Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Tuition hikes = happy thoughts!
Or not at all. Check out the ridiculous quotes from ASM Chair Eric Varney from Monday's Badger Herald article.
Associated Students of Madison Chair Eric Varney dismissed the possibility of a tuition freeze, however, and deemed the tuition hike acceptable.
“Those seeking a tuition freeze simply aren’t being reasonable,” Varney said. “To offset rising costs, including wages, the UW System must raise tuition by at least the rate of inflation.”
Varney added it is outrageous to call the rise “horrendous” due to the stronger pinch many states are facing.
“[Considering] what the hike could have been and has been in recent years, 6.9% is acceptable,” he said.
Varney is, however, not fully sympathetic with the Board of Regents and criticizes them for not cutting costs within the administration.
“There are many ways as to which the Board of Regents could trim the budget, but they seem more content with jacking up fees than consolidating the inefficient administration,” he said.
Y'all got a long hard fight this year, this is just the beginning.
Associated Students of Madison Chair Eric Varney dismissed the possibility of a tuition freeze, however, and deemed the tuition hike acceptable.
“Those seeking a tuition freeze simply aren’t being reasonable,” Varney said. “To offset rising costs, including wages, the UW System must raise tuition by at least the rate of inflation.”
Varney added it is outrageous to call the rise “horrendous” due to the stronger pinch many states are facing.
“[Considering] what the hike could have been and has been in recent years, 6.9% is acceptable,” he said.
Varney is, however, not fully sympathetic with the Board of Regents and criticizes them for not cutting costs within the administration.
“There are many ways as to which the Board of Regents could trim the budget, but they seem more content with jacking up fees than consolidating the inefficient administration,” he said.
Y'all got a long hard fight this year, this is just the beginning.
// posted by J.Sawan @ 12:48 PM 
