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Opinion ......................... 10 Chopping block Gaylove Bombers to Bears Accent .......................... 13 Classifieds .................... 18 Funding for education should Couples express views on IC graduate Tony Wise Comics ......................... 19 be preserved 10 Valentine's Day 13 promoted with football team 21 Sports ........................... 21 Thursday, February 9, 1995 The Volume 62, Number 18 28 pages ITHACAN Free The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community ~~-- -~ ~~----~ Pataki's plan With the advent of federal could cut aid regulations The difference, however, is re­ By Alex Leary flected in the subsidy of these costs. calling for gender Ithacan Staff At public colleges, taxpayers sub­ equity in athletics, Next year's sophomore class sidize the majority of the costs. could lose $10 million statewide if This subsidy is about IO times higher Ithaca College is Gov. George Pataki's executive than independent colleges, where budget proposal is passed. parents, students and colleges pay now looking to Pataki's plan includes the re­ the majority of college costs, the duction of the Tuition Assistance report states. Program as well as several other "I have a question of how fair state aid programs. He plans to set this is," President James J. Whalen the maximum TAP award for stu­ said. EVEN dents in all classes at $3,575, not to Whalen said it is unlikely that exceed 90 percent of tuition, down the TAP cuts will be restored but from $4,050 in previous years, ac­ the College will strive to remain cording to projections prepared by competitive in finacial aid. the Commission on Independent "As far as students should be Colleges and Universities. concerned, we're looking at this THE The income eligibility ceiling very hard. We want to fight very . will remain at current authorized hard to get some of this turned levels: $50,500 for 1995-96 first­ around," Whalen said. He added he year students and sophomores; and will stress that the state has a com­ $42,500 for 1995 juniors and se­ mitment to the College. SCORE niors. As a result, next year's sopho­ "I also have a commitment to the Ithacan photo illustration / mores in the independent sector, students [to find funding]," Whalen Dave Slurzberg who previously received maximum said. "But I want those differences is some discussion about change in award of $4,050 could lose $10 to be as minimal as possible." will be cuts in men's athletics. The By Brian Kohn regards to reducing staff, there is million under this proposal. According to a statement by most drastic effect could be the and Jennifer Saltzglver some concern," said head football In a report published by clcu, the Democratic Assemblyman Marty elimination of entire programs. Ithacan Staff coach Michael Welch. · cost to attend a private college is Luster, the cuts will impose a tax "We are not in a state of gender With four full-time assistant similar to the cost to attend a S UNY increase on the middle class. hen Athletic Director equity, but we are striving to get coaches and far more athletes than university. According to the report, "It is a direct and only slightly Robert Deming held that ourselves to gender equity on cam­ any other sport, Whalen said foot­ for 1994-95, "the estimated cost to disguised tax on the middle class same post at Colgate Uni­ pus," said Provost Tom Longin, a ball could be one of the teams tar­ educate a student at a SUNY uni­ and should be exposed as such," versity, the school was member of the College's Gender geted for staffing reductions. versity is $14,778 compared to a Luster said. Wjust beginning its Equity Task Force. "It may be that you can find similar average cost of$ 14,210 per Approximately 1,000 students women's athletic program. Colgate "In a world of shrinking re­ within the administrative structure student at an independent univer­ receive TAP, said Son Ho, director had recently gone co-ed and wanted sources, there is a likelihood that of the entire program cost sav111gs sity." See BUDGET CUTS, next page to provide women with the same we will reallocate resources by con­ athletic opportunities already af­ solidating or shrinking programs by having some individuals not nec­ forded to men. - that could mean reduction in essary," Whalen said. So Colgate began adding some instances," he continued. But Welch said any positions women's sports, much in the same While the task force, which con­ eliminated would hurt the team. Faculty se-~ks way Ithaca College would like to sists of several administrators and "When you start cutting down solve its current equity dilemma - coaches, has not yet made its rec­ the coaching staff, I think it has except Ithaca can't afford it. ommendations to President James adverse effects on your program," With the College looking to J. Whalen regarding programmatic he said. "When you start reducing Board's ear equalize the athletic opportunities cuts or changes, coaches already the number of coaches for each for men and women, college offi­ are concerned. participant, it just makes more work By Amy Desson _"We'd not only like to cials say the most probably result "Certainly, I think any time there See EQUITY, next page Ithacan Staff share the document Faculty Council wants its chairman to address the Board itself with the Board, of Trustees regarding the results we'd like to have the of a referendum in which the opportunity for a Trustees to address cuts faculty overwhelmingly sup­ dialogue to put this Aside from downsizing, the critical issue. They may be more ported a statement outlining the By Brian Kohn Board will deal with its normal list conscious of the fact that they don't principles and policy of the statement into a con­ Ithacan Editor in Chief of February business, including have as much slack with it as they downsizing process. text of issues on this Even though the Board of Trust­ approving a budget and tuition for did IO years ago." After the Council endorsed campus." ees gave the College community the upcoming academic year, and At Tuesday night's Faculty the Faculty Statement of Prin­ -Warren Schlesinger, until the end of the spring semester reviewing tenure and promotion Council meeting, a motion passed ciples and Policy on the Condi­ associate professor of to come up with a downsizing plan, recommendations. authorizing Chairman Warren tion of Ithaca College, I 995- accounting and chairman the topic should still weigh heavily Last year, the Board approved a Schlesinger to address the Board 1998, the faculty voted in a ref­ regarding the Faculty Statement of of Faculty Council on its winter sessions. 5.73 percent rise in tuition over the erendum. Board members converged on previous year, representing the Principles and Policy on the Condi­ Of the 434 ballots mailed to time Faculty Council sent a let­ South Hill Wednesday night for the smallest increase in 15 years. An tion of Ithaca College,1995-1998. faculty members, 294 came back ter to President James J. Whalen start of the meetings, which end equal increase this year would put Several Council members said in favor of the statement, 12 op­ based on the preliminary results. Friday, said Bonnie Gordon, vice tuition over $15,000. they wanted the Board to know its posed the statement and one vote At the time, 267 votes sup­ president for college relations and "The budget is always some­ not "business as usual" at the Col­ objected, said Warren ported the statement, 12 opposed resource development. thing that requires a high degree of lege. Schlesinger, associate professor it and one objected. Schlesinger "Since the planning process it­ review and discussion," Gordon On Wednesday morning, Gor­ of accounting and chairman of said Whalen will receive an up­ self is part of a charge from the said. don said she was unaware of this Faculty Council. The numbers date with the current vote tally. Board, they have a substantial in­ But Stephen Hilbert, faculty motion. represent the tallied votes as of Before talcing any further ac­ terest in benchmarking our trustee and a professor of math­ "I can't imagine anyone in higher Feb. 7. tion, Schlesinger said the Coun­ progress," she said. ematics, said the budget will prob­ education who would think of these Between Jan. 30-31, faculty cil will await Whalen's response. "It is clear to everyone on the ably be discussed more than usual. days as business as usual," she said. members received ballots to vote At its Feb. 7 meeting, Coun­ Board that this planning process "In some sense, I think the bud­ ''The Board is ultimately respon­ in the referendum and votes were cil members discussed convey­ has Iong-tenn and significant im­ get will be a bigger issue than it was sible for [the planning process] and first tallied on Feb. 3, at which See COUNCIL, next page pact on the College," Gordon said.