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NEWS FORUM SCITECH SPORTS Michael Murphy explains Comedian ignores CMU HCI student develops award- Track and fi eld team sets tuition increases [A1] values [A6] winning game [A5] new record [A10] Reddit co-founder shares his Students’ increasing debt Adobe Flash software explained Athlete profi le: Laura McKee [A10] personal success story [A1] becomes an issue [A6] [A4] Monday, April 18, 2011 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Volume 105, Issue 25 Greg Hanneman/Contributing Editor Kristen Severson/Photo Staff Carnival captivates Carnegie Mellon Alexandre Kaspar/Photo Staff Courtesy of Guillermo Gomez Complete Carnival wrap-up inside Section B Booth — B18–B19 Buggy — B20–B21 Mobot — B22 Big Boi — B8 Cabaret — B10 Eddie Griffi n — B11 Booth winners Buggy winners Fraternities: Sigma Phi Epsilon Men’s buggy: Fringe A Sororities: Kappa Alpha Theta Women’s buggy: SDC A Independent: Taiwanese Student Association Design competition: CIA (Ascension) Michael Murphy discusses plans for tuition Alexis Ohanian gives MADELYN GLYMOUR limit some of the increases. Kamlet. example, professors’ salaries. Staffwriter “Dining rates are somewhat Other factors, in addition In addition to tuition, Carn- personal success tips dependent on the number of to infl ation, are considered egie Mellon has two other Carnegie Mellon will raise individuals who participate in as well. “Probably the two major sources of income: re- JUAN FERNANDEZ Graham fanboys we were, we Staffwriter tuition by 4 percent for incom- the meal plan program,” Abel biggest issues [in determin- search grants, of which a por- packed our bags for Massa- ing students and 3 percent said. “Because of the increase ing tuition] were fi nancial tion is used to support utilities chusetts,” Ohanian said. The for returning students for the in meal plan participation by aid and the impact that the that make research possible, Alexis Ohanian, co-found- talk motivated Ohanian and Fall 2011 semester. Housing upper class students, we were current economy was having but the majority of which pays er of the website Reddit, the Huffman to partner up and and dining rates will also be able to minimize the over- on students and families, and for the research itself; and the travel search engine Hip- try their hand at startups. increased by 3.97 percent and all rate increase of the meal also on the university in terms endowment. munk, and the online geek- Despite Ohanian’s recent 2.47 percent, respectively. The plans.” of the endowment,” Murphy Carnegie Mellon’s endow- boutique Breadpig, gave a successes with Reddit, Bread- total cost of attendance is ex- Tuition increases, however, said. ment is built out of large pri- lecture to undergraduate and pig, and Hipmunk, his experi- pected to rise by 4.24 percent are affected by other factors. According to the press re- vate donations. The university graduate students in McCo- ences in the world of startups for new students and 3.45 per- Michael Murphy, the vice lease announcing the hike, then invests the donations, nomy Auditorium last Mon- were not always so fruitful. cent for current students. president for campus affairs, approximately 30 percent of and withdraws 5 percent of day. The event was sponsored His fi rst attempt at a startup According to Kim Abel, the said that the amount that tu- tuition is returned to students the market value annually, by the Activities Board. was a failed mobile take-out director of Housing and Din- ition is raised in a given year in the form of fi nancial aid — on a three-year running aver- While Ohanian discussed app for cell phones. Ohanian ing Services, room and board is determined largely by infl a- a historic high, according to age. That is, Carnegie Mellon some of the inner workings said that although he and costs depend on a number tion. Murphy. Tuition is by far the withdraws enough each year of Reddit’s infrastructure, the Huffman were confi dent that of factors, including neces- According to the Bureau largest source of fi nancial aid so that, given any three con- core of Ohanian’s talk was there was an audience for sary repairs, general program of Labor Statistics, the overall funds; according to the annu- secutive years, the average one of inspiration. The talk their potential startup’s ser- costs, and the state of the mar- rate of infl ation in the United al factbook released by Carn- draw for those years is 5 per- had students taking notes vice, attempts at implement- ket. “We make every effort to States was 2.1 percent in 2010. egie Mellon’s Offi ce of Institu- cent. Thus, when the economy and laughing as Ohanian dis- ing their plan were deemed control costs,” Abel said via Tuition increases are pro- tional Research and Analysis, hits a low point, there is less cussed his experience in the unfeasible by investors given e-mail. “We also review eco- posed by members of the ad- it accounted for more than 50 money for the university to world of startups. As would the amount of time and work nomic issues. For instance, gas ministration and approved by percent of the fi nancial aid draw. Moreover, even if the be expected from a self-pro- that cell-phone carriers and cost can impact services deliv- the board of trustees. Murphy distributed in 2010. economy recovers, the en- claimed geek, Ohanian com- restaurants would have to do ered to the department such is one of the decision-makers The other 70 percent of dowment draw will still be af- plemented his talking points in order to effectively imple- as freight charges.” behind tuition increases, tuition revenue generally fected for several years, due to with humorous tongue-in- ment their app. Abel said that, although along with Carnegie Mellon’s pays for operational costs in the three-year average. cheek slides of Photoshopped “When we received the rates have increased, the chief fi nancial offi cer, Debo- instruction, student services, images of kittens, puppies, message from Graham, we and celebrities. were heartbroken. That night university has been able to rah Moon, and provost, Mark and academic support — for See TUITION, A3 The discussion started we hit the bar. Hard,” said with Ohanian recounting Ohanian. A History of Tuition Changes his college years at the Uni- After Ohanian recovered 12 versity of Virginia, during from the heartbreak that en- 10.3% which he majored in history, sued from the rejection of his 10 built relationships playing proposal, he and Huffman 8.5% video games, and aspired started anew. In 2005, after 8% 8.1% 8 toward entrepreneurship. both of them graduated, the It was at this time, during two founded Reddit. 6% 6 his fi rst month in the dor- It was at this point in the 5.06% 4.8% 5% 4.18% 4.3% mitories, that Ohanian met talk that Ohanian began to 4 4% 3.26% Steve Huffman. Huffman explain how all of his expe- 2.94% 2.98% would later become not only riences were relevant to the Percent increase of tuition 2 a close friend of his, but also ambitious students in the his partner in founding Red- audience. He discussed the 0 dit. During the talk, Ohanian elements of successful busi- 45 explained how this bond nesses and urged students to $43,160 with Huffman was critical to get started with their own. $41,500 $40,300 Reddit’s success as an online According to a recent ar- 40 $39,150 startup. ticle about the company in $36,910 As a tech-oriented under- Pop City Media, “Reddit is graduate, Ohanian admired among the top 100 websites 35 $34,180 Paul Graham, the program- in the world, with 15 million $31,650 mer and venture capitalist visitors a month and 1 billion $30,650 30 $29,190 behind the seed capital fi rm page views.” Y-Combinator. Both Oha- Ohanian’s guiding prin- $26,910 $25,670 nian and Huffman saw him ciple was to always be con- 25 $24,600 as a role model. “During one cerned with “making some- $22,300 spring break we heard that thing people want.” He stated Cost of tuition in thousands dollars $21,405 Paul Graham was giving a that, as obvious as that prin- 20 talk at Harvard on how to 1998 1999 2000 20012002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082009 2010 2011 start a startup. Given what See REDDIT, A3 J. Eliot DeGolia/Art Staff A2 « thetartan.org/news The Tartan » April 18, 2011 CAMPUS NEWS IN BRIEF Statistically New study seeks to redefi ne School of Music hosts free what constitutes torture guitar concert and class Speaking The defi nition of torture and prohibited. 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