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University of Minnesota student government calls for tuition freeze, expanded scholarships and better campus emergency planning
Summary
The University of Minnesota undergraduate student government urged the legislature to expand the North Star Promise scholarship, mandate a tuition freeze, fully fund hunger‑related grants and require updated, accessible emergency preparedness plans across campus buildings.
Shay Horning, director of state affairs for the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, told the Senate Higher Education Committee that state policy decisions have “a direct and profound impact” on students and urged action on affordability, safety and basic needs.
Hornig praised the North Star Promise scholarship as a major affordability step but asked the…
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