Candidates debate SA goals, mission
· The three candidates for Student Association president discussed the SA's visibility and the organization's role in campus-wide communication Monday night.
Tuition to increase by 7.1 percent
· New students will pay $28,430 in tuition and fees next year, up 7.1 percent from the $26,974 freshmen are paying this year. Returning students will pay about 5 percent more than this year, and all students will pay $10,250 for room and board -- a 6.9 percent increase from $9,590, the current cost of living on campus.
Columbia prof Marable: Blacks in higher ed face significant barriers
· In the face of dying Affirmative Action programs and the weight of past and present discrimination, African Americans face tremendous barriers in achieving equality in higher education, acclaimed scholar and journalist Manning Marable said in his President's Lecture Series address Tuesday.