KU Tuition Rise Seen As Acceptable Despite Increases
KU residents face a 78 percent tuition jump from 2001-02 to 2004-05, with total annual attendance costs near 13,778 dollars. The extra funds funded faculty, technology, libraries, and pay raises, while administrators seek another large increase to around 4,840 dollars for undergraduate tuition in 2005-06. Residential costs have risen 18 percent, with tuition and fees making up 34 percent of the annual budget, and overall cost up 21 percent since 2001-02.
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KU tuition hikes spur limited student protests over five year plan
Jeff Vincent from Overland Park works at the KU Bookstore while relying on loans and family help to pursue an English degree as tuition increases draw mixed reactions. Despite worries a few protests occurred in 2002 and concerns persist about differential tuition proposals and potential deterrence for out of state students.
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Board of
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Dick Bond
Board of Regents
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Jayhawks
Mount Oread
Alanna Terpening
Corpus Christi
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Seat belt use lower among pickup truck passengers
Acknowledges lower seat belt use in pickup occupants versus cars in 2003, with 70 percent of pickup fatalities not wearing belts against 50 percent in car fatalities. Describes national ad push costing over 26 million dollars and calls for primary enforcement laws. Includes endorsements from Jeffrey Runge and Rep. Knollenberg and notes Michigan belt use at 90.5 percent under a primary law.
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Detroit
Congress
Joe Knollenberg
R-Mich
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