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Pierce students are encouraged by Associated Students Organization President, Nick Naczinski to start a letter writing campaign to protest a fee increase from $26 to $40 a unit.
Naczinski is planning a draft that students can copy outlining reasons not to hike fees.
“We need to tell these legislators that from a student point of view we’re struggling to pay rent and buy groceries. If you raise fees you’re gong to really hurt students. There has to be other options,” said Naczinski.
Tom Rosdahl, Pierce College Acadmic Senate president, has seen fee hikes before.
“If they run up the fees, enrollment will go down. It’s more difficult for those with financial problems,” said Rosdahl.
Most of the money for community colleges’ come from the government not student fee’s.
“Higher education is back on the table for more budget cuts, ” said Pierce College president Kathleen Burke-Kelly.
During a Student Affairs Committee (SAC) meeting last Friday Naczinski and the presidents’ from the eight other colleges in the LACCD discussed the possibility of a rally to protest the proposed fee hike.
Anyone wanting to learn more is encouraged to contact Naczinski by email at nickn271@gmail.com.
“It’s my job to represent the students interests and I don’t want to see fees go up,” Naczinski said.
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