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Cars parking a little too close to you? Page 5 shares your concerns. Outdoor Adventure Club begins plans for next years memories on page 3. A look at the spirit makers of Methodist on page 8. I m Fayetteville, NC Vol. XXXVIII, No. 8 March 19, 2001 Tuition On The Rise Again Amanda Garcia College News Co-editor Methodist College students will have to dig deeper into their pockets next semester in order to meet college costs. For the third year in a row, tuition costs have risen. For the 2000-2001 academic year students were forced to raise $13,300 in order to clear tuition. Add to that a $40 student activity fee. Add to that another $2500 for a double occupancy room rate. On top of all of that add $2580 for the 21 meal-plan. The grand to tal for last academic school year was $18,420. The upcoming aca demic year promises to bring an even larger total. According to the Business Office, tuition ilone will rise another $770. Double occupancy room rates will cost an extra $150. The meal plan will in crease by $100, and the student activity fee in creases by five dollars. Next semester you are looking a tuition cost of $14,070, room rate of $2,650, and a meal plan of $2,680. A total increase of $1,025. “I’ve been to Meth odist College for the past Cl!^ two years, and I don’t be lieve that they are being efficient with the money they already have. The new apartments are nice, but what about things and facilities that all the stu dents can benefit from, like a new student union, a recreation center, on campus phones, or even more parking?” asked sophomore Kimberly Culman. Other students agree with her. “The only thing I see the money go towards are speed bumps and TVs that no one ever watches,” said another Methodist student. Some students sim ply feel that the cost of an education here at Method ist is already over-priced. “Students are pay Photo hy Amaruia Garcia ing too much money to go to school as it is,” said Mary Anderson, a sopho more. “This school is ex pensive enough,” com mented Dilara Altinbazak, echoing the opinion of many. However, not ev erybody disagrees with the rising costs. “In order to receive good instruction, the school must be able to pay its teachers a competitive salary,” voiced sopho more Sean Valente. “Staff salaries and general upkeep of the school is just as important as education,” said Laura Ratcliffe. Last fall, Methodist College was host to ap proximately 1,970 stu dents, including the evening college. When you multiply the number of students by the tuition and student fee increases, the college will be taking in an extra $1,526,750. $1.5 million is a significant increase. What will all that money be used for? “Any tuition in crease is spread entirely across the budget,” said Gene Clayton, vice presi dent for business affairs. According to Mr. Clayton, the funds are not earmarked for any par ticular purpose. The extra money will be used for several different uses to include increases in utili ties, and to help pay sala ries. Methodist College staff and faculty are given a cost of living increase every year. Dr. Peter Murray said that the pro fessors have not missed a raise yet. The money is also used for other college needs. The vans that dif ferent student organiza tions use to travel are in cluded in the budget and benefit from the increase in tuition. Despite the general use of the funds, many students still feel that the increase is too much. One student com mented that the increase is an unfair burden to stu dents. Another student is opposed to the increase due to already having Continued on page 2 Tuition Increases 1999- 2000- 20001- 2000 2001 2002 Tuition/Fees $12,600 $13,340 $14,115 Room/Board $4,830 $5,080 $5,330 Total Costs $17,430 $18,420 $19,445 $12 Million Goal Set For Capital Campaign Amanda Garcia College News Co-editor Methodist College officially set a goal of raising $12 million through the capital cam paign. Currently, the Methodist College Ad ministration is observing a silent phase before the campaign is announced. During this time, everybody’s lips are sealed on the exact details of the full-scale fund raiser. Despite the lock- down on the information, a few general pieces of information are known. The campaign is scheduled to begin in May and was originally planned to bring in $8 miUion in revenue for the school. However, due to the school’s needs, that amount has been raised to the current $12 million goal. This goal greatly exceeds all previous at tempts at fund-raising for the college. Reportedly, two Methodist College trust ees have already each pledged $500,000 to wards the campaign and Mr. Ramon L. Yarborough, chairman of board of trustees, has pledged $150,000 to re furbish the fountain in the center of campus. Approximately three years ago, Method ist completed a similar campaign under Mr. Jay Dowd, the former vice president for institutional advancement, that raised $8.05 million for the col lege. The original goal of $6.55 million was sur passed by over $2 million. A portion of the money raised in 1997 was used to build the library annex and Clark Hall. The funds from this Capital Campaign will go towards new classroom buildings and a Student Life health and wellness center, “Expanding the Vi sion” (the last capital cam paign) was the third cam paign conducted by Meth odist, making this one only the fourth campaign that has been undertaken in the 44-year history of the college. The funds come from various sources. Among these sources are alumni, the members of the board of trustees, the board of visitors mem bers, faculty, staff, par ents, friends, corpora tions, and foundations. The North Carolina Con ference of the United Methodist Church partici pated in the last cam paign. The Institutional Advancement office now known as the develop ment office will undertake the great feat of raising money for the college campaign. The development office also handles events such as the alumni phona- tion and Loyalty day which are also fund-rais- ers for the college. Dr. Hendricks, president, will also travel around in an attempt to help raise the funds. This is the last official Capital Campaign for Dr, Hendricks. Contents College News.... * ....1-3 Opinion ....4-5 Entertainment ...6-7 Sports ....8
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