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Western Carolinian Volume 64 (65) Number 15

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aroliniaN THIS WEEK ^Farewell to Forks ► p. 9 ^Professor Brings Home'Firecracker' December 8, 1999, Vol. 64, Issue 15 p. 3 Cullowhee, USA Board of Trustees Votes to Raise Student Fees by Jeffrey Sykes Assistant News Editor For the second year in a row, WCU's Board of Trustees has voted to raise student fees. The 7.65 percent increase will become effective in the fall semester 2000. According to a press release from WCU's Office of Public Information, the increased fees "would provide additional support for the university's 13 intercollegiate athletic teams and help finance a major expansion of its student activity center." The university utilizes a standard to calculate the average cost of attending school. The standard is calculated by adding the total cost of attending WCU for an in-state student living on campus and purchasing the premium declining balance meal plan. Total costs for such a student will be $5,524.30 for the 2000-01 academic year, up from $5,131.50 for 1999-2000. The student fee increase totals $392.80. The major increases are found among the athletics fee, the athletics debt service fee, the UC debt service fee, a 10 percent increase in housing fees, and a five percent increase in the cost of declining balance meal plans. The athletics fee will jump from $261.50 to $321.50. According to OPI, the justification of the increase is to "increase the level of competitiveness of all teams," as well as providing for improved health and safety of athletes. This fee has risen from $249 for the 1998- 99 academic year. The athletic debt service fee will increase to $86 a year, up from $32 in 1999- 2000. This fee supports construction and maintenance of athletics facilities. The UC debt service fee is increased to $ 145 annually, up from $ 130 this year, and $75 in 1998-99. This fee is being collected to help finance construction of the UC II, which is slated for contract bidding photo by Seth R. Sams A part of increased fees will help support pay and benefit increases for food service employees. in May. Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs C.J. Carter stated that the housing and food service fees are primarily due to matching inflation and state mandated employee raises and increased benefits. "Certainly employee wages is a significant factor in what drives up operating fees," Carter said. Equipment costs and rising inflation in the price of goods and services provided by the university also contribute to the increase. Director of Food Services Clete Myers explained that in addition to new health insurance and retirement packages for the 150 full-time employees he oversees, the increase will also support additional food services for students. "Part of the money is for future growth at the Food Court in the UC," Myers stated. "We are looking to install an oriental concept at Dodson, we are going to increase offerings at the Food Court on weekends when Chic-Fil-A is closed on Sunday. We are also going to increase the delivery program at night." Myers also stated that Food Services will look to offer more date-night meals, where students can enjoy sit-down meals in the UC dance club Illusions. "We did one last month. We would like to do more next semester," Myers said. Food Services will also offer a "Plus Plan" that will provide 75 all-you-can-eat meals in Brown Cafeteria plus $720 in declining balance money. This will cost $ 1090 per semester. The UC Debt Service fee, which has nearly doubled in two years, will provide financing to pay back 25-year bonds the university will sell to augment construction of the UCII. "The fee suppl ies part of the money we will use to retire those bonds," Carter said. All fee increases are subject to the approval of the UNC Board of Governors. Laborforce Center Ground-Breaking Scheduled Tuesday — by Dawn Pasley Staff Writer To observe the beginning of the construction process of WCU's new Regional Laborforce Development Center, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held Tuesday, December 14. The public ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Eleventh District US Representative Charles Taylor, who helped to secure the $8 million in federal funds needed to construct the center, will be one of the key participants in the ceremony. Chancellor Bardo will also be in attendance. Together, they will break ground for the center, which will be constructed near Belk building. It will house sophisticated equipment for the hands-on instruction of skills necessary for students who plan to become employed in high-technology industries. Programs from Industrial and Engineering Technology, Arts and Sciences, School of Business, and Communication and Theatre Arts will utilize the facility. Actual construction of the center will not begin immediately following the ceremony, but rather in June of 2000. "We're still in the beginning parts of design work right now," stated Andrew Comrie, director of the Physical Plant. According to Comrie, the two-story, 26,000-square-foot photo by Seth R. Sams While groundwork for the proposed Fine and Performing Arts Center is underway, university officials plan to break ground for the new Regional Laborforce Development Center by the Belk Building, not far from this site. building, which is being designed by Jenkins Peer Architects of Charlotte, NC, will include several work rooms, studios, audiovisual rooms, and a classroom. There will be no office space, because the purpose of the building is strictly to allow students to learn skills that will enable them to get higher-paying jobs upon graduation. The center will take one year to construct, and its projected completion date is the summer of 2001. "Hopefully we will have it available for classes in the fall of 2001," Comrie added.

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Western Carolina University
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- Date
  - Date original: 1999-12-08
  - Date digitized: 2020-02-06
- Extent
  - Dimension: 14" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 20 pages
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- Location
  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
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  - WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_1999-12-08_Vol64_No15
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  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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