The Carolinian [February 11, 2002]

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Student
fees to
jump $45
Increase will pay for
escort service, computer
lab technician
Will Avers
News Editor
The UNCG board of
trustees hiked student fees by
$45 last week to pay for the
safety-escort service, more
computer lab staff and more
athletic scholarships.
The 3.7% increase will
bring the total fees for the
2002-2003 academic year to
$1,276.
Housing and dining
rates will also jump, according
to Dr. Carol Disque, vice chan-cellor
for student affairs.
"[The housing increase]
rate varies," said Disque. "For
a few, the increase will be \9e,
and for a few others, it's 11%
because of new air condition-ing
units in some of the quad
dorms."
Disque said 90 quad
dorm rooms will get window
A/C units next year, but that
depends on the capacity of the
University's power grid.
"We've gone into the
quad and where we had
enough electrical power, we
put air conditioning in." said
Disque. "We wanted to do
what we could- we've picked
out some other rooms and air-conditioned
them as well."
Disque said prices for
dining plans will increase
about 3%. She added that
Dining Services is adding a
new plan providing 150 CAF
meals and $400 declining bal-ance.
The increase in student
fees will be spread across the
board.
The activities fee will
increase $8 to $279 in order to
keep the escort vans running.
"My understanding is
that these dollars will run the
vans and drive the vans," said
Disque.
The educational and
technology fee will spring $15
to $205. '
"A portion of this fee is
going specifically to hire a
professional staff member to
work second shift at the com-puter
help desk," said Disque.
"That way all those students
who are doing the best they
can late at night can have
someone to back them up."
The other increased
fees will pay for what officials
Sec Fees, page 2
Some of the fee increase will pay
for a professional technician at the
computer Help Desk.
Tiiition to rise $400 next semester
State budget cuts leave University with no choice, officials say; eventual net increase of $400 likely
Joe Wilbur and Will Ayers
The Carolinian
Administrators confirmed a
possible $400 tuition hike this
week. In the wake of flagging
state and national economics
officials said UNCG has no
choice. The hike, which begins
next semester, will make up for
budget cuts and allow the
University to retain staff and
faculty that have recently
begun to follow promises of
better pay.
"It's become obvious that we
can no longer depend on the
state to support us, said
Chancellor Patricia Sullivan.
"We now have to turn to the
students."
Sullivan, against the hike
from the start, said she was
backed against a wall by
Governor Mike Easley's budg-et
announcement last week.
"I have been the lone hold-out
on this tuition hike," said
Sullivan. "But it's just become
clear that we don't have any
choice. The governor
announced the budget crisis
this week, the prediction is
that the budget is going to be
about a billion dollars short."
Sullivan said the University
had hoped to stick to a more
modest hike of $150, which
has already been approved.
But in the wake of the gover-nor's
announcement and the
recent economic downturn,
Sullivan said that doesn't seem
e.
"The tuition task force
developed a two year plan that
we were prepared to live with,"
said Sullivan. "But it's clear
now that it's just not going to
work. When we made that plan
it was boom town America,
and a lot has changed in two
years."
While the $150 hike is all
that has been confirmed.
Sullivan and others feel the
steeper $400 a year is
inevitable.
"There is discussion occur-ring
that our board will be
asked to raise the number
from$150to$400,"said
See Tuition, page 11
Freshman Yasur Hasan completes paperwork in the Cashiers Office. Most of the money raised with the $400
tuition hike will pay for student financial aid.
Wagner, Ornstein speak at girls' conference
Eminent Filmmaker Wagner speaks on growing up
Stephen Cook
Staff Writer
Documentary film-maker
Jane C. Wagner spoke
to a packed Spencer's
Saturday as part of the Girls'
Real Lives conference hosted
by the UNCG Women's
Studies program.
Wagner discussed her
film "Girls Like Us." growing
up. and some insights into
filmmaking.
"I do want to talk
about my journey in making
this film." said Wagner. "The
genesis of "Girls like us" was
in the early nineties."
The hour long docu-mentary
follows four groups
of South Philadelphia girls
from age 14 to 18. In the film
the girls deal with sexuality,
teen pregnancy, and the pres-sures
of school and family.
"What we're really
interested in our work is the
gray areas, because the gray
areas are where you can con-nect,
where you can relate."
said Wagner. "Our films are
very character driven."
Wagner and co-pro-ducer
Tina Di Feliciantonio
conceived the film to bring
teenage girls into the national
debate over the issues dealt
with in the film.
"The voices of the
teenage girls were missing,"
said Wagner. "I'm really
interested in social change."
"Girls Like Us" was
broadcast nationally on PBS's
primetime documentary series.
The film has earned
many awards including the
National Emmy Award for
outstanding cultural program-ming
and the Grand Jury prize
for best documentary at the
Sundance film festival in
1997.
Sundance was very,
very fun." said Wagner. "It's
an honor because you're
being given an award by other
film makes whom you
respect."
Wagner also talked
about the many challenges
inherent in documentary film-making.
See Wagner, page 2
Professor and lecturer Ornstein
Elizabeth Fenn
Staff Writer
Most seats were filled
in Curry Auditorium Friday
night as students, teachers and-people
from the community
came to hear author Peggy
Orenstein speak.
Ornstein was brought
in by the Women's Studies
Program to speak on the first
night of "Girl's Real Lives." a
conference sponsored by the
department.
The purpose of the con-ference
was "To bring to the
Author Peggy Ornstein signs books at the Girls" Real Lives conference.
community and especially
middle school and high
school students the resources
of UNCG," said Mary Ellis
Gibson. Director of Women's
Studies Program.
Friday night was the
first night of the conference.
The day's events included an
exhibit of artwork by girls
and a dance performance.
Orenstein has written
for the New York Times, Los
Angeles Times, Elle, Mother
Jones, Glamour, The New
Yorker. Mademoiselle, and
Vogue. She has received sev-eral
awards for her writing
including Planned Parenthood's
MAGGIE award for report-ing
on reproductive right.
Commonwealth Club of
California's award for excel-lence
in non-fiction writing
in 1994. and was the honoree
of the National Women's
Political Caucus for her
involvement in literature and
politics.
Orenstein's address
was on "Young Women. Self
Esteem, and the Confidence
Gap," the subject of
Orenstein's book. Schoolgirls.
Schoolgirls was the result of
months of observing eighth-graders
in two schools that
differed sharply in racial
makeup, socio-economic-sta-tus,
as well as funds received.
"I spent time in the
classroom, hanging out on
the playground, and ate
school lunches, so you know
I was dedicated," Orenstein
joked.
See Ornstein. nnw 8