Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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WELCOME TO THE CLASS OF 1981 From President Howard Swearer. Hello. And, welcome to Brown. The question I get most often from freshthings these days, one I suppose you've all been wondering about since your pre-matriculant days is, Is Brown going bankrupt? The answer is an emphatic yes. You know, it was really quite an extraordinary feat of public relations that convinced you to come here. After all, you must have had at least some slight notion of how bad the situation was. Now you might well ask, What kind of an impact is this going to have on my undergraduate experience? You're a hearty and diverse lot, so that is hard to say for sure. One thing I can say for sure is that we've already spent your tuition checks to cover last winter's heating bill so perhaps your first purchase at the bookstore should be a heavy-duty 30-below sleeping bag. Well, with no money to spend for the next academic year we do hope to pick up a couple of grand from mid-year transfers you can just imagine the kind of hell that could break loose. Luckily those of us in the administration who haven't left town yet have come up with a couple of approaches which just might see the university through the year. Plant and Maintenance crews are already busy implementing the first step of the plans by installing turnstiles at the entrance to all lecture

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Will we block out all but the beauty?

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Vi ADRETCE T, halls and classrooms around the campus. From now on, students will be charged admission to all . f classes, though bargain discounts can be had if one buysa semesters worth of turnstile tokens. The 3 5 7 package will be $30 for humanities courses, $40 for interdisciplinary courses, and $50 for science 55 s i T B, RERKELHAMNIR, ; - . N f s . o 4 - H . courses. There will be no cover charge for discussion sections as long as a student arrives wearing a Brown T-shirt, sweatshirt, or any other article of clothing purchased at the university-owned bookstore. Tickets for Mid-Term and Final Exams will be $7.50 in advance and $8.50 on the day of the test. These tickets will be available at all the regular Ticketron outlets and at Stairway To Heaven, a headshop in Hartford, Connecticut. Outside the classroom certain other changes will apply in what we call the New Shakedown. There will be a service charge of $5 for the grading of papers with an additional 25c for each written comment. Counseling from the Deans, Chaplains, or Professors will be done by appointment only and a fee will be charged per half hour. It is advised that students who will be in need of such aid on a frequent basis subscribe to Brown CrossBrown Shield, the university's socio-academic in- surance plan, which can cover up to $600 a month in counseling bills. There will be pay toilets in every bathroom, pay phones in every room, and a charge for court and field time at all university athletic facilities. Sounds bad, huh? You bet it is. Oh, by the way, do be sure to fill out your Security Protection Form S.P.F. and send it in with your check or moncy order. None of us here in University Hall would like to see anything happen to you or that nice stereo and record collection. Yours for a dollar ninety-five, 7 i Howie Swearer 1, il P Bore