August 3, 2005

Tuition at EMU spikes 13.5%

Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday boosted tuition and fees 13.5 percent and committed nearly a quarter of the additional revenue to building or renovating facilities. But putting the burden of improving buildings directly on students came as a shock, said Bobby Murkowski, a senior from Saline and president of EMU\'s student council. \"We are not happy with the Board of Regents. It was a brash decision and made in a day without input from students or the community,\" said Murkowski, who added that the administration had earlier indicated the tuition boost would be less than 10 percent and never included discussions about a bond for building. Wayne State's tuition increase is noted in a sidebar item.

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