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Tuition hike approved The Idaho State Board of Education approved a 6.9 percent hike in tuition and fees for Boise State for next year. The Board voted in Moscow on Wednesday, April 18 on the proposed hikes and all the four-year universi-
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Laura Coleman works in the Albertson’s Library on campus. Every day she helps students check out books and restocks shelves. Coleman obtained her student job through federal work study programs. As a freshman music education major, Coleman’s job at the library allows her to make ends meet. “This work study, it’s how I pay for my rent, my food and for extra stuff,” Coleman said. “I can’t get a job somewhere else because no one is hiring.” Fulfilling the role of a student does not allow for an open work schedule and Coleman needed work that would help pay bills and fit her erratic class schedule. Coleman and other Boise State students currently live off education programs that have experienced reductions as part of the recent $85 billion dollar federal budget sequestration. According to the Pew Charitable Trust website, Idaho is ranked among the top five states most reliant on federal funding for education spending and will be hit
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the hardest by the re- as part of the Budget cent across-the-board Control Act (BCA). The BCA stipulated federal cuts. federal Coleman isn’t happy automatic about the possibil- spending cuts should ity she may not have the 12-member comstudent employment mittee fail to enact opportunities and their own. The sequestration questions decisions made in Washington was intended to go to reduce education into effect Jan. 2, 2012, but was delayed until spending. “I think in general, this past March when Laura Coleman counts on work study. and education should be Republicans something that is left Democrats remained ing for primary and lose 40 work study uncut because educa- unwilling to cooperate secondary education jobs. tion is more important on new legislation that for the 2013-2014 Though the number than a lot of things,” would eliminate the school year. is low compared to BCA. Coleman said. Boise State Associ- states like California For now, no dis- ate Vice President for In a world where and New York, who most jobs require an cussions about staff Communications and may drop nearly 4,000 educational degree, reduction have taken Coleman feels reduc- place, Dean of the Alb- Marketing Gregory student work study ing education spend- ertsons Library Peggy Hahn estimated the jobs, those students afing will limit opportu- Cooper expressed re- university will lose a fected in Idaho will be very small forced to look for emnities for n u m b e r ployment in a strugpotential of work gling private sector. students This work study, it’s how I pay for study poJunior health infora n d mation management job seek- my rent, my food and for extra stuff,” sitions. “ T h e i r major Emily Harvey Coleman said. “I can’t get a job someers. ( B o i s e feels the federal gov“I am where else because no one is hiring. getting S t a t e ’ s ) ernment made mis—Laura Coleman an edue s t i m a t e takes when deciding to cation is that the cut education funding so that I loss for in a country already can have a career and cently. work study will be attempting to provide “I haven’t heard or about $8,600,” Hahn quality schooling for make a life for myself,” anything said. “So that’s like 2.6 Coleman said. “If they discussed it’s citizens. hinder me from do- with anyone that less students receiving “I think it should ing that, it’s kind of would indicate we are work study.” be something that, if reducing our staff,” messed up.” In response to the anything, should be Sequestration cuts Cooper said. “We are came after 12 federal planning to fill the recent sequestration, getting more funding,” legislators in a bipar- same positions next the White House re- Harvey said. “I feel like educatisan “Super Commit- year and move for- cently released state by state breakdowns tion should be valued tee” failed to come to ward.” In all, Idaho will of education fund- more highly. It’s more an agreement for federal budget reduction forfeit approximately ing cuts. According to important than the in November of 2011, $3.7 million in fund- estimates, Idaho may government makes it.”
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versities. However, over the last two years the other three major campus’s have seen tuition jump close to nine percent. Since fiscal year 2009, state funding for public universities in Idaho has decreased by $41.1 million, which has resulted in the universities needing to find other avenues for increased funding.
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lars per semester, or $405 a year. Boise State had requested an increase of 8.6 percent, U of I, 5.9 percent, Idaho State University 4.5 percent, Lewis-Clark State College 4 percent and Eastern Idaho Technical College, 4.9 percent. Although the Board voted on a smaller increase than originally requested, Boise State will see a larger increase compared to the other uni-
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ties will see increases. Boise State’s increase is 1.7 percent less than requested by the university. University of Idaho, Idaho State University and Lewis-Clark State College will all see increases between four and five percent. The current tuition and fees for fulltime, in-state students at Boise State is $5,884. With the tuition increase students will pay an additional $202 dol-
It’s a small room with three tables in three corners, a projection screen in the other, about 15 to 20 chairs and a large notepad at the front. The Healthy Relationships Comic-Con was a workshop on what constitutes a healthy relationship, including how cultural perceptions of race, gender and sexual orientation can affect relationships. It used comic book characters as a medium to connect to the attendees. Sophomore Amanda Griffin set up and was in charge of the event. “I love comic books,” she said. “So I saw we had a comic book club, and we always co-sponsor with other clubs on campus, and I thought that would be the one thing that would really get other people to come,
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because I know how much comic books are popular now.” After a lengthy discussion on gender roles and how they affect individuals and their relationships, the attendees split into three small groups and went to the three tables, each group participating in a different activity. There was a framing booth where attendees put together their own comic frames to challenge the status quo, a consent booth where attendees learned more about consent rules and a shipping booth where attendees put characters in relationships based on three characteristics. “I would have to say I’m most excited for our framing booth,” Griffin said. “Which is where people get to create their own scene and we’ll take a picture of it and we’re looking
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I learned more about consent. They talk about that a bit in school, but they don’t talk about dominance in relationships —Anna McClain-Sims
at how people are posed and how that effects their characters.” The framing booth looked at how the presentation of characters of different genders and races impressed upon readers the importance or role of the character based on location and size in a frame. The Comic Book Club co-sponsored the event, providing volunteers like junior psychology major Charles Sims. “I am in comic book club,” he said. “So we were helping out volunteering; helping the guests understand comic book characters and their roles.” Even though Sims was a volunteer, he still experienced the program as an attendee. “(I liked) how the hosts were inclusive of everybody’s ideas in the small groups. They put everybody on the same playing field,” Sims said. The program provided a safe space for attendees to give their opinions on gender roles or what makes healthy relationships
while also teaching about those topics. Despite being on such heavy topics, the Healthy Relationships Comic-Con managed to attract a younger guest from the community. Anna McClain-Sims (of no relation to Charles Sims), an eighth-grader from the community, attended the event. “I’m a fan of consensual relationships,” she said. “I’ve been involved in a lot of stuff with gender roles and (the) LGBTQ (community). And I love comics.”
The event managed to complete its end goal of teaching about the potential dangers of some relationships and what constitutes a healthy relationship. “I learned more about consent. They talk about that a bit in school, but they don’t talk about dominance in relationships,” McClain-Sims said. The Healthy Relationships Comic-Con took place Tuesday night in the SUB and was put on in part by The Women’s Center and the Comic Book Club.
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