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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1656165, member: 622"] [URL]https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/budget/budget-faq/[/URL] [I]When the recession began, LSU – all campuses – was 74% supported by the state while student tuition and fees made up only 26% of its funding. Currently, [B]LSU is 41% state-supported, [/B]with 59% of its funding coming from tuition and fees.[/I] [URL]http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/amid-funding-cuts-will-lsu-have-declare-bankruptcy-n347951[/URL] [I] Lawmakers have historically been reluctant to raise tuition -- currently [B]$8,758 for tuition and fees[/B] for in-state students at LSU -- but there is discussion about giving schools themselves more freedom to do so.[/I] Essentially, the school could increase tuition and cover the costs. A north east private school would still be triple to quadruple the cost of a self funded LSU. Students may be more motivted to take courses that lead to paying jobs over art history and dance if they know they have to pay for it after graduating. Fro the second link: [I]the UL system was already trying to double the number of STEM majors it graduates to keep up with demand and make the state more competitive...[/I] Sounds a little familiar, hitting a little close to home. Everyone Syracuse grad should be sending thank you notes to Sevyrud for his foresight. He gets it! P.S. I know I may sound a little cold on this topic but it is time that everyone realizes that nothing is free. Somebody has to pay for the other guy's "free ride". I am not against assistance, but sometimes tough decisions have to be made and this is an easy decision to me; no free rides for education. Learn something that will make you independent and give back to your community. Personal hobbies should be self funded not paid for by taxpayers. I enjoy many avenues of study but I pay for the ones that do not directly benefit society or my employer. [/QUOTE]

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