In N ew s In S p o r ts In Perspectives In sid e The waiting game Championship hopes Pag* Under the stars p*ga Classified Ads......... ....7 Focus..................... ....8 Students argue that the IUPUI shuttle bus system The men's and women's tennis teams are A With the summer months fast approaching, / V Perspectives............ ....6 is inadequate; representatives from the office headed toTUlsa. Okla. to compete in the NAIA ZL the bill at Deer Creek Music Center is i ^ \ Sports.................... ....4 suggest campus construction causes delays. 2 national tennis tournament this month. J l beginning to fin up with big-name acts. \J Voice..........................5 For advertising information, call i(317>-274-3456 Monday Morning 1 Section May 1 5 .1 9 9 5 Voi. 25. No. l Single Copy Free Tuition hike subsidy for ‘strategic plan’ J.T. Forbes, the only student said Bepko. IThistees sock surcharge to IUPUI, IU-Bloomington students trustee on the board, voted in O u r goal is to This fall will be the first semester the trust­ in addition to five percent increase for the next fall semester. favor of the hike because what ees tack on the surcharge to help fund Presi­ the legislature budgeted for IU i 1J optimize the tuition level dent Myles Brand's Strategic Directions Ini­ two times (higher than) the rise in the Con- next year, $44 million, was By J.M. Brown so that It Is set to give tiative. TkeSugumm sumer Price Index" "less than our moderate and r * 9 f l 9 The plan, Bepko explained, is the Chancellor Gerald Bepko said although he reasonable request" students a maximum rate president's blueprint for positively changing supported the fall increase. There were very ‘The stale automatically of return.” the university by improving student services. Ray Richardson is one of three IU trustees good arguments for both sides." budgeted an estimated 4.5 per- J.T. Forks, IU student trustee Richardson and Forbes both agree the ad­ who believes students shouldn't be punished "There has been a lot of good discussion cent tuition increase for IU," n . ditional I percent will pay ofT. with a 6 percent fall semester tuition increase, about the desire to increase the number of stu- But mix "It's a really excellent idea." said Forbes. Trustecs Cynthia Slone. Robert McKinney dents while keeping costs down," he said, with the actual amount the assembly bud- level so that it is set to give students a maxi- Bloomington students support the sur­ and Richardson were the only dissenters in "We're trying to attract the most number of geted for IU next year, and according to my mum rate of return." charge because it creates a standard of ac- the May 4 passing of the University's annual people and (at the same time) recycle the in­ For instance, if the university didn't raise countability, according to Forbes, crease into support for low-income students." tuition 8 percent to even match our original tuition, it would lessen the number of course “)t will maintain excellence." he added, ‘There's no excuse for H. The legislature Todd Schmidt, USA President, agrees with request." offerings, "which can increase the time it Bepko said several on-campus task forces did well by us for next year, yet we‘ve still Richardson, "Our (funding) request (higher than the re- takes to get a degree," said Forbes. meet regularly to develop the plan and will socked it to our students al a percentage two "Students are so apathetic about fees," he oJizcd $44 million) was reviewed and ap- Not only is the 6 percent undergraduate tu- announce t times higher than the rate of inflation." it goes up, students will proved by the Commission for Higher Educa- ition increase for IUPUI and IU-Bloomington Richardson said. "We're harming ourselves either get involved, pay it and not speak up or tion, who we think is an objective source," he more than expected, it is also I percent higher *■“by *‘‘I”still —making the------ students------------1---------------i pay an increase ------------drop outI because*---------Ik they-------- can'tk |aft^d U added. "Our-------- goal| J|is I-------to optimizeB ata lk£the ntuition Jg n r“—i the boost for the six regional campuses, Please see HIKE on Page 2 Liberal Arts, Science may merge with UEC ■ Officials speak of creating the University College of Arts and ■ Indy 500 winner Tom Sciences for a distinct identity. Sneva piloted the IUPUI By Brian Moore Formula/Ughtning series TkeStgamon_____ Between them they have over 75 years of electric race car. experience al IUPUI. effective organization They have witnessed the progression of the By Jennifer Kay Rumple for the delivery of un­ urban campus from a small IU extension to Tit Sagomon___________ dergraduate education, the third largest educational institution in the recruitment of students state of Indiana. and enhancement of re­ Together they have recently helped initiate ires squeal, the engine revs tention and graduation; a new plan that may further the campus* im­ and spectators roar. Streaks ■ providing additional opportunities for of red and yellow flash age. identity and statew ide status. the development of new academic and re­ John Barlow, dean of the School of Liberal search programs based on interdisciplinary Am; Miriam Langsam, associate dean of stu­ h speeds of the activities that will serve multiple constituen­ Ibm Sneva, the driver, sports a wide grin as dent affairs of the School of Liberal Am ; cies; Scott Evenbeck, director of the Undergradu­ he spins around the second turn. ■ providing maximum effectiveness in the ate Education Center, and David Stocum, But it's not the Indianapolis Motor delivery of high-quality service courses to Speedway. It was the IUPUI campus last dean of the School of Science, announced a other units within the university; and Tuesday in the parking lot east of the Sci­ ■ establishing a Capital College to replace schools April 27. ence, Engineering and Technology Build­ the current UEC. The merger would create an academic ing. Barlow and Stocunf said implementation body called the University College of A m Sneva. 1983 Indianapolis 500 champion, of the plan is about a year away. visited the campus to pilot a Formula/ Initial reactions to (he plan are varied. Lightning electric race car developed by a "It certainly helps give IUPUI a distinct team of students and faculty from the identity." Stocum said. "We do have a con­ School of Engineering and Technology. stant identity problem, and I would bope this Please see MERGER on Page 2 •It's amazing what this car can do," said Sneva. "It surprised me how far technology has come. These speeds can be comparable to Indy cars." Law school receives state In fact, the race car's top speed reaches 140 miles per hour. "Our first race was in Richmond, Va. last weekend," said Ken Rennets, faculty advi­ binding for new facility sor and professor of manufacturing tech­ nology. "Although we finished eighth be­ ■ Additional monies still ouLof date since the 70s. and it needs to be cause of connector problems, we were the expanded to contain more literature for the second fastest car there." needed to undertake the understanding of law." Sneva began racing electrical cars two Lefslein explained the second reason. years ago because "he has always been construction of new building. "We will be looking at ways for using space in wiser ways that are more fitting to By Brian Mohr "I was shell-shocked when I first came Jtnnipr Kay RumpU/Tke Sagamcrt how legal education is taught today, as op­ on board and saw the technology was Tom Sneva, winner of th# 1963 Indianapolis 500, taat-drovo the Formula/ posed to when the (law) school was first built there," he added. "Electric cars could sat­ Lightning aeries electric race car around parking lot 85 on the IUPUI campus.. over 30 years ago," said Lefstein. isfy about 75 percent of people's driving Norman Lefslein, dean of the IU School of The use of space "in wiser ways" means, to needs, not to mention saving our planet in series and saw that students showed an in­ car can do," he added. Law at Indianapolis, will hit the road for some extent, the school is looking to increase the process." terest in the project. As for the future of electric cars. observation’s sake this summer. its technological capabilities, Lefstein said. 17* Formula/Lightning Electric Vehicle "It gets all the univenities involved." Renncls said just like racing improved the Lefslein expects to visit some recently con­ He couldn’t "say what might be possible" Racing Program en­ said Sneva. ‘They all internal combustion engine automobiles. structed law schools — like the facility at the in regards to the potential of the university ables universities get the same package, "I think competing in these racing series University of Iowa — throughout the country striking up any new computer deals with out­ across the country to but assemble it to with electric cars will help improve their in the “next six months or so" to get an idea side vendors, such as the deal with IBM and ing amazing what make it better and gain popularity also." of how they arc being designed. Macintosh when the new University Library an advantage " "Many of us will tell you electric ve­ was built. this car can do. It His reason: Due to the Indiana General cars individually. "It's good for the hicles are the wave of the future. As fossil Assembly’s recent passage of House Bill As far as recruiting is concerned, Lefstein ‘There are only surprised me how far kids to try to massage fuels become more rare and limited in 1646, IU can now take initial steps in con­ noted he’s sure the new building can't help 12 can nationally so the identical equip­ their availability, we will go with a renew­ structing a new building for the IU School of but improve (he law school’s recruiting ef­ far," said Renncls.