By Olivia Krauth–
It’s official: Tuition will be rising three percent for U of L students for the 2015-2016 academic year, U of L’s Board of Trustees decided today.
The increase pushes a full-time, in-state student’s tuition from $5,118 to $5,271 per semester.
Out of the 14 voting board members, outgoing SGA president Monali Haldankar was the only to vote against the new budget.
“There’s no way in good conscience I could approve this,” Haldankar said in discussion.
“We’re not unmindful of the burden we are placing on our students,” Trustee Marie Abrams said in response, empathizing with Haldankar but supporting the increase.