Tuition raise passed, athletic fee delayed

NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- The board of trustees voted Friday to raise tuition 4 percent and to delay the controversial $30 athletics fee until a May 5 meeting in Bloomington.\nThe tuition for in-state students who enrolled at IU Bloomington before summer 2003 was increased from $4,756 to $4,945.60 or 4 percent. For in-state students new to the campus beginning in summer 2003, tuition will increase by $229.60, from $5,756 to $5,985.60 or 4 percent.\nFor non-resident students who enrolled at IU Bloomington before summer 2003, tuition and fees will now total $17,530.32; for those who entered beginning in summer 2003, the total is now $18,589.52. \nIU President Adam Herbert asked the board early Friday during his remarks to delay voting on the proposed $30 athletics fee. More research will be conducted to be presented at the May meeting.\nThe delay comes a week after Chancellor Ken Gros Louis, Union Board, the Residence Halls Association, the IU Student Association and others expressed their disapproval of the fee.\nCheck back for the latest updates or see Monday's Indiana Daily Student.