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ability to serve students." "We're about out, of the woods on Katrina " Sutphin also said. The August 2005 hurricane caused an estimated $600,000 to the Decatur campus. Damage to the foot– ball field bleachers was repaired with $113,000 in FEMA money.

and 1.5 mills for enlarge– ment, improYement, and repair::.- is the same amount requested in last rear's budget. Full-time tuition will remain at $700 per semes– te.r. Over the past year, the college has seen con– structlon of a new student union and a new bookstore, which, satd Sutphin, "ha\ e added significantly to our

College... Continued from pa~e L\

. "Half of it was bring– mg our teacher's salaries up... we were able to get a .5' 1 o increase." Gas and energy pnces ha\ e gone up sub– Std'lhall), and that take~ up Ulc remainder of the budge, p.ccording to Sutphin. The colleges propos– al to the board-2.25 mills for maintenance and support,