d I ;a I { : c . .. I I P itan 1tlQ Vol. XCII, No. 1 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 10, 1981 Ninety-eight Pages Emptypockets 'U' tuition climbs 18 percent By NANCY BILYEAU Students will have to dig deeply into their wallets this fall as the Regents voted in July to raise tuition by 18 per- cent, the largest hike in recent years. Tuition for full-time freshpersons and sophomores who are Michigan residen- ts has risen to $808; juniors and seniors now pay $910 each term. The new rate for out-of-state freshpersons and sophomores is $2,434, and $2,620 for up- per division out-of-state un- lTighter loan eligibility By MARK GINDIN Students panicked by the publicity surrounding federal student loans programs have been swarming to banks and the University's Office of Financial Aid, trying to secure low- interest aid before new laws make the loan money tougher to get. Beginning October 1, students from families with an income of $30,000 or more will have to show financial need to qualify for a federal Guaranteed Student Loan. THOSE ELIGIBLE for the loans un- der the new restrictions will benefit from the current 9 percent interest rate, which is paid by the federal government until a student graduates. Previously, the GSLs had been available to all students regardless of financial need or family income. It is still not too late to apply for a GSL under the old law, according to University Financial Aid Director Har- vey Grotrian. See TIGHTER, Page 2 dergraduates. At the July Regents' meeting, atten- ded by the eight Regents, University President Harold Shapiro, and the Vice- presidents, officials expressed regret about the hike, but maintained there was no way to balance the University budget without raising student tuition. A COMBINATION of shrinking state appropriations for the University for 1981-82 and reductions in federal aid have led to such extreme measures as the tuition hike, across-the-board cuts in all University departments, and academic and non-academic program reductions, officials said. Armed with charts, graphs, and budget break-downs, Vice-President for Academic Affairs Bill Frye ex- plained to the Regents why he had come to the conclusion that such an increase was necessary. Frye said the University needs from $20 million to $30 million to maintain its present financial position, without any further program cuts. An 18 percent hike in tuition would generate slightly more than $15 million, he said, an' amount which would just about dover this year's fixed costs. WITH $15 million in "inescapable costs," $24 million is required to raise salaries six percent and $31 million is needed for an eight percent salary program, Frye said. The factors that will determine how much the salary program is increased is the now- uncertain appropriation from the state. Frye emphasized that in making this recommendation he considered the tuition increases announced by other See 'U', Page 9 Tuition Schedules RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT Undergraduate 'Lower Division ... .-. . Undergraduate Upper Division ......... Graduate .............. 1980-81 $682 768 1,054 1981.82 $808 910 1,246 180-81 $2,060 2,218 2,308 1981-82 $2,434 2,620 2,726 Navigating The maze of campus dormitories leaves many newcomers baffled as to exactly where "home" is. This man turns to a campus map for guidance. -a AVERAGE ANNUAL TUITION INCREASES i Regents' vote closes 15% 10% 5% 13% 9% geography department 8.75% 8.4% 8.75% 6% By DAVIDMEYER Daily NewsAnalysis On a hot Friday morning last June the Board of Regents was wrapping up its second and final day of discussions on the proposed elimination of the University's geography department. The Regents had questioned several top Univer- sity administrators, who ,, ere urging the department be axed from the University to stretch a shrinking budget. The Board had also heard from students and faculty members, who defended the program fiercely. Finally, there was a lull in the discussion. There were no more questions. President. Harold Shapiro asked the Regents if there would be any more discussion. A long pause. After reading the proposal a final time, Shapiro said quietly, "A ll those in favor, say 'aye.' " There was a round of quiet "ayes. ,, "All those opposed say 'no.. A long silence. Geography department Chairman John Nystuen and Prof. George Kish, one of the department's most distinguished professors, quietly stood up and left the room. It was all over. Seven months of a rocky and sometimes agonizing review-special faculty committees, open hearings, private discussions, more commit- tees-all came to an abrupt end with the Regents' final unanimous vote. The University's Department of Geography would cease to exist, effective July, 1982. The elimination of the department has far greater significance than the mere fact that students will no longer be able to take certain courses after next summer. The discontinuance set an important precedent for the Univer- sity-facing an $11 million shortfall this academic year-in its effort to trim or cut the budgets of almost every depar- tment and program. THE GEOGRAPHY department, the first academic department to be eliminated, served as something of a test case for the University ad- ministration to see how it could go about creating a "smaller but better" University. The administration had to tangle with the difficult problems of how to handle the dismissal or relocation of tenured and non-tenured professors and staff members from a program that is axed; what to do with the students in the department who have not finished their degree requirements before a program is eliminated; how strong a voice, if any, students and faculty should have in the budget cut decision-making process; and, in a broad sense, how to administer cuts without seriously damaging the University's national See REGENTS, Page 2 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981 Bursicy murder trial, set, for Oct. In an August arraignment, a Circuit Court judge entered a plea of not guilty for Leo Kelly and ordered the former LSA junior to stand trial on Oct. 19 for the April murders of two University students. Following a standard procedure, Judge Edward Deake entered the not guilty plea after Kelly stood mute to the murder charges. WILLIAM WATERMAN, Kelly's attorney, said at the trial he will seek to prove Kelly's innocen- ce on the grounds that Kelly was driven temporarily insane by intense academic pressures at the Univer- sity. Waterman said that he will show that Kelly was under great emotional stress at the time of the shootings. Kelly, 22, has been accused of killing Douglas. McGreaham, a 21-year-old art major from Caspian, and Edward Siwik, a 19-year-old freshman from Detroit, with a sawed-off shotgun on the morning of April 17 after he allegedly threw at least one fire bomb down the sixth floor corridor of Bursley Hall. Ann Arbor police arrested Kelly in his dorm room shortly after the 6 a.m. shootings. "There is no question in my mind that Kelly is not guilty of first degree murder," Waterman said. "There is no reason to believe that Kelly premeditated to kill McGreaham and Siwik. "This man (Kelly) didn't know right from wrong, he's going to be acquitted," Waterman said. POLICE HAVE reported that Kelly had several weapons, ammunition, and a gas mask in his room when he was arrested on the morning of the shootings. Waterman has also said he may attempt to have the trial moved to another city if he diecides Kelly cannot receive a fair trial in Ann Arbor, where he suspects race may be an issue. Kelly is black and McGreaham and Siwik were white. EARLIER IN THE summer Judge S.J. Elden of the 15th District Court declared Kelly competent to stand trial after a psychiatric examination was given to Kelly at the request of his attorney. In addition, several pre-trial examinations were held to determine if a crime had been committed and whether there was probable reason to believe Kelly had committed the crime. Warren Fudge, a member of the fraternity Kelly belonged to, has said the shootings may have been spurred by incidents Kelly experienced a year ago in Texas. Fudge said Kelly's apartment in Texas had been firebombed and that Kelly thought people had been trying to kill him. inside university city sports surviving t' {, f L '.1 0 AL I