UTSA student body overwhelmingly rejects athletics fee increase

The UTSA community was up in arms over the weekend following a highly controversial student body referendum called to increase student tuition fees allocated to the athletics program was defeated in record fashion. With over 6,100 ballots submitted, the hotly-debated proposal led to the largest turnout for a student body vote in the university’s history.

Just 23.3% of voters sided with increasing the athletics fee and removing the current 12 credit hour cap on the athletics fee, further penalizing students that take a heavy course load. An attached proposal on increasing student fees for transportation was also handily defeated, with only 30.1% of voters approving a $9 per semester increase…