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4 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004 TUITION FROM PAGE 1 say they are being overlooked. These students are paying $16,267 in tuition and fees. The BOT has proposed a $1,500 one-year increase for nonresident graduate and undergraduate stu dents. The board wants to increase nonresident undergraduate and graduate tuition to the 75th per centile of UNO’s peers, leaving nonresident graduate students looking at about a $3,700 increase in tuition over the next few years. While nonresidents make up only 18 percent of all undergraduate students, 40 percent of graduate students are nonresidents. That percentage jumps to 70 percent for first-year graduate students. “They’re not living off the parental dole,” said Dan Herman, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation. “This is a real life worry.” Jen Bushman, GPSF vice presi dent for external affairs, said some graduate programs require gradu ate students not to hold an outside job, making it harder to absorb a tuition increase. “It backs a student into a wall where they have to go further into debt or they may have to change RESOLUTION FROM PAGE 1 shaped, but I think there will be a nonresident increase,” he said in an interview after the meeting. Judith Wegner, chairwoman of the council, will present the resolu tion to the BOT during its meeting, although she fears the BOT will not be swayed by the opinions of the faculty. “It gives me great sorrow and concern that they’re proceed ing in this direction without taking heed to good counsel,” she said. Wegner said she will present the resolution to board members to inform them of faculty concerns. “I would be stressing that they shouldn’t do this if they’re doing it in the name of the faculty.” If the BOT passes the proposed increase, Wegner said, she will jIJM'M I•: • \ ‘ \ wliFm (. • \ll k m l XT' - i ■■ ' \< J'4 r#fr Burch Field Research Seminars and Honors Study Abroad Information Fair Thursday, January 22 1-4 pm in Graham Memorial room 039 Exciting programs in London, Berlin, Beijing, Chile, Cape Town, Sydney \ Rome, the Sierras, Washington DC, and Ghana wwnN.johnstoncenter.unc.edu or abroad@unc.edu /pgQtf) fast delivery /Mmn 968-3278 I "In 1 OPEN LATE nuv~vj®xL/ HOURS X f- 4 -£rf ■ Mon-Wed: 4pm-2am 306A W. Franklin St. 3£[ @@ m £j Sun:llam-2am Dorm Special Weekday Madness 1 Topping Pizza or Large 1 Topping pizza Order of Pokey Stix or Lar 9 e order of Pokey Stix Medium $5.99 * w ,6. * 54.99) Offers may expire without notice their standard of living,” she said. But Linda Dykstra, dean of The Graduate School, said she is “pret ty comfortable” with the tuition increase proposals and students’ ability to handle an increase. The BOT expects to hold harm less funds for tuition remissions, which pay the difference between nonresident and resident tuition for graduate students who are either research or teaching assistants. About 50 percent of nonresident graduate students receive tuition remission, although that percent shifts between the students from semester to semester. “If they’re not working as teaching assistants and research assistants and they don’t have another source of income, they will be able to apply for stu dent aid,” Dykstra said. But Herman said he is worried about the massive impact that this tuition increase could have on graduate students and the University on a whole. He said that having highly qual ified graduate students is impor tant to UNC for three main rea sons: research, faculty retention and recruitment and the quality of undergraduate education. The Faculty Council expressed the same concerns in a resolution passed Friday against the proposed appeal to the UNC-system Board of Governors. The BOG must approve the request before it is sent to the N.C. General Assembly. Last semester a Tuition Task Force comprising University stu dents and officials proposed rais ing tuition S3OO over three years. The BOT rejected this proposal in November, instead choosing to focus on raising tuition for out-of state students only. During Friday’s council meet ing, history Professor Lloyd Kramer said he was concerned by the BOT’s actions. “They’re setting anew prece dent that basically says, ‘Well, you can say what you want, but we’re going to make our own decision.’” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. From Page One increase, stating that recruitment and retention of top graduate stu dents is linked to recruiting and retaining top faculty, as well as to securing research funding. Bushman said she is worried that higher tuition will affect UNC’s ability to recruit.“lf the price goes sky-high all of a sudden, we’re going to have trouble attract ing the cream of the crop of grad uate students,” she said. But Dykstra said she doubts the increase will have a negative impact on UNC’s ability to attract prospective graduate students. “I think it would be difficult to find a university as good as Chapel Hill at any lower price,” she said. The additional money from the tuition increase is expected to be used primarily to boost faculty salaries, officials have emphasized. But Herman said the increase could end up deterring prospective faculty from teaching at UNC by degrading the quality of graduate students who apply. “You might be making the illness worse through the treatment,” he said. While GPSF leaders say the graduate student voice has not been heard during tuition talks, BOT members said they will take such concerns into consideration. “I don’t know exactly what that will mean when we make our deci sion,” said BOT Vice Chairman Nelson Schwab. “But there were some good points made, and I think we ought to consider them.” BOT chairman Richard “Stick” Williams said there could be a dif ferent tuition increase for under graduates and graduates. “I don’t know that that’s what the board is thinking going into this,” he said. “But that’s definitely possible.” Until the board settles the tuition issue this year, students like Dumancic will be left wondering if they’ll need to find the money to cover a higher tuition bill. “I wish I could be more focused on my stud ies,” he said, “instead of what’s going to happen to me a year from now as far as my financial situation.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. 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For directions call (919) 962-0154 web: http://www.unc.edu/depts/mont email: mont@unc.edu CRIME FROM PAGE 1 its safety amenities are factors that contribute to the number of inci dents reported for each area. Sgt. Chris Blue, community services officer for Chapel Hill, said, “It’s important for students to know crime statistics because of the nature of crimes in student communities.” Blue said apartments in high density areas with large parking lots are more attractive targets for criminals wanting to break into motor vehicles. “In high-density areas, students are at higher risk for crimes,” he said. Lt. John Lau, the community services officer for Carrboro, said because many students want low rent rates and because apartments with affordable housing tend to attract more people, there is a cor relation between lower-income areas and high crime rates in apart ment complexes. “Lower-income areas breed crimes,” he said. Lau also said the higher the occupancy in an area, the more crimes usually are reported. Abbey Court Apartments, the largest complex in Carrboro with 360 units, had the second-highest number of incidents. Although Abbey Court had 19 larcenies out of its total of 43 inci dents reported last year, property manager Patrick Clark said, its management has tried to help res idents avoid becoming victims of such crimes. Clark said the complex is police friendly and is patrolled by West Tek Inc., a private security compa ny based in Smithfield, factors that have reduced crime in the area. Blue said the location of apart ments can make them more prone to criminal activities. He said com munities on the perimeters of towns or near major highways and thoroughfares are more vulnerable to break-ins. Shadowoods Apartments, com prising 336 apartments and locat ed near major thoroughfares such as Interstate 40, saw 28 larcenies in 2003, reports state. CRIMES IN LOCAL APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN 2003 The 2003 crime statistics released last week by the Chapel Hill and Carrboro police depart ments indicate larceny was the crime most frequently committed in local apartments. The statistics were calculated for 41 apartment complexes in Chapel Hill and 18 in Carrboro. Top 10 apartment complexes by total incidents: CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO Kingswood 36 Estes Park 55 Shadowoods 31 Abbey Court 43 Laurel Ridge 27 Arbor Meadows 40 Pinegate 25 Carolina 40 Village West 24 Dominion at Ramsgate 40 Camelot 22 Royal Park 39 Walden at Greenfields 22 University Lake 38 Glen Lennox 19 Ridgewood 38 Bolinwood 15 * Autumn Woods 30 Foxcroft 15 Highland Hills 30 Top 10 apartments by number of larcenies: CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO Kingswood 28 Dominion at Ramsgate 33 Shadowoods 28 Estes Park 32 Pinegate 22 Ridgewood 29 Laurel Ridge 21 University Lake 27 Walden at Greenfields 21 Carolina 24 Glen Lennox 17 Royal Park 21 Foxcroft 14 The Villages 20 Mill Creek 11 Abbey Court 19 Village West 11 Arbor Meadows 19 Camelot 9 Autumn Woods 17 For a full listing of the 2003 crime statistics for Chapel Hill apartments, visit http://www.chpd.us. Statistics for Carrboro apartments can be requested from the police department. SOURCE: THE CHAPEL HILL AND CARRBORO POLICE DEPARTMENTS Lori Fox, spokeswoman for AIMCO, the company that manages Shadowoods, said proactive safety measures have been taken since Chapel Hill police completed a safe ty survey of die area. “The police said (the management) has done every thing needed, and the police thought the property was safe.” Although students are not iden tified as a cause of crime, Colony Apartments’ property manager, Jason Patcher, said family oriented environments help maintain a low number of incident reports. Colony Apartments, which Patcher said has less than 1 percent student renters and 200 apart ments, had only four incidents of larceny and six total incidents, as MLK FROM PAGE 1 ident of the Durham chapter of the NAACP, spoke out against the con flict in Iraq, saying that King would have opposed the conflict and that citizens should take a stand against it as King did against the Vietnam War. 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Cali 962-3782 Sponsored by the Peer Tkitoring Program and UNC Learning Center Qlljp iaiUj uktr fel stated in the 2003 reports. “Larceny crime is a general issue because it’s a college town, and students tend to leave CDs and other valuables in the front seats of their cars.” Lau said students need to lock car doors, avoid leaving valuables in the seats and choose apartments with good lighting. Cousins said students searching for apartments can draw their own conclusions from the statistics, which are listed on the police department’s Web site, http://www.chpd.us. Carrboro’s statistics can be requested from the police department. Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. But while the march featured much protest, King’s own theme of togetherness also was emphasized. Mauricio Castro, president of the board of El Centro Latino, pointed out that celebrations associated with King’s birthday and the strug gle for equality should not be con fined to one day. “The birth of a great leader such as Martin Luther King should be celebrated every day, not just today.” Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu.
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