Tuition, fee increases land on campus shoulders
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by Leslie
Rasimas
Staff Writer
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| Evan Moody directs a question toward
SGA guest speaker Gregory M. Lovins at Tuesday's
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A student fee committee is proposing a $44 increase in student
general fees for the 2004-05 academic year.
“The
$44 increase is a general fee that all students would pay,”
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Timothy
H. Burwell said.
“Those fees include educational
and technology fees, athletic fees and health services. It
also includes student activities such as educational and
recreational programs, cultural affairs and the [Plemmons]
Student Union,” Burwell said.
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| BOG gives ASU ability to decide on tuition
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by James
Nix
Editor-in-Chief |
A proposal from the university-appointed
tuition committee is asking to raise tuition by $300 at Appalachian
State University for each of the next two years.
If approved by the University of North Carolina system Board
of Governors next spring, the increase will bump the current
$1,596 tuition for in-state students up 37.6 percent by the
2005-06 academic year.
Gregory M. Lovins, chairperson of the tuition committee,
said the state of the economy has made the North Carolina
General Assembly cut the UNC system budget over the past
several years.
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| Faculty Senate approves increase |
by Justin
Boulmay
Staff Writer
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The Faculty Senate approved a
motion Monday calling for an increase in state appropriations
per full-time students, and tabled a similar motion that
had requested an increase in student tuition to raise money
for faculty and staff.
The motion, presented to the Faculty Senate by Dr. Richard
G. McGarry, called for state appropriations to Appalachian
State University to increase by $300 per student for the
next two years.
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Freshmen direct films for inaugural iMovie
festival
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by Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer
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Appalachian State University
hosted its first Appal iMovie Fest this fall.
The program provided freshmen with the opportunity to create
a movie capturing their Appalachian experiences using equipment
supplied by Apple Computer. The theme of the films is “capturing
a moment of change” in their freshman experience.
“Our vision is to encourage creativity in our
students and facilitate multi-media learning,” Nikki
Crees, assistant director of freshman learning communities
and one of the iMovie program directors, said.
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Another man's treasure: yard sale benefits
victims
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by Dusty Teng
Staff Writer
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Opposing Abuse with Service, Information
and Shelter (OASIS) will host a yard sale to benefit victims
of family violence and sexual assault. The sale will be held
Saturday 8 a.m. to noon at First Baptist Church on King Street.
OASIS offers service and support throughout Alleghany, Ashe
and Watauga counties.
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Poetic Jazz grooves Legends
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by Elizabeth Ashford
Staff Writer |
The Poetic Jazz Society of Charleston
will bring their live entertainment to the students of Appalachian
State University this Saturday in Legends.
“The
PJSC is a growing network and progressive movement of spoken
word/poetry/free verse/haiku, live jazz and visual art,”
PJSC founder Harold Singletary said. “The show will
consist of three phases: a jazz set, followed by poetry,
and the closing climax fusing the jazz with spoken word.”
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Creating a new club
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By Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer |
New clubs are appearing at Appalachian
State University. According to the university’s mission
statement, Appalachian uses more than 250 clubs and organizations
in order to maintain a sense of community and provide an
opportunity for students to experience leadership and service.
Creating a new club involves paperwork and consents. The
Club Council, a group of undergraduate students, must approve
each new club before the university recognizes it.
Once recognized, a club is allowed use of campus facilities,
support services and funds for educational activities. The
club is also given permission for solicitation and fund-raising
activities and the ability to create a Web site using university
resources.
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