TIHE LOQUITUR Rising tuition raises significant questions

BRITTANY MCLEOD ASST COPY EDITOR

BLM726@CABRINI EDU

Rising college tuition costs are putting many institutions under the gun and raising questions in the federal government.

Over the past three years, Cabrini’s tuition rate has gone up an average of 8.25 percent. This year, Cabrini’s tuition went up 8 percent. That percent puts Cabrini at No. 11 on the list of the 82 private, non-profit fouryear colleges in Pennsylvania who have had a substantial increase in tuition in 2007-08.

Although there may be schools with higher raised percentages, Cabrini is No. 3 in overall tuition price on that list, surpassed only by the University of Scranton and the University of the Arts, that both raised their tuition an astounding 10 percent.

Since 2004-05, Cabrini’s tuition has raised an average of $1,900 per year, going from $24,000 in 200506 to $28,030 in 2007-08.

The big question many Cabrini students have begun to ask is, “Where does this money go?”

That same question has begun to spread around many colleges across the United

States and into Congress.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, when Democrats took over this year, they developed a plan that said colleges that raised tuition and fees by more than the average for their sector (fouryear, two-year, for-profit, etc.) would be placed on a “watch list,” and required to establish “quality-efficiency task forces” to identify “cost reduction opportunities.” Those that limited their tuition growth would be rewarded with more Pell Grants for their students. These Democrats received much opposition and were forced to come up with a different plan.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the watch list would be replaced with three “college affordability and transparency lists” for each sector.

Those lists would identify the top 5 percent of institutions in three categories: the most expensive, the least expensive and those with the highest percentage increases in tuition and fees over the previous three years.

Only the institutions on the third list would be subject to the bill’s sanctions. This list would directly affect Cabrini.

Cabrini tuition vs. all private 4-year colleges

Over the past three years, Cabrini’s tuition rate has gone up an average of 8.25 percent. Cabrini’s tuition went up to 8 percent this year, putting Cabrini at No. 11 on the list of 82 private, non-profit four-year colleges in Pennsylvania who have had a substantial increase in tuition in 2007-08.

Global warming provokes reaction in Catholic Church

MALLORY TERRENCE

ASST MANAGING EDITOR

MMT723@CABRINI EDU

Scientists strongly believe global warming is real and is happening faster than anyone had predicted. Even though scientists guarantee that the planet is experiencing signs of global warming, some religious communities are not certain and do not back these accounts.

The science community is now racing to find a way to slow down the process, but no solution will work without the compliance of the American government and people.

“We [The United States] are not moving in the right direction. U.S. policies as a whole are only making the problem worse. We as a country are not willing to make the sacrifices and big changes we need to slow the problem.

We want our stuff and just think it is other people’s responsibility to solve the problem,” Dr. Anne Coleman, assistant professor of life and physical science, said.

According to an article by National Geographic News, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has linked human activity to the Earth’s warming temperatures, rising seas, more intense storms and the reason for many other environmental problems.

The Catholic Church is the largest denomination in the United States, and they have recognized global warming is a serious problem and have concerns for the environment. The Catholic community has spoken out about the important issue and urged followers to practice a more envi-