®lte Satly (Bar Inked Art Diversions explores body art in all its forms. See Page 5 BOG OKs $486, $1,778 Tuition Hikes Legislators Share Views About Hike Some legislators worry that the BOG's decision will harm some of the UNC-system universities. By Elyse Ashburn Assistant State & National Editor The UNC-system Board of Governors passed a systemwide tuition increase Wednesday to fund UNC-system enrollment growth, but state legislators say they already are poised to address fund ing for enrollment increases. The BOG approved an 8 per cent systemwide tuition increase for in-state students and a 12 percent increase for out-of-state students. The N.C. General Assembly must give final approval to all tuition increase proposals during its short session, slated to begin May 28. The board specified that about 80 percent of the almost S4O mil lion generated by the hike would fund enrollment growth. The . remaining 20 percent will be used for need-based financial aid. But General Assembly leaders are considering initiatives that might eliminate the need for future tuition increases to fund enrollment growth. Sen. President Pro Tern Marc Basnight, D-Dare, and House Speaker Jim Black, D-Mecklenburg, sent a letter to the board Tuesday stating that tuition should not be increased to fund enrollment growth. “We believe that tuition increas es should be preserved to fund needs that enhance the campuses, not to fund enrollment growth,” they wrote. Basnight and Black proposed to switch system enrollment growth funding from the state’s expansion ary budget to its continuation budget. Items included in the expansion ary budget must be approved annu ally, while those included in the continuation budget are automati- See LEGISLATORS, Page 10 Campus Officials Say Action Will Hurt UNC By Daniel Thigpen Assistant University Editor Chancellorjames Moeser silendy watched as the UNC-system Board of Governors approved a $486 tuition increase for UNC- Chapel Hill’s in-state students Wednesday. But he and other University officials are now vocally critical of how the decision could affect UNC-CH during one of the state’s worst fiscal crises ever. The BOG passed a systemwide tuition increase Wednesday - 8 percent for in-state students and 12 percent for out-of-state stu dents - for the UNC system. If the N.C. General Assembly approves the board’s deci sions after it reconvenes in May, UNC-CH’s tuition would increase $lB6 for in-state stu dents and $1,478 for out-of-state students. Board members also approved a S3OO campus-initiated increase for all University students after voting down a substitute motion that would have granted UNC-CH the S4OO hike it initially requested. BOG members passed the systemwide You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. William Blake wlgirwj tM/i m 1 *E - s 't-\k m " ILBr No m - —-JMBB3 HUM K „.'***•" DTH/BRENT CLARK Budget and Finance Committee Chairman Addison Bell, flanked by protesters, presents the committee's tuition recommendations to the UNC-system Board of Governors on Wednesday. BOG members approved a series of tuition increases. JHR ‘ kiHHw |j DTH/BRENT CLARK UNC-Chapel Hill Student Body President Justin Young and other students from the UNC system protest tuition hikes at Wednesday's BOG meeting. increase to generate half of the funds need ed for enrollment growth in all system schools - funds that usually would be allo cated by the state were it not for dismal bud get projections. Through this formula, UNC CH stands to lose its own tuition dollars. The BOG members acted on the assump tion that the legislature will provide more than half of the needed enrollment funds this summer. If that happens, the systemwide hike will be decreased proportionately. After the vote, Moeser said UNC-CH stu dents will bear the brunt of the systemwide “transfer tax” if the legislature approves the BOG’s request “I think students are going to be shocked that a large increase... is not going to affect their education in Chapel Hill.” Moeser also said the campus-initiated S3OO hike will not stabilize on-campus issues like faculty salaries and graduate student stipends. Moeser said BOG members used mis guided logic in assuming that the state will fully fund system enrollment growth. “These See REACTION, Page 10 Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Last Chance Today is the last day to apply for the DTH editor selection committee. Applications Available in Union Suite 104 51 Student Fee Increase to Fund ASG Approved By Jennifer Samuels Assistant State & National Editor The UNC-system Board of Governors approved a $1 systemwide student fee to fund the UNC -system Association of Student Governments on Wednesday, despite reservations from board members about the money’s allocation. The bill passed unanimously with the provision that ASG President Andrew Payne and Jeff Davies, UNC system vice president for finance, examine the structure of the proposed professional staff to ensure students remain in control. The ASG fee is the first systemwide student fee increase approved by the BOG. The ASG’s budget is about $2,500. The $ 1 fee increase would raise it to about $165,000. Payne said the fee will be budgeted to several different areas, including delegate travel expenses and several full-time professional staff menjbers. u r want students to have the ability (to serve) and not have to spend their own money like I have,” he said. Prep Time UNC has nearly a week and a half to prepare for NCAAs. See Page 13 Volume 110, Issue 9 Student Ralliers React to Decision By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Staff Writer Dozens of students gathered at the UNC-system General Administration Building on Wednesday to lobby the UNC-system Board of Governors to keep tuition as low as possible. The board approved Wednesday an 8 percent systemwide increase for in state students and a 12 percent sys temwide increase for out-of-state stu dents. The board also approved cam pus-based tuition increases at schools throughout the system, including a S3OO increase at UNC-Chapel Hill. The systemwide increases will large ly fund enrollment growth within the UNC system but could be repealed if and when the N.C. General Assembly provides full funding for enrollment expansion. r ft •*- Si**- DTH/BRENT CLARK UNC-system Association of Student Governments President Andrew Payne speaks with the press about the systemwide fee increase. “(Lack of funds) pushed some stu dents out and led some campuses not to participate.” Payne said he believes the BOG would be enhanced by increased par ticipation from students across the A /i Weather Today: Partly Cloudy; H 67, L 36 Friday: Partly Cloudy; H 71, L 46 Saturday: Cloudy; H 74, L 39 BOG Increases Tuition Levels Across System By Alex Kaplun State & National Editor Amid dozens of student protesters and concerns about the state’s budget crisis, the UNC-system Board of Governors approved Wednesday a $486 tuition increase for in-state undergraduate stu dents at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University. The plan passed by the BOG also increases out-of-state under graduate tuition at UNC-CH and N.C. State by $1,778. For more than three hours Wednesday, the BOG discussed the merits of both a systemwide tuition increase and campus-initiated tuition increase requests from individual boards of trustees. When the dust setded, the board had approved tuition increases of varying amounts at all 16 UNC-system schools and student fee increases at all campuses, including a $62.10 increase at UNC-CH. The board first approved a systemwide 8 percent tuition increase for in-state students, a total of $lB6 at UNC-CH and N.C. State, and a 12 percent out-of-state student tuition increase, a total of $1,478 at the two schools. All tuition increases must be approved by the N.C. General Assembly. The across-the-board increase was prompted by the UNC system’s need for SBO million to fund enrollment growth and need-based finan- See BOG, Page 10 The students, some carrying signs with statements like “Free as Practicable, Keep North Carolina Educated,” packed the board room and listened quiedy as the BOG debated tuition. Some students burst into applause when board members brought up the importance of keeping tuition low or outlined opposition to tuition increases. The students, mostly student leaders from universities across the UNC sys tem, had mixed reactions to the board’s decisions. UNC Association of Student Governments President Andrew Payne, a nonvoting BOG member, said the meeting was a success for students. “I’m glad that the board recognized that it’s the General Assembly’s respon sibility to fund enrollment growth,” he said. “We knocked SIOO off the price. Anytime we can save cash, that’s a good state. “I think it’s bad that the majority of (ASG) presidents have been from UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State (University)," he said. “I dream of the day -a student from Elizabeth City 'o* Wmm March 7, 2002 thing.” A proposal to raise the campus-initi ated tuition increase at UNC-CH to S4OO, the amount originally requested by the UNC-CH trustees, was defeated in a 13-13 vote. According to BOG pro cedure, a tied vote results in a defeat of the measure. Payne said he is also impressed with the number of students that showed up for the meeting and the number of cam puses represented. “It’s not easy for students to come from Western Carolina (University) or from UNC-Wilmington,” he said. “I think it sends the message that students are involved and interested, and in the end, everyone comes out on top.” But most other students said they are disappointed by the board’s actions. See STUDENTS, Page 10 State University can serve on the Board of Governors.” But several BOG members expressed concern about the $95,000 allotted for professional staff members in ASG’s budget proposal. Former N.C. Gov. James Holshouser said he thinks that by employing a professional staff, student voice in the ASG might be lost. He said it will take an extraordi nary person to not push his agenda on students after having worked with several different ASG administra tions. BOG member John Davis also expressed concerns about the poten tial crossover between what the stu dents need and what a director would want. “I think we could be creating a monster here, and I want to be care ful," he said. But Payne said the ASG is struc tured so that a board of directors, made up of the student body presi dents from each of the 16 campuses, will approve all hiring decisions. He See ASG, Page 10

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