Many students think that tuition is already too high and can’t understand why the school would spend so much on something unnecessary.

FOX News reported.

NJ college students give school ‘F’ for spending $210G on hawk statue

New Jersey’s second-largest public university is spending $210,000 for a 17-foot tall bronze statue depicting the school’s red-tailed hawk mascot, and some students aren’t feeling the school spirit.

Montclair State University spokeswoman Suzanne Bronski told The Record newspaper about half the cost will be paid by mandatory student fees from the Student Government Association and the rest from university funds. But students, who pay $11,000 per year in tuition and fees, say the big purchase was bird-brained.

“You know what could really help school spirit?” student Jo Landau told The Record. “If tuition weren’t so high, if there were parking spots for everyone, if everyone actually knew who their academic adviser was, and if the administration actually listened to students like they say they will.”

Bronski said about $4,000 in private donations have been raised, and predicted the statue will help generate enthusiasm for the school’s Division III athletic program and reinforce a sense of community.