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Chang worries that it may not get
past this major hurdle.
"Wilson took a very vocal stand
opposing the bill/' Chang said.
"But the message has been sent to
Wilson. There are legislators who
oppose drastic fee increases."
Jim Collin, field coordinator for
Senator Rose Ann Vuich, said
SB1446 has a good chance of going
through because it will be a nego¬
tiating tool to work toward a
compromise with the governor.
"Legislators are hearing the
students," Collin said. "Even if
the WIT doesn't pass, legislators
will look very hard at what's
available to the school system."
Vuich has heard from a sig¬
nificant number of students in
Fresno and in Sacramento who
are dose to graduating but may
not be able to finish school be-
causeofthe 40 percent fee increase,
CcUinsaid.
"Many students will get hit on
both sdestybudget cuts)," Collin
said.
Proposed cuts by Gov. Wilson
in Aid to Families with Depend¬
ent Children will make it even
harder for minority students, re¬
turning students and single par¬
ents to complete their education,
Collin said.
But the choices are tough,
explained Collin. Legislators have
to choose between education,
health and welfare, and other
services like fire protection.
"Ifs worse than last year,"
Collin said. "Last year we were
able to raise taxes. This year tax
increases are not seen as an op¬
tion."
The CSUF Academic Senate
has issued a plea to CSUF stu¬
dents to support the 40 percent
student fee increase if no other
revenue can be found.
In a March 24 memorandum/
the chair of the academic senate,
C. "Vishu" Visweswaran said,
"The California State University
System and CSU, Fresno are in a
state of unprecedented financial
crisis," and if the legislature does
not approve a 40 percent student
fee increase or provide more
General Fund Revenue, "there will
be a rapid decline in the quality of
education from which we may not
recover."
Karen Webb, CSUF budget
director, said that "40 percent" is
a little misleading. "When people
think of 40 percent they think of a
very large dollar amount," Webb
said.
The 40 percent increase would
translate to an additional $372 per
year for full-time students. Stu¬
dents are now paying $936 a year
to attend CSUF, said Webb. A 40
percent increase would raise the
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tuition toa total of $1,308 per year
in the 1992-93 school year, Webb
said
For Sarah York, 20, a libera 1
stud ies tran sfer student from Biola
University, a private school in
LA., the 40 percent fee increase
still represents a modest cost for
an education compared to the cost
of a private school.
"I'm going from about $8,000-
a-year fees to $l,308-a-year fees.
Thafs considerably less,"" York
said. "But I do feel for the people
who can't even do that.
The 40 percent increase is
needed if we can't get funds any¬
where else," York said, adding
that she does not want to see the
quality of education deteriorate.
Janae La Dement, 20, a commu¬
nicative disorders major, agreed
that maintaining the quality of
education is important
She added however mat the
fee increase is not as critical an
issue for her as it may be for other
students because she receives fi¬
nancial aid to cover her tuition
and books.
For Deon Bell, 21, a pre-med
major, the story is different.
"It'sgoing to kill me, basically,"
Bell said. Tm paying my tuition
on credit cards right now."
Bell said he gets no financial
aid and that he lost his part-time
job at Toys R Us a month ago.
"Even a 10 percent fee increase
would hurt me, but at least ifs
reasonable. I don't even want to
think about a 40 percent increase."
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in Chief of The Daily
Collegian for the Fall
1991 semester.
Applications can be picked
up in the ASI office, and
must be returned by
Midnight on April 28.
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