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Student leaders hit with tax increase as 'non-employees'
Employment status change leads to higher taxes for workers in student organizations
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A change in employment status for students working for the eight chartered student organizations has resulted in some students having to pay up to $800 at once in taxes this year, an amount that would have been smaller and spread out over the course of the year under the previous system of pay.
Campus Safety catches bike thief on campus
Local man tracked down by officer riding a Segway
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For the first time this year, Campus Safety caught an alleged bike thief.
Manfre wins AS election
No run-off needed in election victory for Manfre, Desai
Juniors Rachel Manfre and Umang Desai won Tuesday's Associated Students election in a landslide victory, becoming next year's president and vice president, respectively. The duo, whose platform focused on increased visibility of students and relations between off-campus students and the surrounding community, found out about their victory Wednesday morning.
Campus briefs
History majors place in regional competition
University renews diversity program
Undergraduate Admissions and YEP work to increase minority enrollment
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In attempts to increase minority enrollment, the Board of Trustees approved funds to sustain the Leadership Excellence and Academic Development Scholars Program, and Undergraduate Admission is boosting its recruitment strategies by teaming up with the Youth Empowerment Program, a student component of the Multicultural Center that promotes higher education in middle and high schools.
Aquatic center project hopes for $1.7 million
More funding would allow for university to purchase additional amenities to new pool
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Construction workers broke ground on the new aquatic center behind Malley Fitness and Recreation Center early spring quarter, but project leaders still don't know what the new center will look like when it opens in the fall.
No increase for 2008-09 budget
Frozen budget affects financing for student groups
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Funds for the university's operating budget, which usually increases annually by 3 percent, have been frozen for the 2008-2009 academic year. Though the operating budget applies to all departments, as well as the eight chartered student organizations, most groups say they will be able to accommodate the stagnant budgets without significant difficulty.
