VOLUME 113, ISSUE 138
TRUSTEES VOTE TO RAISE TUITION: $250, resident undergraduates; $l,lOO, nonresident undergraduates; SSOO, graduate students
TUITION HIKES OK’D
BY BRIAN HUDSON
UNIVERSITY EDITOR
In about an hour Wednesday, UNC-
Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees approved
campus tuition hikes that would raise
tuition next year $l,lOO for nonresident
undergraduates and $250 for resident
undergraduates.
IVustees also approved a SSOO increase
for all graduate students.
The hikes cannot be finalized until
they’re considered at the February meeting
of the UNC-system Board of Governors.
The BOG also will consider a student fee
hike proposal approved by the trustees that
would raise fees $170.05 for undergradu
ate students and $166.05 for graduate stu
dents.
Wednesday’s decision marks the end
of a monthslong consideration of tuition
at the campus level. TVustees first began
discussing tuition during their November
meeting.
If approved as they stand, the hikes
would bring tuition to $4,863 for in-state
undergraduates and $19,511 for out-of-state
undergraduates.
Resident graduates would pay $5,514,
and nonresident graduates would pay
$19,512.
The tuition increases are set to bring
UNC more than $8.5 million in additional
revenue next year.
Forty percent of the money will be set
aside for student aid, ensuring that those
receiving aid can cover the costs of the
tuition hikes.
That leaves about $5.1 million, sl.l mil
lion of which has been earmarked for teach
ing assistant stipends. The money will raise
SEE TUITION, PAGE 9
Board of Trustees tackles full day
UNIVERSITY AFFAIRSCOMMITTEI^
Provost Robert Shelton presented the
university affairs committee with changes
to the way classes are scheduled in order
to address a classroom space shortage.
“We've got some Monday- Wednesday
75-minute classes, and we are just not
going to allow it anymore," Shelton said.
Classes scheduled between 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays
will meet for only 50 minutes and will all
include a session on Fridays, Shelton said
in his presentation.
Margaret Jablonski, vice chancel
lor for student affairs, also announced
a $163,000 three-year grant that the
University received to identify students
at risk for suicide.
More peer-education programs will be
provided, parents will be contacted more
frequently and technology will be used to
reach students more effectively thanks to
the grant Jablonski said.
Linda Dykstra, dean of the graduate
school, closed the meeting with a discus-
Behind the scenes, board gets to work
Little glory, much
stress for workers
BY CATHERINE ROBBS
STAFF WRITER
When Jim Brewer joined the UNC
Board of Elections his freshman year,
he had no idea it would involve late
night investigations in Lenoir Dining
Hall, excuse notes for class from the
student body president and a mentor
called “The Godfather.”
In the past few years the elec
tions board, an external body of
student government that regulates
issues concerning campus elec
tions, has handled myriad disputes
and controversies.
In 2002, allegations were brought
before the board against a candidate
CORRECTION
Due to a reporting error,
Wednesday’s front-page arti
cle “Students react to tuition
stance” misconstrued Student
Body President Seth Dcarmin’s
statements on tuition.
The range of tuition hikes
stated in the article were pro
posals under consideration
not the proposals he intended
to support. The Daily Tar Heel
apologizes for the error.
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Board of Trustees members (from left) Tim Burnett, Barbara Hyde, Seth Dearmin and Bob Winston meet Wednesday afternoon at the Carolina Inn to discuss a
round of tuition increases for the 2006-07 academic year. The trustees approved a series of hikes, again favoring out-of-state students with the highest increase.
sion on the importance of graduate stu
dents to the University.
The major issue brought to the com
mittee's attention was the need to guar
antee those students' financial support
beyond their first year.
‘We're doing better on our stipends,
but we still need to be able to offer mul
tiyear support'she said.
Rusty Carter, university affairs com
mittee chairman, said it is important that
committee members understand the role
of graduate students when they serve as
advocates for their needs.
'lt is imperative we understand what
it is we are talking about,* he said.
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BUILDING AND GROUNDS
The Board of Trustee's buildings
and grounds committee held its semi
annual meeting at the Carolina Inn on
Wednesday afternoon.
SEE BOT ROUNDUP, PAGE 4
that was said to be violating cam
paign rules in Lenoir Dining Hall.
The saga ended with phone calls to
Chancellor James Moeser to request
the viewing of security tapes from
the basement of Lenoir.
“I was this freshman, and I kept
thinking, “Whoa, what have I got
ten myself into,’” said Brewer, now
a junior and co-vice chairman of
the board.
Typically, the board’s work cen
ters around less glamorous, more
behind-the-scenes work.
“It’s probably one of the more
thankless jobs of student govern
ment,” said Walker Rutherfurd,
chairman of the board for fall 2004.
“If we do our job right, no one even
knows we are there.”
SEE BOE, PAGE 4
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BOT's proposed
tuition hikes during
the last four years:
2002 to 'O3: S4OO for one year
2003 to 'O4: No hike
2004 to 'OS: S3OO for residents
and $1,500 for nonresidents
2005 to 'O6: S2OO for residents
and SI,OOO for nonresidents
Voice your opinion
Online poll: Do you agree with
the proposed tuition increases?
Go to www.dailytarheel.com to
participate in our online poll
Febuary meeting: The UNC
system Board of Governers is set
to consider the tuition
proposal during its meeting.
Contact info: For concerns
about the hikes, contact Chairman
Brad Wilson at 765-3558.
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Freshman Sarah Rutledge counts votes for student elections
Tuesday in the Board of Elections office in the Student Union.
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BUDGET SEASON'S BACK
After a contentious round of
budget negotiations last year,
town officials say this year's
talks should prove
to go more smoothly.
STUDENTS EYE
STICKER PRICE
BY KRISTEN POPE
STAFF WRITER
If sophomore Samantha Jackson
had chosen to attend the blue school
down the road, she would have paid
the same amount for her first year at
Duke University as for her first year
at UNC- Chapel Hill.
Though Duke charges $32,600
for one year’s tuition and fees while
UNC only charges $4,606 for in
state students, Duke offered Jackson
enough financial aid to even out the
prices of the two schools.
While universities run the risk
that applicants will be scared away
by high tuition costs, officials say
that students are increasingly aware
of how their school’s financial aid
program might be the key to mak
ing any education affordable.
Jerry Lucido, vice provost for
admissions and enrollment manage
ment, said, “There’s no question that
STD testing marketed
to college communities
BY DESIREE SHOE
STAFF WRITER
The letters “STD,” so short and sim
ple, are often accompanied by a wave
of fear.
And for good reason, because
today’s youth, particularly college-age
men and women, increasingly are at
risk of becoming infected.
In light of current statistics, more
men and women are choosing to get
tested.
According to a national study
released by the School of Journalism
and Mass Communication in 2004,
one of every two sexually active youth
will acquire an STD by age 25.
The study adds that almost half of
SEE STD TESTING, PAGE 9
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HOME COURT?
The Tar Heels drop another
one at home Wednesday in a
tough 81 -74 loss to new ACC
rival Boston College. The Tar
Heels fell to 3-3 in the ACC.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2006
families and students have become
more interested in their aid pack
ages and what the net cost would be
to them.”
“I think we pay probably too
much attention to the specific
tuition calculation as it relates to
how it impacts students.”
Shirley Ort, UNC director of
scholarships and student aid, also
said students are becoming less
likely to consider only the price of
tuition without considering the aid
they can receive.
“Some may, but I don’t think so
nearly as much,” she said. “We’ve had
so much visibility.”
And UNC has seen a jump in
the number of on-time applicants
for financial aid during the last few
years, she said.
Five years ago, only 49 percent of
SEE STICKER PRICE, PAGE 9
today in history
JAN. 26,1995 ...
A UNC lacrosse player and
a Chapel Hill resident were
killed when a UNC law student
opened fire with a semiauto
matic rifle on Henderson Street.
Youth and STDs:
About 50 percent of new
STD cases and HIV infections
occur among youth ages 15-24
1 out of 2 sexually active
youths will acquire an STD by
age 25
15- to 19-year ok) females
have the highest rates of
gonorrhea and chlamydia
At least $6.5 billion was
spent covering medical costs
to treat STDs acquired by
American youths in 2000.
SOURCE: UNC SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION
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