In his second year as Boise State University’s student body president, Isaac Celedon is accustomed to spending his winters with one eye on higher education politics.

He says his classmates are paying more attention this year. They’re worried about paying more for tuition, when they’re already paying more for rent and food. Celedon wants to see students get engaged; he just hopes they don’t blame university leaders or the State Board of Education for cost increases that appear almost inevitable.