Regents Fees Rise Faster Than Tuition at Iowa Universities
By Diane Held. Different factors than tuition increases drive student mandatory fees up at Iowa's three regent universities. Regents officials say fees reflect student demand for services and facilities and the cost of providing them at the UI ISU and UNI. Fees fund recreation centers wireless Internet on campus and student health services.
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Higher fees tied to demand for services at state universities
Mandatory student fees rose faster than tuition from 2001 to 2011 at UI and ISU, and nearly doubled at UNI, funding services such as clinics, campus buses, and student organizations. UI’s total fees reach 1329 next year, says US Senior VP for Finance Doug True.
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House OKs bills paving way for new Iowa nuclear plant
The Iowa House approved legislation to allow MidAmerican Energy to recover all prudent preconstruction and construction costs for a proposed nuclear plant. The vote 68 to 30 came after 5 1/2 hours of debate. If built, construction is expected to cost about 1 billion dollars.
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Ul trailblazer Spriestersbach dies at 94 in Iowa City
Duane Spriestersbach known as Spice, a cleft palate researcher and longtime University of Iowa administrator, died Monday at Mercy Hospital. He was 94 and shaped the university’s history as dean of the Graduate College and vice president.
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Iowa City property owners debate downtown tax plan
Downtown Iowa City business owners discuss a self supported improvement district with about 130 commercial properties facing a small tax increase. Organizers seek 25 percent signatures to place the plan before voters while past opposition looms.
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