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Wednesday, May 17, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Commission rejects planned tuition hikes EUGENE (AP) _ The state Higher Education Coordinating Commission rejected the University of Oregon’s plan to increase i n - s t a t e u n d e rg r a d u a t e tuition by more than 10 percent. Under state law, public universities can raise tuition by no more than five percent without state approval. “This is a tremendous setback for the University of Oregon,” UO spokes- man Tobin Klinger told The Register-Guard after Thursday’s vote. “We must now go back and quickly evaluate the impact of this vote on the university’s over- all financial picture, assess our options and determine our next steps.” The commission also rejected a nine-percent tuition increase sought by Portland State University while approving increases for Oregon Tech, Western Oregon University and Southern Oregon University. The state’s other two pub- lic universities — Oregon State and Eastern Oregon — plan to raise in-state tuition by less than five percent, so they do not need state approval. The universities have been seeking steep tuition hikes at a time when health- care and pension costs are rising and state support is lagging. Oregon and Portland State both fell one vote short of the five votes needed for approval, said Endi Hartigan, a commission spokeswoman in Salem. She said the lack of stu- dent involvement in tuition setting was a concern among those who voted no. Despite pleas from stu- dents against higher prices, the UO Board of Trustees in March overwhelmingly supported the double-digit tuition increase. Under the plan, the cost of attending the UO in 2017-18 would be $11,931 for residents, including fees. Changing The World is Hard Changing Your Hair is Easy! 152 E. Main Ave. • 541-549-8771 Jeff • Theresa • Ann • Jamie • Shiela Terri • Shanntyl • Brittany is great late! FREE Garlic or Cheese Bread with purchase of signature pasta FREE Bag of Chips with purchase of a sandwich 541-549-SPOT (7768) 161 N. Elm St. #A, Sisters 23 Pops show on tap... PHOTO PROVIDED Sisters Jazz Choir students are preparing for the upcoming Vocal Music Pop Show to be presented Wednesday, May 24. The pictured quilt, “Variations on a Theme,” donated by Susan Cobb, will be raffled off the night of the show.
