The Griffin: volume 56, issue 14 - Jan. 31, 1986

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1986 $300 Tuition Hike Announced VOLUME LVI, NUMBER 14 ml? ft) to ipjind ) mnjpfiHFi) 1 a 85-86 Budget y- - . ] i&lcY » * 86~87 Budget Full time I $5,400 Tuition tr 7nn Part time ■.-Vy -.-v:''.••'•• .■■'•■ .-1 $ 1 35/per credit hour T • * - f | '| »| »» »| »r ■> -i iy »t »t "t ■■ ■> ■> '■> ■! »| ■» »ifc Tuition £iS;NiS• N• N• S• %• S•%• S■ N• N•%• S• %"N■%•%•%'S| a . . 7 , , . . $1 4.Vr»»r credH hour w _v *PR0POSED .  | Recent Tuition Hikes $25,155,028 J|,|2f|1|7j2| J $ in thousands M proposed ========== is $5,700 ;«M = 16 1 II ..--- -^$5,400 H5 $5,000 | $4,500 11 I I I 1 M ill ;:i4 $4 ,100 maQoa u&oao f A PraflaoaaD CPraflosaal] I T  aanXaiDSQO □□QGQ3GI3 I '82-5 83-4 84-5 85-6 86-7 by Vince Doyle A tuition increse of 5.6 percent per credit hour, which translates into a $300 increase for undergraduate full time Day Division students, was the key component of the budget proposal of the College Budget Committee announced at Tuesday's meeting of the Undergraduate Student Association Student Senate. 5.6% Increase Deemed 'Necessary' proposed $5,700 Should the committee's recommendation be accepted by the Board of Trustees, tuition for full time Day Division students would be $5,700 for '86-87. At the two and a half hour meeting, the budget recommendation was examined in detail by the senators, who decided to wait until next week to vote to affirm or condemn the proposal. The meeting was also attended by Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., executive vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Laurence W. Franz, vice president for business, finance and College treasurer, and Lillian M. Levey, vice president for student affairs. The three administrators answered questions regarding the budget from the senators and members of the student body who attended. GRIFFIN GRAPHIC The two representatives to the budget committee, Mike Sawicz '86, USA president, and James Granville '87, USA treas- Icont'd on page 7) Besides the $300 tuition increase, the budget was highlighted by a $70 increase in the dormitory rate, a $50-$70 increase in the board rate depending on the plan selected, a 3 percent raise for College employees and an 8 percent Student Budget Representatives Explain Role Granville: I think it should have been released after the budget committee had met. I don't see any reason why it should have been kept a secret. Griffin: Were you in favor of cutting anything? If so, what? Sawicz: I'm in favor of cutting a lot. I'm not satisfied with the capital repairs budget, the capital equipment budget, the travel budget and with other things that are buried within those lines. There are certain senate. Sawicz: No. More than the fact that I'm dissatisfied with the $300 increase, I am disatisfied with what makes up the $300 in- EDITOR'S NOTE: Following Tuesday's student senate meeting, The Griffin talked to the two student representatives on the College Budget Committee, USA President Mike Sawicz '86 and USA Treasurer Jim Granville '87. The following are their remarks: by Kevin Saville Griffin: Are you satisfied with a $300 increase?USA Treasurer Jim Granville '87. Photo by BETH HOCII Griffin: Do you think the committee should have released the actual figure of $300 last week, so that the senators would have had time to think it over, rather than publicly releasing the figure on the day that the senate was to act on it? Sawicz: Most definitely. I feel that once the committee makes the recommendations and then it is sent to Fr. Demske (College President), it should be sent to the faculty senate and it should be sent to the student Sawicz: Yes, I think I had a great influence on the committee. Unlike last year, I was not intimidated by the fact that I was only a student and sitting in a room with vice-presidents and faculty members. This year, it was eight people in a room, trying to hammer out what everyone thought was best for Canisius College. I, more specifically, wanted to think what was best for the students of Canisius College, because in my opinion, without students, we have no Canisius College, but without Canisius College, there are still students. Granville: My job was to voice the feelings and opinions of the students, and I think we were adequately represented because we questioned some" of the budget proposals. By trying to change some of the things that were in there (the budget), we had a positive influence. at the senate meeting Griffin: What exactly was your role as a student representative on the College Budget Committee? Did you have any influence on the budget proposal? USA President Mike Sawicz '86. Photo by BETH HOCH lines that can be cut to increase the faculty salaries and decrease student tuition. Granville: No. I'm not happy with the $300 increase,but under the circumstances as it was presented in the budget, I am. No one is happy with a tuition increase, but under the circumstances, I think it was a wellprepared budget. I objected originally because I neglected to ask questions that I should have and I think it was cleared up things in certain budgets that I think should be cut, but I can't give you specifics. Granville: Yes There was a lot of full-time and part-time increases in personnel that I was opposed to, and those were cut. There was money that was going to be allocated to a specific sports team that Mike (Sawicz) and I were both opposed to and that was also cut. Icont'd on page 5) crease. I feel that there are specific budget ' 'V ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . " . ■ :■ - , : ' ' ' i. € ' v ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ ; :r;. ...