Tuition raised 6.5 percent
Emma Davis
Issue date: 6/23/09 Section: Campus
"It affects most international students because we don't have the same tuition, because we pay almost four times the tuition than a regular American," said Zoure. "So I think it will be very, very difficult for us to be able to afford this price."
"I can see where they're coming from," said junior engineering major Michael Ranke. "I'm just a little bit surprised with the new housing that they would make enough money to cover all this, or at least to cover the extra stuff, like the renovations in French Hall, I'd assume they'd have more money than they apparently have."
In response, Vice Chancellor for Administration David Barthelmes said, "Housing is completely separate. It's an auxiliary operation, meaning that it has to support itself."
Barthelmes also said that the French Hall renovations were paid for by a grant, with the school only paying around 20 percent of the cost. Before this, French Hall hadn't been renovated since the 1970s.
"Those two things are not a factor in why our tuition rates went up," said Barthelmes.
"I can see where they're coming from," said junior engineering major Michael Ranke. "I'm just a little bit surprised with the new housing that they would make enough money to cover all this, or at least to cover the extra stuff, like the renovations in French Hall, I'd assume they'd have more money than they apparently have."
In response, Vice Chancellor for Administration David Barthelmes said, "Housing is completely separate. It's an auxiliary operation, meaning that it has to support itself."
Barthelmes also said that the French Hall renovations were paid for by a grant, with the school only paying around 20 percent of the cost. Before this, French Hall hadn't been renovated since the 1970s.
"Those two things are not a factor in why our tuition rates went up," said Barthelmes.
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