Gtyr Sailg alar Hrrl UNC-CH Receipts Could Go to Other Universities House provision is now under review By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Assistant State & National Editor A provision in the N.C. House ver sion of the state budget could strip $7 million in overhead receipts from UNC- Chapel Hill and redistribute them to seven focus growth institutions in the UNC system. UNC-CH administrators say the redi rection would be detrimental to the University community, which generates roughly 70 percent of the system’s over head receipts, “If it is a $7 million cut, we would def initely have to look into making some changes,” said Tony Waldrop, UNC-CH vice chancellor for research and gradu ate studies. House vs. Senate The N.C. House and Senate have submitted their versions of the budget for the 2002-03 fiscal year. While the two plans are similar on many points, they differ on some key appropriations. The House and the Senate will have to come to a consensus during the next few weeks. Public Schools Class Size Reduction: Adds $42.4 million Class Size Reduction: Cuts $ 13.9 million State Universities & Community Colleges Tuition Increase: House & Senate both recommend tuition increases of 8 percent for in-state students and 12 percent for out-of-state students at 16 universities Health & Human Services More at 4: S2B million to expand program to Wore at 4: No proposed expansion prepare 4-year-olds at risk of failing school Justice & Public Safety Seat Belt Fees: No increase in cost of Seat Belt Fees: Increasing seat belt seat belt citations citations to $75, producing $lO million Environmental & Natural Resources Clean Water: S4O million for trust fund Clean Water: S7O million for trust fund SSSHiT Pay, Benefits & Retirements ft ft Pay Raises: None for Senate or House. Both offer 1.84 percer* raise for teachers, instructional support workers and 1.89 percent for principles and assistant principles. SOURCE: THE (RALEIGH) NEWS & OBSERVER BUDGET From Page 1A Senate and will try to push the budget to the Senate side.” Both budget proposals include an 8 percent systemwide tuition increase for in-state students and a 12 percent increase for out-of-state. Both also pro vide the lull $66 million in funding that UNC-system officials requested for enrollment growth. The House has offered $4.5 million in funding for financial aid, while the Senate has appropriated none. Redwine said House members will fight to have financial aid funding in the finalized budget. “If we raise tuition, we need to fund financial aid,” he said. Senate President Pro Tern Marc Basnight, D-Dare, and other Senate leaders are willing to consider funding financial aid, said Amy Fulk, press sec retary for Basnight. “There’s certainly a commitment in the Senate to higher education,” she said. LOBBYING From Page 1A quendy. Daum said student leaders organized two trips to Raleigh, but other than that, “They were on their own.” Daum said she and Student Body Vice President Aaron Hiller went a few other times. Ducote said he went two or three times a week. After abandoning their batde cry from last spring to lower tuition increas es, student leaders have instead focused on protecting overhead receipts and minimizing overall budget cuts. Daum said the tuition increases approved by the UNC-system Board of Governors were just about set in stone and not a batde the students could win. “With the economic climate there was no way to get anything back,” she said. Daum and student government offi cials worked closely with the adminis tration through UNC-CH’s lobbying coordinator Kevin Fitzgerald. Hiller said that most legislators were open to meeting with students but that many already had their minds made up (Slip lath} alar iltrl For Rent | CreaULocsion. 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Art Pope, R-Wake, proposed an amendment to the House budget putting 10 percent of the receipts in the state’s rainy day fund and its repair and reno But before legislators even begin to delve into reconciling university appro priations, they have to get their revenue numbers in line. “This is the greatest difference in rev enue in the House and Senate since I’ve ever been here,” Lee said. Redwine attributed the differing rev enue numbers largely to the House’s and the Senate’s disparate tax packages. “The tax package that we passed and that they passed are a little different,” Redwine said. “Ours has loopholes, and theirs does not.” Though many of the differences in the House’s and the Senate’s budgets are significant, lawmakers said they are not locked in to their respective budgets. “You have to look at this thing in a holistic point of view,” said Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D- Cumberland. “I try to keep an open mind because we do have to come to some sort of con clusion.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. when it came to the issues. Hiller said students also ran into a knowledge barrier with many legislators who were not educateS on the issues stu dents were pitching them. “We were almost too prepared. I was very surprised with how uninformed many of them are.” Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, said legislators enjoyed seeing students in Raleigh calling atten tion to University issues. Student government and ASG officials said this summer’s efforts were a success despite the multitude of University bud get cuts still being discussed. “I think we persuaded some votes and were as effec tive as we could have been considering the state of the economy,” Hiller said. As she continues to lobby the confer ence committee, Daum said she is opti mistic the final plan will include the min imal cuts necessary to the University bud get, “We are hopeful and confident that a budget compromise out of the conference committee will be more favorable than the one coming out of the House.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. | For Rent | Ridgehaven Townhomes 101 Rock Haven Road (located off Smith level Road) Energy efficient; W/D hook-ups; skylights; patio or deck; J busline; pets welcome 2BR/2'/>BA - $760/month 3BR/2BA - $975/month j 4BR/2BA - SI3OO/monch Contact 967-4565 | For Rent f | HOUSE FOR RENT. 4BR/3BA. 4000 sf 5 minute drive to UNC campus. On bus line. Huge yard. Sunroom and patio. $ 1500/month. Available now 1-866- 442-6018, toll free. vation fund. Several other legislators called for taking even larger amounts from over head receipts. But Waldrop said all of the University’s $75.1 million in receipts for the current fiscal year will be used for necessary programs and services. Among other things, receipts are used for employees’ salaries, construction projects and library funding. “All of the (overhead receipts) are spent accordingly to fund the research and teaching at the University,” he said. Waldrop also said there are safe guards that prevent wasteful spending including audits by state regulators. University efficiency is evidenced by the fact that the amount of grant money the University is receiving is increasing at a time when many of its peer institutions’ funding is decreasing. “These rates (for grants) are re-evalu ated on a yearly basis,” Waldrop said. “If Proposed Sales Tax Would Aid Towns By Michael Davis Assistant City Editor Officials say the half-cent sales tax option approved by the N.C. House could help local governments with their budget woes. In late July, the N.C. House adopted a half-cent sales tax option for local gov ernments. This provision, designed to fill up budget gaps, appeared as good news to Chapel Hill and Carrboro town governments, but the bodies already had passed their town budgets. Now local officials might have to wait several months before they can imple ment the sales tax increase, assuming the option also is passed by the state Senate. Jack Vogt, a professor in UNC’s Institute of Government, said that upon approval by the General Assembly the tax hike could technically go into effect DTH/ADRIAL DALE UNC From Page 1A most of that money is made up of peo ple,” said Risa Palm, dean of the college. Palm said about 20 to 25 vacant posi tions likely will be eliminated this year, roughly the size of a medium-sized aca demic department. Administrators have tried to make the process easier by levying a certain amount of autonomy to department chairmen and deans in deciding where to modify the budget No across-the-board cuts are being mandated from the top down. Palm is confident those department chairmen reporting to her appreciate the process. “I figure a department will know better if it needs to cut positions, supplies, travel, better than I do here,” she said. When a state budget is passed - which some say could happen in the next couple of weeks - all cuts will be reviewed by the provost’s office, and adjustments will be made from there. “What no one has here is a definite budget,” said Provost Robert Shelton. “What we have are folks who took early decisions, which is good. Once we get the numbers, we’ll address it from there.” Pinching Pennies Deputy University Librarian Larry Alford is worried students might get frus TUITION From Page 1A to fund community college summer school programs. “It effectively tells that they don’t sup port the service out-of-state students do for the University,” said Page, a medical student. “It is a shame because the leg islature supported remissions complete ly a couple years ago.” Graduate students say remissions are integral to supporting their education. | For Rent | STUDIO APARTMENT NEAR campus/ hospital. All utilities and cable included. $550/month plus deposit 967-0558. Roommates ROOMMATE NEEDED AUG. Ist. neg. $175 first month. $350 after. Large BR/own bath. Fireplace. Pool, gym. Ample parking. Wood ed area Call Summer @ 919-593-0599. NEED A ROOMMATE FAST? Chapel Hill's number one room mate service since 1986 Fast, safe, secure. Matches in minutes. 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But Michaux conceded that not all of the overhead receipts were wasted. “If all of what (the universities) used them for were things that weren’t worth while then we would take all of it,” he said. “But we’ve seen receipts going for gourmet pizza and donations to Chapel Hill Transit.” The state intends to redirect the funds to worthwhile ends, Michaux said. The receipts would fund enrollment growth at seven focus institutions - Western Classified Advertising | Rooms I FREE ROOM WITH shared kitchen, laun dry facilities, private entrance, air condi tioning in attractive Chapel Hill house in exchange for PT assistance to profession al in rehabilitation program after injury. Opportunity for additional paid compen sation. Hours adaptable to academic class work schedule. Call 933-1166. ROOM IN HISTORIC Home. Walk to UNC/downtown. Refrigerator/microwave No kitchen. Clean/quiet Utilities includ ed. Furnished/unfurnished. 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She said the potential revenue is des perately needed. “The state took away S3OO million from us,” she said. “That’s a considerable sum of money.” Vogt said the additional revenue gen erated by a half-cent sales tax increase trated when they go to Davis Library. Despite budget cuts, the library will not reduce its hours - it’s just that stu dents might have to wait longer for help while they’re there. “One thing students are going to notice are larger lines,” Alford said. About 20 percent of vacant positions in circulation will be left vacant until a state budget is passed, he explained. Not to mention that on the UNC Libraries Web site is a list of more than 900 serials that could be cut when the state takes action. A reduction in spending for other books - possibly 10,000 to 15,000 fewer books - could leave a large gap in the collection, Alford noted. Students won’t just see the effects of the state’s fiscal woes in the library they’ll feel it in the classroom too, in the form of larger classes. Many departments have had to cut course sections from popular classes offered, and some have even had to cut lecturing positions. James Thompson, chairman of the English department, said that although preliminary cuts were inevitable, it has been a priority to not impact introduc tory writing classes. Because 10 course sections and about 1.5 lecturer positions were axed, smaller classes typically for sophomores and upperclassmen will be somewhat more crowded, Thompson said. “I’m sure “Without remissions it would be almost impossible to go to graduate school,” said Carol Lewald, a second-year anthropology graduate student. Yaacov Ben-Shemesh, an interna tional student from Israel, said remis sions are just as important to him. “Taking away tuition remissions means sending (international students) back home,” said Ben-Shemesh, a doctorate student in philosophy. “We can’t have a job because we teach and do research.” While the state’s final budget is still being completed by a joint appropria Travel/Vacation j EARLY SPRING BREAK Specials! Cancun & Jamaica From $429! Free Breakfast, Din ners & Drinks! Award Winning Company! Group Leaders Free! Florida Vacations from $ 149! Located on Franklin Street above Sa lon 135. springbreaktravel.com 968-8887 #1 SPRING BREAK. Travel Free. Carib bean. Mexico. Florida. Padre. Free Drinks/Lowest Prices. 1-800-426-7710 www.sunsplashtours.com ATTENTION SPRING BREAKERS. Travel Free 2003. Get 2 Free Trips/Party with MTV. www.sunsplashtours.com. 1-800426-7710. EARLY SPECIALS! SPRING Break Bahamas Party Cruise! 5 Days $299! Includes Meals. Parties! Awesome Beaches, Nightlife! 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But Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, said senators and UNC-system administrators attempted to persuade House members to allow schools to keep their overhead receipts and will continue to do so in conference committee meetings. “The Senate views (the issue of over head receipts) as one of significant importance,” he said. “This money is earned by those who are doing the research.” The State & National Editor can be reached at stntdesk@unc.edu. would replace local reimbursements held by the state. But Vogt said that because reim bursements are frozen at a set rate, taxes will create more funds for the local gov ernments. “In the long term, the additional sales tax will provide more revenue for local governments than the reimbursements will,” he said. Vogt said some officials have argued that the tax can be made retroactive, but questions of legality have headed off most of this movement. “The consensus of opinion over in the General Assembly is that the sales tax enactment should occur on or after the date of enactment rather than be made retroactive,” he said. Bill Stockard, assistant to Chapel Hill’s town manager, said the town would consider using additional revenue to reduce the tax rate, raise town we’ll rebound from it in the long term, but there won’t be any rebounding until the legislature passes a budget," he said. “We can’t go on like this.” Officials insist that they are trying to preserve resources where they can, but layoffs have been unavoidable. According to data provided by University officials, as of July 10, 64 employees subject to the State Personnel Act were laid off, although only 23 of those were direcdy attributable to state budget cuts. The other layoffs resulted from different causes, like contracts or grants ending for those positions. For UNC employees exempt from the act, one non-faculty and two faculty mem bers were eliminated byjuly 10 for budget reasons. Two other privately funded facul ty positions were eliminated due to lacking funds, and one faculty position is gone because of a contract or grant ending. Laurie Charest, associate vice chan cellor for human resources, said students will see results of these actions in various ways, including reduced cleaning fre quency in the residence halls. “I am certain that we wall see a dif ference in services,” she said. “We can’t sustain levels of that amount - it’s a very frustrating position. Because depart ments don’t know what their budgets wall be ... I think it is entirely possible we will see additional layoffs.” The human resources office on cam tions conference committee, graduate department officials are not sure how they will cope with the shortage if passed. “I don’t want to speculate what that would mean,” Dykstra said. “It is too dif ficult to tell what could happen.” She said the tuition remission incen tive was a commitment made in good faith to students but was never a guaran tee. “It is contingent on funding,” Dykstra said. But “we believe in good faith and will try very hard to meet the demand." Page said he is confident that the University will honor its commitments Itolunteerinti LIKE HELPING CHILDREN LEARN? Sign up to volunteer for a variety of roles, all grade levels with the Chapel HilTCarrboro Schools. Information on UNC Campus. 2nd floor Student Union, Room 220 on 9/4, & 9/10, 9/11, from 10arrv4 30pm Drop in anytime! FIRST DAY FRIEND. Fluent in another lan guage? 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Carrboro Assistant Town Manager Bing Roenigk said that if the tax option is approved, the town will reconsider several projects that were placed on hold due to budget limitations. “Should it come in, we have a list of needs we think really need to be fund ed,” Roenigk said. Among those projects are a market study to evaluate salaries for town employees, the replacement of athletic field lights and a tennis court fence at Anderson Park and capital purchases like dump trucks, she said. Roenigk said that if the sales tax is enacted, the funds won’t go to waste. “We’ll take the money and use it effectively.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. pus is in fact recruiting employees, Charest added, but vacant positions can’t be filled until legislators finish their work. “Because of the condition of the econo my in general, we are getting lots of applications for positions that are open,” she said. “But there still is uncertainty.” Looking Ahead The wait for a budget has begun, but planning is not on the back burner. The University already has established a five-year financial planning committee, headed by Nancy Suttenfield, vice chan cellor for finance and administration. The group is charged with crafting a compre hensive plan for financial growth, given the unpredictability of the economy and funding for higher education. In tile meantime, campus leaders don’t want the wrong perception toward UNC’s budget crunch to arise. “You have to put budget cuts into context,” Moeser said. “These budget cuts are painful, but they’re not going to be crippling. We could really be drama tizing the situation to say we’d be crip pled.” Administrators say dealing with the cuts is just a matter of assessing possible long-term impact. “I don’t want to sugar coat it,” Shelton said of budget cuts. “The key is to not have this persist.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. to graduate students. But Dykstra said it will be difficult to find money elsewhere. “It would be very difficult (to take it from other areas),” she said. “Our budget is not that much.” Dykstra said she is optimistic that the Senate plan, which fully funds tuition remissions, will prevail in the committee. “The bottom line message is we don’t want graduate students to panic,” she said. “The budget process is not quite over.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. Volunteerinci Do You Ho ye Dental Anxiety? Free Dental Cleaning & SSO for Eligible Participants! Subjects needed to participate in a UNC-CH School of Dentistry study to determine the effects of guided relaxation on dental anxiety and sensory perception during a routine dental prophylaxis (dental cleaning). Eligibility: 1. You must be between the ages of 18 &65 and in good health. 2. Ybu must be willing to commit to 3 appointments (one assessment and two dental cleaning appointments) lasting from 1 to 2 hours. 3. 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