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(Tlie Satin (Har Utrl ~ News; f SMB 106 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Committee Calls for Tuition Hike By Jason Arthurs Staff Writer A University committee proposed a plan Monday that would combine tuition increases with legislative funding to solve the faculty salary woes plaguing UNC. Professors, Student Leaders React to Proposal See Page 5 Under the proposal, which still has to be approved Oct. 28 by the Board of Trustees, tuition increases would occur incrementally over the next three years, with out-of-state students being hit the hardest. The tuition increases would generate $13.6 million - 22 percent of the rev- Election Fills Seven Open Seats The Elections Board held a special election Monday to fill Student Congress district representative seats. By Kate Macek Staff Writer Fifty students turned out Monday to vote for Student Congress district rep resentatives in special elections that filled seven out of the nine vacant seats. Elections Board Chairwoman Catherine Yates said the number of stu dents who voted was higher than she had anticipated. The Elections Board had predicted a low turnout based on past special elec tions and the weather. “It’s not the general election, so turnout can be expected to be lower,” said Matt Logan, an Elections Board member who worked the polls. “Not many people are going to come out in the rain and vote.” A low turnout is typical of special elections, said Marissa Downs, vice chairwoman of the Elections Board. “For a special election there’s generally less publicity, less awareness and expec tation. I don’t think people know there’s supposed to be an election now.” This is due to the short notice given to voters and candidates, Yates said. “We have so much preparation for the big elections. The special elections are just called a week in advance,” she said. The new members of Student Congress are the following: ■ Dist. 2: Dana Leslie Rudikoff ■ Dist. 3: Abby Llewellyn ■ Dist. 4: Sarah Tully Miller ■ Dist. 7: Jeffrey Fenton Hill ■ Dist. 10: James Haltom ■ Dist. 12: Mark Townsend ■ Dist. 18: Kurt Davies District 5 had two write-in candidates who each received one vote. If one of them dQes not accept the position or has not turned in a financial statement (required of all newly elected representatives) by this morning, the other will win by default. If not, there will be a runoff to deter mine the winner. There were no candidates or votes for District 9, the School of Medicine’s district. “Its kind of disappointing that we did have a polling place at the medical school and no one voted,” said Mark Kleinschmidt, speaker of Student Congress. The newly elected officials have the opportunity to be sworn in today, Kleinschmidt said. “I’m going to call the (Student Supreme Court) Chief (Justice) and see if he can come down and they (new offi cials) can take the oath,” he said. Junior Kurt Davies won District 18 as the sole candidate with one vote. “While I was surprised, I am hon- See ELECTIONS, Page 4 enue needed to maintain salaries com parable to peer universities. But legisla tors would be asked to cover 72 percent of the expenses. The remaining 6 percent of the rev enue would come from private contri butions and endowments. The revenue generated by the pro posed plan would boost the average salaries of full UNC professors about $28,000 during the next 5 years. “We are proposing a 3 percent salary increase from the state next year, and then we would ask (legislators) to seek 5 percent over the next five years for a total contribution of $45,444,537,” said Provost Dick Richardson, chairman of the Committee on Faculty Salaries and See SALARY, Page 4 “The parties were bigger ... the pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser ...” F. Scott Fitzgerald -•*'' TJpSC' .ynfl ? "tw IT. M mW 4MH i | ■ ”W*m '< A%**sJfll#ik yl ' NORTH CAROUNA DIVISION OF .ARCHIVES AND HISTORY A group of fashionable flappers and their dates attend a social dance in North Carolina during the early 19205. The decade, popularly known as the Roaring '2os, marked an era in America's history of carefree attitudes and the birth of anew culture. Hea VROAR By Chris Hostetler Staff Writer As the Jazz Age consumed the masses and the University leapt into the national spotlight, it was hard to imagine anything but continued prosperity at the start of the 19205. Having just escaped World War I relatively unscathed, Americans looked to celebrate with unbridled investment and footloose leisure. Flapper girls, who symbolized the decadence of the ’2os, shed corsets and petticoats and took up smoking and drinking. They joined men for late nights at speakeasy bars, spawned by Prohibition. Flagpole-sitting, dance marathons and the Charleston were fads that further defined the era’s proud exhi bitionism. The nation was not only defined by its cultural flair but by its booming post-war economy. UNC to Celebrate 206th Birthday Today By Elizabeth Breyer Staff Writer Students and faculty will come together this morning for University Day to celebrate UNC’s 206th birthday. University Day was created by the Board of Trustees to commemorate the laying of the Old East cornerstone, both UNC’s first building and the nation’s The Golden Age never was the present age. Benjamin Franklin Tuesday, October 12, 1999 Volume 107, Issue 93 Tuition Increases Could Hit Starting in Fall 2000 The Chancellor's Committee on Faculty Salaries and Benefits will vote Oct. 18 about a tuition increase proposal to boost faculty salaries at UNC. In addition to state funding and private donations, the tuition increase would make UNC salaries more competitve with peer universities. ©UNIVERSITY CASHIER AMOUNT PAID: ($ ) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA make check payable to unc-ch PLEASE WRITE YOUR STUDENT NUMBER ON CHECK In-state undergraduate: $2,364.82 $2,614.82 $2,864.82 $2,864.82 $2,864.82 $2,864.82 SSOO over two years Out-of-state undergrad: $11,530.82 $11,980.82 $12,430.82 $12,880.82 $12,880.82 $12,880.82 $1350 over three years In-state graduate: $2,405.42 $2,905.42 $3,405.92 $3,905.42 $3,905.42 $3,905.42 SISOO over three years Out-of-state graduate: $11,530.82 $12,380.82 $13,230.82 $14,080.82 $14,080.82 $14,080.82 $2550 over three years SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS North Carolina also shared in the national wealth. Gov. Cameron Morrison, who served from 1921 to 1925, used the state budget to improve roads and expand public education. During his term, North Carolinians saw the .a extension of the school saw the CjA92O If} , the Ui hool *7? cam "P of *s§*, niftV* new Chase, *6lol* v c lassro< year to six months and the construc tion of 6,000 miles of roads. UNC experi enced growth under the leadership of President Harry W. Chase, who served from 1919 to 1930. Chase was convinced the South would lead the next era of econom ic and cultural growth with Chapel Hill as the intellectual capital of the region. Chase led a lobbying campaign in the N.C. General Assembly and a funding push among UNC alumni, first state university building. Every Oct. 12, morning classes are canceled and a formal convocation and ceremonies are held. Classes will be sus pended from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “University Day is one of our most sacred events on campus,” said Ward Zimmerman, a senior honors student and political science major scheduled to speak at the convocation. gathering unprecedented amounts of money for new departments, higher faculty salaries and more research opportunities. As its academic reputation climbed from Chase’s efforts, the University’s physical campus spread. _ Between 1920 I and 1930, student f enrollment nearly |doub 1 e and . Construction pro jects included several new residence halls, classrooms, anew library and the football stadium. But despite Chase’s success improving the campus, a national evolution controversy nearly caused him to leave his post at the University. As the Scopes Monkey Trial in Tennessee gained publicity of nation al magnitude and sparked an evolu- See Page 6 “Everything (that happens today), including the opening of the Johnston Center, is tied into the intellectual cli mate of the University.” The convocation, featuring keynote speaker Robert Allen, former associate dean of honors, will be held at 11 a.m. in Memorial Hall. Allen’s speech is titled “Why Can’t Universities Be More Like Businesses?” DTH/SALEEM RESHAMWALA AND DANA CRAIG tion debate, the batde also reached North Carolina. Chase led the opposition to a 1925 General Assembly bill that would have prohibited the teaching of evo lution. His stance prompted attacks from religious groups and other state leaders. But for the most part, enjoying life and spending money was die nation al pastime. It was a relatively shortlived spurt of hedonism, however, as the stock market fell on Oct. 24, 1929, and altered American life. By the end of the day, If people who had made their riches on the market had killed themselves. By the end of the next decade, the date would be forever remembered as “Black Thursday.” The reckless spending of the Roaring ’2os would pave the way for the emergence of the Great Depression. “The convocation is usually the cen ter of University Day - it should be wonderful this year,” said Risa Palm, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Distinguished alumni awards will also be presented to five notable UNC grad uates at the convocation. See UNIVERSITY, Page 4 News/Features/Arts/Sports 962-0245 Business/Advertising 962-1163 Chapel Hill, North Carolina © 1999 DTH Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. System Pay Study Stays On Track Officials say UNC-Chapel Hill's report will not alter the system's approach to examining faculty salaries. By Kathleen Hunter Assistant State & National Editor Despite Monday’s UNC-Chapel Hill report outlining a possible strategy' for increasing faculty salaries, it will be months before the Board of Governors decides to heed or disregard the pro posal in its legislative budget request. UNC-system President Molly Broad said the BOG was on schedule in its study of faculty salaries on the 16 cam puses of the system. “We will provide that analysis to the board in November and to the legisla ture on the first of December,” she said. After the report is given to the N.C. General Assembly, Broad said, the BOG would consider ways to make fac ulty salaries competitive. A complete proposal detailing solu tions will be included in the BOG’s February budget request. Broad said. Although Broad could not say the BOG would adopt the UNC-CH pro posal, University leaders were confident of the plan’s success in the legislature. UNC-CH Provost Dick Richardson said the University would begin a lob bying effort as soon as the plan passed the Board of Trustees. Richardson said he hoped the legis lature would not reject an aspect of the plan that would instill a bench mark at an annual 5 percent increase in faculty salaries for at least five years. “The legislature agrees in principal to doing this for five years. It’s not a guar antee, but it’s a hope,” Richardson said. “All they have to say is this is a target goal. It is not a legal mandate, and it is not a statutory regulation.” Richardson cited the legislature’s approach to state public schools as evi dence it would not shrink from approv ing a bench-marked pay increase. Prompted by Gov. Jim Hunt’s initia tive to improve public schools, the leg islature currently sets a goal of an annu al pay increase for teachers. See FACULTY, Page 4 INSIDI ECU Cleans Up Students at East Carolina University continued the recovery process from Hurricane Floyd’s flooding this week. Federal aid. including mobile homes for students, is on the way. See Page 9. Curtain Call for Comedy The Shakespearian comedy “Love's Labors Lost" opened at the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre this weekend with innovative direction and dramatic talent that impressed audiences. The production's last show will take place at 5 p.m. tonight. See Page 1 I. UNC Bond Blues The N.C. House of Representatives recently appointed a 10-member committee to search for solutions to the UNC system’s funding woes, including possible bond packages. The Senate is expected to follow this week with its own panel. See Page 5. Today’s Weather Cloudy; Low 70s. Wednesday: Rain; Low 70s, *
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