The referendum vote is one of four options available to Senators concerning the fee. It would be most beneficial to the student body to put it on a referendum. On Feb. 22, the increase passed Senate with a 42-11 vote. Peterson said he ran on a campaign platform of financial accessibility. We have had one year without any student fee increases.
Financial accessibility is our top priority.
If a student can't afford to come to K-State, then really nothing else matters. The burden for the health center should come from user fees, he said. But Lannie Zweimiller, director of Lafene, said the large increase in user fees needed to make up for the reduced budget would be a difficult adjustment without a reserve to fall back on. Peterson said he thinks there needs to be more student input. This is an important enough of an issue and a turning point in how we fund the service.