The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 68 No 10, Mar 27, 1992

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Tuition, fees up, policies altered

photo by Riclu1rd Duggan CULTURAL GLIMPSES-A moment of meditation in NIC's Bonner Room while the West meets the East during a traditional Japanese tea ceremony performed by Akl Minematsu Tuesday afternoon. Please see related stones Pages 4 and 5.

Unpaid parking ticket controversy exposed by J efT Sclle Sentinel Rcponer Current parl.ing policy ha, NIC searching for answers as well as a good parking space. According 10 Businc~s Orficc records indicating oumanding ticlm. ou1 of nll students that ha, c pnrking fines totaling o,cr SlOO, 12 of them had outstanding ticlct last scme"cr and are currenl l) enrolled in NIC 1hi, ~mc\tcr. ·1 en )ludent~ have fine\ o,•er 200. and three or 1hcm h:1w line\ o,cr S300 T"che s1aff membel'\ ha,e OUl\tanding 11d.c1, totaling approximately S-120. and cenuin mcmb.:r, of lhe wre\lltng team ha\'C 3Cl' umul,ttcd a1togc1her approximately S 1.100 wonh of OUl.litanding lines.

NIC policy stntes any students with outstnnding parking fines will not recei"e their transcripts or be nllowed 10 register for classes the following !>Cmester. Registrar Karen Streeter sn1d. "To my knowledge. no students with outstnnding tickets were allowed 10 register 1his scmcs1cr. Ordinarily. when students havi.: a hold on their ticket, they are told thnt they are going to have to tJke c:irc of their 11cke1 before they nre allowed to r11g1ster:· She nplnmed thut the only "uy a \tutlem would ha,c: been able 10 r.igi,ter "oultl h3,e been ,r secuniy did not ha,e hold~ placed on 1hc ticl.cts, or 1f OJ Yid Lind~oy. dean or s1udents, gave them perm1ss1on please see PARKING Page 18

Jurgens. dean of administration. a maJor reason for 1hc increase is because the college need~ 10 replncc the roof of 1hc dormllOI)' Me scud winter d.imaf:!e 10 the roof hns con1nbu1ed 10 !raking m from 1hc first-floor ceiling or the l"<Htory building. The 1-1-meul pion increa5cll from S925 to S9M and the 19-mc,tl plun wcn1 from $988 SI .OJO J urgcns ~aid th!\ wos n reflection or 1he nntuml "JICctcd incrcJ~c 1n hoMding COSIS Following dcb.11c, 1hc Tru\lec, dccu.lcd 10 pu1 n cap on the numb<'r ur crcd11s u ,1udcn1 can take without paying an ao.lditional pcr-crcdh fee. Students toking one 10 ,even credits will pny S44 per credit. s1udent, rnking eight to 16 crcdus will pay the standard tuiuon ond ~1uden1s inking more 1han 16 crediL<. will puy an additional S44 per credit under the new policy. Lindsny cxplnined lhc rensoning behind the new policy. or 1hose who 100k 17 or more credil~. 60 percent did not comple1e all 1he1r courses No1 only do ms1ructors not teach to full clas~es because or ,1uden1s who drop the courses. he \aid. but the college hlll> been turning away pcr,pective ~tudcnt, who were unable 10 :lllendcd clas,es becau~e they fill up. "We get burned twice," Lindsay said. "We've got to p31Ch up 1how hul~." Before the meeting. 1hc Associa1ed Student governmen t, ASNIC, recommended 10 the admini\lfation 1ha1 the cu1off bt' ra1~ed to 20 credil\, according 10 ASNIC President Rocky Owens. He soid said. the Board fell many ,1uden1> comple1c In ndllnion 10 regular student fees being COUN! loads or more than 16 credit~ and increased. the Board also appro,ed an !hJt they ,hould no1 ha\ c to pay lhe ewa increa~e in mC'q l.ib ctasse,. lndi,iduJI fee. M,1th 1n,1ruc1or Judtlh Brower music ins1ruction rec,med 1he b1gie~1 incrca<.es, two,credit couf\e, rt~c,ving a addre,,cd the Tru\tCC\ 11n the subjccl of $50 hike ,ind four-credit one, a SI 00 the pcr-credll charge for mure thJn 16 increase. T"'o s\\imming cla.s,e, hod S:! credi1>. "I \\Ould hate to hUHt them l\1Udcn1, fe.:s canceled The co,t for room and boJrd 01 NIC "ho comple1c IJrger course loads) also "en1 up under the: propo.\.:tl The per- penalized for ini11a11,,c Jnd good study sem..,,.1cr co,1 to ll\c: in 1he dom11101) went habit~ ... ,he.> ._;ud. from S355 to S-100 ,\ccording to Rolly ---please see TUITION Page 19

by Patricia Snyder News Edi1or The NIC Doard of Trustees unanimously approved :, propornl 10 increase 1ui1ion nnd fees. change credit overload policy and eiiminntc 1hc month· long extension for 1ui1ion pnymcnt Wednesday. The decision bring~ n 5. 1 percent increase 10 in -dis1ric1, n 2.4 percent increase 10 ou1-of-di~1ric1 nnd n 16 5 pcrccm increase to ou1-of-srnte tuition nnd fees. According 10 David Lindsay. dcnn or ,1udcn1s. the rea,on for the mnrkcd hi{!hcr pcrccntugc for ou1-of-s1me 1uition and fees b bccau~c the college feel~ greater moncrnry rcsponslbilhy ~hould be received from areas which do no1 support 1hc college directly 1hrou!!h 1a.,es. The incrca~es bring the in-dimict semester toinl 10 $452. ln-distric1 includes Koo1enai Coun1y rcsidcnl\ nnd student\ from Jerome and Twin Falls, which help support the college through local 1:i,;es. according to Lindsay. Tui1ion will be raised S 10 while library services will reeeivc nn addnional $5. the computer tnbs $5 and registration S2 in fets. The cost for ou1-or-dis1nc1 1ui1ion will be S952 and out-of-st3h! or country will be $1,171. Lindsay noted thnt some colleges are making very substantial increases in 1ui1ion and fee~. !IS much as 50 perceni However, he said he fdt a gradual increa...e would b.: bener. "l don't want 10 1ar the system," he


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