But tuition increases may not be such a bad thing as long as there is a definitive place to which this money goes. UF's administration is telling students that it wants to increase tuition to fund projects - but that is not the answer students want to hear. Let the students know exactly what this money will go for - new computers, new labs. These increases also should be used for things that fit into the larger picture - more professors and resources in places like the libraries. There is no reason that we should be forced to take classes with 600 other students or have to watch classes on TV replays - these should be the end results of additional money.
Differential tuition is good in theory, it just has to be implemented correctly.
In this system, tuition could be increased by as much as 10 percent a year, with the money going to fund various projects and resources. This method of increasing tuition will not sting students' wallets as much as it will be a gradual increase - not one all at once. However, the Legislature needs to realize that this money cannot be used in the same capacity as the revenues from the Florida Lottery. Officials promised that the Lottery money would go toward education, but that only skirts the issue. What that means is the Legislature is using the Lottery as a replacement for funds it cut.