UA student questions department's definition of 'received'
A UA student is alleging slow handling of his tuition checks by the Bursar's Office, which led to $600 in unfair late fees - although officials defend their procedures.
Aaron Flesch, a renewable and natural resources graduate student, said he mailed two tuition checks - for spring and fall 2000 - each several days before the payment due date, but both semesters was slapped with a late fee that nearly equaled the cost of his registration.
"You could call it cruel and unusual, almost, to double somebody's tuition," he said.
This semester, Flesch sent in his tuition check even earlier for good measure - but with the official census day for reporting spring 2001 enrollment figures to the Arizona Board of Regents approaching Thursday, he wanted students to be aware that even a week's cushion may not ensure a timely receipt of their tuition.
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