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Raising of tuition cannot continue
University Chronicle
EDITORIAL BOARD
The issue: SCSU administration announced that students may face even higher tuition next year.
What we think: Members of the SCSU community should work together to make sure tuition does not keep rising.
At Thursday's student government meeting, President Roy Saigo and other members of the SCSU administration announced that tuition may rise 13 percent in the 2002 � 2003 school year, based on implications of the $1.9 billion statewide budget deficit. The members of the administration did stress that the increase in tuition is tentative at this point, but if the increase happens, students could be paying nearly $500 more in tuition next year.
In addition, the administration offered no assurances that the tentative increase in 2002 �2003 would be the last. Tuition would more than likely be increased again in 2004 and 2005.
In order to keep this university focused on the undergraduate students that thrive here, it is imperative that tuition levels off and stays at an affordable rate. With continued tuition increases like the one proposed, the cost of an undergraduate education at SCSU is reaching a level that is out of touch with the students at this school.
It seems as though the tuition at SCSU is approaching that of the U of M, a research school that doesn't cater to undergraduate students like SCSU does. That catering to undergrads is why many students choose the smaller feel of SCSU, rather than becoming just one of tens of thousands of students at the U of M.
Students, administration and MnSCU should work together to help make sure students continue to choose the affordability and type of institution SCSU provides.
Members of SCSU's student government are right on track. Yorgun Marcel, Chair of the Student Constitution, said, "Our goal should be to find alternative sources of income."
All SCSU students should plan to attend Lobby Day at the Capitol Feb. 15. There, students can share their ideas and let their voices be heard to the people who are responsible for our state deficit in the first place � our legislators.
Perhaps when members of the SCSU community ban together to fight tuition increases, the people who can change the situation will take notice and fight for lower tuition, too.
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