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MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
Coyote Chronicle
Vol. XLVI, No. 23
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Students dig deep to walk Students face reality of paying more fees if planning to walk at graduation ceremony By AIMEE VILLALPANDO Staff Writer Fifteen of the 23 CSU campus graduates face costly fees to receive their diploma and/or participate in commencement, reports the Oakland Tribune. According to ABC News, more than a dozen California state universities have raised diploma prices and the amount of fees in the past few years. While CSUSB requires a non-refundable $35 fee to be submitted with the application to participate in commencement, Cal State East Bay charges its students $45. San Francisco State’s graduation fee was $40 two years ago but now charges its students $100, not including $45 tickets
for attendees. While graduation fees are not new to students, some are feeling especially weary of these charges in that most have experienced tuition increases every year they have been in college. Soon-to-be graduate, Said Gonzalez expressed his thoughts and feelings, “I believe many students were excited to attend grad days, but many did not know that the costs would be high.” He added, “I walked in all excited and walked out feeling confused as to why our graduates are having to pay for so much.” Students from across California are resentful that they not only had to pay to get into the university, but have to pay to get out as well. “On top of trying to pay for books, a parking pass, and all other expenses, I feel like the least we should be given is a paid graduation,” said Gonzalez. CSUSB administrators commented on the issue as well. Analyst Judy Heiman, who Continued on Pg. 3
Drunk drivers beware A proposal to lower the blood alcohol level in consideration By KELSEY WAGNER Staff Writer
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CSUSB students scrap for money as graduation commencement ceremonies quickly approach.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently voted unanimously to recommend that the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) level should drop from 0.08 to 0.05. A report in the Los Angeles Times said the board blames nearly 10,000 deaths a year on drunk driving and claims the new standard could save up to 800 lives a year. “On average, every hour one person is killed and 20 more are injured,” said DeboContinued on Pg. 2