18AThe Daily Tar HeelThursday, August 30, 1990 Outs of the General Assembly's measures to balance the budget have only delayed a solution to the problem. - "We took some short-term steps in 1 989 and 1 990 to avoid a General Fund tax increase," he said. "That just means you still have the same problems next year." Money is allocated by the General Assembly on an annual basis to the University, making it dependent on the state for about 40 percent of its funding. For the past three years, North Carolina's financial difficulties have translated into cuts in UNC's budget. This year the reduction totaled 4.6 percent, plus an increase in student fees and out-of-state tuition, to help com pensate for the projected $336 million shortfall in state revenue. The 4.6 percent reduction in the University's funds comprises two ma jor cuts a 3 percent chunk out of UNC's base budget and a 1.6 percent cut in its cash allotment from the state. The cut in cash allotment could fluctuate each quarter depending on North Carolina's financial status, Crotts said. "If it were decided in January or February of next year that more money is on the table then they (the N.C. General Assembly) could increase fourth-quarter allotments, but it's not very likely," he said. The General Assembly may never replace the 3 percent deducted from the University's base budget, Crotts said. "It is the intent of the legislature to have as many of the cuts as possible be per manent." In fact, some legislators are concerned that the cuts they have made from UNC's budget may not be enough, he said. 'They're asking, 'Are we really making 5 percent cuts?'" Newlin said UNC and all other state agencies must return all unspent money to the state at the end of each fiscal year, thereby giving the state legislature a financial cushion on which to begin budget plans for the next biennium. But by not allocating money to the Univer sity for vacant positions this year, the General Assembly may receive less money in reversions at the end of the fiscal 1991. The UNC Management Flexibility Bill, which begins July 1, 1991, will affect the University monetary rever sions to the state in much the same way as cutting unfilled positions, he said. Providing the University with more control over its money will reduce the amount of money UNC must return to the state and increase UNC's financial efficiency, he said. One of the bill's changes will allow schools to keep more overhead receipts, which are allowances for the indirect cost of research that traditionally have reverted to the state. Another change will require the General Assembly to give refunds to the University for sales and use taxes paid on grants and con tracts, which North Carolina does for private institutions like Duke. The General Assembly could cut more from UNC's base budget in coming years to compensate for smaller reversions, but the likelihood of such action is uncertain, Crotts said. "All we can do is tell you what the numbers show," he said. "But the po tential for more spending cuts is defi nitely on the table. There aren't any sacred options. There aren't any sacred institutions." , General Assembly members are not singling out the University for budget cuts, but are only performing their jobs, Newlin said. JO a X3 i BSN STUDENTS. ii liimiiitf' enter ine ir rorce immediately after gradua tion without waiting for the results of your State Boards. You can earn great benefits as an Air Force nurse officer. And if selected during your senior year, you may qualify for a five-month internship at a major Air Force medical facili ty. To apply, you'll need an overall 2.50 GPA. Get a head start in the Air Force. 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"I don't think the legislature wants to reduce the University 's budget," he said. "The difficulty is that while the chan cellor, the professors and the students know the needs at Chapel Hill, the General Assembly sees the needs of the state's public schools, its prisons and other areas. And they hear from me and you, from people saying, 'Don't raise taxes.'" Hardin said the responsibility for improving the University's budget situation is twofold. The state must decide to get the revenues that the University needs, and members of the University community must work to make their plight known to the General Assembly, he said. from page 1A "The most important thing is for the faculty and the students to talk to their representatives, to tell thein how im portant the University is and how much it has been hurt," he said. '.'It's grassroots politics." Gillian Cell, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said she was opti mistic about the University's ability to persevere through the tough times it faces. "We need to emphasize that the in stitution is strong, that it has gone through bad times before," she said. "If we allow ourselves to become de pressed, then we will do great damage to ourselves." H elms claims approva of dissent with dignity From Associated Press reports DUNN, N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C, says he doesn't mind dissent ers so long as they are dignified. Helms, making a campaign appear ance Tuesday in Dunn, told protesters from nearby Campbell University he respected their right to dissent. Helms made his comments before entering a private $100-a-plate fund raising dinner at the Woman's Club, The News and Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday. The group of seven neatly dressed Campbell students carried signs reading, "I'm a Campbell liberal" and "Freedom of Choice." Helms said: "We can be friends anyhow, will you shake hands with me?" One young woman replied, "I'll shake hands with anyone." Added protester Jeff Weeks: "I re spect you, but I just don't agree with you." Helms said: "Well, I'll take that. Keep on ticking. Everybody's got to be somewhere." Afterward, Helms said he didn't know if protesters helped or hurt his campaign. "I'm glad to see people express themselves if they do it with dignity, and that's what they were doing," he said. "They don't support me, fair enough. A lot of people don't support me. I just hope one more than 50 percent of the people do support me." Helms, who used to be a trustee at Campbell, is running for re-election against Democrat Harvey Gantt. Pick up the official Daily Tar Heel 1990 Football Preview in Friday's paper SCA Wolff Tanning Beds 10 $essions-2995 Aerobics Freeweights Nautilus LifeCycles Steamroom Sauna Rowers Get In Shape This Fall And Have Fun With Your Friends At miE GYM! 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