The Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg will hear a much different voice this Monday.

Students from the Council of Commonwealth Student Government (CCSG) will unite and rally on the Rotunda at 11 a.m. to address House Bill 221 and the drastic tuition increase as a result of decreased state appropriations.

"We hope to expose our legislature to the concerns of many Penn State students and show them that we are proactive and stand up for what we believe in and that drastic tuition increases are not acceptable," said Mike Cooper director of government affairs for CCSG.

Students will address State Representatives, State Senators, and members of the House and Senate Appropriations and Education Committiees, said public relations director Lyndsey Bowen.

"We want to show that we the students feel that more appropriations are needed," said John Krohn (junior-crime, law and justice). "We are basically coming into their house and saying that we are here and we are going to be here."

President Graham Spanier predicted that tuition at Penn State could increase by 10 percent or more if the govenor's proposed budget is put into effect.

"Amongst other Big Ten schools, Penn State ranks at the bottom for appropriations," said Krohn.

During the one-hour rally, keynote speaker Representative Lynn Herman (R-Centre) will address the House Bill 221.

"Under the bill students can apply for funding for five years because graduating in fours years is just not realistic anymore and he wants to make that extra year available to students," said Cooper.

Herman will also discuss the importance of funding Penn State, as well as the Universities role and importance in the state.

"One in every two households in Pennsylvania are directly affected by Penn State,"said Cooper.

Following Herman, Kris Ankarlo, President of CCSG will speak on both the importance of state appropriations as well as the effect of tuition increases.

Although the members of CCSG are not currently actively encouraging students to attend the rally, they do hope students will be aware of the rally's efforts.

"We want students to know that we hear their concerns and we are making an effort to voice their opinions," said Cooper.