VOLUME 112, ISSUE 127
Hikes went to growth, hiring, aid
USE OF SII2M WILL BE FACTOR
IN COMING TUITION DECISION
BY EMMA BURGIN
STATE & NATIONAL EDITOR
UNC-system schools used the
more than sll2 million in revenue
they collected last year from campus
based tuition increases and growth
funding to hire and retain full-time
faculty and to increase student aid.
Members of the UNC system’s
governing body will refer to that
fact today as they start discussing
next year’s tuition rates.
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Freshman Whitney Pierce (left) buys a bottle of water from
freshman Jessica Roller, a member of the Southeast Asia
Interest Association, Wednesday afternoon in the Pit. SEAIA
is raising money to donate to the tsunami relief effort. It is selling
bottles of water for sl. The proceeds will go to Save the Children
DEDC regroups
following uproar
BY JAKE POTTER
STAFF WRITER
The Chapel Hill Downtown
Economic Development
Corporation, under the mantle
of new leadership, reaffirmed
Wednesday its status as a public
body after confusion over a closed
session caused its former chairman
to resign.
Corporation members appoint
ed Andrea Rohrbacher to fill the
chairman position at their meeting
at the Midway Business Center.
The corporation’s former chair
man, Bob Epting, resigned after
corporation members discussed
several agenda items in closed ses
sion at their Nov. 17 meeting.
“I feel very honored that the
group nominated me,” Rohrbacher
said.
The Chapel Hill Town Council
formed the corporation to fuse the
interests of the town, University
and downtown private sector in a
healthy downtown.
To avoid future mix-ups, the
corporation decided in a unani
mous vote to abide by the N.C.
Open Meetings and Public Records
laws.
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job of understanding and adher
ing to the (UNC-system Board of
Governors’) directive,” said Jeff
Davies, the system’s vice president
for finance.
The board enlisted Davies to help
investigate the allocations of tuition
and growth revenue at each system
school. He released a report this
week that outlines the allocation of
the revenue at each system school.
Members wanted to ensure that
universities were using the funds
“I think all of us
are concerned that
we do all we can
to avoidfuture
concerns
NANCY SUTTENFIELD, dedc
“I think all of us are concerned
that we do all we can to avoid future
concerns,” said Nancy Suttenfield,
the board’s vice chairwoman.
The open meetings law
describes public entities as “any
elected or appointed authority,
board, commission, committee,
council, or other body of the state
... that is composed of two or
more members and exercises or
is authorized to exercise a legis
lative, policy-making, quasi-judi
cial, administrative, or advisory
function.”
Town attorney Ralph Karpinos
spoke with the corporation about
the state’s open meetings law.
“If four out of the seven (mem-
SEE DEDC, PAGE 4
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Chancellor looks for ways to connect to the campus,
with a little bit of help from student leaders PAGE 2
to increase class offerings and to
decrease class size. They also noted
the need for more permanent fac
ulty at system schools.
UNC-Chapel Hill received a
total of $18.7 million in combined
appropriations from a campus
based tuition increase and enroll
ment growth.
The University’s tuition revenue
totaled $14.1 million after in-state
students paid an additional $250
this year and out-of-state students
experienced a $1,500 increase in
tuition.
The revenue from the tuition
hike was used to increase faculty
salaries and financial aid, said
THE WATER OF LIFE
DTH/LAURA MORTON
International. The bottled water symbolizes the need for clean
drinking water in the countries hit by the disaster. SEAIA is also
selling green ribbons for $1 apiece. Those proceeds will benefit the
Red Cross. SEAIA will continue its fund-raising efforts from 10 in
the morning until the afternoon today and Friday in the Pit.
Students struggle to get classes
BY ERIN ZUREICK
STAFF WRITER
Now that she has only three
semesters at UNC remaining,
course requirements are beginning
to catch up with Lauren Gardner.
But when she went to make
her schedule for the semester, she
discovered a problem: The classes
she needed to take for her Asian
studies major weren’t available.
“Classes for my major simply
aren’t being offered,” Gardner said.
DTH/WHITNEY SHEFTE
Construction workers continue work on Memorial Hall
on Wednesday afternoon. The new theater is located on
Cameron Avenue; a formal opening is planned for September.
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Steve Allred, executive associate
provost for the University.
“For UNC-Chapel Hill this past
year, the role of campus-based
tuition is crucial in student sup
port, but also in faculty support,”
he said.
About $5.69 million from tuition
revenue was put toward faculty
salaries, $625,000 was used to up
the pay for teaching assistants and
$763,818 went toward fringe ben
efits. A little more than $4.72 mil
lion was put toward student aid.
Allred said that without a cam
pus-based tuition increase, UNC
SEE TUITION, PAGE 4
“I found that many of the nonsur
vey, upper-level classes in my area
were canceled.”
Gardner’s story isn’t uncom
mon. It is one that pervades con
versations as UNC students shop
for books or socialize in the Pit.
A shortage of required classes
adds to other problems encountered
during the first week of class, includ
ing rearranging class schedules and
pleading with teachers to add a few
extra seats to their courses.
SPORTS
KILLING THE BUZZ
UNC passes a key ACC test by throttling a depleted
Yellow Jackets squad at the Smith Center PAGE 13
UNC BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS 2004-05
Revenue generated from campus-based tuition increases and growth funds
INSTITUTION TUITION INCREASE ENROLLMENT FUNDS TOTAL
ASU 2,951,627 601,739 3,553,366
ECU 4,317,700 14,346,480 18,664,180
ECSU 495.975 0 495,975
FSU 870,900 56,588 927,488
NCAT 2,329,575 6,472,423 8,801,998
NCCU 1,798,200 3,305,358 5,103,558
NCSA 517,500 508,309 1,025,809
NCSU 6,941,450 5,998,236 12,939,686
UNC-A 806,025 694,873 1,500,898
UNC-CH 14,119.806 4,577,398 18,697,204
UNC-C 3,964,000 7,871,377 11,835,377
UNC-G 2,996,816 5,323,576 8,320,392
UNC-P 970,425 1,718,755 2,689,180
UNC-W 2,561,809 1,814,132 4,375,941
WCU 1,531,875 4,272,242 5,804,117
WSSU 930,598 6,429,739 7,360,337
TOTAL 548,104,281 $63,991,225 $112,095,506
UNC-SYSTEM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DTH/MARY JANE KATZ
UNC’s course scheduling sys
tem operates almost completely
online and allows students to
check course availability.
Sophomore Dustin Call didn’t
declare his major in time and was
forced to spend Wednesday sitting
in on three classes, hoping to add
his name to the course roster.
“I thought I had declared
my major, but then I found out
I couldn’t get into two of my
required classes and had to fill the
Renovation to end in May;
Memorial to open in Sept.
BY JIM WALSH
ASSISTANT ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
More than a year behind schedule,
the renovation of Memorial Hall has
been plagued by escalating costs and
unforeseen setbacks.
But officials said Wednesday that the
project is moving along slowly.
The theater, which will seat more
than 1,500, was originally slated for
completion in 2004. It should be fin
ished in May, and a formal opening
ceremony is scheduled to take place in
September.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2005
2nd pick
expected
to gamer
approval
Bush s choice for security
post likely to see support
BY INDIA AUTRY
STAFF WRITER
President Bush’s new pick for the head of home
land security is expected to bring managerial skills
and loyalty to the post.
Michael Chertoff, a federal appeals court judge,
crafted Bush’s anti-terrorism plans in the after-
math of the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks as head of the
Justice Department’s Criminal
Division.
Nominated Tuesday,
Chertoff, who has overwhelm
ing support from both sides of
the aisle, is expected to eas
ily gain Senate confirmation,
said Charles Pena, director of
defense policy studies at the
Cato Institute.
Jim Carafano, military
expert for The Heritage
Foundation, said Chertoff isn’t
laden with the scandals of
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Michael
Chertoff
was tapped to
head security.
Bush’s first nominee for the job, former New York
police commissioner Bernard Kerik.
“He’s imminently confirmable,” Carafano said.
“The last thing we need is a Bernard Kerik two.”
Experts say ChertofTs apparent lack of personal
scandal isn’t his only advantage over the original
nominee. Kerik’s critics say he lacked the organi-
SEE SECURITY, PAGE 4
space with two random classes to
meet the minimum of 12 (credit)
hours,” said Call, a Greek and dra
matic arts double major.
Each academic department has
the discretion to add or cancel
classes and seats as necessary.
Karen Gil, chairwoman of the
Department oi Psychology, said
most of the department’s classes
are at capacity. Gil said psychology
SEE COURSES, PAGE 4
“We’re getting really close,” said con
struction manager Lindsay Hopkins.
“You can see the end in sight.”
As the bricks have gone up on one of
the largest performance spaces on cam
pus, so has the price.
Originally estimated to cost $14.5
million, the project now boasts a pro
jected budget of more than $17.3 mil
lion, officials said.
In September, asbestos was discov
ered in parts of the building’s plaster
SEE MEMORIAL, PAGE 4