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              THE LOYOLA MAROON VOLUME 68. NO. 16 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 70118 FEBRUARY 2, 1990 Board raises tuition by 11 percent By Charles Lussier Assistant News Editor The price of attending Loyola will go up 11 percent next year, making this the fourth time in five years the Board of Trustees has voted for a double-digit tuition hike. The increase was approved unanimously by the board Jan. 25, despite a Student Government Association resolution against the increase, the Rev. George F. Lundy, S.J., acting university president, said. Undergraduate tuition will increase to $8,548 per year. City College, Law School, and graduate school costs per credit hour will be raised to $144, $377 and $326, respectively, according to John Eckholdt, vice president for Business and Finance. Eckholdt.said that the increase, which was proposed by the Rev. James C. Carter, S.J., university president, was passed without changes by the board. Room rales in the residence halls will be increased as well. Double rooms in Buddig and B iever Halls will be increased to $ 1,364 per semester and Cabra doubles will be $1403 per semester, according to Eckholdt. This represents an eight percent increase over last year. The University Center fee will increase to $75 per semester for full-time students, a 25 percent increase. The fee for part-time and summer session students will remain at $40 per semester, according to Carter's proposal which Eckholdt supplied The Maroon. Lundy said one reason for ths tuition increase is to "reverse erosion of faculty salaries." Faculty salaries will be increased 7.5 percent, staff salaries will be increased 6.5 percent and general support salaries will be increased 5.5 percent, according to Carter's proposal. Lundy said revenues from the increase will be used to "meet pressing needs which have gone unmet," such as the replacement of instructional equipment. The budget will also allow excess revenue of $362,000 to be used for campus maintenance, Eckholdt said. Lundy said the maintenance fund has been neglected for the past few years. Student relief from future tuition raises should come from the university's increase of funds from endowments, John B. Levert, chairperson of the Board of Trustees, said. Financial aid will be increased by 20 percent, Eckholdt said. The faculty salary increases will serve "to give faculty a signal that we're going to play catch up" with other institutions, Levert said. "Loyola has a faculty that is outstanding in quality," Levert said. "They could leave us for more prestigious universities." The SGA passed a resolution Jan. 16 that tuition should not be raised in excess of 9.74 percent. The proposal was presented by SGA members at the Board of Trustees Taking A Hike Since 1983-84, tuition has increased more than 216 percent. On the edge — Butch Bendich, left, and Steve Evans of Western Waterproofing Co. prepare the roof of Buddig Hall to be waterproofed. First frat dry rush draws 74 students By Jill O'Rourke Contributing writer The absence of alcohol at this year's fraternity rush has not affected the number of students participating, Mike Barnett, history junior and Interfraternity Council president said. Barnett said 74 students are participating in rush, which started Jan. 24 and will end next week. The IFC, which is comprised of representatives from each of the three fraternities, voted Oct. 31 to institute a dry rush for this year. In that vote SigmaPhi Epsilon and Alpha Phi Alpha voted for the dry rush while Alpha Delta Gamma voted against it. "A dry rush will attract higher quality guys, not just the ones who want to pay $5 to get free alcohol," Bamett said. Mike McCann, finance senior and Sig Ep president, has a similar attitude. "Dry rush will affect pledge quality because you're not going to have people joining for four years' worth of parties," he said. Eddie Francis, communications sophomore and president of Alpha Phi Alpha, said he thinks the implementation of dry rush is a "progressive move." "Rush is a time to inform those who arc interested in your organization about your organization," he said. Francis said the Loyola chapterof Alpha Phi Alpha has always had a dry rush. ADG, the only fraternity to vote against dry rush, is abiding by the new rule but still stand by their original position, Juan Delgado, communications sophomore and vice-president of rush for ADG, said. "One can drink responsibly and nqt get out of hand," he said. "Rush can be just as effective without alcohol," Delgado said. "Wc attract quality gentlemen and don't need the alcohol," he said. "Dry rush is a better philosophy," Barn, See Tuition/page 5 See Dry Rush/page 7 1 Inside This Week 1 to sleep or not to sleep... see pg. 11