The_Rambler_1976-04-06

              Fanderi Ijf yoir Mandatory Activity Fee as distribated by tbe S.6.A.
Volume 46
Number 12
April 6, 1976
TUITION AND DORM
INCREASES APPROVED
The State University Board of Trustees today
approved increases in both tuition and dormitory charges at the 34 State-operated
campuses of the University. The increases will be effective for the 1976-77 academic
year.
body, 56,800 students in all,
will pay no more tuition next
fall than they would have paid
under the present schedule.
Chancellor Boyer, in making
the announcement, noted that
SUNY's tuition will continue to
be among the highest at the
Nation's universities.
A survey of tuition and fees
at U.S. State Universities for
the 1975-76 academic year,
conducted by the National
Association of State Univer-sities
and Land Grant Colleges,
placed SUNY's charges for that
year as the sixth highest in the
country. It is expected that this
increase would essentially
maintain that position.
In making the tuition
announcement, the Chancellor
warned against a national trend
which would shift the
obligation of public higher
education from the State to the
student. "This pattern," the
Chancellor said, "would
u n d e r c u t the N a t i o n 's
fundamental commitment to
educate its citizens and hits
hardest students from middle
income famihes. At this time of
social and economic crisis our
support for public higher
education must be reaffirmed
and educational opportunities
for qualified students must be
aggressively maintained."
Today's action raises the
tuition for in-State freshmen
and sophomores from $650 to
$750 annually, while juniors
and seniors will pay $900 per
year instead of the $800 current
cost. Dormitory charges vary
slightly but will average about
$750 per year under the new
schedule, an annual increase of
$100.
Tuition charges for graduate
study and for professional
programs for both in-state and
out-of-state students will also
be increased. (See attached
schedule). While the action
does not mandate increases in
community college tuition, it is
expected that many of the
thirty colleges in SUN Y will act
to increase tuition for the 1976-
77 year.
SUNY Board Chairman
Elisabeth Luce Moore pointed
out that the trustees took the
action reluctantly to comply
with the mandated revenue
increase of more than $25
million called for in the recently
enacted State budget. "While
we deeply regret the necessity
of taking this action, we have
no choice," Mrs. Moore said.
"The University must live
within the appropriation it
receives, and try to generate the
revenue required by the State."
State University's income
comes from tuition, dormitory
charges, and revenue from
hospital operations. That
income is used to retire the debt
on the University's construc-tion
bonds with the surplus
applied to State operations.
With the increased charges
approved today, SUNY's total
income generated from these
sources for 1976-77 will reach
over $250 million. Approxi-mately
$130 will be used for
bond indebtedness and $120
million will be applied to
University operating expenses
for the coming year.
Chancellor Ernest L. Boyer
indicated that the State
University of New York is still
firmly committed to four
fundamental principles.
1. Low cost public higher
education is essential to the
social and economic well-
— being of New York State. It ^
must be v i g o r o u s ly
defended and advanced.
2. No student should be
denied an education
because of financial need.
Students from low and
middle income families
must be protected against
cost increases.
3. Students with the ability to
pay may be expected to
share modestly in the cost
of their education during
this period when the State's
fiscal crisis is so acute.
4. A differentiated tuition
schedule at the under-graduate
and graduate
l e v e l s - w h i c h SUNY
i n t r o d u c e d in 1972—
should be maintained.
The Chancellor noted that
this recent tuition increase
means that SUNY students will
pay approximately one-third of
the educational cost. This
continues the relationship
between student and govern-ment
support which SUNY has
maintained for several years.
The new schedule also
continues the pohcy of no
tuition for students at the
lowest income levels. Just as in
the current year, an estimated
23,000 SUNY full-time
undergraduate students at
state-operated campuses—
about 18 per cent of the total
student body—will not pay
tuition due to a combination of
t h e T u i t i o n A s s i s t a n ce
Program, the State University
Scholarship, and the Regents
Scholarship program.
An estimated 44.5 percent of
the undergraduate student
MANDATORY
New Idea in Campus
Dining
Binghamton, N. Y. - (I.P.) - Since coming to SUNY-Binghamton
from Yale University two years ago,
WiUiam J. Jickey, director of Auxiliary Campus
Enterprises and head of campus dining services, has
put new zip into institutional eating, which he says
"has come a long way since the early 1960's".
IN THIS ISSUE
Council on Foreign Relations on
p. 2...Survey of Commuter Habits
on p. 3...The LAST Trivia Quiz on
p. 3...Are you cheating yourself out
of study time? on p. 5...Transfer
News on p. 6..."LIFE!!!" given to
p. 9...X-rated movie policies on p.
10...Circus pix on p. 11...Greatest
Hit Review on p. 12...Find the
hidden p. 14...Will the Mets
Finish The Season? on p. 15.
Mr. Hickey is in charge of
buying for more than 3,000
students who have contracted
with ACE for 15 or 19 meals a
week. Two recent national
awards for menus prove that
Mr. Hickey's meals aren't
humdrum or restricted to
hamburgs and hot dogs. His
secret ingredient is planning.
During last summer the menu
committee, composed of the
dietitian, students, and dining
hall managers, set up meals for
the current 30-week school
year.
Six cycles of five weeks each
were planned, keeping in mind
last year's most popular
entrees, and considering, too,
new foods on the market and
fruits and vegetables in season.
Throughout the year at weekly
meetings, the committee
evaluates each previous week's
menus, changing meals as
needed.
Last year such dishes as
Lobster Bisque, Quiche
Lorraine, Hungarian Goulash
on Noodles, Blintzes with Sour
Cream, and Broiled Scallops
were some of the everyday
menu items. There were also
special menus such as a
Scandinavian breakfast with
high protein foods (cheeses and
fish); an Oktoberfest, complete
with beer; Chinese, Mexican
and Kosher Deli Nights, Ski
Lunches, Midnight Brunches,
I t a l i a n Street Festivals.
Monotony, obviously, is
anathema to Mr. Hickey, but
he says "to be a winner, your
menus must be accepted."
Several years ago he
discovered that the traditional
hot lunch was unpopular with
most students. They preferred
sandwiches, he found, because
cont. on p. 7