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The North Texas Daily
Tuesday, June 14, 1988 University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 71st Year No. 112
Board increases student Union fees
M This was not a rubber stamp deal in which we arbitrarily
increased the fee. The (Union) board is a student majority.
We got a great deal of input from the students on this.
—Mary Yates,
University Union director
By James Black
Staff Writer
Student fees for the University Union will
increase this fall, the Union director said
Monday.
Dr. Mary Yates, director of the Union,
said fees would increase $1 for the fall and
spring semesters, which raises the cost for
each semester’s fees to $30. Union fees during
the summer will rise to $15, an increase of
50 cents.
“This will help us to maintain services
and hours in the Union," Yates said. “The
funds will used for equipment breakdown and
repair."
The fee increase is expected to garner
$53,500. Of that amount, $25,000 will be
used for utilities and maintenance costs. The
remaining $28,500 will be included as a salary
increase for Union staff members. The salary
increase reflects a cost-of-living increase for
staff.
The fee increase was approved by the
University Union Board before final approval
by the NT Board of Regents. The University
Union Board is made up of seven students,
three faculty members and three staff mem-
bers.
“This was not a rubber stamp deal in
which we arbitrarily increased the fee." Yates
said. “The (Union) hoard is a student
majority. We got a great deal of input from
the students on this. They understand the need
to upgrade these fees.
“Without this increase, we might other-
wise have to cut back on the number of hours
the Union is open.” Yates said. “The
student feedback we received was very
pleasant.”
Lulu Jasso, San Antonio graduate student,
said the fee increase seemed reasonable.
“It’s not too bad. I mean, it’s not going
to make me or break me,” Jasso said. “I
think $1 is pretty reasonable. I would think
any increase at all would have been around
$10 or $15. I think they (the Union board)
must have taken the students’ financial
situation into account when they raised the
fee.”
Brenda Martin, Irving graduate student,
said the higher Union fees were warranted if
they will be used to benefit students.
It’s good to increase the staffs salaries,
but ideally, the increases should also benefit
the students who fork over the money,”
Martin said. “As long as this is going to
benefit the students, it seems like a good
thing.”
Yates said the increases will benefit students
in the aspect that present services will not
be cut.
“This (the fee increase) will make it
possible to keep the same level of service
without cutting back,” Yates said. “Another
consequence, had we not had the increase,
would have been an increase in food prices
in the Union or an increase in the price of
check-cashing services.”
Mike Raabe, Allen, Texas junior, also said
the increase did not seem unreasonable, but
added that some students might be upset about
the higher prices.
“I think some will probably complain
about any increase,” Raabe said. “There's
a tendency to complain first without looking
at the larger picture. An increase in Union
fees is better than cuts in services.”
Going Japanese
Graduate receives grant
By Scott Milder
Staff Writer
NT graduate Larry Richards has been
selected to advise 20 Japanese high
school students visiting NT for the
summer. Richards was also awarded a
grant by the Japanese government to
go to Japan and study the history of
jazz.
In May, Richards received his degree
in ethnomusicology, the study of the
music of different cultures.
“Because of his interest in Japanese
and his ability to speak it, he applied
for the job to supervise the Japanese
high school students and was selected
to do the job,” said Dr. J.H. Small-
wood of the history department.
Richards said that one of the main
reasons he applied to supervise the
students is that it would give him a
chance to better acquaint himself with
the Japanese culture before he will begin
studying in Japan Oct. I.
“I became interested in advising
these Japanese students because it would
give me the opportunity to brush up on
my Japanese before I left to study jazz
in Japan,” Richards said.
The 20 Japanese students, staying at
Maple Hall, arc in the United States
for the next two years to study at and
graduate from U S. high schools.
While at NT this summer, the stu-
dents arc learning basic English language
and American customs, Richards said.
“Because there are so many of
them," Richards said, "the Japanese
government wanted somebody who
could speak the language and make sure
they don't wander off and get into too
much trouble.
“This is the first time these students
arc out of their parents’ care," he said.
"They will have a tendency to try
things they never have before, and that
could get them in a lot of trouble."
Richards said it is a necessity to plan
some sort of recreation for the students,
otherwise they will try and plan things
themselves.
“One thing they don't realize is that
Texas is much more dangerous than
Japan," Richards said. “In Japan a
girl can walk around and not get
mugged But here the kids don't realize
that there is a good chance that could
happen."
Richards referred to an incident with
the group of Japanese students from last
summer.
"Several of the kids went to a
Madonna concert last year and they
hitchhiked back,” he said. "In Japan
you can do that, but here it is dangerous
and they don’t understand that. Luckily,
they were OK,” Richards said.
At the end of the summer the Jap-
anese students will attend U.S. high
schools.
Forty-six people from the United
States were granted the opportunity to
study the history of jazz in Japan
Richards said. Only three of the 46 are
from Texas. The other two students
chosen from Texas attend UT-Austin.
"It’s better than anything I could
have hoped for," he said “Being able
to combine my interest in jazz and my
interest in Japan at someone else’s
expense...what more could I possibly
hope for?”
Richards said that while he will be
doing library research, he will also have
the opportunity to listen to music and
visit publishing companies
The grant includes a monthly al
lowance of 175,(XX) yen (about $ 1,4CX)),
transportation to and from Japan, and
an initial 25,000 yen (about $2(K)). as
an arrival and field-study allowance
“Basically, it’s a full-paid scholar-
ship,” Richards said
Soon MMw'NT Dally Stall
ABSTRACT ART—Torrey Wylie, Longview senior, Shutse Lou. The art exhibit was June 6-9 in the Art
stares in confusion at “Chrysanthemum’’, created by Building.
Foundation elects member,
manages NT gifts, donations
Aid helps Soviet parent hear
Denton audiologist breaks sound barrier
By Sheree Turner
Staff Writer
When Soviet fashion designers returned
to their homeland following last Thursday's
premiere fashion show in Dallas, an
American hearing aid returned home with
them.
Denton audiologist Chris Caudle pre-
sented Soviet footwear designer Irina
Selitskaya with a German-made behind-
thc-car hearing aid Thursday afternoon at
NT’s Center for Market and Design just
hours before the show and less than 24
hours before their departure to the Soviet
Union.
“I saw' it as an opportunity to improve
relations between our two countries and
it made me feel good to do it," said
Caudle who received his masters degree
in audiology from NT in 1980. “Evi-
dently the people there experience great
difficulty obtaining quality instruments.”
Carol Mitchell, assistant director of the
Center, became aware of the hearing aid
problem when translator Ilya Mamantov
asked where to purchase such a device.
He explained that Selitskaya’s father had
been injured in a war and, as a result,
had lost his hearing. Mitchell called several
major companies with little luck.
Hearing aids could cost as much as $800
and the recipient must be personally fitted,
she was told.
Prepared to abandon the project Mitchell
welcomed help from the Center’s senior
secretary, Vickie Hilliard, who had over-
heard the earlier conversation and volun
tecred.
“She was great," Mitchell said.
"She jumped into the spirit of things and
called everyone in the phone book. It was
Vickie who pitched the deal to Mr.
Caudle’s receptionist and we received a
confirmation in fifteen minutes.’
Caudle, who owns Denton Hearing
Health Care in the AMI Denton Regional
Medical Center, agreed to make the pre-
sentation during his lunchhour at 1:30 p.m.
He described the hearing aid as a stock
mold created by 3M Company that could
be compressed and fitted to the shape of
the ear. He also took Selitskaya aside
following the presentation to explain how
it worked and to leave several sets ot
batteries with her
"We weren’t looking for publicity
when we made the donation," said
Caudle whose wife, Judi, is currently
studying audiology through NT’s graduate
program and will join him in a dual
practice next year "We just enjoy doing
things like this.”
Left to right: Chris D. Caudle, M S., C.C.C.A.; Carol Mitchell, assistant director for the Center of
Marketing and Design; translator Ilya Mamantov; Soviet footwear designer
Irina Selitskaya; and Irene Andreeva, director of the USSR House of Fashion
By Julie Scherer
Staff Writer
The long-term goals of the North Texas Foundation
Inc. are to build the supply of donations that can be
used to fund faculty chairs, grants and research, said a
newly-elected member of the foundation.
Wayne Stockseth, formerly a member of the NT Board
of Regents, was elected to serve on the foundation which
accepts and manages gifts to the university.
Dr.. Al Hurley, president of NT. said. “Stockseth
will bring to the foundation a deep understanding of
how the university operates because ol his service as a
member of our Board of Regents and, in particular, as
the chair of that board."
Stockseth served on the board from 1983 to 1988.
and was chairman of the board from 1984 to 1987.
Hurley said. “He (Stockseth) has been a tremendous
champion of the university, devoting his time on the
Board of Regents, and I have every confidence that he
will continue to be a champion for us w hile he serves as
a member of the foundation board."
In 1979. Stockseth received the Texas College of
Osteopathic Medicine Founders Medal and was recently
honored, along with his wife Norma Lee, as honorary
alumni of NT "I’m an adopted son," Stockseth said.
The TCOM Founders Medal is awarded to people who
have been instrumental in helping the college Stockseth
was a member of the original TCOM board
As a member of the Board of Regents, Stockseth also
helped to get legislation passed to change the name of
the university.
The name change will help promote NT, he said. "I
think there wasn't a great deal of effort in the past to
publicize the university and what it does, and that is not
unusual for state-supported schools."
Most people, he said, think of NT for the School of
Music and the College of Education. But "NT has, in
some fields, more degree programs than UT-Austin or
Texas A&M." Stockseth said.
The board wanted to publicize the different aspects of
NT, he said. "We felt the University of North Texas
more properly signified a large, diverse university with
research capabilities.
“In my work with the foundation the name change
will be helpful. 1 think it points out to someone that this
is not just a ‘state college’ but a major college in the
state," he said.
The foundation will be especially important in trying
to raise funds for the university during this time when
state funds are tight, Stockseth said
Statistics show
enrollment higher
By Julie Scherer
Staff Writer
Enrollment for the first summer session
is 8.4 percent higher than in 1987, Dr
David Golden said Friday
Golden, vice president for academic
affairs, said. "The enrollment of NT is
increasing and has been quite steadily.'
For the first summer session, 10.5(X)
students are enrolled at NT compared to
9,689 students tor the first summer session
in 1987. he said
A large summer school enrollment
usually precedes a large enrollment in-
crease in the fall. Golden said
Marcilla Collinsworth. associate director
of admissions, said. "After all these years
of consistency. I think it’s (recruiting)
finally paying off.
Enrollment increased from 21.271 to
22,380 (5.2 percent) from the fall of 1986
to the fall of 1987 and increased from
20,079 to 21,350 (6.3 percent) from the
spring of 1987 to the spring of 1988.
Collinsworth said the university’s
emphasis on new student recruiting,
student retention, and stricter admissions
requirements has helped to increase en-
rollment.
WHAT'S INSIDE
RARE BOOKS, WHITE GLOVES — Nine rare books donated through
the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation of New York, will be available for
browsing in the Art Building, thanks to nine individual pairs of white
gloves. See Paye 3.
BASKETBALL STARS STILL SHINE — Two members of the NT
basketball team have been selected to play on an all-star team that will
tour Scotland and Norway. See Paye 4
Weather
Tuesday’s high will be near 90
The low will be in the upper 60s
South winds at 10-20 miles per hour
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