"If the university can find $350 million for a stadium, it can find money to lower student fees."
Stadium vs. Students
The university is building a $350 million stadium while students absorb fee hike after fee hike. That’s not a budget problem — it’s a priorities problem. Before a single dollar goes to luxury suites, the administration should explain why students are paying more every year for less. I will introduce a resolution requiring that any capital project over $50 million include a student fee impact analysis and a binding commitment to freeze related fee increases during construction. They found $350 million for a stadium. They can find money to lower your fees.
Fee Sunset Clauses
No mandatory fee should exist forever without justification. I will propose that every new fee include an automatic expiration date and require reauthorization to continue. If a fee is still serving students, it should be easy to justify. If it’s not, it should end. Fees shouldn’t quietly compound year after year just because no one bothered to review them.
Moore School Value for Money
Business students pay differential fees on top of tuition. Those fees should deliver measurable value — career placement, advising quality, employer connections. If students are paying a premium for a Moore School degree, they should see the return. I’ll push for transparent annual reporting on what those differential dollars deliver — and if the Moore School won’t publish the numbers, that tells you everything you need to know.
Budget Literacy
Most students have no idea how their tuition breaks down. They pay a lump sum and hope for the best. I want a simple, public-facing dashboard that shows every student exactly what they’re paying for — fee by fee, dollar by dollar. Every new fee, every price increase, every mandatory purchase requirement should go through a 60-day public comment period before it takes effect. If the university wants to add a $50 software fee to a course, students should hear about it before they register — not when the bill arrives.
Hold SG to Its Own Standard
Before Student Government lectures anyone about responsible budgeting, it should publish its own. Full transparency on how SG spends its allocation — travel, events, staff costs, discretionary spending. They found $350 million for a stadium but can’t tell students where their activity fees go? If SG expects organizations to justify every dollar they request, it should hold itself to the same standard.