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Crustacean named to honor chancellor
George’s
mother,
Jebamoni Rob
ots. Iheoigan-
isms are all iso
pods—small
lated to
shrimp—and
were found off
the coast of
North Carolina
at a depth of
about one-mile.
the organisms
living at die bot
tom of the
ocean are
largely un
known and live
in great num-
tect the environ
ment
In the early
1990s, Uutze
began a series
of documenta
ries that focused
Ml the Carolina
coast, Lanier
said. Thefirstof
these documen
taries sparked
the origination
of the Cape
Fear River Re
search Pro
gram, which re
searches ways
Chancellor James R. Leutze ^ Leutze s
fourth docu-
mentary, “Pav
ing the American Dream,” was his first
to air on public television fiwn Mary-
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Sarah van Schaben
Scientisis all over the worM will now
recognize Chancellor James Leutze’s
name and leam about his commitment
to environmental conservation. Biology
professor Robert Geoige made this pos
sible by naming an entire genus—agiDup
of related species—after the chanceUor.
“[Leutze] impressed me [with] his
dedication to the conservation of our
natural resources,” Geoige said.
Even before coming to UNCW,
Leutze created the “Globe Watch Pro
gram,” which is atelevision program fo
cused on international issues. Geoige
praised the program for its “ccmtribution
to international understanding.” Leutze
has offered support to environmental
groups and increased awareness about
many environmental issues while at
UNCW. He has also suppwted efforts
to designate about 25 percent of the cam
pus as a conservation area
“During his 11-year tenure, (here has
been a history of strcmg support fa-pro
grams such as... the building of the new
Center for Marine Science at Myrtle
Grove and the environmental science
program,” said Mark Lanier, special as
sistant to the chancellor.
The genus named for the chancellcr,
Leutaniscus, as well as several other
newly identified organisms belcnging to
other families are described in Gerage’s
article in ttie Journal of Natural History.
One organism, Leutziniscus jebamoni.
Marc Maready
Students wallets could feel
even lighter next fall, if the UNC
board of governors OK’s a pro
posal sent by the UNCW board of
trustees
The trustees voted Tuesday to
send Provost John Cavanaugh’s
tuition increase proposal to the
University of North Carolina
board of governors, which means
that UNCW students could see a
$400 increase in tuition for the
next year.
hers.
‘ The deep sea, even in our own back
yard, tends to be undiscovoed, unex
plored,” he said.
George studies the deep-sea coral
reefs such as the Oculina Reef system,
which is a continuous reef 23 miles from
shoe that reaches toward the coast of
Rorida. As a marine ccnservaticHi bi-
ok)gjst, George is very concerned about
the effects of global warming and fish
ing on these areas and is working to get
the government to make it a protected
area TTiis is one of the reaswis George
decided to honOT Leutze’s efforts to ptio-
the decision to increase tuition
was made so quickly and without
much concern about student input.
The need for tuition increases
is due to shortfalls in the state bud
get, the fact that UNCW does not
have an alumni base as old as other
UNC schools and the lower fund
ing the state provides atmually to
UNCW when shown against with
comparable schools in the system,
said Mark Lanier, special assistant
to the chancellor.
land to Florida in addition to being shown
on UNC-TV, Lanier said. The program
addressed the conflict of meeting the
needs of urban growth while pntecting
the environment The documentary won
fourawards from the Council for the Ad
vancement and Support of Education, in
cluding the Award of Excellence for
Documentary.
Lanier said Leutze’s next project is a
documentary focusing on the issue of
“(SGA is) not saying that we
don’t agree with a tuition increase,
but we should wait until we have
a five-year plan in place,” Lopez
said. “It was a rushed process.”
The request for each UNC
campus to develop a five-year tu
ition increase plan came from the
board of governors. Lopez said
she thinks it is irresponsible to be
voting on a tuition increase when
increases for the four years to fol
low have not been brought to the
table.
“Our idea is that we shouldn’t
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UNCW News Bureau
A new face in die university’s po-
itical science department could give
students a closer kx>k at community
nlitics inaction.
New Hanover County Commis
sioner Bill Caster is hinging his expe-
ience as an elected official to the col-
ege classroom by teaching
^onternxjraiy American Political Is
sues this semester.
This course focuses on significant
ocal, state and national issues and their
elaticnship with the American pditi-
al process. With his participaticm in
ocal politics in the last several years,
I^ta brings a hands-on approach to
he learning experience.
Caster hokls an undergraduate de-
^ in oigineering from the U.S. Coast
juard Academy and a Master in
Oceanography from the U.S. Naval
i\)stgraduate school, as well as two pro
fessional degrees from Golden Gate
Jniversity, a Master of Business Ad-
ninistration and a Master of Public
Administration.
Caster said teaching is a rewarding
jpportunityforhim
“I find the atmosphere exciting aixl
aijoy the students and teaching. I be-
ieve my political, military, business and
ife experiences will be interesting to
he students,” Caster said. “I hope I can
ccmtinue teaching.”
As a visiting professor. Caster brings
a ck>ser link to the Political Science De
partment and local govemmenL He is
a member of the UNCW Master of
Public AdministrationAdvisory Board,
and he has worked with other political
science professors on diffoent projects.
‘1 have a close relationship with the
political science department I do feel
the department is readiing out to elected
officials in the region,” he said,
‘1 want the students to have some
understanding of local government and
the tremendous effect it can and will
have in their lives. It may not be evi
dent now, but I believe it later,’ ’ said
Caster, at the last county
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Board of trustees approve tuition hike
The vote passed by an 11-1
vote, with the only dissenting vote
coming from SGA President
Adrien Lopez, who was upset that