News #005: Union fee / Ditching school / Spring Fling
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The Student Union Fee Referendum goes up for student vote today and tomorrow. Failure to pass the fee may force Arizona Student Unions to cut funding to programs most students have never even heard of, operate profitable restaurants, and stop charging six dollars for a box of Cheerios.
In other news, of Tucson Unified School District’s 60,000 students, 11,710 students--and approximately 520 teachers--skipped school yesterday in order to protest the House illegal immigration bill. Meanwhile, researchers reported that 48,290 TUSD students have self-esteem.
And finally, Spring Fling officials are refusing to put out official numbers on attendance and profits. Its executive director noted “It's a change of marketing; we've been advised to do this.” An Arizona Student Unions official noted “Wow, why didn’t we think of that?”