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Tuition cap proposal approved
Despite objections by the Arizona Board of
Regents, a student-supported proposal to limit the Board's
ability to set university tuition won its first battle in the Arizona
legislature yesterday.
HB 2338 would cap tuition hikes at the rate of inflation plus one
percent. Supporters say the move would lower cost increases
for students who have seen tuition rise about 5 percent in each
of the past five years - about $100 per year.
The bill passed the House of Representatives Public Institutions and Universities Committee on a
4-2 vote.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Mike Gardner, R-Tempe, said Arizona's constitution guarantees that
higher education "shall be as nearly free as possible." He said the bill is a step toward ensuring that
state universities remain accessible to as many students as possible.
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UA softball team hungry for sixth
national title
The Wildcats' buzzer-beater win over the Cardinal
was not the only thing celebrated last Thursday night
at McKale Center. The UA softball team was at
center stage and center court at halftime when the
players were honored for winning the Pacific 10
Conference Championship last year, a great memory
and aspiration for players to have in mind as they
open their '99 season this week.
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Editorial: ASUA political funding
issue belongs in real court
The Trujillo brothers' brief challenging ASUA's allocations of student fees to
political and ideological groups on campus belongs in a federal or state court, not
the ASUA Supreme Court.
Questions of law involving the U.S. Constitution should be brought in a regular
court, not the ASUA Supreme Court. The Trujillo brothers have not provided
any authority giving the ASUA Supreme Court jurisdiction over U.S.
Constitutional issues. They cite the ASUA Constitution, which gives the ASUA
Supreme Court jurisdiction over ASUA constitutional issues, NOT U.S.
constitutional issues. Furthermore, why would the Trujillos want to have the
ASUA Supreme Court address this issue of student group funding, considering the
judges are all appointees of Tara Taylor? It seems highly unlikely that they would
be very sympathetic to a proposition to cut all funding to the ASUA's pet
organizations.
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