Ads by Yahoo!

" has anyone other then me notice how dirty the bone student center is why dont they hire enough help to at least clean the restrooms "

" Let's see. If a business or household has financial troubles, don't they start by cutting. Not ISU. Just more, more, more. Why not some cuts? Start with football, proceed to girls tiddlywinks... Pretty soon, the place will resemble an institution of higher learning. "

" Does anyone know if this tuition increase affects new transfer students or just new freshmen?

I know that when a student transfers, their graduation requirements are that of the year they started at their first college (so if ISU makes a change in between enrollment at the original college and transfer to ISU, it does not apply to the transfer student).

I am hoping the same applies to tuition. "

" Noogie, I'm not sure you understand as much as you think you do either. You are roughly correct on where the money for education comes from, but what I think brsc is saying is that colleges spend a whole lot of money on things that are 'luxuries' to most people. With the exception of a few very elite schools, almost every school offers the same amenities... expensive rec centers, professors that 'teach' 6-9 hours a semester, TA's to teach instead of professors, broadband internet to every room, very nice housing (compared to a decade ago anyway), and the list goes on. I grew up in a middle class home, and going to college (and a small/poor college at that) was a huge step up in my lifestyle... the problem is that every college tries to be the best... but the best costs a lot! So schools count on the gov't to subsidize students who can't afford to 'get an education'. The actual education doesn't cost that much - community colleges do it for a reasonable price - it's the 'experience' that adds to the huge price tag. Expectations need to be made more realistic. "

" Biggest waste of time and money I ever had. "

" Wow. I'm grateful I went to ISU and graduated when I did. I've only been out 4 years, but it seems that tuition has only skyrocketed since then. If it keeps going like this, it'll be back to where college is only for the very wealthy that can afford it and the very poor that can receive federal grants. "

" brsc, you obviously don't know anything about how higher education works or how it is funded. Why don't you stick to something you do know. Only about a quarter of ISU's (as well as every other state school) budget comes from the state. In 2002 it was about 70 percent. So it's been a steady decrease in the mount allocated from the state. How do you expect the other three-quarters to be made up? Should we just go out to the money tree and pick some cash? It has to be done through tuition. If you want to complain about it, complain to your local resident and show your frustration by voting in a new legislature and governor who will actually do something! "

" As I recall, tuition was around $120 for the spring semester of 1970-71, double what it was when I entered ISU the fall of 1967 but still a bargain at these prices, even allowing for decades of inflation. $9,000 for tuition alone will make college difficult if not impossible today for an awful lot of middle class families, let alone the less wealthy. So many are concerned about the cost of healthcare- what about education? "

" Amazing that expenses can't seem to be controlled in public education. There is an insatiable appetite for more and more money. The state doesn't increase its funding and the auto reaction is to pass the need for more money on in tuition. What a crazy business. The state didn't cut funding it just didn't pony up for the increase requested. Enough is enough, try cutting unnecessary programs and pet projects. Sorry but it probably will mean some jobs lost, but don't make employment a criteria for keeping something going. "