The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1984 Page: 3 of 24
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BEYOND THE HEDGES by Frances Egler
$14,000? Big deal,
say Princetonltes
Though students and faculty at
Princeton University have become
increasingly worried over its own
skyrocketing tuition costs, the
administration maintains that they
are needed to maintain the school's
commitment to quality.
The Priorities Committee, a
panel of students, administration
and faculty which reviews the
school's budget, stated last month
that fees for the 1984-85 school
year will rise to $13,900, a hike of
7.88 percent for students, which is
actually lower than the 12.6
percent jump in tuition last year.
The median U.S. family income is
$23,433.
Despite the high costs, students
and administrators alike were glad
the increase was relatively small.
Committee member Manuelo
Gonzalez said he "was very
satisfied," as did Vice Provost
Richard Spies. The 12.6 percent
increase of last year was said to be
caused primarily by a faculty pay
hike
Even though it is clear to all that
Princeton's tuition hikes are far
above the national inflation rate of
four to five percent. Spies said that
"there is a tendency, a historical
tendency, which is almost certain
to continue, for costs to rise faster
than the rate of inflation."
Spies also pointed out that one
way to get more money without
tuition hikes is to enlarge classes
But, he stated, as long as Princeton
remains committed to quality,
with its small classes and regular
contact between students and
professors, that this option is out
of the question.
Students at Princeton do not
seem to mind the hikes either
Priorities Committee member
Mary Beth Shery, a junior, felt'
"that there are very good reasons
why we have tuition increases
above inflation "
Schools cautious
about South Africa
At least three of America's
prominent private schools have
been reconsidering their
investments in controversial
companies. At Yale, Vanderbilt,
and Princeton, actions have been
taken to keep the universities'
money out of businesses that have
what some call unethical dealings,
especially those who have dealings
in South Africa.
Recently at Vanderbilt
University, Treasurer Charles
Kane called a meeting of the
University Proxy Committee, a
group composed of representatives
of various segments of the school,
to vote on shareholders' proposals
that Kane considered "contro-
versial." Vanderbilt has money
invested in several companies that
have dealings in South Africa,
including Texaco and Ingersoll-
Rand.
The committee passed a
recommendation that Ingersoll-
Rand should adopt the Sullivan
Principles, a set of strict guidelines
for dealing with South African
companies, but rejected a proposal
that Texaco should sell no
products to the South African
military. The committee remained
deadlocked on a recommendation
to Ingersoll-Rand not to expand
its company in South Africa.
Black Student Alliance
President Sheryll Cashin
expressed concern over black
alumni donating money to their
school, considering the South
African ties. She maintained,
"There's a line to draw between
economics and what is ethical."
Kane stated that steps had been
taken to avoid direct investment of
university funds, such as not
investing in South African stock or
gold mines.
Meanwhile, at both Princeton
and Yale, alumni and alumni-to-be
have moved to bar any of their
funds from going to businesses
that have dealings in South Africa.
At Yale, seniors were to vote on
a proposal that would stop their
Quarter Century Fund from
becoming involved with any South
African dealings. The Quarter
Century Fund is a fund wherein
each graduating class pledges
money for Yale's use 25 years after
they graduate. The money is
invested through a brokerage firm
and given to Yale at the end of 25
years. Once donated to the
university, the school can invest
the money in any manner
At Princeton, apartheid
protesters have proposed the
"Endowment for Divestiture." It
will be a pool of money given to the
university only if it divests the
stock it owns in banks and other
financial institiutions doing
business in South Africa, or if
apartheid is abolished. If neither of
these qualifications is met in 20
years, the money will be given to
charity.
Neither of the proposals is
certain to pass, but it is clear that
many private schools are
beginning to look at their
investments with more ethical.
concern
Princeton men cheat
to prove a point
Also at Pnhceton recently, The
Daily Princetonian learned that
two sophomores deliberately
staged a cheating event during a
freshman physics exam to see if
anyone would turn them in.
Apparently no one has.
Princeton runs on an honor
system similar to Rice's. Both
contain clauses that obligate the
student not only to avoid cheating,
but also to turn in anyone whom
they discover cheating.
The two sophomores, David
Judan and Chris Toncredi, told the
paper that they tried to make their
cheating as obvious as posible
during an October exam. This
included using crib notes, a
textbook, whispering to each
other, and looking at other
people's tests.
The pair said that they were
doing it to prove what they have
suspected for some time — that no
one who saw an academic
violation of the Honor Code
would report it.
Honor Committe Chairman
Chris Barrett refused to say
whether or not the sophomores'
violations had been reported, but
an anonymous committee member
told the paper that no one had
turned them in yet.
Barrett pointed out that even if
the two men had told the professor
of the class afterward what they
had done, it was unlikely that
charges would be filed with the
Honor Committee because their
actual infraction — disruption of
class — comes under the
jurisdiction of the Discipline
Committee.
Professor David Wilkinson,
instructor for Phvsics 103. said no
one had told him of any cheating
during the exam. Wilkinson felt
such "experiments" should be
carried out by the Honor Council
BLOOM COUNTY
if they are going to occur. He was
worried also that the pair's
disrupting of the exam had had an
effect on the outcome of the other
students' exams.
No one quite knows how to
respond to the problem of students
not "doing their duty" and turning
in Honor Code violators. Barrett
suggested that a better "cheat-
proof" exam procedure would
require a "reworking of the
system," which he deemed
unnecessary because the Honor
Code has served Princeton well for
90 years.
However, Wilkinson protested
that the Honor Code does need to
be reworked because it may
inherently preclude the reporting
of violations. He pointed out, "The
only way to act is by making a very
serious charge, and that must
make some students reluctant
about taking such a serious step."
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