WASHINGTON - With a tuition increase likely for Maryland's public universities next year, you'd expect more protests, but students and others have taken the news as more positive than negative.
Talia Halperin, a 19-year-old sophomore art major at Towson University, said the raise was "reasonable."
Some even praised Gov. Martin O'Malley, who's continued to hold in-state tuition steady for three of the last four years, but announced Jan. 13 that tuition will rise for the next school year.
"He is a national leader," said Christopher Falkenhagen, communications director for the Maryland Higher...
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Satisfied student - 2010-01-31 23:16:19
I'm a student at Towson University as well. I too support a 3% tuition hike. It was nice to have a tuition freeze for the time we did have. I am satisfied with the measures the President Caret of TU has taken to make it through this tough time.
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