Speaks out

What do you think about the student fee hikes for next year? How
do you feel about the proposed 10 percent fee hikes that may occur
in the future? Victor Jimmy Shyu

First-year, communication studies
“When I first came here, I kind of expected them to go up
just because everything goes up, but not this dramatically. At the
same time, it’s

understandable; the state’s hurting, and it’s got to
come from somewhere. College students are struggling, but where
else is it going to come from?”

Jennifer Blackwell

Third-year, international development
studies
“I didn’t expect the student fee hikes at all. I
don’t like it. Fees are going up, professors’ salaries
are going down, the demographics of the campus are changing, and it
seems like they’re making it an elitist institution when
it’s a public university, and everyone pays for it to be
here.”