, --.~ itdtan Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom latli Vol. XCI, No. 1 ) Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, September 4, 1980 Ten Cents Eighty Pdges Regents increase President Shapiro 9 TO rar urges program reductions By KEVIN TOTTIS The University's bleak financial f situation calls for cutbacks in itk "heartland" if it is going to maintain a high quality level of faculty and studen- ts, University President Harold Shapiro told the Senate Assembly last June. "We cannot maintain our current programs at a quality level (without making program cuts)," the president told the Assembly and more than 150 . faculty members in the Rackham AuCoRiNG TO SHAPIRO, in fiscal UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT HAROLD SHAPIRO (left) and Vice-President for Aca year 1980, state revenues from income 1980-81 fiscal budget at the Interlochen National Music Camp near Traverse City tax did not grow, and those from sales University's top two administrators. tax grew about three per cent; however, the state budget grew about 12 per cent. As a result, Shapiro said, the state had to use up a $300 million "rainy day fund." In 1981 the first thing tie state must do is build back this fund, he si. In January, Shapiro continued, Gov. William Milliken recommended a 9.5 per cent increase in state allocations to Y our post office the University. The most recent in- crease in a bill by the Senate was only 4.7 per cent. According to Shapiro's predictions higher education will not By MAUREEN FLEMING friends, you go with it. We must convin- re be funded at a 4.7 per cent level next Despite heated debate, national and ce Washington that there is strong sup- ye yearnded t a&Lr 4.7 perenth rev e ' prtests, and a court ruling that port to s y no to the myth that we need Ja er c rentlevel, ls tr declared registration for the draft registration." wi L e i t least eight percentage discriminatory, 19 and 20 year-old men About 225 University students joined re Sints behind the inflation rate," began to register July 21. thirty thousand other protesters at a Shapiro told the audience. Michigan's two senators were op- rally held in Washington D.C. on March dr There are several options the posed to the registration plan from the 22. "We're here today to prevent im University has to handle this decrease, start. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Detroit) said another excursion into military mad- bo Shapiro explained. One is to make cuts he "was displeased that the bill did ness," Rep. Ted Weiss (D-N.Y.), told in administration, which has been done pass" and considered it a "first step the crowd at the Capitol. "The time to re for several years, he said. But he added toward the draft." Sen. Donald. Riegle stop the madness is before it starts." Co there were limits to these cuts, because (D-Flint) also voted against the plan. Despite the protests, draft B of regulations dealing with matters registration passed in Congress in re such as safety, affirmative action, and LOCAL ANTI-DRAFT groups have June. The Senate passed the bill June sti research administrationv been demonstrating as early as last 13, by a margin of 58-34, after more than pa Faculty members and staff January to show their disfavor. Tom a week of debate and delaying tactics, researchers are also asking for in- Schomaker, a spokesman for the including a filibuster and an all-night Ju Wesley Foundation, said at a rally held session. pa See SHAPIRO, Page 6 January 30, "If the world goes to hell, THE FINAL plan called for Looking up A familiar sight in University build- ings on the first day of classes: New students gazing expectantly towards their soon-to-be-familiar classrooms. tuition by 13o Students victims of i sluggish economy j By MITCH STUART ,::: . Students at the University this year will be paying 13 per cent more in tuition than students here paid one year ago. The 13 per cent tuition hike, one of the largest in the University's history, is one of several budget proposals ratified by the Regents at their July 18 meeting. Also ratified was a nine per cent increase in faculty and staff salaries which will take effect Sept. 1. All tuition rates have esca- lated by 13 per cent except Law HE ADDED, "THE cost-cutting School rates, up 17 per cent, measures they're talking about should and Extension Service fees, up have been decided before the amount of any tuition increase. 10 per cent. Tuition rates range Regent James Waters (D- from $682 per term for Michigan Muskegon), like Dunn, voted against undergraduates to $3,336 per the tuition hike. "I think there are other term for non-resident medical things that can be done without making r r Daily Photo by DAVID HARRIS demic Affairs Billy Frye discuss the on July 18. Shapiro and Frye are the ation awaits gistration of all males born in the ear 1960 and 1961. Beginning in anuary of next year, men born in 1962 ili register. After this, men will gister when they turn 18 years of age. Penalties for not registering for the aft could be a fine of up to $10,000, nprisonment of up to five years, or th. Although President Carter sought gistration of both men and women, ongress decided to exempt women. ecause of Congress' choice, draft gistration was declared uncon- Itutional July 18 by a Philadelphia nel of three appeals judges. THIRD U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dge Edward Cahn wrote in the 41- ge opinion, "Congress could not con- See DESPITE, Page 7 students. AFTER LENGTHY discussion, at the Interlochen National Music Camp, the Regents voted 5-to-2 in favor of the 13 per cent increase. Regent Robert Nederlander (D-Birmingham) said, "If we don't raise it, I don't know where we're going to get the money."~ Concurring with Nederlander were Regents Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor), Paul Brown (D-Petoskey), David Laro (R-Flint), and Thomas Roach (D- Saline). Regent Gerald Dunn, (D-Lansing), however, said he was not convinced University administrators had exhausted all the possibilities for budget plans that would prevent the necessity of such a large tuition in- crease. any significant reduction in the quality of education," he said. For example, Waters said, he thought the nine per cent salary increase should have been lowered to allow for a tuition A chart listing tuition rates for the 1980- 1981 academic year appears on Page 2. increase of 10 per cent at most. "The University has to suffer a little now with the rest of the public," he said. LARO, WHO VOTED in favor of raising the tuition, warned University administrators to crack down on over- spending now, since he said he would See REGENTS. Page 2 Student q-.,iality remains high By JOYCE FRIEDEN One thing that is always true about the University is that it is never the Same. Every year old faces leave and are replaced by new ones. Faculty members come and go, even the foot- ball team's record varies (slightly) from year to year. However, one thing that does not vary greatly in any given year, according to statistics furnished by the Office of Admissions, is the quality of students admitted to the University. ACCORDING TO the latest figures, of the 4400 freshpersons admitted for the '80-81 school year, half were ranked in the top eight per cent of their graduating class. This figure has remained the same for the past five years. A similar consistency is found in freshperson Scholatic Achievement Test scores: 50 per cent of this year's class had a verbal score of 530 or above and a math score of 600 or above. Neither of these figures have changed over the past two years. "We've been remarkably consistent in the last four years in the measurable qualitive statistics (of entering studen- ts)," said Cliff Sjogren, University Director of Admissions. "Of the other Big Ten public universities we've looked at, only the University of Illinois even comes close to us in student quality." SJOGREN SAID that out of 12,000 ap- plications the University receives each year, about 7,000 students are accepted and 4,400 are actually enrolled. "Believe it or not, Michigan is the second choice for some students, such as those that also applied to Harvard and Yale," Sjogren said, explaining the drop-off between admission and enrollment. "And sometimes, students who have been admitted find they can't afford to go here." He emphasized that the University does not try to build up its image by rejecting lots of applications. "Some schools take pride in the number of ap- plications they refuse," said Sjogren. "Then they think people will say, 'Wow, only one person in five gets in; it must be a good school.' We try to demystify our application procedure so we can say no to fewer people." It is for that reason, Sjogren con- tinued, that interested high school graduates receive a notice with their admission application that includes a chart of test scores and class percentile rank among freshmen of previous years. "This way the students can assess their chances of getting in. We think self-selection of a college is much better than applying to a school you don't know much about," he said. Sjogren added that because of the worsening economic situation, the University has been intensifying its recruiting efforts to ensure that high- quality students are attracted to Michigan. "I'm pleased with the results. Quality is holding up nicely in view of the rising costs of Michigan," he said. university cityside living arts & leisure sports -mm- I AV WY