*ne hundredfive years ofeditori/freedom Wednesday July 17, 1996 Tuition Increases This chart shows the increase in first-year student tuition during the past seven years. The increase in tuition is *ne of the lowest since % 1980. 8.6% 7.9% $17,738 Regents to vote on new budget M New budget proposes Daily, Machen said he will deliver a Last year, tuition for lower-division in smallest tuition hike in1 "much more conservative" budget, state students was raised by 4.9 percent. characterized by "fiscal constraint," to Michigan Student Assembly over a decade the board tomorrow. President Fiona Rose said she wil 1- t. Y It By Jennifer Harvey and Katie Wang Daily News Editors Provost J. Bernard Machen plans to unveil to the University Board of Regents tomorrow in the 1996-97 bud- get proposal, the lowest tuition increase in over a decade. If the Board accepts the budget, University students will face a 3- to 5-percent increase in their tuition next year, depending on their residency status. With the exception of the 1984-85 budget, this is the lowest annual increase since 1980. In a interview with The Michigan "This budget is a commitment to undergraduate education, diversity, public access to education and financial need of Michigan residents," Machen said. "We consider this the minimum budget we can accept for quality com- mitment at this University." Lower-division in-state residents will face a 3-percent increase, while all other students will face a 5-percent increase. This translates to an increase of about $422 for out-of-state students, and an increase of $81 for in-state stu- dents per semester. The proposed hikes would bring the total tuition cost for a non-Michigan residents to $17,738 and $5,532 for state residents for 1996-97. endorse Machen's recomtmendation, as it allocates funds in a way that allows for the maintenance of the current qual- ity of University programs, while pre- venting any degradation of services. "It makes sense educationally and fiscal- ly," Rose said. The tuition increase is part of a pro- posed General Fund budget of $796.7 million, an overall increase of $26.3 million. Machen said this year's low increase reflects the lower inflation rates and the increase in state funding. ie said there is no proposed increase for any of the academic fees. See BUDGET Page 2 Charges against Matlock dropped; 'U' committees to seek DPS answers By Jennifer Harvey Daily Mnaging News Editor As men and women sat waiting for jury selection in 15th District Court Judge Elizabeth Hines' courtroom last Friday, the charges they were scheduled * evaluate were being dropped, at the request of the prosecutor. The misdemeanor charges against John Matlock, director of the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, were dropped just before a trial on the matter was scheduled to begin. Matlock had been charged with assault and interfering with an officer. The charges stemmed from a Feb. 17 incident at the Central Campus Recreation Building where Matlock had a confronation with two Department of Public Safety officers, Michael Kelley and Peter Pressley. Washtenaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Joseph Burke said Pressley and Kelley presented him with a letter Friday morning asking him not to pursue the charges against Matlock. "In cases like this we keep the wish- es of the victims in mind," Burke said. "If they don't want to come forward, we See MATLOCK, Page 8 AAOAK, others speak to City Council about police issues By Erena Baybik Dailyv Staff Reporter Monday's city council meeting was flooded with anti-Ku Klux Klan pro- testers who joined demonstrators protesting the Ann Arbor Police Department's conduct regarding the recent arrest of Jamar French. The pro- testers voiced their concerns about the AAPD and argued the need for an inde- pendent investigation into their actions. Eight protesters spoke at the meet- ing, accusing the police department of being racist and discriminatory toward the youth, poor and African American citizens of Ann Arbor. "We're here to charge you with racism and police brutality.- Ann Arbor is sopped with it, said Shanta Driver, a member of the National Women's Rights Organizing Coalition. One of the protesters' demands was to have all the remaining warrants from the June 22 anti-KKK rally sealed and no more arrests made. They also spoke about French, who was arrested earlier this year and died just after being released from police custody. "The French family and the Davis family have decided to bring charges against Mayor Sheldon - we feel the mayor has tried to wrap this under the See PROTESTERS Page 2 kU' names candidates for interim Medical posts By Katie Wang Daily News ldior Tvo members of the University's medical community have been tapped as candidates to fill top administrative >isions that opened up last month. Wending approval by the University Board of Regents this Friday, Dr. A. Lorris Betz and Larry Warren will become the interim dean of the Medical School and the interim executive direc- tor of the Medical Center, respectively. Betz, who currently. serves as the executive associate dean, would be replacing Dr. Giles Bole, who announced last month he will be step- ping down on August I to return to the faculty. "(Betz) is not only a respected mem- ber of the Medical School faculty, but he is experienced as a strong adminis- trator," said J. Bernard Machen, University provost. "We are fortunate that he has agreed to serve in an interim role for the University as dean, and I look forward to working even more closely with him." See INTERIM Page 2 Pastor Larry Davis spoke out with AAOAK members at the City Council meeting on Monday. Davis charged Ann Arbor police with the murder of his nephew, Jamar French, who died of a drug overdose May 31. 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