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2003-‘04: A recap of a
year in print
Within the past
eight months, The Journal has covered a wide variety of issues and
events affecting the UIS community. With the 2003-‘04 academic year
came several new initiatives, continued budget difficulties, an
ongoing labor dispute and considerable progress on the
classroom/office building set to open next fall. Below is a recap of
some of the stories from this year’s Journal:
At a meeting on Nov. 13,
the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved tuition
increases of 8 percent for continuing students and 16 percent for
new undergraduates. The rate of increase is unusually high for the
new undergraduates because the new Guaranteed Tuition Plan
guarantees entering freshmen a fixed tuition rate for four years.
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rest of the story
CSF, USAS incidents
raise questions about free speech
Student Life
officials are working to create a policy that would regulate
promotional displays other than typical bulletin board postings,
following two incidents that have raised questions about free speech
as it pertains to student organizations.
Earlier this month, Christian Student Fellowship members were asked
to remove three large crosses on display for Rez Week just hours
after they had placed the crosses near Brookens Library. In an
unrelated incident, windows in the Public Affairs Center that had
been painted by members of the UIS Chapter of the United Students
Against Sweatshops were washed down within a day of being painted.
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rest of the story
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