Rally

Horia Dijmarescu, a second year international relations student at Michigan State University, was the first to arrive at a rally to freeze tuition increases.

Over one thousand people were invited to protest in front of the Hannah Administration building from 2 P.M. to 5:15 P.M.

Less than ten protesters showed up as of 2:30 P.M., but Dijmarescu was hopeful that more would show up.

Dijimarescu co-founded the Michigan State University Accountability and Transparency Initiative, which was formed in reaction to the Associated Students of Michigan Sate University voting down a bill recommending a tuition freeze by a vote of 8-7.

 “That was not a decision representative of the university at large.  Most of us are struggling to pay tuition as it is.” Dijmarescu said.

University administration are set to vote one the increase Friday morning.  If the 8.9 percent tuition increase passes, in-state students will be paying about $913 more per semester, while out-of-state students will be paying $2,289 more per semester.