The Daily Reveille 07-12-2017

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Volume 124 · No. 6

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

EST. 1887

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dailyreveille CONSTRUCTION

Tiger habitat renovations underway

Coming up short Full-time student fees increase $270 for fall semester, continuing recent trend

BY KATHERINE ROBERTS @krobe844

BY JBRIAAN JOHNSON @JBriaan_Johnson

Undergraduate students may notice their fall fee bills have increased since last semester -- a continuing trend at the University. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a 5 percent fee hike for flagship campus students at its June 22 meeting. The Student Excellence Fee will see a $270 increase, totaling $575 for undergraduate students. Fee chargesforthe2016fallsemester amounted to $1,384.70 and will now total over $1,600 for fulltime in-state students. University fees are not covered by TOPS. According to the Office of Academic Affairs, the funds will be utilized specifically for hiring faculty and increasing graduation rates. “The fee approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors is geared directly to improvements in the classroom,” according to a statement from the Office of Academic Affairs. “LSU is competing with universities across the country to retain and attract top faculty to provide teaching and research opportunities for our students.

These fees will go to helping to attract and maintain our faculty, in addition to instruction and support services of the University.” Student fees will be applied to services such as tutoring and counseling, according to the OAA. These improvements would address requests like classroom refinements and software and hardware upgrades. The University’s fee costs have steadily increased over a period of time for undergraduate students. From 1990 to 2017, fees have increased by 39 percent. In the fall semester of 1989, the total fee cost was $90.75, and the following 1990 spring semester had a total fee cost was $114.75. Fee charges for that academic year amounted to $252.25. By 1999, students were paying a total of $499.50 in fees. Throughout each semester of the 1999-2000 school year, fee costs increased by an average of $82.00, and the total amount paid had nearly doubled from 1990.

see STUDENT FEES, page 2

2011

2017

Fee charges totaled $1,203.35 annually in 2011 and jumped to over $1,600 in 2017.

$1,664.70

39

percent

2009

From 2013 to 2017, fall fees increased $677, from $987.70 in fall 2013 to $1,664.70 for the upcoming semester.

From 1990 to 2017, fees have increased by 39 percent.

Student fees eclipsed annually for the first time.

$1,000

Not only will the University be getting a new tiger this fall, but the next Mike will experience a newly improved habitat. Plans for refurbishment came after the death of Mike VI in October. “Well the original habitat was constructed and opened up in 2005,” LSU Athletics associate director of facility and project development Emmett David said. “Since that time, no major maintenance has been performed on it. So 11, 12 years later with the death of Mike VI, we knew it would be a good window of opportunity to redevelop the habitat.” At roughly 15,000 square feet, the habitat — the largest in the nation for a single animal, David said — already featured a heated and air conditioned night house, pool and waterfall for Mike. In the updated habitat, the pool and waterfall will be refurbished, and two new features will be added to the habitat, David said. One new feature is a high tech rock that has a warm surface in the winter and a cool surface in the summer, David said. Tigers enjoy cold weather, which is why previous tigers liked to swim in the pool during the winter months.

see HABITAT, page 2

CRIME

Following recent events, future of Reggie’s remains unknown BY TAYLOR DELPIDIO

@TD_Reveille

June 26: 37 citations issued during joint sting operation June 29: ATC suspends Reggie’s Class A liquor license

July 3: Restraining order issued by Judge Timothy Kelley temporarily blocks ATC suspension and allows Reggie’s to reopen July 11: District Judge Michael Caldwell dissolves the temporary restraining order, putting the status of the bar on hold until an ATC hearing July 14

see the full story on page 2


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