TO THE EDITOR:
I believe I am not alone when I express my absolute distaste for the sense of entitlement displayed by so many of those vehemently opposed to any and all tuition hikes. Yes, education should be readily available to all who want it. But claiming that it is some inalienable right for a world-class university to pay for that education for you is wrong. If you want a free education, then get a free library card to check out free books in the free library and educate yourself. No one is stopping you.
I am paying my own way through school by working 30 hours a week, and it is not easy for me financially. It would be great if I didn’t have to pay more, but I cannot help but feel a great sense of gratitude to UNC for the opportunity I have here.
We all have a fantastic and undeniably cheap university at our fingertips every day. Even with a 15.6 percent increase, that will not change. Tuition will still be cheap and UNC will still be the greatest place on earth to receive an education.
It’s time for the ingratitude to stop.
Ryan Lee
Junior
Journalism
