"UMass panel backs plan to boost fees for students" by Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff / June 2, 2011
An influential panel of University of Massachusetts trustees recommended yesterday that student fees be increased by 7.5 percent to help bridge a budget gap created by shrinking state and federal funds....
The full board is scheduled to consider the increase next week...
The increase endorsed by the committee yesterday would more than double the current rate of inflation in the New England region....
Lawrence Boyle, a UMass trustee, called the proposed increase “grossly excessive’’ and a tax increase on the middle-class. “People are tapped out in this state,’’ he said.
Isn't that what I have been saying in these pages?
But another trustee, James Karam, responded: “Right now, we have to deal with reality. After eight years of cuts, I think a lot of the costs have been eliminated. I’m not happy about it, the 7.5 percent increase, but I think it’s the prudent thing to do.’’
Not everything was cut.
See: You Screwed By UMass
Is there any institution in AmeriKa not run by money-addicted scum?
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Several students inside the nearby Campus Center’s lounge said they would have difficulty coming up with more money next year....
Which means they will just have to drop out.
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Hey, military recruiter on the phone for you, kiddo.
