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Outdated policy sparks controversy: Student Activity Fee allocations prompt allegations of corruption

Source: 
The Daily Helmsman
Published Date: 
10/31/12
URL: 
http://www.dailyhelmsman.com/outdated-policy-sparks-controversy-1.2940828

By Chelsea Boozer
The Daily Helmsman

A University of Memphis committee charged with dispensing student activity funds was found to have violated the First Amendment earlier this year. Members of the committee are now being accused of favoritism.

MU Student Activity Fee increases 50 percent

Source: 
The Columbia Missourian
Published Date: 
June 5
URL: 
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2012/05/11/mu-student-activity-fee-increases/
by Samantha Sunne
University of Missouri

The University of Missouri Student Activity Fee, a required payment for all students, has increased by 52 percent in the past five years. In fall 2012, it will cost $164.88 per semester for undergraduates.

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UConn ticket sales lowest among public BCS schools

Source: 
The Daily Campus
Published Date: 
April 24, 2012
URL: 
http://www.dailycampus.com/news/uconn-sold-fewest-tickets-of-all-public-schools-in-bcs-over-past-three-years-1.2859300#.T6g2UZ9Yv2B

by Mac Cerullo
University of Connecticut 

The University of Connecticut sold fewer tickets to its own appearance in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl than any other public school that has competed in college football's Bowl Championship Series over the past three years, according to bowl documents obtained by The Daily Campus.

The university sold only 2,771 Fiesta Bowl tickets out of its allotment of 17,500, absorbing $2.9 million in unsold tickets as a result. Both figures were far and away the worst of all schools.

Schools lose out at football Bowl Championship Series

Source: 
The Daily Campus
Published Date: 
April 24, 2012
URL: 
http://www.dailycampus.com/news/schools-lose-out-at-bcs-1.2859317#.T6gvuJ9Yv2B

by Mac Cerullo 
University of Connecticut 

It was a milestone for the University of Connecticut football program: the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

The 2011 Bowl Championship Series marked the first time the school had earned the Big East’s automatic bid to the compete in the series. And it meant the school would play Oklahoma, one of the nation’s most prestigious teams, in a nationally televised game on New Year's Day.

Voting rights for student trustees debated in Ohio legislature

Source: 
Daily Kent Stater
Published Date: 
April 26, 2012
URL: 
http://kentwired.com/state-compromises-on-student-trustee-voting-rights/

by Daniel Moore 
Kent State University 

This fall, Ohio public universities could allow voting by students serving on their boards of trustees.

Voting rights for student trustees would not be mandatory, however. Currently in Ohio, each 11-member public university board has two nonvoting students who also aren’t allowed in executive session.

Bowl athletes get 'perk' of flying home to any location

Source: 
The Badger Herald
Published Date: 
March 15, 2012
URL: 
http://badgerherald.com/news/2012/03/14/bowl_athletes_get_pe.php

by Andrew Averill
University of Wisconsin-Madison

A new perk is available for University of Wisconsin athletes who make it to the Rose Bowl: a free flight to anywhere in the world. They'll have to fend for themselves wherever they land, and pay their own way back to campus. 

SGA kills motion to release election results

Source: 
The Butler Collegian
Published Date: 
March 7, 2012
URL: 
http://thebutlercollegian.com/2012/03/sga-kills-motion-to-release-election-results/

by Jillian McCarter
Butler University

Butler University's Student Government Association has refused to release the detailed vote count from recent elections for class officer and presidential spots. Currently, only four people are allowed to see how many students voted for each candidate. 

Analysts: Indiana University economic study pumped up

Source: 
The Indianapolis Star
Published Date: 
February 16, 2012
URL: 
http://indy.st/yymL7q

by Alex Campbell
Campus Coverage Project, '10
Northwestern University, '11

At first glance, the numbers look impressive.

Indiana University's yearly economic impact on the state: $4.9 billion. The impact of its health programs: $6.6 billion.

And, perhaps most jaw-dropping of all: For each dollar that state taxpayers invest in IU, they receive a return of $24.91.

Worth their weight?

Source: 
The Daily Campus
Published Date: 
January 24, 2012
URL: 
http://www.dailycampus.com/sports/worth-their-weight-1.2750140

by Mac Cerullo
University of Connecticut

Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma are worth a lot to the University of Connecticut, between the money they bring in annually in ticket sales and the publicity their programs bring to the school. But are they worth their own weight in gold?

Not based on their annual earnings.

Officials: Federal bill could decrease HOPE scholarship funding

Source: 
The Daily Helmsman
Published Date: 
February 9, 2012
URL: 
http://www.dailyhelmsman.com/news/officials-federal-bill-could-decrease-hope-funding-1.2772297

Note to student journalists: This can be localized at any of your schools that have lottery scholarships.

By Chelsea Boozer
Managing Editor, The Daily Helmsman

University of Memphis President Shirley Raines is among officials opposed to a bill in Congress that they said might cause a decrease in funding for HOPE Lottery Scholarships.

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