California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed his 2013-14 revised California state budget plan Tuesday, showing a potential surplus which has caused much debate over whether the money should be delegated to government programs, or held on reserve.
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CSU tuition to stay same in 2013-14 year
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net California State University (CSU) students can sigh in relief following the CSU vote against increasing tuition for the 2013-14 school year on Jan. 22. California Gov. Jerry Brown was in attendance for the Board of Trustees meeting which included the discussion of a proposed budget for the upcoming school year and the possible effects it […]
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Tuition freeze bill in CA legislature
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net An assembly bill proposed Jan. 7 would prohibit tuition increases for California higher education institutions during the next seven years. Assembly Bill 67 (AB 67) would cover schools in the California State University (CSU), University of California (UC) and California Community Colleges systems. The bill states that because of increased revenue in the […]
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Prop 30 narrowly passes, CSU avoids budget cuts
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly students went to sleep Tuesday not knowing if Proposition 30’s outcome would bring a tuition increase or a tuition rollback come January. Hours later, they woke up to learn it would be the latter. It wasn’t an easy battle, but Gov. Jerry Brown’s fight for Proposition 30 ended in victory […]
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Proposition 30: What you need to know
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong used just one word in a recent interview with CPTV to describe what it would be like if Proposition 30 is defeated: awful. But even Armstrong, who stands to see his university lose more than $14 million upon the proposition’s defeat, said it is important for students […]
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Voting yes on Prop 30: What other choice do we have?
Mustang Daily Staff md@mustangdaily.net There is a gun pointed directly at the California State University (CSU) system and it has a name: Proposition 30. Its bullet could cripple the CSU to the tune of a $250 million budget cut if the proposition doesn’t pass, and the triggerman is none other than Gov. Jerry Brown. The […]
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Alumni Association endorse Prop 30
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Adding its name to the list of those endorsing Proposition 30, the Cal Poly Alumni Association announced support of the proposition in an email sent to members this past week urging them to vote for the tax proposal. The association joined several similar organizations across the state that have endorsed Proposition 30, […]
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Too soon to solidify plan for Proposition 30’s defeat
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Kinesiology senior Laura Charbonneau has seen tuition rise eight times during her four years at Cal Poly. Despite the financial aid she receives, being the last of three children in her family to attend college makes her “feel guilty” about taking so much from her parents. “My parents pay for my tuition, […]
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CSU set to pull trigger
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net Students across the California State University (CSU) system could face an additional $150 per semester in tuition starting January 2013 if Gov. Jerry Brown’s sales and income tax increase, Proposition 30, doesn’t pass in November. The CSU Board of Trustees voted last Wednesday, Sept. 19, to approve the tuition increase in the […]
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Task force to examine semester switchover
Sean McMinn seanmcminn.md@gmail.com After months of tentative discussion surrounding the issue, a presidential task force aimed to explore a Cal Poly conversion to semesters will begin meetings in mid-October. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, who will ultimately make the decision on whether or not Cal Poly should leave the quarter system behind, said the Semester Review […]
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Trustees prepare for more tuition increases
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a 5 percent tuition increase that will come into effect if the system is hit with another round of budget cuts following the November election, a move that drew criticism from students in attendance at the board’s meeting. The fee hike — which […]