In his letter of July 27, 2005 to the Detroit News, Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid is correct that Wayne State has been hit with major state appropriations cuts resulting in budget cuts. (\"Tuition hike needed to preserve WSU\'s role.\") However, not all those cuts hampered the university\'s operations. Surely, discontinuance of cell phone reimbursements for administrative staff, elimination of some senior staff positions in the overgrown administrative structure, consolidation of two colleges, and the elimination of one college\'s administrative structure while maintaining its programs, did not harm WSU\'s quality of education. Over the past decade, WSU has kept its tuition costs far lower than many of the other Michigan public universities. Nevertheless, it should be noted that, in the last five years, Wayne increased its tuition at least 50 percent. Finally, he is right that WSU must provide high quality, as well as affordable, education. So why did I join with two other members of the Board of Governors (Tina Abbott and Richard Bernstein) to oppose the WSU administration\'s 18.5 percent increase -- the biggest increase ever enacted in Wayne\'s 49 year history? The three of us, I believe, wanted a more balanced approach to affordability and quality.