COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MAY 31, 2017 11A
State approves 10.6% tuition hike
University of Oregon earns a 'yes' second time around
The Higher Ed-
ucation
Coordinat-
cmay@cgsentinel.com
ing Commission
reversed its de-
cision from earlier this month and has al-
lowed the University of Oregon to increase
in-state tuition by 10.6 percent.
The decision came after the university re-
vealed that without the tuition increase, it
would cut nearly $15 million from its bud-
get. With the increase, planned cuts amount
to $8.5 million.
The increase amounts to approximately
By Caitlyn May
$945 more for degree seeking students and
the overall cost to attend the university in
the 2017-2018 school year would now be
$34,600. The total does not include summer
term.
The rising cost of tuition has been a trend
throughout the country and this latest in-
crease marks the second for the University
of Oregon in as many years. In March, when
the university's board of trustees approved
the double-digit increase, both Oregon State
and PSU also recommended tuition increas-
es citing various reasons including the cost
of PERS and faculty costs.
The university has already begun cutting
staff with both the arts college and the col-
lege of journalism and communication lay-
ing off faculty members.
In a statement concerning the rise in tu-
ition, university president Michael Schill
said in part, "No one wants to increase tu-
ition, but the university is left with little
choice given that tuition is the UO’s main
source of revenue after decades of declining
state support."
Councilman gets
his 100th
shopping cart
They're easy to spot. It's not
unusual to see them hanging
off the curbs or piled up in an
empty lot. They're the shopping carts stolen from
local stores and used to cart home groceries or other-
wise used for personal storage and transportation. We
all see them but Cottage Grove City Councilor Ken
Roberts has made it his personal mission to round
them up and return them to their rightful owners.
"I started doing it when I was appointed and I have
picked up probably 140," he said. Of those 140, he
says 100 are Safeway Food and Drug carts. Others
belong to BiMart and Grocery Outlet.
While it seems like a benign nuisance, the carts retail
for approximately $400 each depending on the retail-
er and supplier.
"The yard at the city has a pile of them," Roberts said
of the Cottage Grove maintenance yard, noting that
retailers fail to retrieve the carts when the city noti-
fi es them they've been recovered.
"When I see them, I put them in the back of my work
truck and return them to the proper store," Roberts
said.
"I've found some with garbage in them, others with
personal property." Roberts noted that any personal
items he found in the carts was brought to Commu-
nity Sharing in the hopes of reuniting the items with
their proper owner.
"I don't know why we don't have the mechanism that
stops people from pushing the carts beyond a certain
boundary," he said. However, despite the lack of
technology in local retailers' carts, Roberts continues
his mission to keep stolen carts off the streets in the
hands of their proper owners.
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
6th Annual Cottage Grove
Water Safety Day
Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center 1440 S. 8th St. Cottage Grove
Saturday - June 3, 2017
10:00-12:30p.m.
Meet BOBBER the Water Safety Dog!
Learn water and boat safety AND Hands only CPR!
Safety Day Schedule:
10:00 LIFEJACKET EXCHANGE
10:00-11:30 Safety Stations
11:30-12:30 FREE Swim! Bring your Suit and Towel!
11:30 RAFFLE DRAWING FOR FREE SUMMER PASS