By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief With the semi-annual Board of Trustees meeting less than a week away, the university administration has all but finalized its plans for the 2004-05 budget, and officials say they expect the Board's approval. The plans include $4 million in budget cuts, a reduction of about 30 faculty and staff positions and the ... [Read More…]
After some changes, SA budget approved: Congress passes all but $30,000 for bowling
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The Students' Association approved the vast majority of its record-breaking budget Wednesday, releasing thousands of dollars for student groups across campus and authorizing the creation of an Internet voting system. All but $30,000 of the $111,500 proposal was approved; Student Congress postponed for one week ... [Read More…]
Campus Caucus: Campus organizations seek to remedy political apathy
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The university chapters of College Republicans and College Democrats may differ on policy-above all on who should be president the next four years-but they agree that one thing is more important than politics. Voting. In that spirit, the groups' leaders say, they will be planning voter-registration drives in ... [Read More…]
Israeli diplomat says countries ‘share threats’: Speech to students emphasizes fight against terrorism
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The United States and Israel share many attributes, not least of which is a fight against terrorism, an Israeli diplomat told students Monday. Dana Kursh, vice consul to the Southwest, told members of the leadership and diversity group Love Your Neighbor As Yourself that mutual concerns over safety, technology ... [Read More…]
Record SA budget ‘on hold’: Quorum lost before Congress can discuss $111,500 proposal
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The largest operating budget ever presented to Student Congress went unapproved Wednesday as the governing body lost quorum before discussion could begin. Totaling $111,500 in student fees and rollover from last semester, the Students' Association spring 2004 budget-as presented by the executive ... [Read More…]
ACAD replacement plan moving forward: English, Math take on extra classes, labs for those with low scores
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The university's plans for replacing its central tutoring and preparatory classes are slowly taking shape. Plans still to be approved by three faculty-composed academic councils would see the departments of English and Math and Computer Science take responsibility for students with below-average test ... [Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Dem front runner hypocritical
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The latest political joke to circulate the Internet comes in slogan form: "Dated Dean, Married Kerry, Woke Up With Bush" The inference is that Democratic voters, in their frantic quest to find the "electable" candidate, flirted with nominating former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, instead nominated Massachusetts ... [Read More…]
Enrollment steady as plans continue
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief Spring enrollment increased in both number of students and number of hours over last spring. Enrollment increased by 112 students over Spring 2003 to 4,403. A statement released by the university noted the figure is the second-highest for a spring semester. "I'm pleased with the spring enrollment," said ... [Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Staff works to restore trust with readers
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief We messed up. In Friday's editorial, the Editorial Board raised what we thought were valid concerns about the Office of Campus Life's growth in relation to the university's planned cuts. We had organizational charts from the past five years that we thought showed additional personnel in several departments, ... [Read More…]
Process needed more students, officials say: Schubert, VanRheenen discuss concerns with SA, ISA members
By Paul A. Anthony, Editor in Chief The university should have considered giving students a say in its most recent round of budget cuts, Vice President of Finance Phil Schubert told the Students' Association Wednesday. The statement came in the middle of a 45-minute session in which Schubert and Provost Dwayne VanRheenen addressed questions and ... [Read More…]
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