<p>What has U of I's financial situation's effect been on students? (other than a possible 10% tuition hike). Does it interfere with their activies? Food? education? quality of housing/life on campus? I heard something about a TA strike this year and I'm not sure if it's related to this.</p>
<p>There was a TA strike earlier in the year, I think for maybe a day or so. DS said it didn’t affect any of his classes. There is also an unpaid furlough that all professors are required to take. The university is trying to cut costs that don’t affect the quality of education, and the tuition hike is in response to that. From what I can tell, the students don’t notice anything different.</p>