Hey UW students! Did you know that there is a proposal in the upcoming state budget to take part of your tuition and appropriate it to the state's general fund? Oh, you thought your tuition was used purely to offset the cost of your education? Silly you, the legislature has other plans. Never mind that they already want to cut our budget by 30%, that's right - they want to raid the University's own funds as well.
I just wrote to my representative, Frank Chopp. If you have a permanent address in the Univeristy District, Wallingford, Eastlake, Montlake, Capitol Hill, S. Greenlake, E. Fremont, Ravenna and parts of Downtown, he's your representative, too. He's also speaker of the House - a mighty influential guy with a TON of constituents who either study, work or teach at the UW.
His email address is Frank.Chopp@leg.wa.gov
And if you don't live in those areas, you can find your rep here. PLEASE WRITE TO THEM if the mere idea of the state stealing from the University outrages you. There are only TEN DAYS until the legislature votes on the budget, so don't wait.
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