Editor's Note

Laura Starr, Editor-in-Chief

Issue date: 4/14/09 Section: Opinions

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As you have read earlier in this issue, NSU is offering to pick up the remainder of the tuition, when it comes to students who qualify for the Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship. To this, I had to write a note to express the upside of this initiative and the one main concern that some current students have.

This is an amazing initiative because it offers more options to students in the state of Florida, who may have discounted NSU when considering the cost of attendance. Also, some of the brightest students may have only considered UF or UM for medical or other prestigious degrees.

The initiative helps put NSU right in contention with these other more established schools, which could really increase enrollment and foster a fuller campus experience and "Shark pride."

Many current students are not as pleased with this initiative as the grant does not apply to them. This does seem a little unfair as freshmen, who are only finishing up their first year, are still not close enough to the new student mark, to be applicable for the grant. While I realize that the school is helping new students attend college, particularly in these tough economic times, it may be wise to help out current students fiscally, for retention purposes.

Overall, in this economy, I appreciate NSU for creating such initiatives, regardless of the stipulations and requirements, because it helps NSU be in contention with the other universities that surround us and possibly those that are out of state.

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