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TO THE EDITOR:

I would like to add my voice to the chorus of opposition to the proposed fee increase for UCommons.

I have been incredibly frustrated by the Union’s efforts to promote the increase. Yes, I would love to have more rehearsal space, a 24-hour Union and more meeting rooms.

However, I already pay more than $200 for the Union every year, and $131.80 of that money is for “Union Operating” (according to the 2011 fee chart).

If I’m paying that kind of money, why do I get kicked out of empty conference and meeting rooms that are locked behind me and left empty? Why am I thrown out of the Union at 1 a.m.? Why aren’t there more places for me to sit and work? This is why I reject the fee increase.

The Union already takes too many “Movie tickets” and “pairs of socks” out of my pocket; I don’t want to give it more. So, stop spending my money to advertise for a fee increase, stop locking me out, stop kicking me out and help me find a plug for my laptop.

Elizabeth Merritt

Sophomore

Public Policy and Communications

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