Rally Dec. 3 for Education Rights!
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Dec 1, 2009, 1:20:36 PM12/1/09
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Join Students for a Democratic Society this Thursday to Speak Out for Education Rights!
Join SDS and other students, faculty, and staff to SPEAK OUT for education rights! DECEMBER 3rd at 12:30 at the Chimes on the Quad
We are in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Now is not the time to be dumping the burden of the state's budget cuts on the students, faculty, and staff. The cost of attending UA rises higher and higher each year: Education is a basic right -for all. Education must be affordable, and not so expensive that it is only available to the privileged.
Therefore, we are demanding
- that UA put a freeze on tuition and fees.In Spring 2009, UA trustees approved a 9.4 % tuition hike. This semester, departmental fees totaled to one thousand dollars for some students. Between expensive meal plans, parking passes, textbooks, and housing, the last thing students need is a tuition hike and fee increase slapped on their bill.
- that UA stand up for PACT. Alabama's Prepaid College Tuition Program (PACT) is in jeopardy. This program helps makes UA affordable to many, and UA should make it a priority to look into ways to save it. If it can’t be salvaged, UA should increase the amount of needs-based scholarships it gives out.
- that UA chops from the top. Before the University jacks up the cost of our education, they should make cuts to the higher administration and bureaucracy. The top administrators make over $100,000 a year. President Witt makes almost half a million, perks not included. It is unfair to put the burden of the budget cuts on those at the bottom- on students, faculty, and staff.
- that the University administration be accountable and transparent. There should be student, faculty, and staff input into the decisions that affect us. Important policy changes, like the 16–hour-cap on classes or the end of free printing credits, should not have been introduced quietly, without any discussion beforehand. UA should be responsible for finding ways to get student, faculty, and staff input when making important decisions, and for publicizing widely all decisions and policy changes.
We should not have to hunt for information on how the budget cuts are going to affect our school. We want a detailed outline that shows exactly how our money is being spent. We want a detailed plan that clearly explains how the budget cuts are going to affect UA in the upcoming years, and where the money is being spent. We want there to be a place we can go where all our inquiries and concerns will be addressed.
Contact Laura Langley at lauraeliza...@gmail.com for more information.
Education is a Right!
Join SDS and other students, faculty, and staff to SPEAK OUT for education rights! DECEMBER 3rd at 12:30 at the Chimes on the Quad
We are in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Now is not the time to be dumping the burden of the state's budget cuts on the students, faculty, and staff. The cost of attending UA rises higher and higher each year: Education is a basic right -for all. Education must be affordable, and not so expensive that it is only available to the privileged.
Therefore, we are demanding
- that UA put a freeze on tuition and fees.In Spring 2009, UA trustees approved a 9.4 % tuition hike. This semester, departmental fees totaled to one thousand dollars for some students. Between expensive meal plans, parking passes, textbooks, and housing, the last thing students need is a tuition hike and fee increase slapped on their bill.
- that UA stand up for PACT. Alabama's Prepaid College Tuition Program (PACT) is in jeopardy. This program helps makes UA affordable to many, and UA should make it a priority to look into ways to save it. If it can’t be salvaged, UA should increase the amount of needs-based scholarships it gives out.
- that UA chops from the top. Before the University jacks up the cost of our education, they should make cuts to the higher administration and bureaucracy. The top administrators make over $100,000 a year. President Witt makes almost half a million, perks not included. It is unfair to put the burden of the budget cuts on those at the bottom- on students, faculty, and staff.
- that the University administration be accountable and transparent. There should be student, faculty, and staff input into the decisions that affect us. Important policy changes, like the 16–hour-cap on classes or the end of free printing credits, should not have been introduced quietly, without any discussion beforehand. UA should be responsible for finding ways to get student, faculty, and staff input when making important decisions, and for publicizing widely all decisions and policy changes.
We should not have to hunt for information on how the budget cuts are going to affect our school. We want a detailed outline that shows exactly how our money is being spent. We want a detailed plan that clearly explains how the budget cuts are going to affect UA in the upcoming years, and where the money is being spent. We want there to be a place we can go where all our inquiries and concerns will be addressed.
Contact Laura Langley at lauraeliza...@gmail.com for more information.
Education is a Right!
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