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approved a referendum that will increase student fees by $1.74 per credit for three years

 in an effort to save the football program and a number of other sports.

After I asked about why St. Cloud State University President Earl Potter recently promised only two years without any sports cuts -- even though students appear to have raised enough money for three -- I got this e-mail from Potter himself:

I've edited it lightly for clarity, and put what I saw as the main idea in bold for emphasis.

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Last week, students at St. Cloud State University approved a referendum that will increase student fees by $1.74 per credit for three years in an effort to save the football program and a number of other sports. After I asked about why St. Cloud State University President Earl Potter recently promised only two years without…

Why St. Cloud's Potter only promised a 2-year grace period

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