Western Front - 2002 April 16

              Keepin' it together
Student-parents juggle classes,
work and raising kids.
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Noon-ball
M?iny people enjoy lunch time
pick-up games in Carver Gym.
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?i-i The Western Front Western Washington University Volume 121 Issue 4 Bellingham, Washington
Western responds to 14 percent tuition hike
By Derek Sheppard
THE WESTERN FRONT
Western sophomore Jackie
Kelley said increasing tuition 14
percent may force her to work
more and rely on loans for her
education.
"The increase will definitely
cause a financial strain ... on a
lot of people," she said. "It will
on me."
Friday afternoon the Board of
Trustees voted by a margin of 7-
1 to adopt the president's 2002-
2003 university operating bud­get,
including a tuition increase
as high as 14 percent.
Student trustee Jeffrey Kelly
cast the only no vote.
New student fees
Board boosts campus living costs
By Juli Robinson
THE WESTERN FRONT
Housing and dining rates will
increase 5.5 percent after the
Board of Trustees made the final
decision Friday.
With the increase in housing
and dining fees, a double room
with a gold meal plan will cost
an additional $33 per month or
$294 per year.
Birnam Wood rates will only -
increase by 3 percent, the'com-"
mittee determined. Apartment
residents will pay an additional
$6 per month or $58 per year.
"I don't feel it's Western's fault
that there is a rise in housing,"
Western sophomore TiaMarie
Hawk said. "Without proper
funding," we don't get the neces­sary
(utilities) we need.".
This year's increase is lower
than last year's 7 percent
increase.
In fall 2000, Western had its
largest incoming freshman class
which impacted the increase.
"I .don't /think . any rate
increases: have come that aren't
•fair," "said Eileen'Coughiin;i!<vice***
president of Student Affairs and
Academic Support Services.
See HOUSING, Page 4
Stud&tits pay more for better care
By Matthew Saxe
THE WESTERN FRONT
Students will have more com­plete
health service in 2002-
2003.
With the increase in student
health service fees and the com­pletion
of the Campus Services
Facility, health services and
information will be more easily
available to students.
The increase in student fees
from $46.50 to $48 per quarter
will provide for a part-time,
temporary clinic position to
manage records and information
for use online.
Students will be able to
retrieve lab results, healthcare
reminders .arid private co'mniu-nications
from the health staff.
"Students are appreciating
that they have access to ser­vices,"
said Dr. Emily Gibson of
Western's Student Health
Center. "We see 120-130 stu­dents
every day. We're busier
every year."
The new facility will provide
three examination rooms
instead of one for each of the
heath care specialists.
Gibson said one health service
visit in Bellingham was a com­parable
cost to a student's
whole quarterly health services
fee covering unlimited visits.
See HEALTH, Page 4
Dian McClurg/ The Western Front
The Board of Trustees break ground Friday for the
Student Recreation Center.
Senior Jeff Allen, a resident
undergraduate who will see a
$409 increase next year, said a
14 percent increase will make
affording school more difficult.
"That's $50 a month less I
have to spend on rent," he said.
Sophomore Louise Hanazan, a
non-resident undergraduate,
said many students' financial
aid will be adversely affected.
"If you have a scholarship,
(the increase) just negates your
scholarship," she said.
Hanazan, and other non-resi­dents,
will see a tuition increase
of 8 percent, or $852 a year.
According to President Morse's
budget proposal, graduate stu­dents
will face a 3 percent
increase, increasing tuition costs
$142 arid $440 for resident and
non-resident graduate students
respectively.
Associated Students President
Corey Eichner said he knows the
trustees faced a difficult deci­sion,
but he feels the increase
See TUITION, Page 4
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Rec center seeks green certification
By Mike Baab
THE WESTERN FRONT
The^ new,recreation, center,
scheduled:-to 6pettHri>2003,' 'will1
be £hie'_ iriost eriviibnmentally;
sound fabMty>Weste^ii;.has;:eyer;-
built. A groundbreaking ceremo­ny
celebrated construction>ori
the building Friday.
'Western has 'a long historyiof
being environmentally aware,"
said Jack Smith, Viking. Union
director and activities adviser.
Smith said the recreation cen­ter
is seeking certification by the
Leadership in Energy and
. Environmental Design program
of the U.S. Green Building
Council.
^V^T^-USGBC gives buildings
:!• high-ratings for water efficiency,
-'resource use and indoor environ-
• -mental quality.
• - Smith said the new center
includes such eco-friendly fea­tures
as reflective roofing to reg­ulate
heat, large windows to
allow natural light and recycled
materials to conserve resources.
The wood used to build the
facility is held together by glue,
which reduces the amount of
wood used by more than 20 per­cent,
Smith said.
No trees were cut down to
make room for the recreation
center, said Linda Beckman,
division director of Budget and
Administration for Student
Affairs.
All trees, with root balls
intact, were relocated to local
stream banks and replanted.
Western senior Joseph Hayes,
See CENTER, Page 6
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