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TUESDAY
October 26, 1993
Volume 16, Number 14
Texas' ONLY Independent Student Newspaper
Overall UTSA tuition and fees rise 15-17 percent
By Brian Wheeler
News Editor
Students at UTSA are facing higher cost this year for tuitton and every num- datory fee except the intematioral edu¬ cation fee.
The cost for a full time resident sto¬ dent taking 12 semester hours without additional lab fees rose from $382 to $680, an 16.8 percent increase. A pari- time resident taking six semester hours, without additional lab fees, rose from $318 to $376, an 18.2 percent increase.
While paying increases this year, sto- (tents are expected to vote upon a new recreation center fee that will add an- odwr $30 per semester, if passed.
Students also saw a new $ 10 medical service fee this semester to support op¬ erations in the health service center. The state legislature authorized the fee late last spring. The new fee altows UT componets to charge up to $55 each full senwster to support medical services.
The UT system administration au- th(Mized the lee to be collected diis fall with the understanding that refunds will be issued should the UT Regents decUne to approve the recommendation or should appropriate student consultation result in a decision not to implement the fee.
The student service fee saw a $1 per credit hour increase (from $ 11 to $ 12) anda$118limit(upfrom$108)fix)mthe '92-'93 to die '93-'94 academic year.
WiUiam Stem, associate vice presi¬ dent for business affairs, stated that the student service fee budget and any in¬ creases are monitored by the university student service fee committee. That committee is composed of five students, appointed by the student govemment; one faculty member, a{^inted by the university president; the assistant vice president for stodent Ufe; die associate vice president for business affairs; and the university business manager.
"The student participation on the com- nuttee has been outstanding. We have students that understand budgets, can read a balance sheet, and aren't afraid to ask questions," said Stem.
"The committee actually meets prior to the preparation of the budget," Stem said. "It hears the budget presentations of every entity that's funded under the student service fee and makes recom¬ mendations. Recommendations then go the inesident who can accept, reject, or change them; usuaUy he accepts them. The fee can be raised up to ten percent each year without a vote of the students. What we normaUy do if we're going to
raise it...we seek the approval of the committee."
Last year the stodents on the student service fee committee recommended to the president a one dollar per semester hour increase. At the same time, sto¬ dents on the commitee recommended a freeze on the percentage allotted to in¬ tercollegiate athletic funding and a gradual decrease of funds. Students on the committee were unaware diat a new $10 medical service fee was being con¬ sidered by the legisdature and UT re¬ gents.
Nancy Meza, a student member of the commitee, said. "My understanding was they (health service center) were using the same funding. 1 never heard anything about a new medical service fee."
Alex Mauidin, a former student commitee member, confirmed that no medical service fee was mentioned. "No, 1 have never heard of that (the medical service fee)," said Mauidin.
The combined increase for the sto¬ dent service fee ($ 1 per semester hour) and medical service fee ($10 fiat fee) was an $11 minimum, a greater than ten percent increase for student services ($ 108 last year). Under state law if the student service fee increases more than
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Faculty and Staff brought tfi«ir families to enjoy the annual utsa family picnic held Sunday. Children were entertained t)y several game Iwoths including the softball toss. See related photo on page 4.
ten percent from one fiscal year to the next, students must aj^rove the increase by a majority vote.
If Ihe funding for the student health center had been left under the student service fee, as during die last academic year, students would have been allowed to vote on the increase. The state legis¬ lature and UT regents audiorized a sepa¬ rate fee which, in effect, bypassed the requirement for a student vote at UTSA but still requires student consultation.
Stem said, "Every time there is a general salary increase, whether it's mandated by die state or an in-house merit increase, the people who are paid oui o> iiiose particular fundsy-ttui would cause an increase."
Regarding future student fee in¬ creases. Stem said, "I seea normal growth .for the time being."
The single entity diat receives the most student service fee in total dollars is intercollegiate athletics said Stem. Intercollegiate adiletics was allocated $1,086,874 fcM- the '92-'93 academic year. This year it was allocated $1,273,123, a 17.1 percent increase. While funding for intercoUegiates went up, funding for intramurals dropped from $188,800 to $131,789.
The university center fee reached its incremental peak this faU at $30 per semester, a three dollar increase over last year. That fee was approved by a
Pre-Med Society hosts health careers fair
By yjo\q\\ Ann Griffin
News Writer
Students orientated toward health career fields were targeted by the 1993 Health Careers Fair sponsored by the Pre-Medical Society. Several hour long interactive sessions were held in the Science Building on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Presentations were given by the San Antonio Midwives Associations, Texas CoUege of Osteopathic Medicine, Co¬
lumbia MCAT Review, and several oth¬ ers. Twenty-two health related services were present.
A representative from Incarnate World College School of Nursing said, "We're here to explain to any student interested in applying to our nursing program, what die prerequisites are to get into die program. We're also hoe to talk about our master' s programs in nurs¬ ing and nutrition. Each program is very competitive."
Honors seminars announced for spring semester
UTHSCSA Department of Pharma¬ cology/Graduate school of Biomedical Sciences also attended. A representa¬ tive from the school said, "We're re¬ cruiting stodents for a Ph.D. fH-ogram. You have to have a BA. or BS. to get in pharmacology. Mainly (stodents) don't find out about pharmacology until the end of graduate level. They do here at UTSA."
The Bexar County Hospital District Volunteer Service was the only hospital represented. "We have some unique areas that we aUow volunteers to work in. It certainly has been helpful to some students applying to medical school," said a hospital recruiter.
The Pre-Med Society has grown con¬ siderably larger since last spring. "We have a gigantic difference in enroUment," said Kim Doody, president of die Pre- Med Society. "We have a good 80 members now. Last year, we had 15 members."
Doody said the increase is due to the society's officers, committee chair people, and motivation.
The Pre-Med. Society charges an annual fee of $23. Students preparing for careers related to the medical fiekl may join. "We don't exclude anyone," stated Doody. Students may contact Kim Doody at 490-8349.
The University Honors Program an¬ nounces two honors seminars offered in Spring 1994: "PubUc Diplomacy in the Cmnmunication Age" (HON 3113.002) and "Science and Humanity" (HON 3113.001). These seminars are open to aUUTSAstudentswidiaGPAof3.00or above.
"Public Diplomacy in the Communi¬ cation Age" wUI be offered by Henry Catto, UTSA's Diptomat-in-Residence for die 1993-94 %:ademic year. The course wdl focus on the efforts of gov¬ ernments to communicate with and in¬ fluence individuals and pubUc opinion in odwr countries.
In teaching dw course, Catto will draw on his vast background in public service, including his experience as the directcM'of die U.S. InfcxmatkMi Agency, U.S. AmbassadOT to Great Britain, dw United Nations. El Salvador, and dw Organization of American Stides. and
U.S. Chief of Protocol under Presidents Nixon and Ford. PoUtical science ma¬ jors may take this course to fiilfill upper- division requirements in poUtical sci¬ ence.
"Science and Humanity" wUl be of¬ fered by geologist Dr. Eric Swanson. The course focuses on scientific thought from its origins to the present day. em¬ phasizing major scientific accomplish¬ ments and major scientific figures.
Students wUI exainine how science operate*" - a mode of inquiry into the nature o. ...le physical universe and will explore the relationship between scien¬ tific discovery, technotogical innova¬ tion, and other creative, non-scientific endeavors. IDS mayan tan take dus Honors Seminar as a substitute for IDS 3003.
For more information contact Dr. Ann Eisenberg in the Honors Office (SB 4.03.04D. 691-4106).
previous student vote and later increased by yet another student vote.
Also increasing three doUars was the university pubUcation fee, now set at $5 per semester.
. The automated services fee rose from $3 to $5 per semester hour, with the minimum increased from $ 15 to $25 per semester and the maximum increased from $45 to $75 per semester.
The general fee which covers use and availability of university buildings cUmbed from $10 to $12 per semester hour with no limit.
Tuition increases set by the state caused a two doUar increase per semes¬ ter hour (pow $26) for undergraduates and a four doUar increase (now $52) for graduates.
Specialized fees also saw several in¬ creases, including a twelve doUar in¬ crease for graduation application (from $ 18 to $30), and a five dollar increase to chaUenge courses (from $15 to $20). Transcript services rose from $4 to $5
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dollars fra-routine service and from $6 to $8 for less than 24 hour service.
Most class lab fees remained die same while a few rose between $5 to $10.
Other expenses not affecting all sto¬ dents remained die same. inc I uding park¬ ing permits. instaUment service charge, instaUment payment late service charge, add/drop fees, late registration fees, gen¬ eral property deposits, and student iden¬ tification cards.
Despite fee and tuiUon increases, UTSA and other Texas schools remain among the most affordable in the nation. The American Association of State Col¬ leges and Univei'sities (AASCU) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinat¬ ing Board, in separate surveys, found that Texas is ranked 48 in cost for tuition and fees.
The fall '93 census showed that 421 out-of-state students and 364 foreign students are paying non-resident tuition rates. 4.6 percent of the total UTSA enrolhnent.
Campusline
Campidslineisaforumforinformationof upcoming eventsor deadlines happening on the UTSA campus. Students, faculty, staff, RSOs, and other university groups may announce events by contacting the Paisano News Editor at 690-9301. Deadlines are the Wednesday prior to publication.
Announcements Touch-Tone Telephone Registration:
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9 a.m. Oct. 30 -10:30 p.m. Oct. 31 8 a.m. Nov. 1 -10:30 p.m. Nov. 3 10:30 p.m. Nov. 3 10:30 p.m. Nov. 6 10:30 p.m. Nov. 8 10:30 p.m. Nov. 10
Health career representath/es were available to provide studems with career infonnation at the 1993 Health Fair.
8 a.m. Nov. 3
8 a.m. Nov. 4
8 a.m. Nov. 7
8 a.m. Nov. 9
District Attorney Steve Hilbig wiU be the guest speaker at 1 p.m. in the UC Pecan Room on Oct. 27. Sponsored by UTSA College Republicans, call Jason Dias at 646-8430 for more info.
Inline Skating and Roller Hockey club forming this faU. Anyone interested call Miles at 561-4489.
October Events and Deadlines 26 (Tuesday) Student Healdi Service center giving flu immunization for faculty and staff from 1-3 p.m. $4 immunization fee 26 (Tuesday) Student heatith service center orthopedic cUnic-3:30 p.m. Appoint¬ ment necessary.
26 (Tuesday) CathoUc Stodent Association Rosary and Bible gadiering in HB 3.03.12 from 12:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
27 (Wednesday) Bargain Basement Players meeting in the UC Pecan Room at 12 noon.
27 (Wednesday) Student Chemic.U Society meeting at 6:45 p.m. in SB 2.01.28. 27 (Wednesday) Stodent Govemment meets in the UC Oak Room at 12 noon. 27 (Wednesday) Paisano meeting at Campus South shopping center at 3 p.m. 27 (Wednesday) CadioUc Student Association meeting in MS 2.02.52 at 11:30 a.m. Communion from 12:30- 1p.m. Rosary and Bible gatherings in MS 2.02.12 from 8:30 to 10 p.m.
27 (Wednesday) Lambda Alliance meeting in HB 3.04.12 at 3:30 p.m.
27 (Wednesday) Black Student Alliance meeting. HB 3.02.12 at 7 p.m.
27 (Wednesday) Aduh CPR class from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at student health service
center. Cal! 691-4142 to register.
29 (Friday) BestFest '99 Food, drinks, games, and contests boodis sponsored by
RSOs. Live music by Eye 2 Eye. 12 noon to 5:30 p.m. at die Sombrilla Plaza.
29 (Friday) Finench Club meeting in HB 3.01.06 at 1 p.m.
29 (Friday) Last day to drop an individual course. Last day to wididraw from all
classes and receive an automatic grade of "W".
31 (Sunday) CathoUc Mass at 5 p.m in dw Activities Center (next lo doims).
November Events and Deadlines 1 (Monday) All Saints Day Mass in dw UC Laurel Room from 11 a.m. to .2 p.m.
1 (Monday) Women's Chamlier of Commerce meeting at noon in UC Pecan Room.
2 (Tnesday) Cittholic Student Association Rosary and Bible gathering in HB 3.03.12 from 12:30 ajn. to 1:30 p.m.