Students across Arizona yesterday voiced varying opinions on the appropriate size of a tuition hike, but many agreed regents and administrators must lobby lawmakers more effectively to protect the universities from future budget cuts.
Speaking at the last tuition public forum before the Arizona Board of Regents' tuition-setting meeting yesterday, several people called for graduated tuition hikes that wouldn't impact students as drastically as the $1,000 increase proposed by Arizona's three university presidents.
Students, they said, shouldn't be forced to bear such a hefty burden, because the university's budget shortfall is the state Legislature's fault.
Interfraternity Council President Josh Surridge told the regents that a $1,000 hike would especially burden greek students, who have to pay dues to their organizations, and asked them to spread the increase over two years.
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