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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102, NO.23
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
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Budig suggests 5-percent tuition increase
By Stacy Morford <ansan staff writer
Chancellor Gene Budig wants to raise tuition.
During a lunch meeting with administrators and student leaders Monday, Budig suggested implementing a 5-percent annual increase in tuition for KU students in addition to any tuition increases set by the Board of Begents.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said that the focus of the meeting was to explore ways to raise KU instructors' salaries to compete with KU's five peer institutions: the University of Colorado, the Umi-
versity of Iowa, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Oregon and the University of North Carolina.
"Every year, tuition increases and that happens regardless," he said. "The difference is to what level the increases will go."
Had the 5-percent increase been implemented this year, in-state students' tuition, which increased from $1,662 to $1,798, would have jumped another $80 to $1,878. Out-of-state students, whose tuition increased from $340 to $3,970, would have paid an extra $267 and a total of $6,237.
"I don't feel it's fair," said Tim Coffman. Kansas City, Kan., junior.
When Coffman attended KU in 1983, he paid about $1,200 a year in tuition. After returning this year from service with the U.S. Marines, he said he was shocked to learn tuition had increased to almost $1,800.
"It's a great hardship," he said,
"pity you too they're going to price us
up."
Jason Kaplan, Memphis, Tenn., freshman, said, "I'm already paying almost $6,000 to go out of state. If I'm putting that much money into this school, I expect better teachers, and I agree. Heath to be built this week."
Budig said that even with this year's
increase, the cost for KU's tuition, fees, room and board was still seventh among Big Eight schools and in the lower 25 percent of the 57 schools that belong to the Association of American Universities.
Brad Garlinghouse, student body president, also attended the meeting.
Garlinghouse said that he also recognized problems that the increase
"We really need to raise teachers' salaries to 100 percent of our peer institutions," he said. "We're at 88percent now, which is way below the average, and that's significant. This is a high priority item. We're losing top faculty here."
could cause if it were implemented.
"We do get a very good deal at KU, and for that reason, it's difficult to argue against a tuition increase if it's earmarked for salaries," he said. "But from the student point of view, tuition is much less expensive few years, and the cost in dollars weighs heavily on out-of-state students."
Garlinghouse said his biggest concern was the precedent Garling's suggestion would set if it were implemented. Garlinghouse questioned what students might be expected to pay for in the future if they directly paid for a salary increase now.
Budig said that it would require a partnership between students and the state to keep KU operating at its highest potential.
"These are hard economic times," he said. "We all have a stake in this issue."
Budig said that no plan had been finalized and that he was still seeking ideas and recommendations. But he said that he would recommend a program along these lines to the Board of education and-fees committee this winter.
Budig his plan would not go to the Regents until February and would be moved to New York.
Daron J. Bennett / KANSAN
Casting off summer
As summer sneaks away, Larry Bulsawky of Lawrence and his 6-year-old son, Bo, fish near the bridge at Potter Lake. At 2:43 p.m. yesterday, summer ended and fall began. Experts predict that fall temperatures will be below normal. See related story and graphic, Page 11.
KU climbs ranks in magazine poll
By Dellin Cormeny Kansan staff writer
The Sept. 28 issue of U.S. News and World Report placed KU in the second of four quartiles. Last year, KU was in the third.
Despite again not being listed among Money magazine's "best buys," the University of Kansas moved up a notch in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges" survey.
The survey named Harvard, Princeton and Yale as the nation's top three universities.
Other schools in the second quartile include Southern Methodist University, Syracuse University and Boston University. Big Eight schools in the second quartile were the University of Missouri at Columbia and Rolla, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Ed Meyen, executive vice chancellor, said, "We're very pleased to be in the second quartile. We're the only AAU [Association of American Universities] university that has open admissions. If we had exclusive admission, we'd rank even higher."
"If you took out the private universities, we'd place near the top," he said. "But the fact that we don't have qualified admissions does not mean we
He said that most of the first quartile schools were private universities that had selective admissions.
The survey was based on two types of information: statistics and a questionnaire filled out by about 2,500 college administrators in one of four geographic regions.
The statistics addressed the selectivity of the student body, financial support for faculty, overall financial resources and student retention rates.
don't have outstanding students."
Although KU was not recognized as one of the "best buys" in Money magazine's survey, it did earn special recognition as a "stay-at-home standout" in the Sept. 7 issue.
Money's survey was based on 16 factors, which included out-of-state tuition, faculty/student ratio, library resources, percentage of freshman who return as sophomores and the percentage of students who earned degrees in six or fewer years.
The stay-at-home category used in institution instead of out-of-state, while all other factors remained the same. KU was ranked 17th.
Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said he was pleased with the ranking but added that the admissions policy probably affected the ranking.
"People in the state of Kansas get more out of their dollar for education than in other states," he said. "I think the survey confirms what I've know for a long time."
Perot says he made mistake, hints toward re-entering race
DALLAS — Ross Perot said yesterday he made a mistake in dropping his independent presidential challenge, delivering another broad hint that he may engage in active campaigning in the final weeks of the race.
The Associated Press
The Texas businessman, who is on the ballot in all 50 states, complained that neither President Bush nor Democratic nominee Bill Clinton had offered serious proposals to deal with the nation's budget deficit.
Former media adviser Jim Squires said Perot had no illusions of winning such a race, but that he might begin
running ads and making speeches in states like Texas and Florida, where he could affect the outcome.
"This is an invitation to Bill Clinton to put a serious economic proposal on the table," Squires said.
Interviewed on "CBSThis Morning," Perot said he thought when he abandoned the race in July that the major parties would directly address economic issues that worried him and his
"In retrospect, I think I made a mistake because they really didn't face me."
supporters.
The Dallas billionaire repeated earlier statements that he would let volunteer organizers of ballot petition drives decide whether he should become an active campaigner.
"I don't know what he's doing but he's obviously up to something," said Bush senior campaign adviser
"They're looking at the situation now, evaluating it and deciding what the situation should be," Perot said.
Both the Clinton and Bush camps were skeptical.
Charles Black.
George Stephanopoulos, communications director for the Clinton campaign, said that Clinton considered his own economic plan a serious proposal that promoted growth and reduced the deficit.
"We'll continue to focus on the economy in everything we do," he said.
But Perot said that neither Clinton's plan nor Bush's added up in terms of trimming the nation's deficit, expected to be $335 billion this year.
Perot has proposed austere budget cuts and some tax increases, including higher taxes on gasoline.
Orson Swindle. national volunteer
coordinator for Perot's petition drive, said he expected a report from state coordinators by tomorrow on local sentiments. They will decide later in the week whether to meet with Perot.
"he responds to what I expect the volunteers will tell him and says 'I will do what I said,' then I think you'll see a big change.' 'not be 'conventional,' Swindle said."
After the CBS show, Perot met privately with Democratic Party chair Ron Brown, who expressed hope that Perot would study Clinton's economic plan and support it.
Ginny Terzan, a Brown aide, said the two talked about the direction of
the campaign, the country and economics.
"You don't really know the impact of what a third candidacy would do to the eventual outcome," Terzano said. "We think it is in Governor Clinton's best interest to keep this two-person race, to continue to campaign head-to-head with President Bush."
Erwin Hargrove, a political scientist at Vanderbilt University, wondered if Perot knew what he wanted to do.
"I don't see any strategic thinking behind this put-my-toe-in-the-water stuff," he said.
See related story, Page 8.
Research grant awards to the University of Kansas increased 10.5 percent to a record level of $77 million last year, Chancellor Gene Budig announced yesterday.
Record research awards
See story, Page 3.
Police warn bicycles are easy prey for thieves
Henry Kissinger, a former secretary of state and national security adviser, yesterday denounced the allegation that he and others knew U.S. servicemen were left behind when the war in Southeast Asia ended two decades ago.
Kissinger on POW-MIAs
See story. Page 7.
By Tiffany Lasha Hurt
Some people use them for racing. Some use them for recreation and exercise. Some use them for transportation. And some steal them.
Kansan staff writer
According to Lawrence and KU police reports, 24 bicycles have been stolen in September.
Jason Young, Lawrence resident, did not lock his bike one night last week, and it was stolen. It was the second unregistered bicycle stolen from his front porch in 11/2 years, he said.
Sgt. Mark Warren of Lawrence police, said that bicycles were stolen all year but that the number of thefts increased during the school year.
Charles Casassa, Lake Quivera graduate student, said that his
son's $94 bike was stolen the night his son forgot to lock it.
"It was locked and it wasn't registered," he said. "But that's just one of those things you don't want to do." He was surrounded around doing other things.
Warren said bicycle owners could take two steps to prevent bike theft.
"First, invest in a good bike lock," Warren said. "They are vulnerable when they're setting in a bike rack. Second, make sure you have your bike registered. We charge 25 cents for a three-year bike registration. It's required to have by city ordinance if you're going to ride in the city of Lawrence.
"We return a lot of bicycles to people," he said. "If a bicycle is turned into us, there is a 98-percent likelihood of us getting it
returned to you if you have the serial number."
"I just got it this summer in Chicago," she said. "I've been here three weeks and someone stole it."
Lt. John Mullens of KU police said, "Students' bikes with serial numbers can be entered into the nationwide stolen property file. The city keeps information computerized. If the bike is stolen we can pull up the individual's name and serial number."
Deanna Weston, Omaha senior, had her bicycle was not registered but police had the serial number. It was stolen from outside her apartment Sunday
Warren said the police department had so many bicycles that could not be returned to their owners, and they must auction them off twice a
"They cut the wire so it was completely broke." she said.
"Bicycles are costing as much as a lot of students' cars," said Mullens. "It makes them a target for theft."
Andrea Hawkins, Denton freshman, said her $450 mountain bike was chained to a pole in the hall. Hall when it was stolen Monday.
Rick Stein, owner of Rick's
Bike Shop, 916 Massachusetts
St., said some locks had an insurance policy.
year. The next auction is Saturday, Oct. 17 at the old city garage, Fifth and Mississippi streets.
U-shaped locks are recommended. Stein said.
"With luck, you'll still have your bike in the morning," he said.