The Government of the Student Body is taking a stand against a proposed tuition increase under consideration by the Board of Regents. GSB President Ben Golding said the Board of Regents has recommended a tuition increase of 9.9 percent, but GSB will try to reduce it to 7.22 percent. Golding said GSB will be conducting a letter campaign on campus to present during the Board of Regents meeting next Wednesday in Iowa City. The campaign started south of the Campanile Tuesday and has already produced more than 446 student letters. “It has been really successful. We expected 200, and by [Thursday] I’m sure we will have over 500,” Golding said. He said the campaign against the tuition increases started in the middle of the summer when student-government leaders from the three regent universities – Iowa State, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa – met to create a proposal for the regents. Golding said one of the items discussed by the student leaders was a letter campaign. GSB Finance Director Steve Medanic said GSB also plans to bus about 20 people to the Board of Regents meeting next Wednesday. Leaders will be giving a joint presentation with the University of Iowa. Andy Tofilon, GSB director of intergovernmental affairs, said the final decision on the increase will be made at the board’s meeting in Ames on Oct. 18 and 19. Medanic said GSB leaders want to have a lot of students at the October board meeting. “We want to try to basically pack the place, get the regents there, let them see who this is affecting,” Medanic said. Medanic said GSB plans to continue efforts to educate students, and representatives will be going to the Inter-Residence Hall Association meeting tonight. Medanic said GSB leaders have also been speaking at residence hall house meetings and would be happy to speak during greek house meetings. “We’ve gotten a lot of enthusiastic support from the students so far,” Golding said. “We need to take that and bring it to Iowa City Wednesday.” GSB will want to continue the campaign during the legislative session, Golding said. “The continuous underfunding is just not acceptable,” Golding said. “We can’t handle it.” Golding said GSB has been reaching many students during the campaign. Students can access more information about the tuition increase campaign at www.iowastudents.org.