April }2,1q Volu11e 15 2006 Jssue25 M~ Std\t College • The voice of stwlents smce 1'93[ Holtzman on tuition: 'utter outrage' Gov. hopeful criticizes Colo.'s tuition increases Erik Lincoln Ed'ltor Republican Candidate for Gov. Marc Holtzman crit­ icized recent tuition increases at Colorado colleges and universities on April 18, in a press conforence outside ;\,lesa State President Tim Foster's office in the mm·er­ ick circle. 'Tm here at Mesa State today because I think it's an utter outrage that tuition was increased here by 14 percent last year. and now the politicians in Dem·er want to increase our tuition e,·en more," Holtzman said. "It's 1-\TOng, it's bad public policy." Holt1man, formerly president at the prirnte University of Denver. said he would seek a freeze on tuition if elected. "We owe it to our students, we owe it to the people that are the customers in this system, and I'm going to do everything I can to keep that budget under control," Holtzman said. Holtzman, who was vocally against Referenda C and D. criticized the need for tuition increases at all this year. "We were told once Ref. C pas"!>ed there wouldn't be a need for any type of tuition increase," Holtzman said. Referl'.Tlda C, which mters upprowd last fall, gives funds to pay for education, health care, roads, bridges, Danielle Stomberg/Criterion and police and frrefighter's pension plans. GOP Candidate for Gov. Marc Holtzman (right) and the Chair of the Mesa County Holtzman The surplus TABOR funds from Referendum C Campaign Kent Baughman (left). Holtzman criticized re<:ent tuition increases at Colorado's col­ were understated by almost $1 billion, according to leges and universities at press conference on April 18 at Mesa State College. Holtzman. "That means there's a follion dollars more of our said. "There were a lot of people on the campaign trail and pay of debts, according to Penry. tax-payer money that ,,ill be kept than even the propo­ saying <lifferent things along the way." Holtzman also spoke about the need to ''effectively nents of Ref. C wanted," Holt:anan said. Penry said the real test as to whether the deal" with the issue of '400,000 illegal immigrants that State Rep. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, said some Referen<lum C fun<ls are handled responsibly ~ill be costs tax payers over S600 million. proponents of the referenda did say, if the measures ~he creation of a rainy day fund. ff elected, Hult:zman plans to declare a state of ,vere passed, there would not be any tuition increases. The rainy day fund, which Penry is sponsoring a bill emergency in Colorado, crack do'"'n on employers who "Different people articulated it differently," Penry to create, would enable the state to save for the future ,Se'<t l'iOL'llVUN, p11ge'.10 Compromise holds the line on tuition at 2.5 percent fn'klimtoJn or Long Bill, set tuition at Colorado's munity colleges, according to budget 5 percent for universities, 3 percent f.or Ed'itor universities at 5 percent, four-year col­ committee documents. four-year colleges and 2. 5 percent fmr leges (such as Mesa State ColJege) at 3 The commission is an executive agen­ community colleges. On April 14, the Colorado General percent, and community colleges at '2. 5 cy. under the governor, that sets policy Kurtz said it is not unc.ommon for Assembly made a last-minute change percent. for public colleges and universities. the budget committee to go against a to the state's annual budget hill ~hat se­ During the drafting stages of the Budget Committee Staff Member recommendation from an executive dle­ cured a 2. 5 percent tuition increase for Long Bill, the Colorado Commission on Eric Kurtz said, originally. a 2.5 percent partment and several higher l:'ducatfo,n resident undergraduate students at all Higher Education requested a 2.5 per­ increase was recommende<l by the com­ institutions approached the legislature state higher education institutions. cent increase at all public universities mission to the budget committee. The independently of the commission. In its original form, the budget bill, and colleges, and no increase at com- committee ultimately deci<le<l to go ~ith See liOBB'tlNB., -page 10 ''All the news that wasn't fit Criterion Calendar for a full story. ·" April 19 - 25 This week in ••• Wednesday, April 119 Resume and cover letter workshop Colo1rado World 3 - 4 p.m., Fletcher room in colle~e center Wayne Altr'tt namett on1:: of five worst Ordinary Iranians not preoccupied •.vt.'h new Senators by Time r-rockdl role Mesa State Cycling Olub crit series Described as "The Invisible Man" by Time Apart from a few schoolyard ral­ Regi.stration at 5 p.m., corner of College Place Magazine, U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., joined lies and celeb ratory newspaper and Elm Avenue. $5 for students, $10 for non­ headlines Wednesday, Iran's first students Time's listrng of the five worst members of the Senate. 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