Average tuition for public colleges up this year
Tuition at public colleges and universities rose an average of 9.6 percent for the current year, the College Board announced yesterday.
Along with an average 6.0 percent hike in the cost of room and board, the average total cost for students living on campus rose $672 to an average of $9,663 nationwide.
By comparison, tuition at private colleges and universities rose 5.8 percent, to an average of $18,273 a year.
College Board officials attributed the uncharacteristically high rise in tuition to the dwindling economy, which has forced many states to limit funding for higher education.
Thousands plan to gather in Washington, D.C., toprotest war with Iraq
This Saturday, people who oppose an invasion of Iraq will gather in Washington, D.C., to participate in the first organized mass protest against the campaign.
The demonstration is being organized by the same coalition of anti-war and anti-racism groups that organized a pro-Palestinian protest last April. The April protest attracted approximately 75,000 demonstrators, according to police estimates.
Simultaneous protests also are scheduled to take place in San Francisco, Toyko and London.
Approximately 50 buses are scheduled to arrive in the city on Saturday. Organizers said a large fraction of the protestors are college students.
-- Compiled by Chris Wilson
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