Editorial
Students pay price
for revenue-sharing
Ovri tin' last few vi'ars. tilt! pattern h.is been p.iin
ti 111 \ dear. Students pav higher fees and are offered
fewer opportunities tor a quality edm ation The rec enl
levenue-shnring plan approved In the administration
is an excellent example of this.
beginning in June, all revenue-generating pro
grams at the I ’Diversity (except those supported In stn
dent incidental fees) will turn over 1 percent ol their
budgets to loud and implement new programs I'he
lout biggest revenue generators the KMU. Student
Health Center. Athlete Department, and Cniveisitv
Housing together will turn over $400.0(10 of the Si
million per year expected
Academic programs within departments that gen
erate income, such as workshops and seminars c barg
ing a fee. will also be asked to pitch in their 1 pen ent
Students, alreadv faced with rising tuition costs
and fees, as always. vy ill pa\ the price
I adversity Housing will turn over $100,000 a year,
.end students will pay highei room and board costs to
make up for the loss.
Prices will also go up .it the Main Desk and Fish
bowl as the KMl1 tries to cover the $24,000 it will lose
every year. The same will be true lor the Student
I lealth (outer
Officials with the Athletic Department say they
aren't sure if ticket prices will increase, but turning
over their 1 percent will not help their already strug
gling programs.
The heads of these departments have gone on re
cord saying they realize handing over the money is
necessary , although most have- said so with at least
some hesitancy
Yes. new programs arc* needed at the University,
and if passing the hat around to auxiliary departments
is the only way to raise money so be it The I 'Diversity
has to grow to meet the needs of more* and more stu
dents Hut growth healthy growth, at any rate is
never achieved it a body has to cannibalize itself,
yy hie h is exac tly what is going on among the 1 Iniversi
tv's departments
Students are paying more for less, as proved by last
summer's budget c uts Programs and entire c ourses of
study have been cut away from the University's offer
ings. and students are already paying in that respec t
There is. of course, only one way out The Legislature'
must get its ac t together for funding the state's eeluca
lion system, and soon If the University is to experi
ence any kind of apprec idble growth to ac commodate
the needs of its students, more money needs to come
trom the' state, not our own departments
WE IN
CONGRESS
WANT TO DO
SOMETHING TO
PROVIDE FOR
CHILD CARE.
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GREAT.
CUT TAXES
SO ONE OF US
CAN AFFORD
TO STAY HOME
WITH THE
KIDS.
II I
Law school students should boycott classes
I.,iu sc hool students are being asked to
skip (lasses all da\ Thursday for a worthy
( ause
The Diversity ( a ml it inn at the l.iu school
wants to ( all attention to the lac k of minor
ities mi hiding women gays and lesbians,
people ot (.dIoi and people with disabilities
at the sc hool and in the legal profession
in general
Law sc hools across the nation are plan
ning activities Thursday to promote greatei
participation In these traditionally under
represented groups
At our own law school, the tai 1111\ in
cludes one g.i\ professoi and tom women
professors including one with a disability.
There are no people ot c olor on the
Lac k of funding is part of the reason the
law sc hool hasn't lured a minority professor
in tour ye.us But the law school may also
have difficulty attracting minority students
and faculty members alike to an uveiwhelm
mgly white school where they may fee! un
t omlortahle
In preparation ten Thursday the* Diversi
ty Coalition has undertaken an educational
campaign to make l.m students more sense
live to the problems of minorities The c oali
lion has also sc hedulec! a speakers forum on
the steps ot the layy building from I 1 ill
a m to 1 p m and they will he collecting
signatures fin a petition to he sent to nation
al. state and l 'diversity ottic lals
To their credit. the Diversity Coalition
has c liosen to i .ill attention to the dearth ol
minority faculty members and students at
the law sc hool with a peac etui observunc e
Ihe speakers forum is scheduled at a time
when feu law school classes are in session
to make it easier for those students who are
not boycotting (lasses to attend. The coali
tion has also asked professors unwilling to
i anc el their c lasses Thursday to al least
mention the problem] of attracting and re
tabling minorities in the legal profession
We encourage all law students to partic i
pale in Thursday's class boycott, to attend
the speakers forum and to sign the petitions
Diversity is espec ialh important in the legal
profession, which is obligated to tight dis
c rimination and to fairly represent everyone
in society
Hut we also urge students to do more to
make their concerns heard Because the III
yersity Coalition has asked students and pro
lessors to giye up an entire day of classes,
the c oalition should plan ac In dies through
out the day, not just at noon These activi
ties could inc lude anything from a letter
writing campaign to a peaceful demonstra
tion outside the law building.
Speeches and petitions are an important
step in raising awareness of the importance
of diversity at the law sc hool. But without
more visible and more v oc al protests, Thurs
day s activities are likely to Ire overlooked
something minorities i annot afford
Beer
mv limilii'i u.is |H
vuars olil and .1 si'imit in high
si in it il ilir drinking .1141' lor
lii'or was 18 Ho Ins
Irtrmis when thi'V those In
dunk had legal .111 i'ss lo beet
liars width served no hard
liquor
In I'lti i w ith prodding Irom
MAIM) Ronald Reagan signed
,1 tederal bill whir h Ion ad or
i*r\ slala 01 thr nation to i.iise
tin'll drinking ana to _’l (mass
uh.it ha|i|iaitad ■" laanaga
drinking i eased to evist. and
soon dltai drinking and dm
ing hai ama olisolata Wrong
Until r ontinuad to uu rease
Passing laws and sanding lat
tars to studanls will not allevi
■ita taaiiaga drinking or huge
parties (a)llege studanls mart'
l\ want lo go pl.tt as and mai'l
other man anti women, and
have a beet when the\ do so
I lie t.u I that adult minors
(between I 8 I | .no denied ,n
icss to wate11 tig holt’s if suits in
huge riotous parties
People .lie going to have
son if beers ,i ft t T .i long week ot
m hool it thfV want to In (rater
nities sonifotif will Inn uiu
beer. ill ihi* doniis sonifoiif s
got a takf i d It tin*ri- s a will
t hf i f s a w .n
So it you want to stop tin*
problem. stop tin* laws that
i .lust* it ( )pf n up hff i liars loi
tit \i-ar olds I ft tin* Iratfrnitifs
IniVf thfii kegs hut k l lifi) tin
polk f aif not put in thf (iosi
lion ol fiilon mg stupid drink
ing laws they did not i.reale
and starting riots when adult
minors diffuse trom tint' (man
ageahlf I drinking spot to anoth
nr unoffit nil oiif
1 \ It*r Iloltman
Student
-Letters^
Barriers
I apprei iali’ (lu* ()ngnti lints
l intT.ihl'-* interest m tin- gradu
at ion rate issue (March 1
c-tiitonal| this is indeed a mat
tel ol ^1 rat com mi In me; how
cm, the editorial misrepre
smiled mv views implying that
I think all oi most students
should graduate in lour years
I hat is false I am primarily
i out erned th.it there lie no liar
rieis to students’ progress at
the 1 'niv ersilv
I fully understand that the
pattern ol graduation has slut!
ed from four to live or even six
\ ears lu tar t this siult has
many positive features, giving
some students the ability to
broaden their edm elion and
others the opportunity to sup
port themselves financially
Hut nonetheless our gradtia
lion rates after five or six years
■ iif In-low mm ersities with
which hi- compare ourselves
I Hi example. lor Irishman w ho
entered m 1‘I8J. more Ih.m "id
pen ent failed to graduate .liter
six i e.irs
I .up i oncerned tli.it there
might not lie institution.)! im
pediments w hit li have .1 liege
live impact on our graduation
rates I he advising system.
Iiotli I Diversity w ide and at tin
department level, the ability to
enter .1 major, the availability of
courses, and so on, should not
stand in the way of a student's
progress The l hulergraduate
on
i... . 'nil I ask I ore i'
\vhi( I I will ser\e w ill exam
ini' these issues .mil then in.ike
recommendations for removing
any harriers
The graduation rate nun al
ready he improving, hut nn
main point remains Students
who want to graduate in font
five oi even six years should
he able to do so Institutional
barriers to student progress
should tie eliminated
Myles Brand
University president
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