, ' ' ' r r Regents consider tuition increase A proposed tuition hike for next year, budgets, budget increases and salary equalization measures all found their way onto Board of Regents' agendas during summer meetings. At the urging of ASUN president Bruce Beecher, the board steered away from a modified tuition proposal, projected to cost UNL students an extra $416,912 beginning next school year. Although final action is expected on a new tuition schedule at the regents' meeting in September, the board has tentatively endorsed a plan which would cost students an additional $376,805. The plan eliminates the single $216 charge for students taking 13 through 16 Tentative tuition increase Instead, students will pay half the cost of those hours, or $9 per hour for residents and $24.12 for non-residents, on top of the base charge for 12 hours. PrioMora plea by Beecher, the board was headed toward adopting a plan which would have lowered the cost of credit hours to $17 each for residents ($46 for non-residents) and simply charged students for each hour they took. A table of the proposed tuition schedule for resident students taking 12 hours or more looks like this: Budget proposals Hours 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Present Cost $216 216 216 216 216 234 252 270 288 Proposed Cost $216 225 234 243 252 270 288 306 342 In other summer action, the administration submitted a $95.9 million 1973-74 budget for regent study. The administration budget calls for a total fund increase of $11.5 million over 1972-73. The proposed budget includes an $8.8 million increase in state tax funds, or 18.8 per cent over the 1972-73 allocation. The board refused to take action on the proposed budget at the August meeting, and instead directed administrators to return with three budget alternatives at its September meeting. Alternative budgets The first alternative is the recommended administrative budget with the tuition schedule change. The second, at the direction of Omaha Regent Kermit Hansen, will have a $2 million cut out of it. Most of the trimming is to come from the tax fund support segment, segment. The third alternative is another administration-proposed budget which would include some development projects suggested by University President D.B. Varner. The first alternative, the one presented to the board at the August meeting, included a totaf fund hike of $5.4 million for the UNL campus-an 1 1 per cent increase. The administration also presented regents with a $10,375 UNL capital construction budget, which includes a new law college and life science and veterinary science buildings. Salary equalization In other budget action, the board okayed an $83.7 million system-wide operation budget for 1972-73, including an estimated $300,000 to equalize women's salaries on the three campuses. The women's salary increases include 209 administrative, academic and non-academic employes on the UNL campus. The total 1972-73 UNL budget is $47.1 million, up 5.4 per cent from last year. Board adopts new residency guidelines New residency guidelines adopted by the Board of Regents this summer mean several hundred UNL students who formerly paid non-resident tuition won't have to this year, according to admissions director John E. Aronson. Aronson said students who meet new requirements have until about September 18 to file change of residency forms if they want to avoid being charged non-resident tuition this fall. Non-resident tuition for fulhtime undergraduate students, including fees, is $630.50 for those taking between 12 and 16 hours. Residents pay $267.50. Aronson said students wishing to change from non-resident to resident status must -be 19 years old; -have lived in Nebraska for the past year (students who moved to another state for the summer will not qualify); -have paid Nebraska income tax for 1971, and will pay Nebraska income tax for 1 972; -be registered to vote in Nebraska. Residency classification forms can be picked up at 108 Administration Building, he said. Students received advance word of the residency requirements change with class schedules mailed early in August, Aronson reported. Although students have until Oct. 27 to change their status, Aronson said those not roing so before Sept. 18 will be charged non-resident tuition and must apply for a refund. At the July board meeting, University President D.B. Varner told regents that the residency change would mean a loss of about $400,000 in tuition revenue. The change brings the University in line with the intent of LB 408, passed by the 1972 Legislature, which redefines who is a Nebraska resident. Brauer drops out of Regent race S.H. "Zeke" Brauer, of Lincoln, who was challenging Board of Regents President Ed Schwartzkopf in the November general election, has withdrawn from the race because he said he wouldn't have the time to either campaign or effectively serve should he be elected. Brauer announced his decision Wednesday. That means Schwartzkopt, also of Lincoln, who was opposed in his primary election by Brauer and UNL student J.J. Plant, will be unopposed in his reelection bid unless a petition candidate emerges. Schwartzkopf ran up a huge primary election margin over both Brauer and Plant in the primary. : u -rtfve .rff m m rii 2 WEEK !A" SALE SAVE SAVE UP TO SAVE 2000 ALBUMS - TOP ARTISTS CLASSICS JAZZ ROCK NEBRASKA UNION - MAIN FLOOR 1229 R St 9-5:30 M-S io (juentins WELCOME BACK ! WE HAVE ALL THE "SWEEPING"-COMFY NEW STYLES FOR FALL: baggies ' damans blouses sweaters coats skirts pantsuits flares wedges platforms boots jeans belts purses jewelry LOCATED NEXT TO CAMPUS BOOK. i ' . i . ' r . . ' . r. iy f V . ' Mm , 0 t , , i 1 !. .. Items must be submitted to the Daily Nebraskan, 34 Nebraska Union, two working days prior to the desired date of publication, for insertion in Short Stuff. Items must be submitted in writing and will be printed a maximum of two days. General meeting announcements will be used in Up and Coming. An estimated one third of the 3,000 UNL students who had applied for federally subsidized student loans but were declared ineligible may now be able to secure a loan, according to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. According to Jack Ritchie, assistant director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids, students should reapply for loans as soon as possible. Students interested in a course on rock music lyrics should contact assistant English professor David Hibler, or meet Tuesday or Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Andrews Hall. The campus deadline for turning in F ulbright Hays applications is Oct. 1, 1972. Applications are available in 1033Oldfather. Hours for the book exchange, held in the Nebiaska Union, will be 1-5 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m., Sept. 5-8 and 11-13. tuesday, September 5, 1972 daily nebraskan page 9