February 28, 2003 Utah State
in the News
5-YEAR
‘CUSHION’ ON OUT-OF-STATE TUITION ADVANCES
Some out-of-staters who want to attend a Utah college will
enjoy a five-year cushion against higher nonresident fees if
a bill passed by the House Wednesday gets approval by the Senate
before the session ends. HB75 attempts to temporarily mitigate
problems that were caused last year when legislators passed
a law that more than doubled the length of time nonresidents
had to spend in Utah to become eligible for in-state tuition
rates. ...Utah State University President Kermit Hall said he
plans on raising enough scholarship money before the bill sunsets
to keep tuition for out-of-state students affordable. (Deseret
News, 02/27/03) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,465029874,00.html
USU TO BENEFIT
FROM HOUSE BILL
The Utah House of Representatives passed a bill that could
bring relief to Utah State University. House Bill 75 would allow
the Utah Board of Regents to distribute 500 non-resident scholarships
to out-of-state students who otherwise may not attend Utah public
universities. Sponsored by Rep. Loraine Pace, R-Logan, HB 75
was intended to be a transition bill to help offset the effects
of legislation passed last year. House Bill 331 increased the
amount of time students must spend in the state to be eligible
for in-state tuition rate. (Standard Examiner, 02/27/03)
USU GYMNASTICS
TAKING BACK SEAT?
I should just let it go. But I’d like some answers for
why a country music concert is taking precedence over an already
scheduled Aggie gymnastics meet. Last Friday, after witnessing
another stellar performance by the Aggie gymnastics team, I
noticed a sign posted on the Spectrum door. The Friday, February
28, meet with Ohio State had been moved to 11 a.m. Who’s
idea was this? (Letter to the Editor, Bryan Earl, Hyde Park,
Herald Journal, 02/27/03)
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