Miami Hurricane, February 17, 1976

              Students I oice Opposition To $400 Tuition Increase
By Al BIN HILL
USIG Pr«i atm
Last Tuesday when news of the tuition increase hit the papers, representatives from the dorms and dorm governments, Interfraternity Council, United Black Students, Pan-hellenic and Undergraduate Student Body Government met and expressed their mutual disbelief at the size of the increase.
We reflected on the announced deficit last year and the regular assurances from the administration that we are running in the black and there would be no deficit for fiscal 1975-76. We considered the obvious hardships that would be faced by many students and parents in light of the $400 per year increase. Our concern deepened when we realized that already well over 50 per cent of our student population isalreadvon financial aid.
It so happened that Tuesday I had to be in Tallahassee to meet Governor Askew and I prepared by reading “Paying the Bill fgr College" by John R. Silber, president of Boston University. I learned that the current annual tuition at Harvard is $3,400 while for the same period a student pays $2,890 at Boston University. Both of these are independent institutions like UM. This fall we will be called upon to pay $3,300 annually if the announced tuition increase goes through. This leads us to do some additional research. This is what we found.
This year an undergraduate student at Yale pays $3,360 for tuition ($60 more than what we will pay in the fall,) but for that fee the student is also covered for health service, normal hospitalization, accident insurance, lab and miscellaneous fees, and access to one of the best educations in the country. For the $3,400 tuition at Harvard, the student gains access to an eight million volume library and probably the best instruction money can buy. Duke University currently charges an annual tuition of $2,800 and offers students a library with 2,333,500 volumes, 4,180,000 manuscripts, 14,500 periodicals and 200 newspa-
pers.
It is obvious that we are already getting much less than what we are paying for, and therefore the student leaders from the previously mentioned organizations adamantly oppose the announced tuition increase.
I have been reliably informed that in the past five years the administrative budget has grown by 45 per cent and the faculty has received a 16 per cent salary increase. During this same period, enrollment dropped whilethe administration personnel increased in numbers and salaries.
We believe that there is serious mismanagement on the part of the administration. Faculty and students have been asking for the budget year in and year out, yet the administration refuses to budge. Since 1970 tuition has been increased five times, but this time we are going to refuse to accept it.
In a real sense we purchase the commodity the University seeks to offer, and every time we are told that we must passively accept an increase. During the past week many students have come to the conclusion that we will not accept the $400 increase in tuition. We want the Board of Trustees to know that the fees are oppressive and we cannot accept it.
We will demonstrate at the Rock today because we have no alternative. Not one student was consulted concerning the increase. I also understand that not even the department heads were consulted. Now there are going to be a million explanations for the outrageous increase.
We have to tell the administration and the trustees that we refuse the increase, that they should retract it, open up the books, justify the present burdensome tuition fees, and then we will begin to negotiate.
The 14 per cent increase is about six per cent above the national rate of inflation last year, and with a balanced budget this year, why the increase?
How are we to be sure that there is not an overabundance of administrative fat in the Ashe Building that could be pared? How else are we to make our opposition known if
we are not allowed to attend the meetings of the Vice Presidents Council, the Deans Policy Council, the Budget and Review and Board of Trustees Finance Committee, where these various decisions are made?
Today, we are opposing with the strongest voice and medium that we have — our physical presence!
Various student leaders See page 4
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"Abuse’ Causes RA To Resten
By OAKY MAURA
Hurricane Staff Writer
After taking an "unbearable" amount of verbal and physical abuse because of the .left Gales case. I alon I (all Resident Assistant (RA) Susan Norton resigned her position
Since the story appeared in last Tuesday's Hurricane, Norton has had firecrackers thrown under her door, darts thrown in her door, and was pointed at and threatened almost every time she left her room
"I'm afraid if I stas someone will come to the door one night and knife me." she said
Gates, on probation for a previous offense, was ordered out of Eaton Hail last week by Housing Director .lames Grimm. Gates was charged with refusing to lower the volume of his stereo, ripping down signs staling that quiet hours were in effect and harassing an RA Gales pleaded guilty to the charges
" I he thing that upsets me is Gates pleaded guilts the court ruled him guilty, the appeal's court denied his
appeal and still he feels justified to complain," Norton said
Norton said she had received a lot of complaints about Gates' stereo and warned him about it at least seven limes All the complaints are on record in the Graduate Assistant's office, although the names of Uncomplaining parties are protected for their benefit
Complaints against Gates's noise weren’t limited to the third floor
Norton said she heard from students on both the fourth and second floors who were upset about loud music coming from Gates's room
I'his is why we tried to establish quite hours," Norton said
I ast week, about ri0 students marc lied on Grlmms's office
Third floor residents said they didn't want quiet hem , and were not consulted before Norton estab-lushed them
lo the contrary, an opinion poll taken by Norton See page 2
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A demonstration against the lull lion increase will lake place todac al noon at Ihe Rock, even though ii conflicts with previously scheduled ( arni (,iasc\cuts
The demonstrators will march front the Rice k to the Ashe building where t ndergrucloaic Student llnth Government (llSHGt President Aohin Hill will probably meet with I M President Dr Henry King Stanford
Because this is ('ami (eras week, the Rock and the Student Union Patio have been reserved Scheduled tcc he at the Rock at noon today arc- the Singing Hurricanes and artist ( arl I alimorc
I he protest was organized by a group ol people who w ish to remain anonymous, a student working on lhc-prolc-st, Dan Boyar.said
We contacted representatives front HKBG. United Black Students, Interl ratermly Council, various dorm governments and the Panhcl-tome Building, lltlt said
Ihe Issues, according tit a release, are Ihcct there should he no inc rease in tuition, a disclosure o( Ihe University's budget should be made, whv Saga, i M's hcucl service-is raising its rales by eight per rent and where the money trom the I S Department of Health. Education and Welfare- money is spent
Other issues include- where money should he spent, sue h as the I ibrary, the Business School, de-hate leant and increasing the pav cel employes below the poverty lev el Dorm problems are also issues They include security, refrigerators and ovens in rooms and movable-furniture
l ast I hursday, Hill met with (arm (eras ( hair woman I'ohy Berlin to his office to discuss the- possibility of using the Roc k for protesting the tuition increase
Berlin said ( ami Gr.es refused them permission and that it was not the proper place nor the time for such a happening
"( arm Gras activities to lake-place- at the Roc k during the noon linn- pe riod arc* reserved for this ac • tivily (( arm (eras) alone and should be given the respect anyone would
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Carni Crus Opens Thursday Evening
Garni Gras, the annual spring fund-raising carnival and the largest event held on the I M campus, will open Thursday at 7 p.m when President Henry King Stanford, Coral (cables Mayor Robert Knight and Garni Gras Chairwoman Toby Her-lincut the ceremonial ribbon
The carnival, which will take place on the Intramural Eic-ld. will be open through Saturday. Hours are 7 to 11 p m Thursday, 5 to II p m Eriday, and noon to II p.m. Saturday.
Student-sponsored booths will include a variety of games — dunk the doll, egg throw, rope climb and foods from around the world Concessions will include Belgian waffles, pizzas. Erench food, a Kosher deli, conch, corn dogs, corn on the cob, chocolate covered bananas, sno-cones, pop corn, fish and beverages.
Deggc-ller’s "Magic Midway" will feature 14 attractions Including the Super Himalaya.
With the exception of the ride concession. Carni Gras is run entirely by students. Each participating organization keeps 60 per cent of the proceeds after which 40 per cent of the profit is allocated to the Paul R Yarck Memorial Eund for the development and improvement of student facilities.
See page three for a schedule of event».
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feels as prices Tor goods and services continue to rise.
Mr. Hill would contribute less emotion to the issue if he had his facts correct on charges at other institutions, Harvard for example, which he cites .is charging $3,400 as compared with this university's $3,300 effective next fall.
The fact is that Harvard’s charge of $3,400 was in effect for the 1974-75 academic year. For the current year it is $3,740 and next fall it will be $4,090.
Since Mr. Hill chose to cite one Ivy League institution as a comparative instance, let me list a few others' Prieeton's tuition in 1974-75 was $3.500; for 1975-76 n is	and
next fall it will be $4.000 Dartmouth in 1974-75 charged $3,570; this year $3.-900 and next year the charge will be |4.230. MIT uas al $3.480 in 1974-75; al $3,845 this year, and next fall will be $4,000. As most of you know, the University of Miami’s tuition in 1974-75 was $2,500; this year it is $2,900 and next fall it will he $3,300. In all instances we are speaking of undergraduate tuition.
lull mil at Hie Uii'-.cisiiv of Miami lias lor many years been below' the mean of • Hut charged by 89 colleges and universities selected eight years ago by Dennison University and reported by the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association for its annual study of college costs. Next fall’s tuition charges at this university will continue to be below that mean.
With the exception ol tnreo of the 89 institutions, every one increased tuition trom 1974-75 to 1975-76.
The February 2 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that “Tuition rates at many colleges and universities — especially those under private control — will be higher next fall.
In the article on tuition increases, the Chronicle quoted Chancellor Paul E. Gray «it MIT as suying his institution had to raise Its tuition because it was "helpless in the face ot an inflation that continues with only small declines."
In the past three years, the consumer price index has risen 29.6 per cent. During the same period, the University’s tuition increased 26.1 percent whi< h included 15 per cent for the current year. The percentage Increase next fall will be 13.8 percent.
State schools across Ihe nation are also being forced to raise tuition charges. The Chronicle reports that the Georgia slate university system has had to increase its tuition 25 per cent during the current year: 15 per cent last July and another 10 per cent for this spring semester.
You may be sure that no university’s administrators or trustees take pleasure in raising tuition They are forced to do so if they are to remain open.
Mr. Hill lists financial aid as one of his Issues. In announcing the new tuition charges, 1 made it clear that next year’s budget for tuition scholarships and grants provided out of University funds will be Increased in direct proportion lo tuition increases. More than 18 per cent of the revenues from the tuition increase will be expended for this purpose.
As to other allocations from the increased tuition revenue, I have previously stated that a major portion will go toward salary increases for faculty and staff, none ot whom received a raise this year. We must, in particular, increase the wages of those staff members now being paid below the national poverty level, beyond that level.
The largest percentage of the University's budget al ways goes to salaries. Tuition revenues next fall will account for only 56.8 per cent of the operating budget. Expenditures for salaries alone account for 5.3.4 percentofthecurrent budget.
Space does not permit me to respond to each issue listed by-Mr. Hill on his call to demonstrate. I notice he raises the question of security and the student funds which supported for one month the monitoring of parking lots adjacent
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