I’ve always enjoyed summer classes at MSU. But although they are held in buildings that are traditionally cool, sometimes you need that extra refreshment only a soda can bring. As I went to the soda machine recently, I realized something. Prices went up 25 cents. That’s a 25 percent increase in the price of my favorite carbonated beverage and that makes me angry. So, I looked at the canned soda machines, figuring how much can the university charge for a 12-ounce can of cool summer refreshment? That too has gone up 25 cents!

Why have these changes been made, and more importantly what will it take to get them reduced? This price increase, coupled with decreased parking, increased gas costs and the possible end to the tuition guarantee, is just too much. What is happening along the banks of the Red Cedar? Pretty soon the MSU shadows are going to cost money to sit in as well.

Keith Medlin
English senior