University of Wisconsin students will be forced to foot the bill for a large tuition increase this year, generating different reactions from students.

Rather than searching for new ways to make the extra cash, some students are voicing their anger and discontent with the $700 annual increase.

The Associated Students of Madison has input every year in tuition legislation, but now that the budget is set they are looking into other ways to help students.

“We’re now looking at other things that affect students, like housing and textbooks,” ASM Chair Austin Evans said. “We’re trying to create a textbook commission, which will deal with prices, buy-back rates, course reserves, and a textbook rental program.”

Evans added that the tuition increases affect diversity on campus, stating that for every $100 increase, 2.2% of applicants are priced out of attending the university. With lower income students drawn largely from Wisconsin’s inner city and minority populations, racial diversity on campus is adversely affected, Evans said.

Significant resentment comes from many out-of-state students, who feel the out of state tuition rates at UW discourage non-resident students from succeeding or even applying.

UW sophomore Anna Wagner’s father pays for much of her education, but now with increased costs she is being forced to obtain an outside source of income.

“They screw out-of-state students. My dad called me when he got the bill and told me I have to find a job.”

A common feeling among non-resident students is one of resentment about the reciprocity system between Minnesota and Wisconsin, which allows Minnesota residents to attend UW while paying in-state tuition.

“Madison gets a lot of students from Illinois, yet we still have to pay out-of-state tuition. It sucks that so many kids from Illinois love this school but have to pay so much,” Wagner said.

A widespread concern is that some students may have difficulty paying for the increase, staying in school, or even avoid applying altogether.

“Assuming most students [ask their parents for money], the increases will only allow people with financially sound backgrounds to afford college,” UW junior Daniel Wolf said. “This is completely unfair.”

UW junior Emily McWilliams has two jobs and is paying for college on her own.

“I’m not worried about myself, but the students whose access to education is getting harder. [With the increase] kids will be discouraged from applying,” McWilliams said.

McWilliams also brought up another disadvantage of the increase.

“It’s not good for the economy to inhibit students from getting an education to get jobs,” McWilliams said. “They can’t increase the tuition without finding other options to help students out with money if they want to bring in [students who will graduate].”

Though there are many students who feel strongly about the tuition increases, there are some who see it in another light.

“It’s still a lot less than what we were paying at NYU, so when I transferred my parents were jumping for joy when they found out about the cost,” UW sophomore Erin Vassilopoulos said.

Students who receive reciprocity also enjoy the benefits of a less expensive education.

“To pay tuition I work as much as I can and get family help, but personally I still see it as a good value even with the increase. [I feel lucky] to pay University of Minnesota tuition for UW-Madison education,” UW freshman Bryce Kirchoff said.