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              THE MAROON A LOYOLA TRADITION SINCE 1 923 •  "TOR A GREATER LOYOLA- Vol. 89, NO. 17 ONLINE EDITION AT LOYOLAMAROON.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011 Tuition up by 5.9 percent in fall 2011 By KAMARIA MONMOUTH StalTWriter The 2011-2012 school year will bring an undergraduate class of 850 students, and a 5.9 percent tuition increase and 6 percent room and board increase. Currently, on-campus Loyola students pay an estimated $ 42J002 and off-campus students pay an estimated $31,754, according to Loyola Admissions. During the spring convocation speech, the Rev. Kevin Wildes, SJ., brought up the plans to raise tuition and the expected benefits reaped from the allocation of incoming revenue. "Next year's budget would result in a surplus of $660j000," he said. "I directed Jay Calamia to set up a Plant Fund to address ongoing maintenance issues and we will transfer $560j000 to the fund at the end of next year." The remaining $100j000 will be surplus for next year's budget allocation. said Wildes. Tliition increases every year at Loyola University, but out of other Jesuit colleges and universities, Loyola offers the most generous and substantial scholarships for arriving freshman and additional loans offered to help current students, said Salvadore Liberto, vice president of Enrollment Management. Still, student loans pose challenges for students as tuition increases and their scholarships remain fixed, said Kaylyn Spinato, an off-campus psychology junior. 'Tuition has gone up about $3jooo since I came here," Spinato said. "It was $27 JOOO in my freshman year, and because they do not adjust your scholarship, it Ls noticeable in my student loans since I have to take out what my scholarship does not cover." Spinato said she will be looking into applying for scholarships from outside oiganizations, in addition to what Loyola is currently giving her, as she tries to pay for her senior year. "I will be done with my courses in December, so I will only be attending school for half of the year," she said. 'Tuition will not affect me quite as much as if I would be here the entire year." Raising tuition is a given because professors have to be paid what they deserve and make the university better to attract more people, Spinato said. SGA does not allocate funding for four groups By SABLE LEFRERE Staff Writer Technical issues to fault in Lick of funding Four organizations who applied for allocation money from the Student Government Association did not receive any funding. Every semester, student clubs and organizations apply for allocations from the SGA. The organizations received their funds if each submitted the SGA Budget Packet correctly and in full. Loyola Life was one of the four organizations that didn't receive any funding the first round of allocations. "Honestly, I wasn't surprised," said Mar Trujillo, one of Loyola Life's presidents and a music composition junior. "I wasn't sure how to put down the material and we turned in our packet late." Michael Morin, vice president of SGA and music education senior, said there are many routes students can take if they do not understand the packets. "As far as the organizations that did not know how to till out the packet, we have President's Council meeting in which we go over how to fill out the packet, what is necessary as far as documentation, and other particulars like that," Morin said. Morin said students can set up a meeting with the committee members or refer to instructions on the packet for help. Late packets will not be considered for funding in the allocations process; they will only be considered in post allocations if funding allows. Trujillo understood that and said the organization took full responsibility. Loyola University Golf Club was another organization that fell short of receiving allocations. The Golf Club was told they needed to re-charter after finding out Co-Curricular lost all their paperwork which stated they were a chartered organization. "We turned in our charter forms Civic Engagement Forum Harold Baquet/University Photographer Brett Bonin, Orleans Parish School Board representative, and Kevin Guitterrez, deputy superintendent of the Recovery School District, speak at the LSCE forum Feb. 15 on New Orleans post-Katrina. Speakers seek to improve New Orleans Pence' Dottolo Staff Writer Six representatives participated in a forum to discuss the post-Katrina change to the New Orleans public education system post-Katrina. The Lousiana Society for Civic Engagement and the Loyola University Sociology Student Orignization hosted "5 Years Later: a Forum on the State of Public Education in New Orleans" in Nunemaker Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Moderator and president of LSCE Richard Tucker asked each panel member one question directed to tl\eir individual expertise. Orleans Parish School Board representative Brett Bonin commented on the role of the New Orleans School Board. "Since Katrina, there are new board members who have increased the accountability of the school board. Also, public money is now going to the right places. We are trying to resurrect the Freshmen set mark for highest enrollment By VANNIA ZELAYA Assistant News Editor Enrollment has increased this year at Loyola, bringing more first-year students and successfully enrolling more full-time undergraduates than in previous years. Overall enrollment has increased by 15 percent from last year, after having decreased by 40 percent due to Hurricane Katrina, and full-time undergraduate enrollment has grown by 88 percent, according to Salvadore A. Liberto, vice president for Enrollment Management and associate provost. The university has achieved this by working harder to get in touch with prospective students. "We've significantly increased our marketing. We are traveling more for recruitment and we have a great, dynamicstaff who are working very efficiently and communicating very well to prospective students and their families," Liberto said. Enrollment began to increase in fall 2(X)9, and the university is not accepting more students than it can sustain. "The enrollment numbers arc tied to issues of capacity and budget. We plan to grow again this year, and there will still be some room to grow in the following year as well," Liberto said. According to the Associate Director of Residential Life, Amy Boyle.the residence halls are still working within their capacity. "The fact is. the residence halls were built to accommodate this many students," Boyle said. According to Boyle, the rooms in Biever Hall that began to house three students this academic year were built to house thar number, meaning the residence hall has only been tilled to its capacity, not beyond it. Room prices were adjusted according to space. "Costs are necessarily adjusted; it's simply that singles, doubles and triples are priced at points according to space and efficiency," Boyle said. The increase in enrollment has not only filled the residence halls, but it has also increased the availability of programs for students who live there. According to Boyle, there are more employment see TUITION, page 12 see ALLOCATIONS, page 4 see LSCE, page 12 see INCREASE, page 12 Sneak Peak at Commencement Speaker, page 3. MAROON DIRECTORY: SPORTS, page 5 | LIFE & TIMES, page 11 | RELIGION, page 13 | EDITORIAL, page 14 | NEWS TIPS: 865 3535