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$376 to $384 per semester for full
time in-state students, and from
$3,523 to $3,594 per semester for
full-time out-of-state students.
“The legislature sets the tuition
fee,” said Foley. “The legislature is
in the second year of a biannual
budget and has already approved a
two percent increase in tuition for
1998-99. “That increase will stand
unless the legislature changes what
they did last year,” he said.
On-campus housing costs are also
slated to rise next year, with the
largest increase coming for those
who live in Founder’s Hall. The
cost of a space in Founder’s Hall is
currently $825 per semester, but
will rise 12.1 percent to $925 in
1998-99. The cost of a space in
Mills Hall will rise 10 percent from
$920 to $1,012 next year.
A single occupancy room in the
Governor’s Village will rise in cost
from $ 1,100 to $ 1,150, an increase
of 7.4 percent.
South Ridge rooms will see the
smallest price hike, with a 5.1 per
cent increase, from $980 to $ 1,030
per semester.
“We have some major repairs in
the residence halls,” said Foley.
“We’re installing fiber optic sys
tems in the halls, upgrading fire
alarm systems, and are installing an
air conditioning system in
Founder’s Hall.
“Th^efore, there will be an in
crease in room rates,” Foley said.
According to Foley, the increases
UNCA Student Fees Since 1993
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
(541)
(522)
(503)
1(480)
(434)
$400
SOURCE: UNCA FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
in housing costs tor 1998-99 are
unusually high.
“I do not expect increase in the
next couple of years to be as large as
this year,” said Foley. “Our room
rates have been increasing at two to
two and one-half percent a year
rather than the proposed higher
increases this year. “I expect the
increase will be back in the two or
$450
$500
three percent range in the next
couple of years,” Foley said.
The cost of meals in the cafeteria
are also slated to rise approximately
three percent for the 1998-99 school
year. According to the Office of
Financial Affairs, the price of a 12-
meal board plan will increase $30
from $965 to $995. The price of a
15-meal board plan will also in-
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crease by $30, from $980 to $ 1,010.
The 19-meal board plan will in
crease $35 next year, from its cur
rent price of$l,005 to$l ,040 per
semester. “The three percent in
crease in our food service contract
is based on the inflation rate of
food, which has gone up histori
cally three and five percent each
year,” said Foley.
Changes
whether or not we talk about the
rest of the world,” he said.
Another proposed modification
under consideration of the Faculty
Senate is changing the course num
ber for Humanities 224 to Hu
manities 324. The change is in
tended to encourage students to
take the four humanities courses in
order, and to prevent community
college transfer students from re
placing the 300 level course with a
transfer course.
“It is not going to make the course
more difficult,” said Downes. “We
are just clarifying expectations that
have always been there, and de
scribing it more accurately.”
Mullen is in favor of changing the
humanities course numbers so that
transfer students must take the third
humanities course.
“The humanities core is a central
part of the general education here
at UNCA. Carrying a UNCA de
gree should require you to take at
least half of the humanities core,”
said Mullen.
Although the proposed changes
in course numbers, titles, and de
scriptions have not been imple
mented, the introduction of a new
series of textbooks is already in
progress.
The new series of books, 7’Af Hu-
munistic Tradition edited by Gloria
K. Fiero, is already being used by
this semester’s Humanities 124
classes, and will be phased in to
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replace the textbooks currently n
use.
“We have a really neat, new text
book for all humanities classes, am
it will be phased in gradually,” sail
Downes. “We like it because it in
tegrates a lot. We are really pleasei
with it in Humanities 124, andw
expect it will work well in the othc
three courses also.”
Mullen said that the new serieso
textbooks does not take enough o
a global approach.
“It is lacking in history. It does no
provide enough historical back
ground, but it is really interdiscipli
nary in terms of art, music, am
culture, and it has a lot more abou
Asia,” said Mullen. “I think itwil
be a transition textbook. 1 do no
think it is where we are going t
finally end up.”
According to Mullen, the que:
tion of how to develop a human
ties program that is inclusive ofa
of humanity without eliminatin
essential components of Wester
history has been the source of miic
debate among the fliculty at UNC
“Some of the biggest fights in tli
last 10 years on many campusi
have been over the requirement^
non-western components,” sal
Mullen. “We are committed
much until we get emotionally ii
volved.”
“There does need to be campi
talks about how the humanin
should be taught,” Mullen said.
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Jones said that before proceeding
with any long range plans such as
an on-campus child care center, the
actual child care needs must be
determined.
“An on-campus child care facility
may not be the best solution,” said
Jones. “It is only one of many dif
ferent long-term options.”
Marshall said that SGA is cur
rently considering the establish
ment of a child care information
kiosk, and is currently in the pro
cess of gathering child care infor
mation to go in the stand.
The SGA child care forum will be held in the Laurel Fourm on
Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. No reservations are required, and
child care will be provided for children of all ages.
SGA focuses efforts on
smaller, attainable goals
By Nicole Miller
staff Writer
In an effort to get more of its
legislation accepted by the UNCA
administration. Student Govern
ment Association (SGA) leaders are
focusing their efforts this semester
on smaller goals than those sought
by student governments in the past.
SGA Vice President Tiffany
Drummond believes that the prob
lem with getting SGA legislation
accepted by past UNCA adminis
trations was that many previous
SGA proposals
were unrealis
tic.
She has urged
student sena
tors to focus on
smaller bills, as
they are more
likely to receive
approval.
“I have
pushed the
senators this
year to do
things that are
realistic,” said Drummond. “The
past several years there have been
senators that every year push things
like open parking and having the
library open 24 hours a day.”
However, she says that such pro
posals are usually unfeasible due to
lack of funding ?nd manpower.
Tiffany
Drummond
“I think that students say that
SGA does not do anything because
we cannot do the big things that
theywanttosee,”said Drummond.
“But I am not sure that students
realize the real extent of the things
we can get done.
SGA is currendy working on
projects such as making parking
ticket fees more uniform, and de
vising a way for various organiza
tions on campus to join forces on
funding and planning campus ac
tivities.
Drummond believes that if SGA
gets some small bills passed through
the UNCAadministration, they will
have a better chance of getting larger
bills approved later.
Drummond said that the current
UNCA administration is generally
receptive to SGA proposals, and
tries to implement as many as prac
tically possible.
“Overall, I think the administra
tion takes us seriously,” Drummond
said. “Patsy Reed and Eric
lovacchini will sit down and listen
to us and consider what we have to
say.”
According to Drummond, the past
SGA was successful in getting the
administration to address the fre
quent student request for a 24-hour
library.
University Librarian Malcolm
Blowers kept the library open sev
eral hours past the normal closing
time of midnight. Blowers filmed
students who entered past midnight.
and found that only two or three
students took advantage of the new
hours.
“He was willing to pay people to
work and keep the library open
later if we were willing to use it,”
Druinmond said.
Jump Around
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Jump, Little Children held a concert at Be here Now on Feb. 12. Band members Malt
Bivins (right) and Jay Clifford (left) attract UNCA students to their shows each time
they perform in Asheville.
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