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Trustees consider raising student fees By Alexandra Gomes Associate Editor The Board of Trustees discussed potentially raising student fees should enrollment rates decline and state appropriations decrease during their meeting held on Tuesday. According to Dale Hamel, executive vice president, the fee increase would cover personnel incremental costs, non-personnel inflation and Strategic Priorities Initiative funding. The cost per student would be $380. If state appropriations come in lower than expected or student enrollment decreases, said Hamel, the cost would be $480. Hamel said administration is waiting on the House of Representatives budget before making any decisions regarding the budget. Student Trustee Fernando Rodriguez asked if there were other ways to cover these costs besides raising student fees. Hamel said the budget planning committee has already gone through a “cutting exercise” during which they cut “a little bit from a lot of the trust funds and put a couple of other projects off.” He added student fees is “not the first place to turn to,” but “we’ve probably gone through that exercise at this point and something more dramatic would have to happen if we choose not to raise the fee.” FSU is the least expensive compared to its sister schools in terms of tuition and fees, and is the second - See Board of Trustees page 3
Photo courtesy of Kayla Hopkins
Participants in the “100 Males to College” program performed a popular dance move at the kick-off event.
Holloway accepts vice president for enrollment and student development position By Michael B. Murphy Editor-In-Chief Lorretta Holloway has accepted an offer to become FSU’s next vice president for enrollment and student development, according to an email sent out by University President F. Javier Cevallos on Thursday, March 10. Holloway has been serving as the University’s interim vice president for enrollment and student development since last summer, when former VPESD Susanne Conley retired. She said in an email that she is “humbled and honored” to be offered this position.
Holloway was announced as one of three finalists for the position in an email sent out by Dean of Students Melinda Stoops on Jan. 26. The other candidates were Kara Kolomitz, vice president of student affairs at Regis College, and Adrian Haugabrook, vice president for student success and engagement at Wheelock College. Holloway and the other finalists participated in open forum discussions with the FSU community last month. Prior to being interim VPESD, Holloway taught in FSU’s English department for 15 years. Holloway said she hopes to use her position to strengthen bridges be-
FSU students make an impact through Pelham Pals program
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Pelham Pals mentors make connections with mentees each week at FSU.
By Darian O’Donnell Editorial Staff For Andrew Franquiz, a junior criminology major, 4:20 p.m. signifies that the most fulfilling part of his week is about to start. At that time, Franquiz enters the college planning center and is greeted by the smiling faces of eight 10-to-14 year olds from the local Pelham Apartments recreation
center, called Our House, who are excited to begin their weekly meeting. Franquiz is one of a handful of student volunteers at FSU who partake in the Pelham Pals program offered through the Center for Academic Success and Advising (CASA) every Monday afternoon. As a program mentor, along with five other - See PELHAM page 16
tween academic affairs and student affairs. “We will need to keep doing this if we are going to keep improving the intellectual and social experiences of our students,” said Holloway, adding she also hopes to improve community involvement and how the University engages potential students. In a statement released by the University, Cevallos said Holloway is “a dynamic leader who is passionate about student success.” He added, “Over the past seven months, she has proven to be highly qualified in her role as interim vice president and I have full confidence - See VPESD Holloway page 4
Inside FSU’s annual Phenomenal Woman award 11
Miss FSU: The crown goes to... 13
Talking Twins 22