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friday, September 26, 1980
lincoln, nebraska vol. 105, no. 25
Proposed grad tuition increase spurs discussion
Dy Patti Gallagher
Increasing graduate student tuition by
25 percent might result in the college "tak
ing ourselves out of the running for gradu
ates," according to the UNL dean for
graduate studies.
Henry Holtzclaw said Tuesday that NU
President Ronald Roskens' proposal to in
crease tuition for graduate students could
have a negative effect on attracting grad
students to NU.
Roskens proposed a tuition differential
of 25 percent between graduates and
undergraduates credit hour rates. The
differential would be implemented over a
four-year period. He presented the pro
posal in a letter to the NU Board of
Regents at their last meeting.
The letter proposed that the increase
would begin in the fall of 1981 and would
charge graduate students an additional $2
per credit hour.
It also requested a recommendation
from the regents at their Oct. 17 meeting.
According to Jim Raglin, NU director of
public affairs, Roskens proposal is an
answer in "seeking some alternate sources
to support the university."
Raglin said it is "not necessarily uncom
mon for comparable universities to charge
graduates more than undergraduates.
Roskens has indicated that the addition
al money from increased tuitions would go
back into graduate and research programs,
Raglin said.
"The bulk, if not all, would be put back
into the program," he said. He added that
if approved by the regents in October, the
higher tuition rate would be effective next
fall.
Holtzclaw said that those in favor of
increasing graduate tuition argue that it
costs more to educate graduates, primarily
because of smaller class size.
Although that is true, he said he is con
cerned that higher tuition will mean less '
graduates.
Holtzclaw said the Executive Graduate
Council has requested Roskens' office to
delay any action on the proposal until the
November regents meeting. He said the
council, a system-wide 35-member group,
asked for a delay to further study the pro
posal. The request was received by NU Vice
President for Academic Affairs Steven
Residency eligibility eased
if new requirements pass
Sample. Sample said Tuesday that he had
not yet discussed the request with
Roskens, but planned to some time this
week.
Differentiated tuition rates is not a new
idea at NU, Holtzclaw said. Roskens initi
ated an investjgation into possible differ
ential charges for graduates in 1977, he
said.
At that time, the proposal was tabled
because of concern over tuition remission
programs for graduate assistants at UNL
and summer remissions at UNO and the
NU Medical Center, Holtzclaw said.
At that time Roskens did, however,
state his intent to reconsider the proposal
in the future, he said.
Continued on Page 8
By Jim Faddis
New residency requirements that will
make it easier for a student to qualify for
resident tuition will be voted on by the NU
Board of Regents at its Oct. 17 meeting,
according to NU attorney Richard Wood.
The proposed residency requirements
will "be an easing of the old rigid require
ments," Wood said.
The requirements are being changed
because the 1980 Nebraska Legislature
passed a law which gives the regents the
authority to establish residency require
ments. Previously, residency requirements were
mandated by state law.
Currently, undergraduate non-resident
tuition is $72 a credit hour compared to
$26.50 for residents.
Some of the newly proposed ways a
student can qualify for resident tuition are:
-If the student is considered a de
pendent for federal income tax purposes
of a parent or guardian who is a Nebraska
resident.
-If the student has established a home
in Nebraska and is either a graduate of a
Nebraska high school or has attended NU
or a Nebraska state college as a resident
before.
In proving that he has a home in Ne
braska, the student must show that he oc
cupies a residence in Nebraska as well as
three of the following: a current Nebraska
driver's license, be registered to vote in
Nebraska, a Nebraska car registration, a
checking or savings account with a
Nebraska bank, or a job in Nebraska that
withholds state income taxes.
-If the student is a dependent or spouse
of a staff member of NU, a Nebraska state
college or a Nebraska technical community
college. Previously, technical community
colleges were not included.
Other proposed ways a student can
qualify are:
-If the student has lived in Nebraska
for a year and can show proof that he plans
to remain in Nebraska. Proof can include
a Nebraska driver's license, car or voter
registration in Nebraska, a checking or
savings account with a Nebraska firm or a
job in Nebraska that withholds state
income taxes.
-If the student is a minor and his
parents or guardian have established a
home in Nebraska. Parents must provide
the same proof as students for residency.
-If the student is married to a Nebraska
resident.
-If the student, a spouse or dependent
is a member of a branch of the service and
is on permanent duty in Nebraska.
-If the student parents move out of
state after the student already has been
accepted as a resident, the student will
retain residency.
Wood said the regents also have the
authority to shorten the time a student
must live in Nebraska before becoming
a resident from one year to six months.
The regents, however, have decided the
financial impact of the tuition loss from
changing the one year requirement, would
be too great at this time, Wood said.
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Photo by Mitch Hrdlicka
R.B. Engesser of Engesser Exotic Felines holds one of the animals which are
appearing at the Gateway Mall. The Engesser group, from Trenton, Fla.,
travels the country to obtain contributions for their endangered species
compound. The compound has 286 different species and a food bill of $15,000
a week.
Youngberg: Better education is UNL's key
Photo by Kent Morgan Oben
Eric Youngberg
By Mary Kempkes
Better streets will not keep UNL open, a Lincoln city
councilman said Thursday. Better education will.
"The university does not need the northeast radial.
What it needs are books, better teachers and more sup
plies," Eric Youngberg told Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce.
"The university needs tools to educate students,"
he said. Youngberg talked about Lincolnites' fears that
UNL "will be shipped off to Omaha."
Although better streets aren't a cure-all for UNL's
problems, he said Holdrege Street should be extended
for better access to city campus from the north.
Youngberg also said he advocates formation of a coal
ition between respresentatives from UNL, the Malone
neighborhood, east of campus, and city officials. The coali
tion would further UNL community relations, he said,
and help solve the traffic access problem.
"I think we need to open the lines of communica
tion." Youngberg also discussed street concerns with Lincoln
businessmen. He said Lincoln could avoid costly street
construction by improving traffic routes. He suggested
campus bus routes run on X Street to cut down conges
tion on Holdrege and Vine Streets.
Lincoln planners should make alternative transpor
tation more desirable for commuters, Youngberg said.
He said the city should encourage construction of high
rise housing along bus routes so population will condense
along mass-transportation lines. All bicycles should be
licensed and taxed, he said, and the money could be
used to improve bicycle paths.
"I think you're going to begin to see that energy
conservation is money in the pocket of Lincoln business,"
he said.
For example, Youngberg said he spends $2 or $3 a
week on gasoline because he rides a bike to work and the
money he saves is spent in Lincoln businesses.
Youngberg turned the discussion to conservation
energy by utilities,and said again that excess dollars spent
on utilities are pulled out of the Lincoln economy.
Continued on Page 6
NU on TV: Show on Nebraska Education Network
focuses on student views of the university . . . Page 20
Mass Production: The makers of "Xanadu" tried to please
everybody, but reviewer thinks they came up empty
handed Page 10
Kentucky Fried Phyllis: Columnist Jeff Goodwin takes
a unique look at this week's Louisville-Kansas
game Page 12
