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Lawmakers investigate Oregon student fees
Students bring concerns about higher education fees' transparency to the state senate
by Allie Grasgreen | News Reporter
Because financial aid in large part does not cover fees, a primary concern of the legislators is to offer assistance to those students being hit the hardest by rising fees.
"These fees take students by surprise," Lorenzen said, "and financial aid does not always cover that. It's important for us to take a hard look at it."
Melissa Unger, OSA Executive Director, said the bill will most likely not pass. The purpose of the bill is to create the conversation that is now taking place, so it really achieves its objective without even being implemented, Unger said.
Unger said OUS board members were positive about the issue, and seem willing to dedicate the time necessary to resolve it.
Still, Senator Vicki Walker, chair of the committee sponsoring the bill, said she will not hesitate to pass the bill should push come to shove.
"I'm pretty persuasive," she said. "They have two weeks and they know that I have the ability to move things through the legislative process."
University Registrar Herb Chereck said fees have been a concern of the University for some time, and the office is working on "providing the information in a more transparent way and a complete way."
"I really believe the that the undertaking of that committee is warranted," Chereck said.
Contact the higher education reporter at agrasgreen@dailyemerald.com
"These fees take students by surprise," Lorenzen said, "and financial aid does not always cover that. It's important for us to take a hard look at it."
Melissa Unger, OSA Executive Director, said the bill will most likely not pass. The purpose of the bill is to create the conversation that is now taking place, so it really achieves its objective without even being implemented, Unger said.
Unger said OUS board members were positive about the issue, and seem willing to dedicate the time necessary to resolve it.
Still, Senator Vicki Walker, chair of the committee sponsoring the bill, said she will not hesitate to pass the bill should push come to shove.
"I'm pretty persuasive," she said. "They have two weeks and they know that I have the ability to move things through the legislative process."
University Registrar Herb Chereck said fees have been a concern of the University for some time, and the office is working on "providing the information in a more transparent way and a complete way."
"I really believe the that the undertaking of that committee is warranted," Chereck said.
Contact the higher education reporter at agrasgreen@dailyemerald.com
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UO senior
posted 5/08/07 @ 7:55 PM PST
The fees are a rip off. They cannot justify the fees. The first thing that will get done is a pay raise to all the legislators and UO administrators. (Continued…)
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