Brown and White Vol. 100 no. 35

              the brown and white lehigh university bethlehem pennsylvania vol.loo n0.35 tuesday march 7 1989 215 758-4181 blaze started by ashes fire cause of 15,000 m damage an accidental fire apparently caus ed by fallen cigarette ashes resulted m 15,000 m damage to brodhead house thursday night the fire confined to room 314 was reported to bethlehem firefighters at about 6:20 p.m by campus police the fire was extinguished m about 15 minutes and brodhead residents were allowed to return to the building by 8:30 p.m fire lt charles kalman was treated at st luke's hospital for smoke i nhala uon and released no other injuries were reported ofira schribman 90 said she and her suitemate mimi them 89 left their room shortly after 6 p.m to get something to eat she said ash from the cigarette she was smoking must have fallen before she left and started the fire she said she had the cigarette with her when she left the room the occupants of the room have been relocated to the third floor loun ge until damage m the room can be repaired the people m brodhead were so accomodating and supporting and willing to help them said she said repairs on the room should be complete by the end of spring break schribman said everything on her desk was lost m the blaze including a computer personal belongings and her camera and lenses she said her books survived the fire the deans on the scene were really helpful and supportive them said she said they have continued to ofter support m the days after the fire neither of the other two suitemates janine haddad 90 or julia hensel 90 were m the room at the time of the fire bethlehem firemen successfully extinguished an accidental fire m room 314 of brodhead house caused by falling cigarette ash residents of bradhead house wait for the ok from bethlehem firemen to re enter the build ing after the fire thursday eve ning they were allowed to return at 8:30 p.m after being evacuated at 6:20 p.m tuition increases hit other pa universities by amy silver bf own and white news writer editor's note the following is the final article m a series concerning tuition increases at lehigh and its competitors lehigh is not alone m the trend of increasing college costs nearby and competing schools have announced tuition adjustments as high as 10 percent compared to lehigh's 8.3 percent hike to 17,920 for the 1989-90 academic year at the university of pennsylvania a 7.3 percent increase m tuition and mandatory fees was passed by the board of trustees friday bringing the cost for next year to 13,950 room and board costs are increasing 7.7 percent from 2,760 to 2,980 for a double occupancy room over the past decade while lehigh has struggled to keep cost increases around 9 percent perm has experien ced hikes m tuition of up to 15 percent m a single year our increases fluc tuate as inflation does and a few years ago we had figures as high as 15 percent said budget director joe grum at lafayette college tuition is rising 8.5 percent to 13,050 explaining that lafayette has a much larger endow ment per student than lehigh lafayet te's vice president of finance and treasurer john falcone estimated the average increase over the past 10 years at about 7 percent room fees for next year at lafayette will be 2,175 a 100 increase and the meal plan is increasing 200 to 2,125 muhlenberg college's costs are ris ing comparably m its multi-tiered tuition billing system students matric ulating for the first time next year will pay 12,660 m tuition and students enrolled since this academic year will see tuition costs rise 8.9 percent to 12,305 juniors and seniors will pay 11,450 for the next academic year also an 8.9 percent increase room and board costs at muh lenberg are increasing by 300 to 1,900 but assistant treasurer kent dyer explained the rooms are being see tuition page 2 what's inside panel assesses fifteen years of 4 a view from the bridge both hopps squads fall m first coeducation at lehigh - page 5 upholds miller's style - page 12 round of eccs - page 20 committee devising ways to metallica madness rocks stabler wrestlers rank second m eiwas unify students faculty page 6 on thursday page 13 | | send six to ncaas page 20