It seems to me that every year the issue of tuition increases is at the forefront of most people's minds. Even though there is debate year after year, it seems that each year they start all over again with no progress being made. The common questions asked are: "Who should the tuition hikes target?" Should nonresidents and residents pay different tuition fees?" How much more should out-of-state tuition rise in relation to in-state students. In the editorial "Time to go all in.." the author gives his answers to these important questions. In the article the author states the proposed increases from the task force, which is composed of 3 students, 3 faculty members, and 3 administrators. The fees proposed have out-of-state students paying more tuition then in-state students. This makes sense right? Not to the author of the editorial. He feels that out-of-state students are treated as "unwelcome guests", and that this should stop. I don't think that by paying more tuition then North Carolina residents makes anyone feel unwelcome. Tuition increases for out-of-state students should be expected when attending a state funded university. UNC-Chapel Hill and the other schools in the UNC system have always been supported by North Carolina funding, and always will be. If a certain percentage of enrolled students must be from in-state, raising the tuition more so for these students could make it harder to recruit students from NC. Though tuition hikes are going to be used to benefit the university, the difference between in-state and out-of-state hikes shouldn't even really be an issue.
posted by Lindsey Bullard at 10:09 AM
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