A survey conducted by ASUA shows that 88 percent of students polled do not support an increase in tuition to fund a new building for a specific group of students.

That question, which was asked in regard to the Integrated Instructional Facility, was one of several survey questions that will be used to present the view of the student body at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting tomorrow.

Undergraduate Senate Chairman Gilbert Davidson took the lead in gathering the more than 220 surveys last week.

"Pretty much everyone was receptive to the survey and took the time to fill it out," he said. "That shows that there is support for what ASUA is working on."

One comment by a sophomore on the anonymous survey said, "The underground facility would be good but not if it only benefited a specific group of students."

"It was good to see that students are concerned about situations on campus," Davidson said.

Sixty percent of those polled responded that they were aware of the plans for the IIF, which is scheduled to be built under the University of Arizona Mall in 1997.

The $20 million IIF Building most likely would be paid for by selling university bonds once it is approved by the regents.

However, Student Regent Jonathan Schmitt said discussion of the IIF is not on the Board of Regents' agenda for tomorrow.

Not having the IIF on this meeting's agenda will set back the groundbreaking, which is currently set for May, he said.

At last month's meeting, the regents agreed to an outside review to evaluate how bonding would affect tuition and put the universities in a potential financial crisis.

"If bonding debts are high, it takes away from other concerns on campus," said Rhonda Wilson, ASUA president.

Davidson said the results of the survey were consistent with ASUA's general concern that the students believe the Memorial Student Union needs to be a priority.

When students were asked in the survey if there are other areas of campus that could benefit from an increased allocation of university resources, 70 percent said the Student Union.

"The Student Union needs renovations way, way before any building needs to be put underground for an exclusive group of students," wrote one sophomore. "It is totally ridiculous to even entertain this idea before we've taken care of issues that impact the entire student body."

Freshmen were the largest group polled on campus, with 30 percent of the responses. The sophomore class made up 26 percent of those polled, while the junior class contributed 11 percent. Seniors made up 22 percent, and graduate students comprised 3 percent of the survey.

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