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Vol. XXXV, No. 3
Penn State University, Delaware County
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By RENEE BLISARD
Lion’s Eye staff writer
REB202@psu.edu
We pay our tuition, and it seems to go into obscuri-
ty. In reality, though, it hasn’t.
Each day it is divvied up for multiple purposes.
Teacher, faculty and staff salaries are paid, things get
repaired, and students get entertaining programs and
state-of-the-art technology at their fingertips.
Because tuition has increased substantially in each
of the last two school years, the Lion’s Eye set out to
find out where the money goes. Here's what we learned:
First, 83 percent of tuition revenue comes to the
Give us
a brake
Pedestrians get help
in making crossings
By CHRISSY GREENAN
Lion’s Eye staff writer
CMG196@psu.edu
Trying to cross the main entrance road to get onto
campus can sometimes feel like a simulation of the
great Atari classic, "Frogger."
Practically every time you place a foot into the
street, a car comes barreling toward you. Apparently,
the white diagonal lines in the street are not enough to
let drivers know that there is a crosswalk, so Penn
State Delco has taken the liberty of making sure driv-
ers are aware of it by putting up "Pedestrian Crossing"
signs, visible for all to see.
"The pedestrian crossway is really dangerous," said
student Angela Marion. "Pedestrians have the right of
way, but some people forget that. It's
crazy trying to get the cars on both sides to stop,
campus budget and the budget goes toward salaries of
the faculty and staff, fixed costs, and unrestricted
monies.
"The 83 precent is used just here on campus,” said
campus CEO Dr. Ed Tomeszko.
Some 80 percent of that 83 percent goes toward
salaries. Another 13 percent of it is restricted money
called fixed cost, meaning it can only be used for cer-
tain things, according to Tomeszko. It covers the stu-
dent activity and technology fees and utilities like heat
ing, air conditioning and lights; 7 percent of the 83 per-
cent is unrestricted money used for student programs
and faculty development.
"There is less and less unrestricted money available
What do they do with your tuition?
because of the budget," said Tomeszko. "Normally, this
83 percent portion is only 70 percent of tuition, but we
are waiting for our state appropriation. The governor
reduced the PSU budget 5 percent. This leaves us
$75,000 short."
Without a state appropriation, more money must
come out of students’ pockets. Jeff Wirth of PSU
Delco’s bursar’s office estimated a $9 million budget is
in place for the 2003-2004 academic year. But, the
campus has 320 fewer students this
semester. And, Penn State didn't get its usual state
appropriation of $3,700 per full-time student and stu-
dent tuition plus appropriations to pay
See YOUR TUITION: Page 7
Photo by Chrissy Greenan
A female student can continue her conversation on the cell phone and make her way to class as a driver comes to
See A 13-MPH: Page 3 a stop at the marked crossing of the entrance road near the Main Building.
Dr. John Terrell ...
Students vote him Delco’s
top teacher
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