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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2005
TUITION
FROM PAGE 1
don’t want to equate a couple of
numbers on the board to your per
sonal value,” Lucido said.
The term “value” held strong
connotations for many out-of-state
students, as they related, in vary
ing degrees, the premier value of a
UNC education that drew them to
the school in the first place.
A willingness to sacrifice more
monetarily than in-state students
is a consideration that many non
residents hope Calabria keeps
in mind when he will endorse,
before the Board of Trustees, a
$350 tuition increase for in-state
students and a SBOO increase for
out-of-state students the option
with the smallest margin between
residents and nonresidents.
The elasticity study completed
earlier this year quantifies market
receptivity to University initia
tives and sensitivity to changes in
STUDENT FEES
FROM PAGE 1
BOT. “But considering the goals of
the institution, I think this could be
a reasonable request to students.”
Wegner developed the proposal
in part because of an elasticity
study released this year underscor
ing the importance of increasing
merit-based scholarships at UNC.
“We are losing a lot of in-state
students that we would like to have
to other institutions, and what we
hear most often is that it’s because
we can’t offer them some kind of
merit scholarship,” said Shirley
Ort, associate provost and director
of scholarships and student aid.
Of all scholarship and aid money
awarded for the 2004-05 school
year, 4 percent went toward merit
scholarships, and the remaining
96 percent funded need-based
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tuition costs. Emerging from the
study was a strong commitment
to balancing public policy.
“For in-state students, we have
to be as inexpensive as we can be
without sacrificing quality of educa
tion,” Lucido said. “For out-of-state
students, we want to deliver value,
but we’re also one of the best.”
While UNC has raised its in
state tuition at a rate that is lower
in comparison to state competitors
and still has a long way to go before
price becomes an issue for in-state
students, the fate of nonresidents is
not so secure, Lucido said.
In his closing remarks, Calabria
emphasized the importance of
student presence at the upcoming
trustee meetings.
"What I say, which will be
reflected by the tenor of what you
said here, is amplified by the peo
ple that are there.”
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scholarships.
The total $3,053,340 allowed
for 290 scholarships, including
the competitive Morehead and
Robertson scholarships.
Low coaching salaries and fund
ing shortcomings for Olympic sports
teams contributed to a financial
need in the athletic department.
“On the balance sheet, there is
serious reason for serious concern,”
said Student Body President Matt
Calabria.
The group ultimately decided that
the proposal opposes the purpose of
student fees and that sufficient time
wasn’t allowed for review.
The Chancellor’s Committee on
Student Fees will meet today to
finalize the suggestion before the
BOT’s Wednesday meeting.
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From Page One
Parents target trials of raising teens
School groups connect to community
BY SAM SHEPARD
STAFF WRITER
Local high school organiza
tions sponsored a forum Monday
night, with the goal of educating
parents about different ways to
communicate effectively with
their teenagers.
The parent-teacher student
associations and school governance
committees of both Chapel Hill-
Carrboro City high schools spon
sored “Helping Parents Help Our
Teens,” to help parents face many
of the issues of raising a teen.
“The difficulty of raising a teen
is a common problem,” said Henry
Greenside, organizer of the forum
and member of both the PTSA
and SGC at East Chapel Hill High.
“Many parents don’t have the skills
to know what to do.”
The PTSA and SGC at each
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ment,” Whilden said.
Dearmin, former co-chairman
for the executive branch’s public ser
vice and advocacy committee, said
he believes his student government
experience makes him a good choice.
He is looking to improve the campus
advising system and strengthen the
programs that already work.
“Attitude and experience are
definitely the two things that set
me apart,” Dearmin said.
Candidate Leigha Blackwell
devised her platform after con
ducting a survey of6oo students to
learn their top concerns. She wants
to focus her attention on commu
nication and collaboration.
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school typically sponsor several
smaller forums each school year.
But Monday’s forum included
several participants from both
high schools and the community
—a trend they hope to continue in
the future, Greenside said.
Greenside recruited several
prominent figures from the schools
and community to give recom
mendations and information for
parents and to answer audience
questions during the forum.
The panelists included
Mauricio Castro, founder of El
Centro Latino in Carrboro; Anson
Dorrance, head coach of the UNC
women’s soccer team; and Calvin
Allen, former associate director of
the Dispute Settlement Center of
Orange County.
Ruby Bugg, a student assis
tance specialist at East Chapel Hill
“We need to use what we have
and bring it to its fullest potential,”
she said.
Ballard said he believes his vision
of making the University one of the
best in tbe nation is synonymous
with that of the entire campus.
“The fact that my platform has
a more forward-looking vision for
this University sets me apart from
the other candidates,” Ballard said.
Candidates said they are eager
for the opportunity to present their
platforms at future forums, such
as the Dialectic and Philanthropic
Societies’ forum tonight at 7:30
p.m. in their meeting room of New
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High, emphasized the importance
of responsibility in her five-minute
presentation to the audience.
“Do not take ownership for every
decision your child makes (because)
it’s part of growing up.... There are
different choices, and they have dif
ferent costs,” she said. “It’s what you
do after those mistakes and how you
use that to go forward.”
Another concept Bugg and the
other panelists stressed was the need
for parents to create a plan of action
with their teens about how they will
approach issues that might arise.
“Have a plan before you need it,”
she said. “Talk to your kids when
you don’t need to. Don’t wait until
things happen.”
And most parents were enthusi
astic about what the panel said.
Michael Williamson, father of
a 16-year-old at East Chapel Hill
High, said he hopes to implement
some of the recommendations
made at the forum.
ILLINOIS
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next few months.
In 2003, Illinois state lawmak
ers required public universities
to implement the plan by fall
2004.
The state also gave the 12 Illinois
campuses the freedom to set their
own tuition rates and extend their
guaranteed-tuition policies to
graduate students.
Illinois legislators said that
since different campuses have
particular needs, statewide stipu
lations would do more harm than
good.
The premise of the Illinois legis
lation was that guaranteed tuition
saves students money, but many
say that’s inaccurate.
“They aren’t getting a financial
break; they’re just getting financial
security,” Eakman said.
In the first year two years, stu
dents with guaranteed tuition pay
more than those without.
But during the third year, they
pay less.
In the end, the price is virtually
the same.
At UIC, in-state students with
out guaranteed tuition paid $2,645
for fall 2004.
Incoming freshmen with a set
tuition rate paid $2,841.
Eakman said it is too early to
accurately predict the effects of
the plan.
CAA REPORT
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Strunk reiterated that point, say
ing most CAA events cost more than
S2OO. “I do not feel the oversight in
their reforms is appropriate,” she
said. “The planning process and
functionality of the group could be
damaged.”
The athletics committee also
will introduce the possible form
ing of a ticket distribution commit
tee to review the process each year,
Winslett said.
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“The challenge we are facing is
not unique to my daughter or my
family. There are lots of other peo
ple in the same boat,” he said. “We
got access to some ideas that we’re
gonna try.”
The panel members stressed the
need to approach parental commu
nication with their teens from vari
ous angles.
“We need to be a team: parents,
the school and your child,” said
Mary Gratch, a student counselor
at Chapel Hill High and parent of
two high-school students.
Gratch said she benefits from
having the ability to have a dual per
spective as a parent and counselor.
“It’s extra motivation that it’s my
community.... These parents are
my peers. It doesn’t feel like a con
flict (of interest), it makes it more
important to me.”
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But Andrew Hollingsead, a stu
dent member of the UI Board of
Trustees, was quick to point out
negative effects of the plan.
Since students with guaran
teed tuition pay higher rates in
their first two years, students who
transfer out of the university sys
tem never end up receiving the
pay break that comes in the last
two years.
“If you are only there two
years, really, you’re paying more,”
Hollingsead said.
He also mentioned the diffi
culty of projecting future rates of
tuition based on the year’s budget
situation.
The fiscal needs of a university
might change abruptly within four
years, he said.
“I have a problem with really
requiring the university to project
over four years what their fiscal sit
uation is going to be,” Hollingsead
said.
For now, the BOG is weighing
all the advantages and disadvan
tages of the program.
“It certainly would be a positive
thing to be able to say to students
and their parents that you are
going to be guaranteed the same
tuition during a four-year period,”
Phillips said.
“If we could do that, I think
people would appreciate it.”
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The biggest complaint from stu
dents regarding ticket distribution
is the early morning line check-in,
said CAA presidential candidate
Hayes Holdemess. “The line check
has become obsolete because people
just leave afterward,” he said.
Justin Johnson, the other CAA
presidential hopeful, said he hopes
the group will cut back the number
of tickets it receives to only those
who actually distribute bracelets.
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