Marshall University’s Student Body President Sean Hornbuckle is organizing the student body to lobby against language that could raise tuition in a bill pending in the West Virginia legislature.

Senate Bill 480 contains language implying that the power of Marshall’s Board of Governors would be limited and students could end up getting a tuition increases as high as four percent, according to Student Body President Sean Hornbuckle.

“Senate Bill 480 will take away some of the governing power of our own Board of Governors,” Hornbuckle said.  “The ability of Marshall’s Board of Governors to make decisions about our university should be a major concern for students.”

Hornbuckle wants the proposal to be thought out better.

“Senate Bill 480 will attempt to fully fund classified staff which is a good thing, but without attaching a specific way to fund the increases, students could end up with a tuition hike of approximately four percent.”

The bill would require each higher education organization to fully fund their salary schedules, and encourages them to raise money by increasing future tuitions.

Hornbuckle is encouraging fellow students to call and email their senators and ask for the language to be changed.


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