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R a t e I n c r e a s e s for University O p e r a t e d H o u s i n g Facilities at U r b a n a - C h a m p a i g n On recommendation of the Chancellor, the President has approved rental rate increases for University-operated housing facilities of Urbana-Champaign, effective September 1, 1970, as follows : 1. In undergraduate residence halls (capacity of 9,400 spaces) a $60 increase for women and a $100 increase for men for room and board for the academic year (the increase for women is lower than that for men because the women have chosen to have certain services eliminated). 2. In graduate residence halls (capacity of 1,000 spaces) a $46 increase per academic year. 3. In married student apartments (1,000 units) a $6 per month increase for furnished one- and two-bedroom units and $5 per month for unfurnished two-bedroom units in the Orchard apartment complex and $3 per month in the Green Street and Goodwin Avenue apartments. 4. In faculty housing an average increase of $12 per month to be implemented in steps over a two-year period. T h e new increases are dictated by rising cost factors similar to those experienced by the economy as a whole and include increases in salaries and wages, cost of food, supplies, utilities, and other services. Students have been consulted widely and wherever service reductions could be mutually agreed upon in order to minimize the rate increase, they have been scheduled for implementation. Furthermore, discussions are continuing with regard to the possibility of establishing several varied service plans at differing rates. The increase approved is the minimum required for the University to continue to meet bond obligations. During the past ten years, the rates in undergraduate residence halls have increased by 17 per cent while the cost of living index has increased 28 per cent. With the new adjustment, rates will have increased 26 per cent since 1960. T h e cost of living index will in all probability continue to rise while the new rates remain stable for a period of two years. The rates currently in effect and those newly approved compare favorably with those charged by other Big 10 universities. T h e most typical rate in the undergraduate residence halls on the Urbana-Champaign campus is currently next to the lowest within the Big 10 and the new rate would be just below the mid-point. It will undoubtedly compare more favorably in September since some institutions are planning to increase their rates for the 1970-71 academic year. I n c r e a s e in R e s i d e n c e H a l l C o n t r a c t R a t e s , Medical C e n t e r The President, on recommendation of the Chancellor, has approved the following increases in residence hall contract rates to be effective for the 1970-71 academic year at the Medical Center campus: 1. Student Residence Hall double room (the most typical contract) — a rate increase of $110 from the present $1,065 rate to $1,175. 2. Women's Residence Hall double room — a rate increase of $115 from the present $1,090 rate to $1,205. P R O G R E S S R E P O R T ON OAKLEY R E S E R V O I R

Professor Walter M. Keith, Director of Robert Allerton Park, gave the following report on the Oakley Reservoir.

"On February 12, the Division of Waterways, Department of Public Works and Buildings, released publicly the proposal for the Modified Project of Oakley Reservoir and the Sangamon River. "Just prior to that date and following this release, the University has been gathering information about this proposal in anticipation of a University response to the major differences between the Memorandum of Agreement, dated May 29, and the current proposal. There seems to be a change in joint-use pool elevation of 623' Mean Sea Level from 621' M S L and a 5,000 cfs release rate from an earlier 7,000 cfs. "The Harza Engineering Company and Dr. Kendeigh, Chairman of the Natural Areas Committee, Graduate College, have been brought up to date with this