A petition has been posted on the Fighting Illini website to support an Assembly Hall committee proposal to add $25 to the student fees for next fall.

According to the site, the total cost of the renovations will be $160 million and the increase in student fees will only raise around 17% of the total costs.

Renovations are expected to begin March of 2014 and continue until August of 2016 and as stated on the website should not interrupt future basketball seasons. The updates are to include air conditioning, extra bathrooms and concession stands, an indoor atrium, a new Illini fan store and a Hall of Fame area. The site also promises increased seating and a private student entrance.