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WMC Helps Low-Income Families - Story, Pg. 3 THE PHOENIX Tuition, Room, and Board Will Be $18,280 Next Year By JENl"IFER scorr and board (8.91%). fj/,,,,,··j·.c/li'f However, increases in each category The Board of Trustees voted to raise do not accurately reflect increased ex- tuition, room, and board for next year by penses for that category. Money re- 6% at their last meeting, February 29, for ceived from room and board will 'also a total cost of S18, 280. help cover the costs of tuition, according Director of Financial Planning & to Thomas. Budget and Assistant Treasurer Ruth The decision to distribute increases as Thomas said, "We wanted to keep ev- they were was made after analyzing erything as low as possible ... Our first what other colleges belonging LO the choice was a zero percent increase:' Maryland Independent Collcgcand Uni- However, increasing expenses such versity Association charged for room as fringe benefits, insurance coverage, and board this year. and utilities made the first choice impos- According Thomas, WMC had the Drunken Students sible despite to Thomas. freeze, lowest cost for room and board this year a hiring and salary according other of the seven members, MICUA To help off-set Give College Bad Image has been the lowest raise in at least seven which include Hood Loyola, and ML S1. which the increase, College, Johns Hopkins University, years, according to the 1992-93 Finan- Mary's College. Even after the raise, By ANDREA COVINGTON enforce the alcohol policy and lake re- cial Plan submitted to the board, finan- WMC's price for room and board will be S"'fJR'po7I"" Clements, however, was willing to and vandalism, according to Philip on Pennsylvania Avenue and he said The unexpected resignation of discuss her reasons for leaving in a rc- Sayre, dean of Student Affairs. that, because he has young children, he Marlene Clements has alerted the cam- cent interview. The college has received about two objects to students yelling obscenities. pus that things in Student Health Ser- "I was legally and ethically respon- complaints per semester for the last few The vulgarity is regular and he added vices may not be as healthy as they sible to present my concerns and infor- years, said Sayre. In fact, it was this last that noise is a problem. He noted that the seem. mation to my supervisor, Dean Sayre," complaint that prompted his letter to the behavior of some of the students is to be Clements resigned as Director of Stu- Clements said, referring to Dean of Stu- student body asking them to be more expected. "But expecting it doesn't con- dent Health Services January 31. The dent Affairs Philip Sayre. According to courteous when they walk horne from done it," he said. resignation came as a result of what ap- the nurse's code of ethics as well as her Champs. Many townspeople probably see stu- parently was her long-standing concern Slate licensing, Clements said she was But this is not enough, according to dents as being over protected by the col- over the way things were being run in obligated to report any Incidents of mis- (he resident, a county official who has lege, observed political science profes- Health Services. conduct by other staff members. lived in his house for 15 years. He said sor Charles Neal. He also said that Sharon Skozilas, the college health "I felt there was a danger to the SLu- thai the college administration should See COMPLAINTS, Pg. 5 Col. 1 nurse for six years, has also left WMC, See CLEMENTS, Pg. 10 Col. 1 Grades May Be "Weighted" Next Year Pending Study Recently, two more proposals By MICHA):L KUBACKI Disharoon have expressed con- dentGPA's, then Iam all for the gm. S"'ffR,pm" have been suggested because of cern that the weighted system change," said Disharoon, "I One concern about having A weighted grading system faculty concerns over uneven would hurt those students on want to do what is best for the A+ as 4.3 was the effect it counting pluses and minuses as grade distribution. The third pro- aeademic probation. Disharoon students." would have on students apply- Increments of whole numbers posal now being suggested is: said that "many more students During this past Jan. Term. ing for some type of post-bacca- may go into effect next year, A+=4.3, A=4.0, A-=3.67, get rnmus grades than plus Dr. Richard Claycombe did a laureate study. AfLCr talking according to thc administration. S+=3.33 etc. The fourth proposal grades, and it appears to me that survey of82 schools to see what with some other schools, Currently pluses and mr- is: As-and A=4.0, A=3.67 etc. students' GPA 's will be lower." type of grading system they Claycombc found out that it nuses arc not calculated in According LOAssistant Dean Terry Dalton, assistant pro- used. Thc purpose of the survey "doesn't maucr what type of astudcm's GPA. A minus grade of Academic Affairs Barbara fessor of English and member was to see "what types of sys- grading the college does, even if is worth as much as a plus Disharoon, "The computer cen- of the Admissions and Stan- tems other colleges like ours pluses and minuses are on the grade. ter is developing a program so dards Committee, is a propo- were doing," said Claycombe. transcript, as graduate schools Last semester, two proposals we can look at student's perfor- nent of adopting the weighted He found that four schools had usually figure out the student's for weighting grades were being mances in relation to pluses and grading system. He said, "It can a grading system where A+ is GPA on their own scale." examined. One plan had A+=4.3, minuses for fall semester 1991." just as well work to their advan- greater than 4.0, and that the LOp The administration hopes to A=4.0,A-=3.7eLC. The other had The Admissions and Stan- tage it they get more pluses." graduate's GPA rarely exceeds have a decision in umc for next A+and A=4.0, A-=3.7 etc. dards Commiuee. as well as "If it's going to enhance stu- 4.0 by more than a small mar- year's incoming class. Q