Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Is that another boomerang I smell?
Quasi-pwn3d! Big Mo's complaint about having to pay money for stuff moves on up to whatever court comes after "Superior." I guess it would be "Even More Superior Court," or "Superiorer Court."
Former Boalt Hall student Mo Kashmiri, the lead plaintiff in the case, said he could not afford the fees increases at the law school-from around $10,000 in 2000 to more than $22,000 in 2004-forcing him to take a break from his education.
"(The court's decision) shows that UC is not above the law and is just ridiculously mismanaged that they're even willing to break the law to balance the budget on the backs of the students," he said. "Now I'm $130,000 in debt and until (the university reimburses the students), I'll continue to struggle."
How much of that $130,000 is due to the increase in fees? A quick calculation or two tells us "less than half," which makes one wonder how valid it is for him to quote the number.
Although the university's appeal will extend the case's conclusion for a few years, the financial effects on UC have been felt with a temporarily increase professional student fees by $1,050 until 2007 to cover the cost of the lawsuit, said Anu Joshi, president of the University of California Students Association.
I'm still laughing about this one. I wonder if we'll have a repeat.
. . .
|
. . .
|
