UH Board of Regents approves student athletic fee increase

MANOA—The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents today approved a UH M?noa student athletic fee of $50 that will go into effect in Spring (January) 2011, despite opposition by campus’ governing student bodies.

Both the Associates Students of UH (ASUH) and the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) voted against a fee increase.

The projected $2 million raised annually by the fee will go to the Athletics Department for support of student-athletes, through scholarships, travel, materials and supplies, and other expenses—but not staff compensation or benefits.

The fee will also enable M?noa students to attend home athletic events simply by showing their ID cards—a first for the campus—while 5,000 seats of Aloha Stadium will be set aside for M?noa students for Warrior football games.

In addition, 5 to 8 percent of the revenues ($100,000-$160,000) will be set aside for student activities, as determined by a Student Athletic Fee Committee controlled by a student majority.

“Our next step is to determine details of the student benefit package through working with a new Student Athletic Fee Committee that is predominantly students and represent different student organizations,” said Manoa Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw.