The Decree
VOL. 6, NO. 12
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12,1991
Wesleyan announces tuition hikes
By JOHN FENTRESS
Among the many changes at
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege for academic year 1991-92
will be an increase in tuition.
Full-time boarding students
with double room occupancy
will see a $720 increase in their
tuition. This includes $400 tu
ition, $180 double-room, $110
board, and $30 total fees.
Commuting sRidents will
have a $420 increase in tuition
while part-time students will see
a $5 increase for each semester
hour.
Belinda Faulkner, director of
Administration at Wesleyan, said
that “the tuition increase is
needed to keep up with the
higher costs of running a college
and is also needed to make im
provements to the campus.”
One major improvement will
be the additions services and
fees that have been folded into
the room rate increase. Such ser
vices and fees include air condi
tioner surcharge, refrigerator sur
charge, programming fee, local
telephone service, installation
and deposit, telephone rental,
voice mail, and basic cable tele
vision. If a student paid for the
services separately, the amount
would reach about $390.
Steve Allen, a full-time stu
dent and campus resident, says
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HAVING A BALL — Wesleyan student Dhana Chesson tries her hand at serving durii^ a volleyball
game recently behind Nash Dorm. Afternoon volleybaU games have been popular during what has
become a warm and pleasant spring. (Photo by Marion Blackburn, courtesy of Nashville Graphic.)
Sophomore wins close election
as Student Government president
After a close race for the top
seat, sophomore Carl Tiling has
been elected president of Wesley- '
an’s Student Government Asso
ciation.
The student body also elected
the following officers for the
1991-92 school year: Kari Lesh-
er, SGA \4c’^:‘^i''efflddri^;>Iiyfld®'
Calhouh,’ SGA'^easurer; Md
Emonique W^ooten, SGA.i^e-
'tary.^
Benny St. Romain was elec
ted senior class president and
Mike Bavier was elected senior
class vice president
Neal Latta w^ elected Junior
class preisrilellk *^(1‘ B^^‘ '
was elected junior class vice
. presi^nL ;
EHcka Moore is the new
sophomore class president, and
Tonya Rouse is the sophomore
class vice president
David O’Neill, John Bolen,
and Emonique WQ9};^n_ .'^^ere^
elected to the Judicial Board.
that “the increase is relatively
fair, but for what students al
ready pay, these services should
be implemented at no extra
charge.”
Ron Rogers Jr., also a full
time student but a commuter,
adds, “If the increase is really be
ing used for the school and the
students can see progress being
made, I think the increase is
just.”
When asked about improve
ments for the campus, many
students were highly concerned
for their departments in which
they were majoring.
Rogers, a Computer Informa
tion Systems major, believes
“money should be spent to
increase the computer lab soft
ware and hardware.” Allen, an
Environmental Science major,
says that “part of the money
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Wesleyan draws
growing interest
around country
By SONU SAINONI
North Carolina Wesleyan
College is attracting more stu
dents from all over the county
than ever before in the school’s
30-year history.
The Admissions Office re
cently witnesses its busiest week
with a maximum of 15 applica
tions visiting the campus on a
particular day.
“North Carolina Wesleyan
College has been very fortunate
to be in such a strong admis
sions position this year because
many colleges are experiencing
significant decline in their appli
cation pools this year,” said
Dean of Admissions and Finan
cial Aid Douglas E. Clark. “We
have one of the largest increases
in applications of all the private
colleges and universities in the
state.”
According to Claik, 142 stu
dents have afready sent in their
tuition deposits for the follow
ing year. This is equivalent to a
12 percent increase in the num
ber of deposits at the same time
last year. Moreover, the ^plica
tion pool is 25 percent higher
,,,this }t
the same time.
Last year the school brought
in the biggest freshman class
since 1970 and this year may
probably break all existing
records. As up to date, there have
been 17 percent more campus
visits than at the same time last
year.
With the increase in the
number of applicants, the Ad
missions Department has conse
quently been able to be more
selective in whom to admit.
This has led to a higher academic
standard. The average SAT
scores of both deposited and
accepted students is higher than
it was last year at the same time.
Until a few years ago, the
majority of students came from
North Carolina and southern
Virginia. However, now there is
a large population of students
from northern Virginia, Wash
ington, D.C., Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. This year the new
growth areas are New Jersey,
New Yoik, and New England.
The percentage of students
coming from North Carolina
cannot be determined at the mo
ment because most students
from the local area do not £^ply
until the end of April.
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