Master Plan Voting

[ULvictory]

---I guess after UNO and Monroe voted theirs down that I couldn't expect a blow out YES --but I will take it---tech passed theirs and I am not sure about percentages!!! Would love to talk to the NOers of the student body and ask why their negative vote!!!

A lot of the "no" voters probably had the mindset of "why should I vote for a tuition increase if I'm going to be long gone to see the improvements?" I guess it's sort of the "where does this benefit me" attitude. They just see TUITION INCREASE, yet most fail to realize that even with the tuition increase, the cost of tuition is still one of the cheapest in the country.

[TechAlum05]

---I guess after UNO and Monroe voted theirs down that I couldn't expect a blow out YES --but I will take it---tech passed theirs and I am not sure about percentages!!! Would love to talk to the NOers of the student body and ask why their negative vote!!!

Monroe's students voted down their fees by a slim margin the last couple of years. I think Tech passed their student self-assessed fee last Spring by an overwhelming margin, something like an 80-20 vote in favor.

[Tripple Threat]

A lot of the "no" voters probably had the mindset of "why should I vote for a tuition increase if I'm going to be long gone to see the improvements?" I guess it's sort of the "where does this benefit me" attitude. They just see TUITION INCREASE, yet most fail to realize that even with the tuition increase, the cost of tuition is still one of the cheapest in the country.

We dealt with same thing with library upgrade, we won't be here to see it. The wiser voters stepped up. It's a hard choice for young 20 something's, but like everyone else is saying... This rocks!

[DocCajun]

Wow, I am truly surprised. I thought no way this would pass. This is great news!

[SlappyCajun]

Boomer -

Also I think the fees were different at each school

[TechAlum05]

Boomer -

Also I think the fees were different at each school

The fees at ULM and Tech were different.

Louisiana Tech's student self-assessed fee in 2012 was focused on demolishing three old men's dorms, improving parking, developing green spaces, and creating a new intramural field to replace one that was eliminated when the Intramural Center was expanded recently.

The fee ULM tried to push in 2011 was a $130/semester "student fee" which was essentially an athletic fee with a very small token fee for "campus beautification" and arts programs attached to it. That fee failed. The fees ULM tried to push a year later was a $65/semester fee to create a new outdoor recreational facility (like Tech did recently with their new swimming pools at the Intramural Center) and a $25/semester fee to renovate the existing natatorium into an event center for the YMCA. That fee also failed.

[Boomer]

The fees at ULM and Tech were different.

Louisiana Tech's student self-assessed fee in 2012 was focused on demolishing three old men's dorms, improving parking, developing green spaces, and creating a new intramural field to replace one that was eliminated when the Intramural Center was expanded recently

The fee ULM tried to push in 2011 was a $130/semester "student fee" which was essentially an athletic fee with a very small token fee for "campus beautification" and arts programs attached to it. That fee failed. The fees ULM tried to push a year later was a $65/semester fee to create a new outdoor recreational facility (like Tech did recently with their new swimming pools at the Intramural Center) and a $25/semester fee to renovate the existing natatorium into an event center for the YMCA. That fee also failed.

.-------So what is the breakdown for all the schools????

[TechAlum05]

-------So what is the breakdown for all the schools????

What breakdown do you want? Breakdown in voting results? Breakdown in proposed fees?

[Boomer]

What breakdown do you want? Breakdown in voting results? Breakdown in proposed fees?

How much per semester or quarter----the UNO Monroe UL and Tech amounts and how they were arrived at to present to the students----I love stats and the % of Student Body vote and how the voting was conducted would be very interesting!!!

[Hammer58]

What breakdown do you want? Breakdown in voting results? Breakdown in proposed fees?

Yes. (You're dealing with Boomer. He would like a detailed report and audit that would make an IRS auditor blush.)