Three class action lawsuits have been filed against the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Auburn University for imposing mandatory "Dining Dollars" on student fees. Student claim the fees are in violation of state laws.
According to one of the three lawsuits filed August 11, In 2009, undergraduate enrollment at the University was about 23,700. With Dining Dollars costing $300 per semester per student, the fee extracts over $14 million from students. The complaint claims that, by implementing mandatory food services, the fee was projected to produce revenue in excess of $5 million per year to the University.
