With the U-Pass not yet in effect, people are already jumping the gun and crying about how unfair it all is. Our tuition fees, it is argued, grew because of it. Our pockets pay the price, they say. We apologize, nearly, explaining that it's a “pilot project” –– there is really no telling if it will be here to stay.  Students, looking to their wallets, ask, “Why should we pay for the U-Pass?”