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Can we put the 31 million in cuts in perspective? What is the state currently spending on UConn and the Health Center?
State Budget Cuts Threaten UConn
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Drew
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http://www.rep-am.com/sports/uconn/939351.txt
"For years, a tactic of towns during budget season, especially by school superintendents, has been to threaten to eliminate or cut back on sports unless the budget is approved.
The idea was always to upset the townspeople (or a vocal portion of them) with something that struck an emotional chord. The tactic became so cliche through the years that its impact was significantly lessened.
With this as the back story, I found it interesting this week that in two different states top officials seemed to be using this old maneuver in an attempt to get more aid for state universities.
In Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards raised the possibility that his state's current budget crisis could force the cancellation of — gasp! — the LSU football program. Suffice it to say, the good folks in that state would riot if the Tigers weren't allowed to play next fall.
Here in Connecticut, UConn president Susan Herbst also mentioned during testimony in Hartford that the school could be forced to cut some sports if the university budget was slashed.
Unless she's thinking about ether basketball team or football, the view from most folks in our state would be: Go right ahead. Track? Swimming? Tennis? I'd imagine you get my point"
"For years, a tactic of towns during budget season, especially by school superintendents, has been to threaten to eliminate or cut back on sports unless the budget is approved.
The idea was always to upset the townspeople (or a vocal portion of them) with something that struck an emotional chord. The tactic became so cliche through the years that its impact was significantly lessened.
With this as the back story, I found it interesting this week that in two different states top officials seemed to be using this old maneuver in an attempt to get more aid for state universities.
In Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards raised the possibility that his state's current budget crisis could force the cancellation of — gasp! — the LSU football program. Suffice it to say, the good folks in that state would riot if the Tigers weren't allowed to play next fall.
Here in Connecticut, UConn president Susan Herbst also mentioned during testimony in Hartford that the school could be forced to cut some sports if the university budget was slashed.
Unless she's thinking about ether basketball team or football, the view from most folks in our state would be: Go right ahead. Track? Swimming? Tennis? I'd imagine you get my point"
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What would budget cuts mean for UConn students?
http://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-herbst-uconn-cuts-story.html
Mentions larger class sizes, fewer total classes, not replacing employees, cutting sports, among other things
http://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-herbst-uconn-cuts-story.html
Mentions larger class sizes, fewer total classes, not replacing employees, cutting sports, among other things
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The only cuts I would want are to fringe sports (maybe only golf) that are expensive. Let's face it: golf is slowing dying anyway as a competitive sport (it's more leisure than anything).