Jan 6, 2010 6:23 pm US/Central
U Of I Tuition Increase Discourages Students
Neither Gov. Pat Quinn Nor Challenger Dan Hynes Would Promise To Block Tuition Increase
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
Neither of the Democrats running for governor would promise today to block the tuition increase being discussed by leaders of the University of Illinois.
President Stanley Ikenberry said trustees are preparing to raise tuition next fall by even more than the $100 per marking period that they raised it last fall.
Ikenberry blamed the state's increasingly perilous financial situation. He says the prestigious state university has received only a small portion of the hundreds of millions of dollars it is owed by Springfield.
Asked by CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery if they would block any increase, neither Gov. Pat Quinn nor Dan Hynes would.
"I don't have a crystal ball as to what's going to happen," Hynes said.
Quinn cited his efforts to rein in last year's increase and indicated he would try to temper any increase this year.
It was discouraging news for two Northwest Suburban students at Palatine's Harper College. Tom Marciniak and Lucas Augustyn both joined a tour of the University of Illinois' Chicago campus Wednesday, where they hope to enroll next fall.
Both are sons of Polish immigrants working their way through college. They have received financial aid to defray tuition at Harper College.
Both said they will now take a closer look at DeKalb's Northern Illinois University, where tuition is substantially cheaper than at UIC.
Lucas Augustyn, in particular, has been following this Democratic primary campaign, explaining that Barack Obama's presidential campaign sparked his interest in politics.
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