Many students spend a considerable amount of time complaining about the library hours (that is...the

lack of them). :

This academic year has seen an increase in student enrollment and, as we all know, tuition fees. But when the library personal are asked why the library isn’t open longer on the weekends the general an- swer is funding. In fact, the budget for hiring students has been cut this year. The library employees fif- teen student assistants each of whom makes $4.25 per hour.

HALIFAX (CUP) -— Differential tuition fees for foreign students are hurt- ing the world’s poorest stu- dents and contributing to a narrow vision of educa- tion, according to the co- ordinator of a foreign stu- dents’ resource group.

“We are advocating a parochial education system ~ we will not accept you if you can’t afford it,” said Karanja Njoroge, head of the International Students’ Centre (ISC) at Dalhousie University.

Njoroge believes dif- ferential fees are keeping out students from under- developed nations. But

and Hong Kong youths can easily afford studying in Canada.

Tuition fees for foreign students vary greatly from Province to province. In Saskatchewan, foreign stu- dents pay only $1,000 while in Ontario, fees can be up to $10,200 a year. :

Foreign student enroll- ent in Canadian universi- ies has decreased by 19.4 er cent since 1982-83. Ac- ording to the Canadian Ureau for International ducation (CBIE), there fre 35,155 foreign stu- ents studying in Canada

ast year, That number is °wn 5.7 per cent from the

985-86 figure of 35,155. The decline in enroll- lent “is linked absolutely ‘© the rise in differential es,” said Monique Hag-

many American, European, -

When asked why the hours aren't extended, Su- sanne Manovil, the Head Ii- brarian said that the bud- get will not allow for extra hours or staff. There must

always be one staff member working at the circulation desk and one at the refer- ence desk. There must also be a commissioner present whenever the library is open. The library commit-

tee once tried closing on Sunday at 9p.m. to ex- tend the hours on Saturday, but students complained so the old schedule was re- sumed. Ms. Manovil didn't feel that the idea of taking

DIFFERENTIAL FEES MAKE NO

gar, a CBIE researcher.

Njoroge doesn’t under- stand why most Canadian universities have differen- tial fees at all.

“We need a mix of lo- cal, regional and interna- tional people, in order to avoid narrowness in our own perceptions,” Njoroge said. “No university be- longs to any country. It is the essence of a univer- sity to seek knowledge, but not just the knowledge of

Canada. It is universal knowledge.” Njoroge said a_ two-

tiered fee system makes no economic sense.

“If 400 stu- dents quit, the university would not spend any less money than it would spend anyway. They’d still have to buy the same amount of chalk. in economic terms unless you're charging those stu- dents $10,000.”

International students are more likely to choose Quebec, Ontario, or New- foundland universities be- cause of ‘special scholar- ships or lower fees, Njoroge said.

The residents of fran- cophone countries are ex- empted from higher tuition in Quebec. Ontario has special assistance programs which cover most foreign students’ fees, and New- foundland’s flat rate apvlies to all, regardless of nation- ality.

There’s no loss |

LIBRARY HOURS NOT WORTH EXTENDING

on volunteers (such as re- tirees) would work because it would take to long to train them.

It seems that when hours are extended stu- dents don’t take advan- tage of them. Many of the staff members feel that it is not worth opening on Saturday because there aren’t many students who use the library on that day. Also, some of these stu- dents don’t want to work longer hours, meaning new students would have to be hired and trained.

Ms. Manovil also said that if students want the li- brary hours extended they should let it be known.

SENSE

Njoroge said the lack of cohesive provincial policies on international education,- especially in Nova Scotia- is hurting those who can least afford it and have the fewest alternatives. He said the federal government has no comprehensive policy.

Education and its cost is the responsibility of each province. s

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