Article: Arizona Board of Regents expected to approve U. Arizona dorm rate increase

Hillary Davis
University Wire
04-06-2000
(Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Pending Arizona Board of Regents approval today, UA students living in the dorms next year may have to pay about $205 more for their rooms.

University of Arizona Director of Residence Life James Van Arsdel said over the past few years, annual rate increases have been between two and three percent - however, he added next year's 7.6 percent jump is not a record high either.

About three percent of the proposed rate hike would be used to finance the construction of two new residence halls, as well as the leases of two additional off-campus apartment complexes.

"We have seen this coming for some time, of ...

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