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Students face a large tuition increase for 04-05 The increase could stretch student budgets, but OUS is hoping to lower the amount students owe OMIE DRAWHORN NEWS REPORTER University students heading back to school this year may have to scrounge for extra money for tuition, due to a 12 r percent hike approved by the State Board of Higher Education in June. Resident students taking 15 credits can expect-to pay $1,890 per term in tuition and fees, up $227 from spring term, according to an Oregon SHOP The Salvation Army for WOUSe^TCS Electronics V-UftlttUTC Be<is % Linens o\owm9 10% discount with student body card Stores and Donation Centers: 2065 W 7th Ave., Eugene • 343-3341 “As-is” store behind Eugene store open Thurs, Fri, Sat 9:30-5:00 1489 Mohawk, Springfield 747-2665 118 Gateway, Cottage Grove 942-8716 University System press release. OUS also approved a 3.5 percent tuition increase for nonresident students. Students will also pay an addition al $20 per credit for every credit be tween 14 and 16 credits. But, on Sept. 10, the Board found the funding to adopt a $2.4 million “Tliition Mitigation Plan” to lessen the impact of tuition increases on stu dents seeing larger-than-normal in creases this year. "The board saw the impact of tu ition increases and wanted to try to do something to lessen the burden on students,” Saunders said. Per-term charges for resident undergraduates will not exceed spring 2004 levels by more than 15 percent during the 2004-05 school year, accord ing to the plan. The funding came from $1,995,000 in Chancellor’s Office reorganization savings and $405,000 from the Chancellor’s Office Fund Bal ance, rather than from the universities, Saunders said. In July, the board approved the $710 million budget for the 2005-07 biennium, which would result in a five percent increase in tuition if ap proved by the legislature. The budg et is a 6.4 percent increase from the previous biennium. In addition, the Board also re quested a policy package of $20 mil lion to reduce the tuition increase to 3.6 percent. Oregon University System spokeswoman Di Saunders called the 2005-07 biennium budget “more student-focused,” adding that it would improve access, affordability and quality. “Affordability and access are guide-words for this board,” Saun ders said. “All concepts revolve around these ideas. ” Don Blair, chair of the Finance/Bud get/Audit/Personnel/Real Estate Com mittee, said the board’s criteria for drafting the budget included making degrees more readily achievable, in vesting directly in creating ties to work force demands and investing directly in “knowledge creation.” omiedrawhom® daily emerald, com Vote: ASUO tries to get students registered Continued from page 1A Carson and Hamilton complexes when students move in. DuFour said during move-in day, when residence hall occupants pick up their keys, they can also pick up a voter-registration form. She said there are 3,000 students moving in, adding that registering to vote is a good way to begin col lege life. Political groups on campus will also be trying to get students regis tered to vote, DuFour said. “We want to make sure we get to them first,” DuFour said. “It should be nonpartisan, and it should be fair. ” DuFour said those working on the voter registration drive will do class wraps — where volunteers visit classrooms with voter registration forms and talk to students about vot ing. She said they will also visit groups around campus, including greek houses. Voter registration forms will also be available in depart ments around campus. ASUO has also planned events to encourage voter registration. On Sept. 30, there will be a huge rally on campus in the EMU ampithe atre that includes University Presi dent Dave Frohnmayer and Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. There will also be a concert later that night at the McDonald Theatre. ASUO also has events planned for Oct. 12, the last day to register, and Nov. 2, election day. DuFour said that the college-age demographic suffers low voter turnout in part because students don’t feel like their voices are heard. “It’s about educating ourselves and making sure they know our vote counts,” she said. “We are overlooked [by the legislature], be cause we don’t get out there and make our presence known. “There are so many issues that af fect us. We need to make sure that our voices are heard. ” Swartz agreed. “Why not exercise all the rights we have?” she asked. ASUO President Adam Petkun said that elected officials make decisions that affect our daily lives. “We need to use the power we have in numbers to make a differ ence,” he said. 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