Budget woes bedevil regents - EMILY CHRISTENSEN, WCF Courier

Students studying in the University of Northern Iowa's Maucker Union on Friday said they don't want to pay more tuition next year, but would support an increase if it meant the classes they need to graduate were still readily available. The Board of Regents on Thursday will consider a $100 spring semester surcharge and a 6 percent tuition increase for the 2010-2011 school year. The increases will not be voted on until the December meeting. The schools also will present plans for slashing a combined $58.1 million from their budgets in response to Gov. Chet Culver's 10 percent across-the-board state budget reduction.