Kentucky Kernel

Vol. XClV, No. 214

Established 1894

University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky

Independent since 1971

Tuesday. November 5, 1991

 

 

UK undergrads ace 8.5 percent tuition hike

By DALE GREER
Managing Editor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UK un-
dergraduates will face an 8.5 per-
cent tuition increase during the
next four years, according to a tui-
tion schedule approved yesterday
by the state Council on Higher Ed-
ucation.

The schedule, passed during the
council‘s November session, calls
for UK’s undergraduate tuition to
increase by 3.4 percent in 1991-92.
That would raise the cost of attend-
ing one semester of classes by 530
for an iii-state student.

In 1993-94, the schedule calls
for a 4.8 percent jump in under-
graduate tuition at UK, bringing
the tab for a full semester of class-
es to $880 for Kentucky residents.

The cost for students who reside
outside the commonwealth will be

 

“We do not build our tuition recommendations

on state appropriations.

Gary Cox,

executive director of Council on Higher Education

52,610.

Gary Cox, executive director of
the council, said the state revenue
shortfall Gov. Wallace Wilkinson
recently projected had no impact
on the percentage of tuition in.
creases, despite tlte fact that Wil-
kinson told state-supported univer-
sities last month to cut 531.6
million from their 1091—93 bud-
gets.

“We do not build our tuition
recommendations on state appro-
priations," Cox said.

Rather, tuition rates are set us-
ing a complicated formula that ac-
counts for such things as ltiittori

rates charged by benchmark insti<
tutions and per~capita income in
the commonwealth, Cox said.

He also said any future cuts in
state appropriations will not affect
tuition increases.

The budget ax, however, may at-
fect a proposed tuition reduction at
Lexington Community College.

LCC students traditionally have
paid higher tuition than students in
UK's 13 other community colleg—
es. Kentucky residents attending
LCC currently pay $810 a semes-
ter. compared with $340 at the oili-
er community colleges.

laarlicr this year. the council en»

dorsed a plan to lower l.(‘(.‘ rates
gradually, and the tuttion schedule
released yesterday called for a
ISA percent reduction in all LC(‘
rates during the next tvvo bieiiiii»
unis.

Because of the revenue short-
fall, however, lllls plan has riot
been linali/ed.

Before LC‘C cart drop its rates,
(‘ox said scarce additional funds
would have to be found to cover
the lost revenue, that would result
lrom the decrease.

Other resident and non-resident
tuition increases tor lWl-‘l-l my
clude a 3.3 percent hike tor stu-
dents iti the Community (‘ollcgc
System, excluding l.(‘(,'; and .iii
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CHE delays approving budget request

By GREGORY A. HALL
Associate Editor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —— The state
Council on Higher Education em—
phasized pragmatism over idealism
yesterday in determining the needs
of Kentucky universities in the
next biennium.

The council was scheduled to
vote on a recommendation that the
eight state universities receive ()0
percent of formula funding in the
first year of the biennium and 100
percent funding in the second,

Citing the state‘s financial vvoes.
the CHE decided to have the uni-
versities and the CHF. staff come
tip with four other requests based
on different funding levels, which
would show the impact of each
amount.

Council member Kevin llable
of Louisville. said simply asking
for I00 percent funding is “not rea-

listic and not helpful to govem-
merit."

The council will meet at the end
of the month to make a formal
budget request. which will include
funding at the four lC\\l\ as vvcll
as at full funding.

The request will go to the Gen-
eral Assembly and the governor,
then into the state biennial budget.

The fottr funding levels:

-at Silt. million more than the
current recurring base appropria»
tion from the state. This vvould
offset the amount cut from the uni-
versities‘ current operating bud-
gets.

-at‘3~16.7 million in 1002—0? and
at 905 b’ million in 1091-04. This
would cover “basic needs." which
are defined as fixed costs and sala»
ry increases of i percent.

-at 85% percent of formula lurid-
ing by the end of the biennium

-at 00 percent tunding bv the

end of the biennium.

The proposal passed unanimous-
ly on a voice vote, alter protest
from most of the university presi-
dents.

Hable, a former state budget tll‘
rector, said that if ever higher edu—
cation had a chance tor ttill formu-
la fiinding it .was the tilt)” sc‘\\ltlll,
“And we didn‘t even come close."

Five of the university presidents
asked the council to be idealistic.
and to seek I00 percent funding.

I'niversity ol Louisville Presi-
dent Donald vaain his
sessions of the (ieneral Assembly
had taught him at least one thing

“There‘s an old saying in Frank-
lort. and that‘s you never get vvhat
you don't ask tor." he ~‘ald

”II this touncil does not .iilvo
gate what our real needs ilil
()llk‘ L‘lst‘ 'v\lll H

He called Lite \illlllcll ~-
approaeh "sell denying."

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council meni-
ber J. David
Porter, of Les-
ington. said the
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The presidents argued that the
plan would provide the (icneral
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See BUDGET Page 8

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Jones’ campaign costs
highest in state history

By MARK R. CHELLGREN
Assocrated Press

FRANKFURT, Ky. N If there is
one constant in the often nutty
world of Kentucky politics. it is that
money talks.

This year, it lairly shouts.

The six tnain candidates who
sought the Republican and Demo-
cratic nominations this year spent
$3,703,641. The four Democrats
alone spent $11,548,947. The bud~
get for the entire city of Danville
this year is $10,284,132.

Lt. Gov. Brereton Jones spent
$4,008,074 to win the Democratic
primary in May. The budget for the
city of Berea this year is
>..',)l‘l,‘)3l).

Compare that to Louisiana, where
there are 400,000 more people than
in Kentucky and where politics is,
historically, even more corrupt.

In the recent primary in Louisia-
na, where Republicans and Demo
crats alike ran in an open primary,
incumbent Gov. Buddy Roemer
spent about $2 million to finish
third. It was deemed a remarkable
sum for the state‘s election. The two
men who finished first arid second.
former (iov. Edwin Edwards and
former Klansman David Duke. re-
spectively, each spent about half as
much as Roetner.

In other words. the top three fin-
ishers in the Louisiana primary
spent, in total. alxiut as much as
Jones did all by himself. Roemer
would have finished a poor fourth
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fund-raisers.

And the contribution limits in
Louisiana are higher. IndiViduals in
Louisiana may contribute $5,000 to
their favonte candidate. In Ken-
tucky it's $4,000. Political action
committees in Kentucky have the
same limit. In Lomsiana, the PAC
limit is $50,000.

What did Kentucky's gubernato-
rial candidates get for all that mon-
ey'.‘

ln Jones‘ case. he got 184,703
votes, or 33 I .70 per vote.

That was better than Martha Wil~
kinson. who spent 82509502 and
didn‘t get a single vote. She
dropped out before the primary.

The May primary did prov c one
thing that has become almost a
truism in Kentucky: You have to
spend to \\ Ill.

Like Jones, Larry Hopkins tar
outspent the competition to uni the
Republican primary. Hopkins spent
SIS-12,737. larry Forgy spent
5m 1,907, The difference was un
derstandablc because Larry liorgy
declined to accept contributions of
more than $300 for his (BOP cant
paign.

See MONEY. Page 8

 

 

LINDSAY CAMPBELL «ur'el :i'a“

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brereton Jones spoke at a
hometown rally at Woodtord County High School last night.

Money shouts during 1991 gubernatorial election

By MARK R. CHELLGREN
Assocrated Press

LOUISVILLE Ky. Wealthy
horse breeder llrcreton Jones used
an Sb‘ million bankroll to conduct a
quiet campaign that has made hiiii
the prohibitive lavoritc to vvm Ken-
tut ky 's political cvacta today.

loncs, the Democratic lieutenant
governor, spent 8-1 million to vvin a
sharply contested primary in .\Iay
.itid will spend a like amount by the
tune the results come iii trom to
day 's general elct lion.

Republican nominee Larry Ilop
kins. a \‘c‘\c‘llrlk‘llll member of (on
giess who \vas considered the best
(l( )l’ hope lor governor III a genera
tion. siiIIcrcd :i couple of self
inllicted campaign wounds. Most
damaging was his admission that be
among the House members
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INDEX

 

Story, Page 2.

 

Soccer gives Irishman David Griffiths an
oportunity for education in the UK.

1991 Kentucky general elections. Go out

and vote.

 

“Other People's
Money” full of sat-
ire, romance.
Review, Page 4.

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