St. Edward's University released a statement Wednesday explaining its decision to say no to a White House request to consider the campus as the venue for President Barack Obama's speech in Austin earlier this week.
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After student financial aid packages have been all-but-finalized for the next academic year, many students are noticing a small dip in their scholarships. This year, the budget for financial aid once again increased, but by half of the amount of previous years' increases. Coupled with a larger freshmen class and ikes in tuition and fees, some students are left to try to make up the difference.
Students will soon fork over their unused meal plan money to St. Edward’s University and Bon Appétit. As of the morning of April 26, students had a cumulative estimated total of $492,000 remaining on their meal plans. Director of Auxiliary Services Mike Stone said that he expects that number to decrease to between $350,000 and $325,000 when the remaining balances are collected.
The Blanca Garcia-Krista Heiden campaign for president and vice president of the Student Government Association spent more than their opponents, Hannah Kurtzweil and Samantha Cook, by a margin of more than four-to-one. The Garcia-Heiden campaign spent a total of $720.61, which translates to $1.75 for every vote that they accrued, whereas the Kurtzweil-Cook campaign spent a total of $183.39, which translates to about 75 cents for every vote the campaign received.
It is unclear what the effect of the health care reform bill will be on the already-high premiums at St. Edward’s University, but the Human Resources department is bracing for an increase. Human Resources Director Haven Street-Allen said that the university’s health insurance plan, which covers 600 St. Edward’s employees, could be in danger of being taxed when many of the provisions of the health care plan go into effect.
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