Volume 3, Issue 18 - Feb. 11, 1981

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~~~~())~~ NEWS: The Auraria Media Center may be put under the control of the Library, if the Colorado Commission on Higher Education has their way. FEATURE: MSC instructor Jon Walter got as many laughs as Johnny in a Tonight Show appearance. METROSTYLE: More mediocrity from the music industry is reviewed this week. SPORTS: The MSC Men' s Gymnastic team, in their first varsity year, is already rated in the top 10 nationally.

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Child care du~ks.- budget cixe by Joan Conrow

The Auraria Child Care Center's evening program will remain open through the Spring semester, following a pledge of funds from the Student Center's budget. The CCC had planned to discontinue the program February 12 because a $3,484 deficit will be incurred by running the session at current enrollment through the semester. However, the Student Services Policy Council - acting on a proposal suggested by Associated Students of MSC President Sonny Wasinger - voted unanimously February 9 to pledge $3,500 from the Student Center budget. The funds will be transferred to the CCC evening program at the end of their fiscal year (June 30), if necessary. Wasinger said, "MSC was opposed to spending student fees for something already on our student fee budget. We don't want to set a precedent." However, he also said he was "adamant that the (evening) program should be continued." So, to keep the program open without further direct subsidies of student fee monies, Wasinger

suggested the transfer of funds "What if it (enrollment) drops from the Student Center budget. way down?" Wartgow said. "Do Gary McManus, director of the we drop the evening program? If Student Center, said some of the you set a ceiling on the pledge and money pledged will come from one child drops out, you've got a game room and vending revenues. problem." McManus said he doesn't "see a Wartgow said he could not say problem, financially in trans- "unequivocally" that the CCC ferring the money, but was "con- would not need subsidies for the cerned about setting a precedent.'' evening program in the future. He suggested the SSPC pledge "We will run the '(evening) to balance the CCC's budget in program as long as there is a June, rather than transfer the demand," Wartgow said, "but money now, because the deficit how do you determine the demay be reduced if the evening program enrollment increases. The CCC needs 30 FTE (full time equivalent) children enrolled in the evening session to avoid the deficit. According to a statement made earlier by Jerry Wartgow, executive director of the Auraria Higher ·Education Center, the number of children currently registered for the program is ''way below the 30 needed.'' Wartgow said he agreed with the idea of transferring the money at the end of the . fiscal year. However, he expressed concern about what would be done if evening · session enrollment ~ decreased, thus increasing the ~ projected deficit. ti

mand?" Wartgow said that out of about 17 ,000 students on the Auraria campus, only about 17 use the evening program at the CCC. "Is that sufficient (demand) to run on a subsidy?'' Wartgow asked the SSPC. "I think the responsibility is on the parents who are using the evening program to get out and hustle to keep the enrollment up," Wartgow said.


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