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Board of Governors

Statewide tuition hike will fund UNC growth

John T. Bennett - Editor-in-Chief

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved a higher-than-expected statewide tuition increase, a move that shocked Appalachian State University’s top administrator.


Police Beat

Police, traffic eye move to deck
Return to campus will benefit all, says police chief

Becky DiVerniero - Staff Writer

The Appalachian State University Police, along with the Department of Parking and Traffic, will move to new offices inside the yet-to-be completed Rivers Street Parking Deck sometime in early June, according to the office of Design and Construction.


SGA Affairs Beat

Board OKs fee hike to expand ASG budget to $165,00 next year
$1 charge will swell coffers from this year’s $2,500 mark

Sarah Newell - Staff Writer

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved a $1 system wide charge per student that will fund a massive budget expansion for the N.C. Association of Student Governments.


Clubs | Organizations Beat

Organization launches effort to erect ASU Sept. 11 memorial

Crystal Thompson - Staff Writer

The student group PEAKS is planning to dedicate a flower garden on campus as a memorial for the Sept. 11 tragedy.

 

 

 

 

Proposed Tuition Increase

Photo courtesy Brent Clark - The Daily Tarheel

(l-r) SGA sen. Rachel Johnson, SGA President Xan Harrington and sen. Kathleen Ratchford look on as the UNC system Board of Governors debate tuition increases at a recent meeting in Chapel Hill.

BOG rejects staff salary-aimed proposal,
approves scaled-down tuition increase
Staff salary improvements not on back burner, says Borkowski

John T. Bennett - Editor-in-Chief

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors rejected an Appalachian State University tuition increase proposal earlier this month, approving instead a scaled-down $50 tuition hike earmarked for instructional purposes and student financial aid.


Students make journey to join statewide tuition hike protest

David Forbes - Staff Writer

Students bearing both signs with slogans such as “Keep Tuition Low” and “No Tuition Increase” and looks of disbelief assembled around the University of North Carolina system Board of Governors at its March 6 meeting.

 


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