Tuition Hike Slated Unless State Grants $1.6 Million

Tuition Hike Slated Unless State Grants $1.6 Million

Vol. 103 No. 40 University of Delaware, Newark, bE Friday, Mar. 7, 1980 Tuition hike slated unless state grants $1.6 million by KEN MAMMARELLA Assembly that higher tuition the state, in-state tuition will personnel expenses and a ly increased in both cases. DOVER - Tuition in- and cuts in expenditures are go up $25 a year, to $965, and temporary hiring freeze, If the university gets the en­ creases that might run as · the only choice if the state out-of-state tuition will in­ where open positions won't be tire $1.6 million, tuition will high as $25 a year for doesn't cotne through with crease $50 a year, to $2,550. immediately filled. be $940 a year for residents residents and $50 a year for this $1.6 million. (Out-of-state tuition is If the university gets about and $2,500 for non-residents. non-residents will be They told the JFC the already going up $150, to a half of the $1.6 million, out-of­ It is possible that further in­ n~cessary u~ess . the state university must have the en­ new base next year of $2,500.) state tuition will rise $35, to creases will be necessary for gives the umvers1ty all the tire $43.4 million they re­ These moves will raise about $2,535 a year, which will raise the second semester, Provost money it requested, universi- quested from the state $515,000, but the university about $240,000. Less severe Leon Campbell told the JFC. ty administrators warned several months ago, and they would still face an over $1 cuts will be needed to make The major problem in the members of the General cannot maintain current pro­ million deficit to be offset by up the rest. Rates for part­ university's $127.8 miJlion Assembly Monday. grams with the $900,000 cut severe cutbacks in non- time students will be similar- (Continued to page <4) These -increase-s will be on the governor recommended. top of a $150 hike in out-of- The university is always state tuition and increases in trying to get revenue from room rates and the health fee. other sources, said Financial Major cut proposed for CJ majors The key figures the univer- Planning Director Tony Gra­ by DAN HORGAN The motion, posted in Smith ment, said that a reduction of sity requests are $900,000 ziano, but that can't be relied A motion to reduce the Hall, charges the criminal criminal justice majors is needed to maintain current upon to make up the deficit. number of criminal justice justice faculty to "formulate necessary because there is operations next year and He gave the following majors at the university by a plan to reduce the total "simply more_ majors than $700,000 to cover higher breakdown of what might more than half by the 1983-84 criminal justice majors at the the designated faculty can energy costs. Administrators happen. school year was introduced at university to 200 by the begin­ ·handle." told the Joint Finance Com- If the university doesn't get the last sociology and ning of the 1983-84 school "The enormous imbalance mittee (JFC) of the General any of the $1.6 million from criminal justice faculties' year." of the number of faculty and meeting. Erman said that he in­ the number of students is in­ The motion, introduced by troduced the motion "after terfering with both the quali­ SDDS seeks readiness Dr. David Erman of the many conversations with ty of education offered and sociology department, is in­ both criminal justice and with advisement" said Scar­ tended to alleviate over­ sociology faculty members" pitti. Registration supported crowding in the criminal who agreed that there are Scarpitti said that over­ justice program, a division of "too many students for the crowding in the criminal by SUE FORMICHELLA "The question of whether . the sociology department. faculty (of the criminal justice program has long "Hell no, we won't go!" war is necessary is a political There are currently 426 justice program) to handle.'' been a concern of the seems to be the nationwide question, one to be answered criminal justice majors and The motion was tabled until criminal justice and response from college by Congress and the Presi­ six criminal justice faculty the next faculty meeting of sociology facQlties. The students when the question of dent. But if we live in this members at the university, a the two departments so that it possibility of r.educing the registration is raised, but 10 country and benefit from this ratio of about 70 students to can be studied further and numher of incoming criminal university students are com­ country, we should be willing each professor. The average possible alternatives to the justice majors "has been pletely opposed to that idea, to defend this country," he ratio of faculty to students in reduction of majors can be debated for several years" he and they have formed a pro­ said. the College of Arts & Science explored, said Erman. said. registration group on cam­ A major goal of SDDS is to is appoximately 17.5, said a Dr. Frank Scarpitti, chair­ Criminal Justice Depart- pus. inform students. Most people member of the college. man of the sociology depart- <contlnu•d to Poge 7) The Students in Defense of misconstrue the meaning of rr===~-----==========~==::-:;::-:;;-:--:=:-::::-==~---:--;::::;::-:-;""; Our Democratic Society registration, assuming it (SDDS) is a pro-registration means induction, said Bur­ NO group for the expression of roughs. BICYClE alternate viewpoints, said He also said that he is R!DlMG founder David Burroughs aware that some· students ON (AS80). don't know how to deal with SlO(}'VAlK "We support registration government and hopes his on the basis that it is the only group can create some rap­ logical thing to do in a world port between students and where force is sometimes us­ congressmen. ed," said Burroughs. He also Because SODS is still being believes that it is foolish to be organized, it has yet to unprepared for war when the take stands on mandatory possibility. exists that the registration or the registra­ United States may have to tion of women, said Bur­ fight. roughs. The real issue, he One of the ways to prepare believes, is registration as the country for possible war preparation in the event that is registration, he added, the United States goes to war. stressing the fact that his After the organization is organization is not pro-draft more firmly established, Bur­ and not pro-war, just pro­ roughs said he hopes to have preparation. pro-registration rallies and speakers to draw more in­ terested students. The group on the is now beginning a petition drive to gain support for the inside cause. "We aren't aggressive, Burroughs said. We aren't go­ The people's choice ing out seeking to stomp on Delaware readies lor political caucus ... 3 others. In a democracy, we don't expend energy for in­ - \ From here to eternity dividual efforts. There are Re view pho to by Ne al Williamson some things we must work on IGNORING THE SIGN, a young bicyclist peddles down Main Street seemingly unaware of Abendblum pel cemetery ... II together, and defending our the low which prohibits bicycling on Newark sidewalks. country is one of them." Police, however, ore planning spot checks in on effort to enforce the low. Page 2 • THE REVIEW • March 7, 1980 ·. Best ofLuck to the .U of 0 ./ce Hoc ey · inMACHCPLayoffs . Ma ·or Dist.·Co.=Jnc:· Dfstribu . March 7, 1980 • THE REVIEW • Page 3 Delaware prepares for presidential party conventions Repub. gathering slated for April .~~:::.:::::;.~~ck de~:~~/!:~!g con- ~lJEC1J'~QN chosen every two years by the v.otes, Pagano said. The Democratic party of fusing and · complicated. Republican Party members, "The fact shows that voter Delaware will hold caucuses Delegates are chosen based will pick delegates for the apathy has taken away from on Mar. 12 to elect <lelegates on the support the presiden­ May 17 convention in Wilm- the voter the real input of for the May 24 state conven- tial candidates receive in the ington where 12 national their having a say in the con­ tion. caucuses, according to the delegates are finally picked. ventions," said Pagano. According to Kate Downs, democratic party rules. The public is therefore ex- Newark has six districts director of the State The delegates, however, eluded from the actual selec- which will send 40 delegates Democratic Party, only aren't bound to support their tion . of a presidential can- and 18 alternates to the con­ registered Democrats can designated candidate when didate, according to a vention. participate, and must provide they go to the state conven­ spokesman. Delaware's vote at the na- proof of residency. Those who t ion . An y r e g is t e r e d A Republican Party tional convention will pro­ are not 18 now, but will be democrat can be chosen as a spokesman assessed the pro- bably go to George Bush or before May 24, can still vote delegate. cess as "an exercise in futili- Ronald Reagan, said Pagano. under a "good faith" pledge "Caucusing has never been by TERRI APPliNG ty." Pagano said the system In a strawpoll of committee requiring the voter to register done in Delaware," said Clif­ State delegates for the suffers from a tremendous members taken in mid- before the state convention. ford B. Hearn, treasurer of republican state convention amount of voter apathy. January, Bush won 62 percent The state is divided into the Democratic Committee of will be chosen during the In october, 1979, for exam- of the vote, said Pagano.

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