Article: Fines given to San Diego State U. students stir up controversy

Stephanie Nehmens
University Wire
05-09-2007
(The Daily Aztec) (U-WIRE) SAN DIEGO -- The semester is almost over and most students won't have to pay any more fees around campus for the next three months.

Yet some San Diego State University students living in the College Area are still paying an amount equivalent to about two-thirds of the in-state semester tuition: $1,000, for fines after having a noisy party.

Last weekend was the first time a house has been cited since the six-month pilot program started on April 30.

San Diego Police Department officers handed five residents of a house a $1,000 fine to be paid by the 10th day after the issuance, according to police.

The recipients are all ...

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