SCHOOLS DUPE STUDENTS, Rally Not What It Seems

On Wednesday, hundreds of students from across the state will gather to protest for “higher education.” The student governments of Michigan’s 15 state universities are funding buses, food, and even excusing students from class to gather in front of the state capitol.

Students, being duped into this through the promise of excused absences and lower tuition, are in reality lobbying for tax hikes. More appropriations and tuition rates, however, have very little in common.

These helpless students are nothing more than political pawns being moved around for the benefit of faculty and other university administrators. In order for schools to continue to receive their bigger budgets, higher salaries, and other silver-lined amenities, they need these students to protest in the name of “lowering tuition.”

I encourage all Michigan students to attend Wednesday’s protest; but keep an open mind and don’t be surprised when they try to silence students like me protesting in favor of lower tuition through fiscal responsibility.