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ISU officials summoned to Indianapolis Friday, September 9, 2011 Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 119 Issue 6
State Ways and Means Committee asks Bradley to defend tuition increase
JESSICA SQUIRES Editor-in-chief
INDIANAPOLIS --President Daniel J. Bradley defended ISU’s 3.5 percent tuition increase to state officials in a hearing at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday. Indiana State Representative Jeff Espich of the State Budget Committee summoned officials from ISU and six other Indiana universities to defend their current tuition increases in a hearing with the committee and other officials from the Indiana Commission of Higher Education.
In May, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education suggested that ISU’s tuition should not exceed an increase of 2.5 percent. Indiana State Senator Luke Kenley, Chairman of the appropriations committee, said that with tuition rising over 1,000 percent, the state wants to make sure that universities aren’t raising tuition in order to receive more appropriations from the state in the form of financial aid. “We are reining that in to make sure that affordability and accessibility are a priority,” he said.
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HMSU tells “stall stories” WHITNEY NEUKAM Reporter
A new form of reading material is donning the walls of the bathrooms in HMSU. “Stall Stories” are HMSU’s newest way of advertising the services offered to students. “Ever since the flyers went up last week, more students have come to the desk to find out more about the services we offer,” said sophomore marketing major Jessica Rutledge. The flyers tell students how to check out board games, such as checkers, chess, Apples to Apples, and several other services. Also advertised are campus information resources such as campus maps and other services such as computer laptop lending for commuter students; lost and found services; public transportation information; tire pumps; vending machine refunds; and locker rentals, pending availability.
Rutledge, who works at the HMSU Information Desk, said since the flyers were placed she has noticed an increase in the number of students taking advantage of the services offered at HMSU. Although commuter students use the services most frequently, any ISU student is welcome to take advantage of HMSU’s services, Rutledge said. Because the building opens at 7 a.m. Monday-Saturday and remains open until midnight seven days a week, busy students are given the opportunity to stop by the union at times that are most convenient to them. More information about what HMSU has to offer students can be found on the flyers located in HMSU bathrooms, the Information Desk and the Indiana State website.