University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Planners Change Celebration Format, Fall Ex-Parte Still a Rousing Success After 16 kegs of beer, and untold bottles of wine, the 600 law students in attendance said the 1991 Fall Ex-Parte was the best in recent memory. While many departing a party after consuming 16 kegs might have reason to say it was great, Mark Wilson thinks their compliments were genuine. The third year Student Bar Association representative said several changes in Ex-Partc’s format added to its success. Out with the Austin Opera House, in with Jazz on the Lake. ‘‘I think we can attribute the big turnout to the change of location,” Wilson said. Rather than just being in one big room, you could be inside dancing, or outside on the lake.” Entertainment was provided by “Third Language. Wilson, who coordinated the Parte, also said, the ferry boat ride across to the location added to its novelty. He said, Katherine Gibson. Student Bar Association vice president, could be thanked for the location change. Jazz on the I.akc just sounded better,” Wilson added. Except for one party-goer who arrived as the Ghost of Elvis, the 1991 Fall Ex-Parte was amended to exclude costumes. “We didn't want to have people running around in costumes in the middle of October. Wilson said. Because frcshlaw memos were due on Oct. 27, the 1991 Fall Ex-Parte was held earlier than usual, on Oct. 18. Although he secs costumes returning to next year's lineup, Wilson found that no one felt the lack thereof detracted from this year’s festivities. “A few people mentioned the fact we didn't have them, Wilson said, but no one complained about it. Only the Ghost of Elvis seemed the least bit upset about it, but after 16 kegs of beer and all the wine you could drink, he probably wasn't upset for long. 12 — Fall Fx-Parte

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Law School Faces Tuition Hike Tuition at the UT School of Law may increase next semester in order to fund minority scholarships and offset budget cuts, Dean Mark Yudof said Monday. At a Student Leadership Luncheon last Thursday, Yudof outlined a preliminary plan to law students that would increase in-state tuition by 23 percent and out-of-state tuition by 22 percent. Money from the increase will fund minority scholarships, faculty salary increases and the Tarlton Law Library. “There is nothing formally proposed right now. I wanted to tell the students informally. I didn’t just want to announce an increase without consulting them first,” he said. Michael Sharlot, associate dean in the School of Law, said the proposal would increase Texas-resident tuition from $97 per credit hour to the state-mandated maximum of $120, an increase of about $600 per year per student. Non-resident tuition will increase from $187 per hour to $240, a $ 1,500 per-year per-student increase. By Fran cine Bosco Daily Texan Staff Approximately half of the money from the increase will fund minority scholarships with the rest going to faculty salaries and the law library. Eddy Daniels, a third-year law student, said while he was not against a tuition increase, he opposed allocating extra money to non-need-based minority scholarships. The argument is: We’ve made a commitment to minority scholarships but generally need isn’t the index. People on financial aid and those on the fringe are going to have to borrow more money or work more to pay for someone with no financial need, he said. Currently, approximately $400,000 is allocated to minority scholarships and $300,000 is used for unreserved scholarships per year, said Daniels, who believes Yudof could cut the proposed increase in half. “Instead, of increasing tuition by $300 they’re increasing it even more. But they’re not giving the money back equally,” he said. “The last time tuition increased it doubled, and of that half went to minority scholarships. What they ended up doing, required students on financial aid to pay more and they redirected it back to non-need minorities,” Daniels added. But Sharlot said the law school needs to make substantial scholarships available in order to increase minority enrollment. It’s true, especially with black students, that competition for minority recruitment is very fierce. To compete in this national market we need to make these scholarships available,” he said. Sharlot also said the extra tuition is not earmarked solely for non need-based minority scholarships, but is pooled with other money received through donations and will be spent in several ways. n Tuition Hike —

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