Sally (Bar Mtd Budget Debate Student Congress' budget cuts may threaten awareness week. See Page 3 www.dailytarheel.com BOG to Act on $486 In-State Tuition Hike By Alex Kaplun State & National Editor The UNC-system Board of Governors will vote today on a propos al that would increase in-state under- graduate tuition at UNC-Chapel Hill by $486. Under the pro posal, tuition for out-of-state under graduates would increase by $1,778. In a late-night session Tuesday that lasted more than two hours, the BOG Budget Board of Governors Budget & Finance Committee Meeting 9 a.m. UNC-system General Administration Building Full Board Meeting 1:15 p.m. UNC-system General Administration Building and Finance Committee waded through about a dozen tuition proposals before reaching an agreement on one plan. The plan calls for a systemwide increase for in state students of 8 per- BOG to Vote Today On Whether to Raise Student Fees BOG policies prohibit increases of more than 5 percent, but UNC-CH's proposal calls for an increase of about 8 percent. By Mike Gorman Staff Writer The UNC-system Board of Governors is slated to vote today on student fee increases that officials say typically result from the poor state of the economy and rising health care, edu cation and technology costs. All 16 UNC-system schools recently submitted student fee increase proposals, in addition to campus-initiated tuition increase requests, to the UNC-system Board of Governors. If the proposal is approved by the BOG, student fees at UNC-Chapel Hill will increase by about $62.10, an increase of about 8 percent. Students already pay about $773 in fees per year. Tuition fees pay for instructional costs, but student fees pay for supplemental services provided by the University. At most UNC-system schools, athletics, health care and expansion programs are funded either in part or completely by student fees. Individual campuses review student fees on a yearly basis to assess the need for extra revenue to cover the rising costs of academic and institutional programs -and officials tend to raise those fees every year. Andrew Payne, president of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments and a nonvoting member of the BOG, said the board has been monitoring student fee requests during the past few years to make sure they do not grow out of See FEES, Page 5 Proposal to Add Faculty BOT Seat Sparks Debate Among University, State Officials By Krista Faron and Jeff Silver Staff Writers University and state officials are voic ing differing opinions about the possi bility of adding an ex officio seat for UNC-Chapel Hill faculty to the University’s Board of Trustees. A resolution passed at the Feb. 22 Faculty Council meeting called for pro viding the chairman of the Faculty Council with a nonvoting position on the BOT. The resolution states that pro fessors deserve representation on the board because of their interest in the well-being of the University. Faculty Council Chairwoman Sue Estroff said the board’s decisions are important and warrant faculty perspec tives. “These are people who are making decisions for all of us, and we’d like to have a voice in that process," she said. But BOT Vice Chairman Stick Williams said faculty already have enough access to the board and said BOT E7* cent, a total of $lB6 at UNC-CH. For out-of-state students, the committee sup ported a 12 percent increase, a total of about $1,478 at UNC-CH. The across-the-board increase was prompted by the UNC system’s need for SBO million to fund enrollment growth and need-based financial aid. Previously, board members had hoped to secure the full amount from the N.C. General Assembly, but as the state’s fis cal situation continued to dim, that goal became less and less likely. The systemwide tuition increase will generate about S4O million, and BOG members said they hoped that the leg islature would at least match that amount. “For me, and I believe for this board, the number one priority has to be enrollment," said BOG member Jim Phillips at the start of the committee meeting. “The General Assembly will not fund enrollment growth this year - certainly not all of it." BWtBMHnm 'Tws-V- -- " 1 1 v’. ~ • jrajSij f v -1 members often solicit faculty members’ opinions and encourage them to attend meetings. “I think (the faculty) have a tremendous amount of influence,” Williams said. “I’m a little bit surprised at the premise that they have to be a mem “If a board is to govern an organization, there ought to be a seat for those who are being governed. ” Elite Kinnaird Orange County Senator ber of the board to have an impact." But even if the BOT supported fac ulty representation, some say giving fac ulty a seat would require legislation at the state level. Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, said such a move likely would require amending the Higher Education Reorganization Act of 1971, which organized die 16 UNC-sys tem schools under one governing board and set the policies for those campuses. Rand said he would prefer a systemwide move instead of campus-specific changes because the structure of all UNC-system Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving. Mary Catherine Bateson Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Closing In Applications for the DTH editor selec tion committee are due Thursday. Applications Available in Union Suite 104 But in a tuition workshop prior to the meeting, BOG member Ray Farris said he objected to using tuition to fund enrollment, arguing that it would set a bad precedent. “For 71 years this board has refrained from funding enrollment; it is the General Assembly’s responsibility,” Farris said. “We do it this one time, and it will come back to haunt us. “We are charged with administrating the university; the General Assembly funds the university. This is their prob lem, not ours - we are not a revenue raising body." But Farris seemed to be one of the few voices of dissent, as most board members agreed that dire circumstances called for the UNC system to consider funding enrollment growth this one time to keep the system accessible to all North Carolinians. Last month, Gov. Mike Easley See BOG, Page 5 DTH/BRENT CLARK Bobby Connelly, 12, a member the St. Thomas More Middle School baseball team, practices his pitching technique with a teammate Tuesday afternoon at Carrboro Community Park. Connelly and the rest of the baseball team are preparing for their first regular season game March 18. trustee boards now is the same. Sen. Virginia Foxx, R-Watauga, also said faculty interests are being served without a faculty presence on the BOT. “I don’t think (adding faculty) will do as much good as they think it will,” she said. But Sen. Elbe Kinnaird, D- Orange, said she thinks the faculty’s request is valid, though she doubts other legislators share her opinion. “If a board is to govern an organi zation, there ought to be a seat for those who are being governed,” she said. But Estroff stressed that the Faculty Council drafted the resolution carefully, leaving out any request that would require legislative action. She said they recognize that the law prohibits faculty from having a vote because they are state employees. Bill Friday, who served as president Sluggers UNC boasts a season-high 21 hits against Old Dominion. See Page 6 Volume 110, Issue 8 i f ’ ,I%'v § -X’, ... DTH/ANNE MEADOWS Board of Governors member Ray Farris studies a proposal for tuition increases during the BOG's tuition workshop Tuesday. GIVE 'EM THE HEAT of the UNC system during its restruc turing in the early 19705, said he gener ally is not opposed to the idea, but he would prefer a systemwide alteration. But UNC-system Board of Governors member Bradley Adcock said the chair woman of the Faculty Senate at Appalachian State University holds an ex officio position on that school’s board. Chancellor James Moeser, who has voiced his support of the faculty pro posal, also noted the faculty presence at ASU. “I think it’s not inconsistent with the policy of the UNC system," he said. Estroff said she thinks the support the faculty resolution has been met with is increasing the prospects of its initiation. She added that while a faculty seat on the BOT would be a significant alteration to an institution that seldom changes, fac ulty will continue to push until they gain representation. “Tradition dies hard here, but 1 think this is the right thing to do.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. X Weather Today: Sunny; H 63, L 32 Thursday: Partly Cloudy; H 66, L 38 Friday: Partly Cloudy; H 66, L 45 Clarence Thomas Visit Causes Boycott at UNC By Lizzie Breyer University Editor U.S. Supreme Courtjustice Clarence Thomas is scheduled to speak on cam pus today, an event that some UNC professors say they plan to boycott. Gene Nichol, dean of the UNC School of Law, said Thomas will meet with stu dents and faculty members at the law school throughout the day, culminating in a speech to law students at 4:30 p.m. Nichol said the speech is not open to the public because it is being held in the Carolina Club, which does not have enough seats to hold all law students. “We don’t have enough room to accommodate the whole law school community, so we had to have students apply for tickets for admission,” he said. “Also,Justice Thomas has asked that it not be a public event.” But not everyone in the law school community wants to attend the day’s events. On Feb. 28, five members of the law school faculty drafted a letter expressing their intention to boycott Thomas’ appearance. Wednesday, March 6, 2002 Students to Rally for Low Tuition Student leaders are urging students to attend today's BOG meeting, where tuition levels are slated to be set. By Christen Broecker Staff Writer Students from across the state are plan ning to rally at the UNC-system Board of Governors meeting today in a last-ditch effort to convince board members to pass the smallest reasonable tuition increase. The BOG is slated to vote on tuition increases today. The board’s meeting starts at 1: 15 p.m. and will be held at the UNC-system General Administration Building. Under the proposal, yearly tuition at UNC-Chapel Hill would increase by $486 for in-state students and $1,778 for out-of-state students. UNC-system Association of Student Governments Vice President James Haltom said that in order to increase stu dent presence at today’s meeting, the UNC-CH student government has orga nized transportation that will begin shut tling students to the meeting at 12:30 p.m. The shutdes will run about every five minutes from the ATMs behind Davis Library to the General Administration Building on South Road. ASG President Andrew Payne said he expects many students to attend the meeting despite its proximity to Spring Break. “Most of our campuses are planning to have some sort of student presence,” he said. Payne predicted that a large student turnout could be a decisive factor in the BOG’s decision. “We’re going to be like the sixth man in basketball, and hope fully we can convince them to shoot toward the smaller increase.” Payne said students at the rally will not directly oppose a tuition hike but will urge BOG members to approve a smaller increase. “They’re going to raise tuition," he said. “There’s no question about it The question is whether die increase will be a large one or a small one.” Following the tuition workshop on Tuesday, Payne said he thought the board’s actions would encourage an active student response. “There’s so much division on the board that student partic ipation will dictate the outcome,” he said. UNC-CH Student Body President Justin Young, who helped organize the protest, said he is confident that the coop- See STUDENTS, Page 5 The letter is signed by all the law school’s black faculty members - Professors John Calmore, Adrienne Davis, Charles Dave, Kevin Haynes and Marilyn Yarbrough. “While many law students, faculty, staff and alumni are expected to participate in the day’s events, we the law school’s five African-American faculty members will not join them," the letter states. “Although it has been reported in the local press that the law school is ‘delighted’ to have Justice Thomas visit, we emphatically do not share that delight” The letter cites concerns about Thomas’ political views and several of the votes be has made since his appoint ment to the Supreme Court in 1991. “Justice Thomas is not just another Supreme Court justice with whom we disagree,” the letter states. “Since Justice Thomas’s appointment to the Court, replacingjustice Thurgood Marshall, he has provided the critical fifth vote in a number of decisions that have set back the quest for racial equality and social See THOMAS, Page 5

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