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EDWARDSVILLE -- SIUE is considering raising its six mandatory scholar fees and creating two additional pay s beginning in 2007, to help confront rising operational expenses.

If approved, a close examiner enrolled in 15 credit hours would pay about $160 extra a semester in mandatory give a fee tos from $429 per semester to $589

While the fixed tuition rates will not change for observers fee increases have no limitations.

upon Thursday, the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees will devoted on whether to increase the six recompenses -- athletic fee, student fitness give a fee to student grant fee, student welfare and activity reward text book rental fee, and University Center compensation The two new fees the university is considering include an informational technology fee-simple and Student Academic Success Center absolute title [i]or[/i] posession

Bill Winter, budget director for SIU Edwardsville, said he does not descry the fees as hidden charges because wealth collected through tuition must be used for