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footing the bill Alumni Association hopes to reinstate tuition break for out-of-state students BY Chloe Huff | chuff@lsureveille.com
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1,837 out-of-state students
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uition is the same for in-state and out-ofstate students, but the University’s nonresident fee drives an out-of-state student’s fee bill roughly three times higher than an in-state student’s, according to the LSU Office of Budget and Planning. Cliff Vannoy, president and CEO of the LSU Alumni Association, said until 2008, the Alumni Association offered a tuition break to out-ofstate students whose parents were University alumni. Vannoy said the program started in the ’70s. When the stock market crashed in 2008, he said the University needed to make cuts, and the scholarship was terminated. “Since [LSU President F. King Alexander] has come on board, we’ve been a proponent of bringing this scholarship back,” Vannoy said. Student Government Senate passed a resolution
see tuition, page 11 Gently used bras are donated to the ‘Pack the Trailer’ bra drive at the LSU Women’s Center. The drive runs until the end of March.
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264 out-of-state students
241 out-of-state students
Non Resident Fee:
Resident Total:
$8,854
$4,348
Non Resident Total:
$13,202
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University service project supports local nonprofit Jess’ Bra Closet
BY Rose Velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com For the women of Jess’ Bra Closet, a Baton Rouge based nonprofit organization, community service is all about providing a little extra support to women in need. As Women’s History Month ramps up, the LSU Women’s Center is partnering with Jess’ Bra Closet to provide an often-overlooked basic female necessity — bras. “To us, spending $15, $20,
$30 on a good bra, it might not be a lot, but if you’re in a situation where you don’t have access to funds, it might not make your priority list,” said Summer Steib, director of the Women’s Center. The Women’s Center began collecting donations of new and gently used bras for Jess’ Bra Closet in late February and will continue until the end of March. Steib said the bra drive is a chance for women to clean out their closets or drawers and give a bra that no longer fits or
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was never worn to someone who needs it. “It’s a great opportunity to give back in a way that’s something meaningful,” Steib said. “It’s not a big financial commitment.” Jess’ Bra Closet collects and distributes new and gently used bras and provides bra fittings free of charge. Founder and CEO Jessica Johnson said the idea for Jess’ Bra Closet came to her in 2010,
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