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Students at the University of Iowa will be paying an extra $100 surcharge for the spring semester, that is supposed to be a small part of plugging the gap in the budget created when the governor chose to cut the budget mid-year.
This surcharge, a one-off deal, helps make sure the university can deal with having millions of dollars axed out from under them, keeping jobs and teachers. If we didn't accept this, and many many other sacrifices, we would surely see worse classes, fewer professors, and a lot more grumbles.
I must admit, I'm not personally affected.
This surcharge, a one-off deal, helps make sure the university can deal with having millions of dollars axed out from under them, keeping jobs and teachers. If we didn't accept this, and many many other sacrifices, we would surely see worse classes, fewer professors, and a lot more grumbles.
I must admit, I'm not personally affected.
After intense discussion where over 60 parents attended a school board meeting, the school board voted to cut busing to Regina Catholic Education Center out of the Iowa City School District budget, with talks of saving $260,000 annually.
If parents want to send their students to a private school, which likely has better facilities and a better 'everything' than the public options, then they can afford to find a way to get their kids to that school. Cramming costs onto public schools only hurts them even more, when our public school system is already in need of reform.
Good work for the school board making this tough decision.
If parents want to send their students to a private school, which likely has better facilities and a better 'everything' than the public options, then they can afford to find a way to get their kids to that school. Cramming costs onto public schools only hurts them even more, when our public school system is already in need of reform.
Good work for the school board making this tough decision.
Now that the new UISG leaders have been elected, and the lives of students are no longer filled with campaigning, things are settling down at Iowa. This may all be good, but what we must be sure to do is not forget the ideas of this campaign.
One theme was prevalent in all platforms - creating a student government that is more open and transparent to the students.
One theme was prevalent in all platforms - creating a student government that is more open and transparent to the students.
The final debate of the 2008 presidential election has ended, and Joe the Plumber has had his 15 minutes of fame. Other than that, and a brief discussion on Bill Ayers, nothing exciting happened at the final debate of this presidential season.