SDSU proposes new out-ofstate and international fee

BY GABRIEL SCHNEIDER AND CHRISTIAN HOUSER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND NEWS EDITOR

SDSU has proposed a new fee that will require incoming out-of-state and international students to pay $1500 more per semester by the end of 2025.

Money from the fee will be allocated to four different categories: Research and Infrastructure, Academic Support, Financial Aid and the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

If implemented, the fee would begin in the fall of 2023 at a starting rate of $500 and would increase by that amount over the next three academic years.

President Adela de la Torre decided to use an alternative consultation process for the fee, which collects suggestions from those who watch the required presentation. This information is then given to the Campus Fee Advisory Committee, to assist in the decision making with de la Torre. This is different from referendum, which provides an opportunity for students to vote either yes or no similar to a ballot proposition.

This is the third time since 2019 an alternative consultation has occurred. One proposal was accepted while the other was declined.

Maja Sundqvist, an international student studying child family

What happened to the rowing team?

Former rower talks about the cut of the SDSU rowing team and how it affected her overall college experience.

BY DANIELLE KENALEY CONTRIBUTOR

Each morning of first-year began on the water, soon before the sun crept over the ocean’s tide and long before many opened their eyes to see the sunlight. Maddie Scherr, a former member of the San Diego State women’s rowing team, worked her muscles to fatigue as water splashed from every direction.

Right when it seemed as though her efforts were finally starting to pay off, the sun decided to set on her dream instead of the bay around her.

“We’re sorry, we’re going to have to cut the women’s rowing team.”