated Costello's* female fifth floor Phelan resident going on," stated Yash. comments. He stated that if anyone was confronted while entering the "When people started coming out should see a strange or suspicious bathroom on 5-Phelan, after work. of the rooms, the assailant fled," he person where they don't belong, he The victim was on her way to her continued. or she should simply call Public room at 3:40 a.m. and stopped in the According to Officer Joe Costello, Safety and let them know. "Even if bathroom on her way. She heard a people in the dorms have got todo a we only fill an ID card out on the noise in the bathroom but believed it lot of the detective work. "Even if we person, it makes the call worth it," to be another student. were to place a Public Safety officer Yash said. As she turned to her right, she suddenly observed an unknown marl hiding, behind a curtain holding a brown paper bag. Upon seeing the stranger, she fled down the hallway screaming and knocking on different doors, closely followed by her assailant. As people started opening up doors in wonderment, the would-be criminal fled on foot. Opinion: Reagan and the Ecology: Public Safety was quickly notified Fouling Our Own Nest . Page 5 of the incident as two officers and a Night Operations Manager (NOM) attempted to intercept the man. All Pa e 6 their efforts wer* in vain, however. Be My Valentine: Valentine's Day C The suspect, now still at large, was described as a black maje, Escapades: Bernardi and Fiddfer — approximately 5'l 1" tall, wearing a Paf e 7 In a special ceremony last week, the Lone Mountain Bell Tower red jacket, checkered hat and was formally dadicated in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Koret. weighing approximately 170 They head the Koret Foundation which recently helped to bring pounds. Page 10 the total for USFs REACH campaign to $26.8 million. Their Diana LeBlanc, the victim's donation has been earmarked for the USF Endowment for roommate, stated that she thought • Judaic Studies, and also has helped towards retiring the loan "the incident could have been USF obtained to buy Lone Mountain campus in 1978. Shown in avoided if there had been locks Pat« 11 the photo above are (from the left) Vice President for University placed on the bathroom doors." K nations. Al Alessandri; University Chancellor, Father That had supposedly been ordered Charles Dullea (speaking); Mr. Joseph Koret; and USF over one month ago. she said. Sports: League Title Grows Dim for Dons .. Page 12 President, Father Lo Schiavo. Director of Public Safety. S. G. "Yash" Yasinitsky stated that the p.r 2 news February 12, 1982 being developed. Although publicity has clearly Mailroom been a problem for the Honors series Plans For Honors in the past, it appears that some seminars and the GEC so that momentum is buildine. A faculty Robbed students will fewer elective units can group known as the Friends of the hy Trevor Gunn still afford to take advantage of the Honors program has been formed, program, even if they don't take all and likewise students have rallied to The main USF mailroom was available courses. Since many form the USF Humanities Students robbed sometime between four business and science students are in Association. o'clock on FriHay, January 22nd -5 this position, it is likely that such a Elliott encourages those seeking and Sunday morning on the 24th. g move could prove effective, not only more information on the future ot the Edith Williams, Assistant ~ in raising enrollment figures, but also Honors program to take the initiative Director of Plant Services, stated ^ in broadening the scope of theclasses. and contact him. "I've found that at that during the weekend ofthe 22nd, -. Elliott himself believes this to be a key USF there are inferiority complexes approximately $ 1000 in stamps were -j benefit, as he says. "You can't isolate among students and faculty, yet we've stolen out of the mailroom. The _~ the humanities from all the other had outstanding people here, people mailroom, located at the bottom of *••• disciplines." He went on to say that he who've sometimes decided to go the Hayes-Healy residence hall, was would like to consider the possibility elsewhere; what I'd like to see is a forcibly broken into. Dr. I llioti plans changes for the Honors Program. of encouraging the use of guest place where people like that can have The thief apparently broke into Dr. John Elliott of the department faculty members who have been lecturers in more specialized areas of the opportunity to meet up. We're one of the front windows leading of Theology has recently been named associated with it in the past and study. There is a possibility that this seeking questioners rather than into the room and forcibly "pried Director of USFs Honors Program. those who have simply expressed an idea would be coordinated with the answerers, those with a healthy open" four different drawers Elliott will be replacing Acting interest.