Recently the University of Colorado Boulder has updated the Fall 2020 schedule, indicating that many classes have been moved to either a hybrid or a fully online format. Students are finding that most of their important, core classes have been moved online. 

With the COVID-19 situation, it's very hard to predict the future. Come September, we may even lose the ability to attend the few in-person and hybrid classes remaining. That is why we, the undersigned students, believe that the quality of our education for the upcoming fall semester is at stake. We believe that web-based classes, assignments, and exams could disadvantage many students, and do not provide the same learning experience CU Boulder students expect and pay great amounts of money for. 

Additionally, many students rely on resources provided by the university that they may not be able to access once we move into an online environment. Not being able to access these resources could be due to many reasons, including feeling unsafe on campus, not being able to stay on campus due to cost of living or the loss of a job, having to work more to cover unexpected costs that came up due to the pandemic, etc. The resources that can move to a fully online format will have their quality at stake and may not provide what the students need. 

With the lack of a reliable and stable learning environment and the reduced access to and quality of resources, we strongly believe that CU Boulder should lower the costs of tuition and fees for the upcoming "hybrid" fall semester.