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    ‘Flamethrowers allowed’ at Chico State’s first Robotronica

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    Chico State announces construction plans for gender-inclusive bathrooms

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Tuition takes a five percent increase. Photo credit: Christian Solis

Tuition increase raises $2.9 million

Christian Solis // October 8, 2017

The recent tuition bump of five percent has raised $2.9 million to spend on increasing four-year graduation rates at Chico State.The Graduation Initiative 2025 comes from the CSU Chancellors Office and...

CSU Tuition Increases Photo credit: Daniel Wright

University to receive $3 million from tuition hike

Daniel Wright // April 9, 2017

The $270 per student tuition increase is estimated to net Chico State $3 million in new revenue, according to Chico State Budget Director Jeni Kitchell . Chico State receives its funding primarily from...

Tuition increase approved for all CSUs. Photo courtesy of Matthew Ramirez

Tuition increase for Chico State

George Johnston // March 22, 2017

Chico State will now be more expensive to attend, after the California State University Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition by 5 percent March 22. To be exact, this tuition increase will cost...

Chico State students protest the proposed tuition increase in front of Kendall Hall on Feb. 1. Photo credit: Carlos Islas

Students and university face tuition increase and budget problems

Molly Sullivan // March 22, 2017

Student wallets will be $270 lighter next year. The CSU Board of Trustees voted to approve a 5 percent tuition increase for 23 campuses at its March 22 meeting in Long Beach, Calif. Despite opposition...

Tuition Rates Photo credit: Daniel Wright

Possible $270 tuition increase

Daniel Wright // March 19, 2017

The CSU Board of Trustees will hold a vote on a potential tuition increase for the CSU system March 20 and 21. The proposed 5 percent increase for undergraduates, is in response to the current $167.7 million...

CAUSE System Budget Process Photo credit: Daniel Wright

CSU reviews budget before voting on tuition increase

Daniel Wright // March 12, 2017

The CSU system is halfway through the budget process for the 2017-18 financial year. The Board of Trustees meeting is the next step, where the board will vote on the proposed tuition increase. The...

Chico state students handed out voided checks to campaign against tuition increase. Photo credit: Jacqueline Morales

Students petition tuition increase

Jacqueline Morales // March 8, 2017

Chico State students petitioned the upcoming tuition increase March 8. Tuition is supposed to increase about $270 for the upcoming fall semester. Chico State students along with alumni encouraged each...

Photo credit: Kristina Judy

Students struggling to survive

Rachel Reyes // March 3, 2017

It's a truth universally acknowledged that college is expensive. Students pay for housing and tuition, but it's the additional costs of useless textbooks and the absolute necessity of a laptop that makes...

Community colleges help students develop life skills

Community colleges help students develop life skills

Susan Whaley // February 21, 2017

It felt like the first day of kindergarten. I was nervous and shaking but so excited to finally enter a different world. A world that I considered to be that of grown-ups.This spring is my first semester...

Photo credit: Kristina Judy

Increased tuition raises questions and encourages struggle

Nicole Henson // February 1, 2017

Colleges do a poor job explaining what comprises the cost of attending the university. Think about it, we know that we pay for faculty, room materials and the occasional construction project on campus....

Tuition hike vote postponed, students organize

Molly Sullivan // December 7, 2016

The CSU Board of Trustees has postponed its vote on the proposed 5 percent tuition hike for two months, moving the vote to its March 21 meeting. The CSU is currently facing a $168.8 million shortfall...

Students protest possible tuition hike

Molly Sullivan // November 14, 2016

Students from 23 CSU campuses are protesting the proposed tuition hike at the Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach, California. The CSU Chancellor recently proposed raising tuition by 5 percent to...

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