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A plan to in c rea se s tu d e n t activities lees elicited both sup­ p o r t and w a rn in g s a t W ed n esd ay ’s S tuden t Senate meeting. The Academic A flairs commit­ tee’s proposal to increase fees to $95 for the 2006-07 academic year, a $15 jump from the cur­ rent $80 fee, has a twofold pur­ pose of c o m b a t in g in f la t ion effects and implementing last y e a r ’s p o p u la r College Readership Program. Academic Affairs committee chair Chris Harris said the stu­ dent activities fee has not kept pace with inflation or tuition hikes in recent years, forcing Student Union clubs and organi­ zations to deal with increasing costs and make sacrifices. “Clubs have lost approximate­ ly eight dollars over the past