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Volume III Number XVIII
Atlanta, Georgia
May 1, 1992
1992-93 Tuition Hike For CAU Students
By Lewis Pryor
Sports Editor
Clark Atlanta University stu
dents will be forced to face a $750
increase in tuition and fees for the
1992-93 academic year.
In a letter dated March 27 to
CAU students, CAU President, Dr.
Thomas W. Cole stated that, “We
have examined the costs associ
ated with providing the level of aca
demic and support services neces
sary to maintain our standard of
excellence.” The tuition increase
for the 1992-93 Academic Year is
$500, and the room and board in
crease will be $250, making the
total increase $750.
The action taken by Cole was
advised by the University Senate,
which consists of representatives of
the faculty, staff and the Student
Government Association. The in
crease was voted on and approved
by the senate members.
According to Associate Provost
and Dean of Student Affairs, Dr.
Larry L. Earvin the increase of the
tuition and room and board that
was approved is actually 25 per
cent less than the amount recom
mended by the University Senate.
“Hence, this should indicate the
university's commitment to keep
ing these charges as low as pos
sible. However, in order to main
tain the level of service already be
ing provided, tuition and room and
board increases were imperative,”
added Earvin.
In addition to the tuition increase.
there was also a “rumor” that circu
lated around campus that all mon
eys must be paid in full on or before
registration. According to Earvin,
this rumor is inaccurate. “While
these charges are payable on or
before registration, the university
will maintain the same provisions
as last year by working with stu
dents on a case-by-case basis to
allow for these financial obligations
to be met.”
However, according to a letter
sent to student's permanent ad
dresses dated March 27, all tuition
and fee charges are to be paid on or
before registration.
The increased revenue for tuition
as well as room and board covers a
number of areas. In a letter from
Earvin, dated April 13, to the Grass
Roots Coalition, an independent
student rights organization, he cited
faculty enhancements, improve
ments to the library collections, up
grading of residence halls, class
rooms, facilities and services to stu
dents, as areas to which the rev
enue will dispersed.
Earvin also stated, “A large share
of the increase goes to cover the
increased cost of providing services
that are attributable to inflation."
"A large share of the increase
goes to cover the increased cost
of providing services that are
attributable to inflation." - Dr.
Larry Earvin.
Many students expressed their
concerns to administration about
the late notice of the increase in
charges.
“How do they expect us to pay
their charges on time without giv
ing us full notice? Even though I
have heard that a notice is circulat
ing I have not actually seen one,”
said Alex Waldron, a sophomore
public relations major.
Earvin said that although this
announcement did occur late in the
semester it is not inconsistent with
that of other institutions in the
Atlanta University Center, the Uni
versity of Georgia System and other
higher education institutions. In
lact. the CAU's notice is the first
among the AUC institutions and
will be the lowest.
“We (administration) have noted,
however, the concern that all stu
dents may have not received the
March 27 letter. We are, therefore,
issuing an additional supply of this
correspondence to add to the 5,000
notices that have already been pro
vided,” added Earvin.
For the 1992-93 academic year,
undergraduate tuition and required
fees will be $3,500 per semester, an
increase of 7.6 percent. Graduate
tuition will be $280 per credit hour,
plus mandatory fees based on the
student’s individual program.
Charges for room and board will
increase at an average of 7.1 per
cent depending upon the residence
hall occupied.
With the exception of the increase,
Cole stated that, “Othergeneral poli
cies on tuition, fees, and room and
board charges will basically remain
intact with the exception of a few
changes.”
Surfacing along with the tuition
and room and board increases there
is also a change in housing poli
cies. CAU’s newest residence hall
Beckwith, which was initially de
signed for graduate students, is
Continued on page 2.
Students Organize A "Watchdog
Group" to Improve Student Life
Math Department Honors Students
By Monica Riley
Contributing Writer
A new student organization, the
Grassroots Coalition, has taken on
the responsibility of representing
the silent voice of the CAU student
body.
The Grassroots Coalition con
sists of CAU students of different
classifications and backgrounds,
thus .they chose the name
grassroots. Because they have no
elected leader or officers, they call
themselves a coalition, one in which
every member has input.
The Grassroots Coalition was
founded because group members
were not satisfied with student ac
tivities, anemic programming
throughout the school year, and the
administrations unconcerned atti
tude toward student needs. In ad
dition, they felt that someone needed
to be the liaison between students
and faculty. "We are here to protect
students and their rights as a watch
dog organization,” said member
Kasey Phillips.
Positive responses and the in
terest shown by other students has
made the coalit ion members believe
that they are not alone in their
feelings about student life and the
administration. Their objective is
Continued on page 2.
By Monica Riley
Contributing Writer
The Clark Atlanta University De
partment of Mathematical Sci
ences held its third semi-annual
Math Excellence Awards cer
emony in the Vivian W. Henderson
Center on April 23.
The theme of the program was
“The Hardworking Excels in Math
ematics.” The department recog
nized the excellence and achieve
ments of its students who main
tained an “A” average in their
math courses during the fall se
mester. Also honored were the
countless tutors, volunteers,
teacher assistants, study group
coordinators, and clerical assis
tants who have helped the Math
ematical Sciences Department.
“You have helped to destroy the
myth that only a select few can
achieve excellence in Mathemat
ics,” said student tutor Lendozia
F. Hayes in her occasion address.
Platform guest for the ceremony
included Dr. Malika Amini, re
tention program coordinator, Dr.
AbdulalimA. Shabazz, chairman
of the department of mathemati
cal sciences, CAU President Tho
mas W. Cole, Jr., Kevin Smith,
instructor of Mathematics, Hayes,
Continued on page 2.