...as usual... it is about how much money can the colleges suck out of people, NOT about education...you gotta look at where you go to college and what you are learning!!

What ever happend to being honest these days?

I bet if she were an illegal immigrant they would give her school much cheaper then. Screw the citizens and lets give it away to all the foreigners.

I have to say I am rather disappointed in UNC school system and any other system that engages in this shoddy practice. These people go and fight in wars and dedicate a portion of their lives to our country and then to come home to the state you've called home for most of your life only to be told you're an "out of towner" is cruel. They may have lived in other parts of the world due to their jobs but the state that they call home should be proud to call them locals.

Veterans should be considered citizens of every state because of their service and their sacrifice. Schools should be accommodating in as many ways as possible to help veterans enroll and get every service and support available.

It appears to me the blame is on congress for altering the GI Bill. I agree it is not right and should be stopped. Untill we get a for the people's goverment this kind of thing is going to happen.

I am not the only veteran this is affecting. Hundreds of thousands of veterans across the country are facing an arduous battle proving their residency to a state- because of the unique circumstances that encompass our military duties.

I hope that this issue is not affecting thousands of veterans. I hope that this issue is the exception and not the rule. I was stationed in various states and am happy to say that I did not have to face any issues like this. All that people need to do is the right thing.

Let me see if I have this straight. California grants in state tuition rates to illegals, but U.S. Service Veterans are charged out of state tuition ? I don't care where they are from, Vets come before illegals!

To put it crudely, the cuffs and collars don't match. The government and the colleges all talk about helping and supporting veterans, but their actions do not match their words.

Priorities people! Priorities! These vets deserve our best. I am less sure about the other recipients of ever expanding entitlement programs.

It doesn't make any sense that they would do that. I have a few veteran friends in school, and their school gets paid for by the military. Wouldn't it be better if there was some kind of provision in the G.I. Bill for them to be classified as in-state? Maybe there has been or is, and I just don't know it. Especially public schools that receive federal or state funds. But $10 million? That just looks greedy.

"This isn't about money"the article states, then why are they suing for $10 million. I am a retired Disabled Veteran and I do understand their situation. The college receives Federal Funding and has an obligation. Rest assured, IT IS ABOUT MONEY, TO BOTH SIDES.

Of course it makes sense that the school would treat them as out of state because these folks changed their state residency.

I graduated from UNC and was US Army 25th Infantry Division for one tour. I recall some folks in the Army changed residency to states such as Florida and Texas so they would not have to pay state income taxes. I could have done this for several years and then changed my residency back to North Carolina 1 year prior to exit I and still would have qualified for in-state tuition but I chose not to "game" the system.

While out of state and on deployment I chose to pay NC state income taxes so I could retain my in state residency so when I left the military I could then move forward with my education at a N.C. public university. The university system never questioned my residency and I paid in-state tuition graduating with a B.S Computer Science.

If you change your residency to Texas so you don't have to pay state income tax, don't expect the N.C. University system to treat you as an in-state resident.

"stop American universities from stamping student veterans as out-of-state residents—thus forcing them to pay the schools $10,000 more in tuition each academic year"

The education scam finds more ways to rip people off and make life more difficult.

The colleges and universities should work out something for the veterans. But to sue for $10,000,000 is total bull@!$%#. Mrs. Perez really have no case here because, she lived in Texas. So what she was paying property tax on a house in North Carolina, she was not living there. Her suit should be dismissed. Come to think of it. Both suit should be tossed. Let's say I worked for ABC corp instead of the Army. ABC corp sent me to their California branch and I moved there. My twin brother worked for the Army and was sent to the California Army base. Why should my twin brother working for the Army get in state while I get out of state.

Well first off the story clearly states that she paid property tax for NC while in Texas so she should be able to claim residency. Being in the army active duty I can honestly say that my pay isn't "overinflated". Then again my convoy came under small arms fire and 2 vehicles were hit with IED's last week, so it's safe to say state side there isn't much I can compare it to. As for the babies in the military I can honestly relate to that. The colleges have always been about making money though this isn't new. Although I'm wondering if she filed the correct paperwork. Some of the forms can I'll admit be a little confusing as to how you go about claiming it but if she owns a house, she has a state ID and she pays taxes to said state she SHOULD be considered a resident. As far as the 10 million, most lawyers reach for the highest amount possible just to settle for less minus the 40% they will take. I can understand the outrage these people are experiencing, most colleges around military bases hike up the price of tuition for a community college just because they know that the federal government is going to pay. I believe my wife was paying almost 200.00 a credit hour for a community college for her RN. The university an hour away was 30.00 a CH less.

Travis, I think you need to reread the story again. Judging from the article because they are unjustly considered out of state even though they paid property taxes for said state, they are not considered eligible for the tuition assisitance because it no longer covers tuition for out of state residence. Most soldiers I have had the privledge of serving with came from homes and situations I can say I am glad I didn't have to endure. Most of these soldiers now have the chance to go to college and make a contribution to society due to the values instilled in them while in service that you seem to either forgot or never had the chance to endure. Instead of sitting there and complaining about someone trying to get an education and complaining of being charged 10,000 (by the way your average enlisted e-4 makes 32,000.00 a year deployed and 4 of them died last night by IED's), why don't you write your congress man and let them know how much you detest today's soldiers and you think 32,000 is way to much to be paid to be shot at. The fact that you just ridiculed someone for trying to go to college and then put how they need to join society like everyone else just shows how uneducated you actually are.

Universities charging additional, inflated tuition fees then have more money to buy land confiscated for delinquent taxes. Then the universities can sell the land to drug companies and energy companies, which can then avoid taxes by claiming everything is research. Add in the federal grant monies, and the profits flow like a river--ith none of them payinf any taxes.

It is a great scam for those 'education' executives who benefit the most, and it is an abominable injustice for everyone who suffers from the scam.

Nail every university for these practices.

As Josh stated, had she paid state taxes she would be entitled to in-state tuition. I totally agree. Problem is, she did not pay state income taxes.

Just because I own land in Florida and pay property tax on said land, that certainly does not make me eligible to vote in any local elections. I am not a state resident of Florida.

It sounds as if these folks changed their state residency while in the military so as to not pay state income tax or out of stupidity. I'm leaning towards the first option.

The university at which I worked changed its attitude. In the first Gulf War, those reservists and guardsmen called to active duty received full tuition refunds and guaranteed enrollment when they got back. Those called up after 9/11 were told they could withdraw from the university with no refund or flunk all courses. If they were out more than two semesters, they had to re-apply. It is interesting to note that a male was president in the Gulf War and a female president after 9/11. Whether the change was due to gender or the female president's preoccupation with money (except in cases of "gender equity") is unknown.

Plain and simple...all of you whining a$$holes with pampered lives, only because someone else' child goes off to fight your rich daddy's wars need to just shut the hell up, wear a uniform, lock and load and walk down a foreign street and shoot at people you don't know but are taught to hate, then come back here to the good ol' USA and try to get on.

I believe everyone here moaning does not have the balls God gave a turd! And yea, it's dumba$$es like me that have or are affording your freedom. So then, how about stop sending our troops overseas, we have plenty of people here that need to be...well let's just say I'll show ya PTSD first hand my friend.

And you mister Travis from Soviet Occupied New England. Really? Nice name, you want to complain about the people that keep you free and then accuse your state of being communist? Well when you finally pack your tent and leave Wall Street, please, place your keys on the desk and just board the next boat and leave this country.

As usual, the uninformed, haters, and all around coward dirt-bags feel the need to post thier ignorance online.

This is just blatant greed by UNC and any other college system that feels the need to steal from vets that are out there shedding blood for you stay at home and whine teabaggers. Who gives a f@ck what state they pay taxes in. If any of you dipsh!ts ever had to move every two to four years because of orders from your country you might have a clue.

Slap another "support our troops" bumper sticker on your gas guzzling SUV, and go back to watching Jersey Shore, your lame posts wont be missed.

Well, golly. I tried to serve. I went through MEPS in 1996, took my oath in August and even made it all the way to Lackland AFB before a medical condition that I didn't know I had and was not discoverable in the basic MEPS physicals came to light. So I was sent home. Dejected and disappointed. Now all these armchair warriors want to tell me I have no idea what it means to take an oath or serve? Give me a break.

I grew up around the military, come from a family of veterans whose service I can follow from the Cold War all the way back to the Spanish-American War. I know the meaning of service and sacrifice, honor and duty. Not just the buzzwords that are thrown around.

This story, and many of the comments thereof, stink of veteran worship - the misguided belief that people who join the military are somehow entitled to everything ranging from free education to free jobs and first crack at jobs. It reminds me of a book. What was it called? Oh yes, Starship Troopers. Where service is required or you're a second class citizen. There seems to be many people who want to emulate that model.

My grandfather served in WW2. He didn't want a handout when he got back from Europe. He didn't even want a thank you. He just wanted to get back to work. My father served in Vietnam and during the Cold War. He appreciated a thank you but he didn't want the government to send him to college or bump him up the job ladder simply because he served.

Here's the real problem: The new breed of "service member" is selfish and greedy. No longer is service rewarding in and of itself, it's all about min-maxxing the amount of benefits they can get using the phrase "I served". They want to get in, do as little time as possible necessary to get the maximum amount of benefits, then leave. Sadly, I still live in a military dominated region and I see the greed play out every day; For example, service members gaming the system to try to get a higher BAH allowance.

I know this sounds terribly bitter and maybe it is. But not because I got bumped out of serving after I had planned on making the Air Force my career. That was 16 years ago and was out of my control. No, I'm likely bitter because I grew up hearing stories from veterans who saw things in WW2 and Vietnam that would have made most people cringe - yet they didn't come home and expect their veteran status to entitle them to anything more than what they had when they left. They were just proud to serve their country and do their part.

"Ask not what your country can do for you" has become "I spent 4 years in the Army so I'm a 'veteran' - what are you going to give me for it?"

Sorry, but even she knows this is only about the money.

It isn't that she was "stationed" outside of her state, it is that she set up residency outside of her state. This has been reported in the past. There is a difference between being stationed somewhere and setting up residency, which is what she did.

Let's put it this way - we know that there are plenty of vets going to these schools, and have no problem with their GI bill and tuition. Now, let's hear from the vets out there - has ANYONE ever spent their entire enlistment in their home state? That's a rarity. They were STATIONED, she RESIDED... very different.

There are rules, rules that she did not take into consideration when she was living the way she wished. That does not detract from the fact that she was a resident of another state. Those rules are there for a reason, not to discriminate against vets, but to balance the lack of tax income - which is why even out of state students who are NOT vets must pay more for tuition.

When you take into account the fact that one of the biggest problems with vets and colleges are those who are taking up the housing allotments, but not attending class - you can see where they might have some rules set up for HOW MY MONEY IS SPENT.

This is about Greed, money, and a disfunctional country that is doomed to hell!!!

congress sucks