On The Record: How will the UC system raising tuition affect your plans for the future?

The UC will be raising tuition nearly 10 percent in July. How will this affect your plans for the future?

By Marcus Rodriquez
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Mack Lafaele, Sports Medicine major “Well, as for me, I have an athletic scholarship to a four-year school.  But as far as my brothers and sisters are concerned out here, that would definitely have an impact since a lot of us probably can’t afford tuition to begin with.”

Mack Lafaele, Sports Medicine major “Well, as for me, I have an athletic scholarship to a four-year school. But as far as my brothers and sisters are concerned out here, that would definitely have an impact since a lot of us probably can’t afford tuition to begin with.”

Phil Malik, Undeclared “I think it’s asinine for them to raise tuition in the middle of a recession when people will already have to scale back. As for me, who knows. We’ll see when the time comes.”

Phil Malik, Undeclared “I think it’s asinine for them to raise tuition in the middle of a recession when people will already have to scale back. As for me, who knows. We’ll see when the time comes.”

Rasul Grayson, Music major With the recession and all, times are already hard enough.  For me, this probably won’t change the end result though, it’ll just make the path to getting there that much harder.”

Rasul Grayson, Music major With the recession and all, times are already hard enough. For me, this probably won’t change the end result though, it’ll just make the path to getting there that much harder.”

Latisha Taylor, Radiology major “At this point, since I’m just starting here, it’s not something that I’ve really had to think about, but I’m sure I’ll have to deal with it eventually.”

Latisha Taylor, Radiology major “At this point, since I’m just starting here, it’s not something that I’ve really had to think about, but I’m sure I’ll have to deal with it eventually.”

Teandra Johnson, Undeclared “I’m not sure what I’ll be doing. But I’m still shocked and angry. 10% is still 10%.”

Teandra Johnson, Undeclared “I’m not sure what I’ll be doing. But I’m still shocked and angry. Ten percent is still 10 percent.”

Ian Park, Broadcasting major “Well, I’m not going to a UC. But I still feel that these will be ongoing budget problems that affect all of us, even at state schools. You have to expect it. With the stimulus package being released though, there might be some hope.”

Ian Park, Broadcasting major “Well, I’m not going to a UC. But I still feel that these will be ongoing budget problems that affect all of us, even at state schools. You have to expect it. With the stimulus package being released though, there might be some hope.”

Ayaka Matsunaga, Engineering major “Since I’m an international student, tuition is already very expensive as it is, and in some cases for us, UC’s can cost up to $20,000 per semester. So, in my case I really have no choice but to attend a CSU.”

Ayaka Matsunaga, Engineering major “Since I’m an international student, tuition is already very expensive as it is, and in some cases for us, UC’s can cost up to $20,000 per semester. So, in my case I really have no choice but to attend a CSU.”

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