1 Two former students still grace the NIC campus as staff. See page 15
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Thursday, May 12, 1994 Volume 70, Num ber 12
Sentinel
North Idaho College's Student Newapaper • Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Tuition escalates, felt most by out-of-state students by Ryan Bronson Stntintl rtporter Nonh Idaho College is raising ilS 1ui1ion and foes for studenlS ne1.1 )ear and 1he ou1-of-s101e s1uden1S will be lhc hardest hit by the increases. Ou1-of-s1a1c students will barely lake a 25 percent increase in 1ui1ion next yearns a result of n request by 1he Idaho S1n1c Board of Educnlion. Ou1-of-srn1crs will pay a 1013120.9 percent increase in tuition and fees. raising the cost from $1,26610 SI ,530 per semester. In-slate students will have their 1ui1ion increase JUSI S15 per semester but there will also be a S10 increase in fees. raising the cosl from $465 10 $490 per semester. The increase in fees includes u S5 library fee and a raise in NIC"s mandatory insurance policy for Mudems. which rises from $86 10 $91. Dean of StudcnlS David Lindsay said 1he increases will help the college 10 accomplish some of ilS long-1em1goals from lhe pasl. 'There are a number of ways 1he increases will benelil the college." Lindsay said. "For the past live years we've been trying 10 get 1he faculty's salaries up 10 the overage of the market pince. Next year. we will be a1 1hc average."
Lindsay said 1he ou1-of-m1e students were hi1hardest by the increases.
"Our ou1-of-s101c 1ui1ion hos been very low." Lindsay said. ·we tried 10 lake a higher percent of the increases from 1hem because they don' 1 pay laxes in Idaho.'" "First of all, we wan1 10 be able 10 pay our employees well," Lindsay said. "Second, 1he increases will help pay for moinlenancc and recreation for the s1udcn1s. 1l1ings like lixing the gymnasium and lhc Hedlund building cost the college a 101 or money.'' Lindsay said the college hasn't s1ood around wnitlng for 1he state 10 help wi1h maintenance. "We took a prcuy aggressive stand.'' Lindsay said. 'There hove been a 101 of things lhal have needed auen1ion. and we're not standing around waiting for 1.he stOlc 10 lake care of 1he problems. We've put a 101 of our own money in10 several projects on campus:· In comparison. 1he cost to auend NIC is far less than any other school in Idaho or Spokane. College of Sou them Idaho, for example, charges Sl.000 a year for in-Male s1udcn1S. NIC only charges $980 a year for in-s1n1e s1udcn1s bul 1.ha1cost includes the insurance policy 1ha1 other schools don't have for s1udenlS. Linsay also said the focully and s1udcn1s have accepted 1he increases in stride. "We're just trying 10 do what's reasonable for 1he college.'' Linsay said.
Concerns rise again over safety of Hedlund building week, conducting tests and talking 10 administration and persons involved in lhe complwnts. Complaints have risen once again Schenk also mentioned thal !his is one of concerning the safety of the Hedlund Mnrtone' s scheduled visits 10 do follow-up building 311d one computer class has already 1es1ing in lhe building and he isn'I coming chosen 10 move lo lhe library. especially because of the new complaints. The vocational building's second noor 'This is jus1 his regular schedule," Schenk hns been open since January, following said. extensive air quality 1ests and remodeling Brenda Munro, o s1uden1who has a class !hat has taken pince over the lost 1wo years. upstairs in Hedlund soid lhe issue cenainly S1udcn1s and focuhy members who have de.serves a 101 of auention. classes on the second noor of 1hc building "I' ve had some headaches and s1uff.'' she rccently began complaining of headaches and said, adding 1h01 since she is a freshman she naseau only spends roughly 1wo hours o day on 1he According 10 Deon of Public Relations second noor and sophomores who spend Sieve Schenk. indusuinl hygienist Joe around five hours in lhe building probably Martone will be visiting the campus this hy Rat hel J. WUllams
E.ucutfre Editor
Please see HEDLUND on page 8
photo by Erin Siemers Splash!- A cup of cold water cascades down toward student Paul Rogers during one of the frequent water fights outside the dorms.