Congratulations Fall 2001Graduates
The Broncos’ Voice
of Fayetteville State University
‘TO INFORM, EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND ENTERTAIN'
Volume VIII, Issue 8
Winter 2001 EDITION
FSU Students Face Tuition Increase
By Cnstal Broadie
Staff Writer
The news is buzzing all over
campus. Fayetteville State
University has proposed a
campus-initiated tuition
increase. The increase would
generate an estimated $750,000
over two \ears, based on an
enrollment of 3,200 full-time
undergraduate students and 547
graduate students. About 40
percent of the mone}’ would go
to financial aid and scholarships,
t\^ent^ -five percent to facult>
salaries, ten percent to Cultural
and Educational Enrichment
Programs (CEEP), fifteen
percent to staff salaries, and ten
percent to International
Education. Is this the wa> it is"^
The University asks for the
money, tell students where it's
going to go, and we keep quiet,
right.' WRONG!
Deanna Anders, a junior at
FSU, was shocked when she
heard about the proposed It is no guarantee that the
A Phi A Chapter
Selected State Best
increase. “I didn’t know about
this one," Anders said. ‘T
thought we just had one the
other day."
Virginia Williams said she is
relieved to be graduating in the
spring before the tuition
increase would take effect. She
is an economics major “Gettmg
an education is already
expensive." she said. Williams
said she feels sorry for the
students and parents who would
have to come up with more
mone} for tuition next year. ”1
had to get loans to continue m}'
education," Williams said. "It's
not easy at all, not on the
students or on their parents."
The significance of the
student voice has been
minimized for far too long. If
the students are the ones who
are pacing extra, does it not
make sense that students have
some say to \\here the mone}
goes?
By Garrett N. James
Staff Writer
Some students sa> that Greek
life onh 'sounds good on paper,'
but that sororities and fraternities
are mereh colorfiil step groups that
take hand signs to the extreme.
The Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fratemit}, Inc. however,
begs to differ Not onl\- did FSU's
o^^Tl \Mn College Cliapter of the
Year, but the} were also the
College Chapter with tlie highest
GPA, and the} brought home the
1"* place award in the Scholar's
Bowl. This all took place at the
Association of NC Alpha Men
Convention held recently in
Raleigh.
Jason Barber, the Alpha
Assistant Area Director for Area
II. feels that one of the deciding
factors for \\Tnning the award was
the EZ Initiative. Jason gives the
president of the EZ chapter, T}ree
McAlpine, credit for creating the
EZ Initiative. Anthom Raphael,
the Secretan of the EZ Chapter,
sa} s that the EZ Initiative is an
extension of the national program
and that it w as designed to enrich
the student bod} in various areas,
Tlie other criteria for winning
the awards were: Campus
Activities. Following Nationall^
Mandated Programs, GPA,
Reclaiming of Brothers, and the
Displa}'of Activities. Jason stated.
“We tr}' to conduct programs and
do communitv service projects at
least once even montli. Just to
name a few, we've had a voter
registration drive, public speaking
workshops, an AIDS awareness
w orkshop, and Sdiolarh Pursuits,
a self-improvement workshop
targeted tow ard fi'eshmen males. ''
So what separates The
Alpha's from the other Greeks on
the} ard'.' Jason and Anthom both
feel that tlieir fiatemit} 's programs
are geared more tow ard issues
relevant and helpful to tlie students
as a w hole and not mere social
gathering. Anthom also feels that
the Alpha's are separated because
the}- are able to continue good
academics success while also
maintaining a full plate of actiMties
and commimit} service projects.
As last words, Anthom said
that there is still more to come
from the Alphas. Jason wanted
to thank all supporters of the EZ
Chapter and he sa} s that he w as
just proud to represent his chapter.
FSU. and all HBCU's. "We just
w ere eager to prove that HBCU's
are just as good as the much bigger
schools because we were
competing against schools such as
NC State. Wake Forest. Duke,
and UNC-Charlotte.”
So how do otliers feel about
tlie Alpha's winning the awards?
Mr. Langdon Hadle} . the Pan
Hellenic Advisor, gives the Alpha's
“two big thumbs up" and wishes
them the best in the fliture.
mone} will actual!}- go to the
five areas indicated in the
proposal. “There's no ph} sical
hard copy of the budget, or
exactl}- how' the mone} w ill be
aUocated.''sa} s Kendrick Faison,
the SGA President. “Nothing has
been set in stone for students to
see." Fayetteville State
Universit} students have ideas
of ways this money can
actualh’ benefit them. Mam
w ant to see the mone}- allotted
to the one-card s} stem. This
s} stem allows students to use
one card for the bookstore,
vending machines, game room,
post office, meal plan, or
security. The one card w ould
be like an FSU pre-paid credit
card.
FSU Board of Trustees is
scheduled to ^'ote on the tuition
increase proposal on Thursday,
Dec. 6, 2001. However,
students, don't want the
proposal to get that far. The
Business and Finance
Committee meeting will be held
earher that morning at 8:00 a.m.
on the third floor of the Chesnutt
Librar}-. It is imperative that
students attend. Mark it on } our
calendars.
Faison thinks students'
attendance at these meetings
gives them a better position. “I
don't think board members can
look us in our faces and say
yeah to something the}- know
we disagree with.'' He adds.
“We should come together as a
group coUectivel} to stop it from
ever going to the board."
FSU spokeswoman Lauren
Burgess said the proposed
tuition increase is tied to a need
for more scholarship funds.
“One of the greatest needs of
our students is financial
assistauice," Burgess said. She
said 80 percent of FSU students
receive some form of financial
aid, adding up to about $11
million a year.
School officials said monev-
from the tuition increase w ould
also boost faculty and staff
salaries, promote cultural and
educational campus events,
improve faculty and staff
development, and develop the
international studies program.
Burgess said the financial
aid increase would go tow ard
need-based grants and for
scholarships to attract more
high-achieving students to FSU.
“We've been struggling with
retention issues,'' Burgess said.
"The more financial aid and
scholarships w e can offer, the laiger
a pool of academicall}- prepared
students we can bring here."
FSU's tuition this semester
was $2,016 for state residents
and $9,930 for out-of-state
residents, which includes a 9
percent increase approv ed by
the state legislature this fall.
Portions of this article were
reprinted from The
Fayetteville Observer
New additions to Uni^ ersity Place will gi\ e apartments a dormitorj feel.
University Apartments Expand
By Chuck Carr
Staff Jlriter
What is tlie deal with univ ersih
housing'.' Well, the new residence
hall with the capacit} for 1300
students that will be added to FSU's
campus is grealK- anticipated b\ tlie
students. This 6.8 milhon-dollar
project has alread> finished its
design phase, but the initial
construction for the new residence
hall is expected to begin Fall 2002.
FSU is expected to hav e o^ er 6,000
students on campus b\ the }ear
2008. so student housing is crucial.
This project is funded b\ the 45.5
imllion-dollar bond referendum
issued to FSU, w hich wiU also assist
in the reno^ ations of 10 other
univ ersity buildings. It is not final
whether this donn will be male.
female, or co-ed.
What is going on with the
University Place apartments?
Univ ersitv Place apartments are a
product of the raised funds of the
FSU Housing Foundation Board of
Directors. This is an organization
whose sole purpose is to raise
monc} for the universit}. This
foundation assisted with alleviating
the ov ercrow ding of students in the
residence halls by collecting
donations fi'om priv ate businesses
to construct tlie University- Place
apartments. The FSU Housing
Foundation and the Office of
Residence Life are two separate
offices. Tliis is vv hv the Univ ersity
Place residents do not receive a
meal plan compared to residents
vv ho do reside on campus; residents
of Universitv Apartments are
considered off have campus
students. In a reccnt interv iew with
Dr. Wyatt. Vice Chancellor of
Univ ersity AdA ancement. it w as
stated that a notice vv as giv en before
Tlianksgiving break to the students
in the Univ ersit> Place apartments.
This notice infomied the students
that thev would have Pvesident
Assistants next semester. These
RAs w ill be used onlv for the "sake
of management," and to
■■implement activities to promote
college life for off campus
students." Tlie RAs of University
Place will not perform the same
duties of the RAs on campus and
will be arranged one per building.
How do the students who hve in
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