Undergraduate Student Government President Duane Sherman said he thinks the pro-rated refund approved by SIU Board of Trustees is a good idea, but students still need three weeks to make a decision about a class.

Under the revision, the pro-rated refund is proportionate to the amount of time students are in a class session if they withdraw after the two week deadline.

The revision allows a student to withdraw from a class after being enrolled for up to 60 percent of the class.

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Sherman said improvements to University course evaluations would help students more than a reduction in the amount a time a person can drop a class.

Our university needs to support us by offering a better course evaluation, Sherman said. If students could see more about the course, two weeks would be a sufficient amount of time to determine if they can handle the class.

Sherman said the four-year tuition plan is smart but the board members need to remember the four-year tuition plan is just a plan and not a mandate.

It’s just a plan and should not be a self-imposed mandate for increases, he said. If inflation doesn’t warrant an increase, they shouldn’t have one.

USG Chief of Staff Scott Pfeiffer said increases in parking are justified because SIUC will have new parking spaces, the parking garage by the Student Center will be repaired and improvements to roads and safety are necessary.

Nobody likes an increase, including me, but the circumstances required one, Pfeiffer said. Students like more parking and better safety, so the fees had to be raised.