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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Clinton discusses higher ed., health care By Ryan Buxton Senior Staff Writer
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Watkins, Scheuermann reflect on the year’s successes, failures By Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer
Stuart Watkins and Martina Scheuermann feel they’ve done “More for LSU” as their tenure as Student Government president and vice president comes to a close. Watkins and Scheuermann and the “More for LSU” campaign won the 2009 SG runoff election with 55.09 percent — beating out then-candidates Andy Palermo and Phoebe Hathorn. The administration has completed 25 of the 33 initiatives on its initial pushcard since then. “When you look at what past Student Government administrations have done and look at what we were dealt, especially with budget cuts, I think Student Government was extremely RECAP, see page 19 [Bottom] Daily Reveille file photos
[Top] Martina Scheuermann, left, and Stuart Watkins, right, share a laugh Wednesday. The administration, which initially ran under the “More for LSU” ticket has completed 25 of the 33 initiatives on their original pushcard.
Former President Clinton connected with college students Wednesday concerning issues such as the cost of college and the development of his program to involve youth in public service. Clinton held a conference call with about 50 journalists from college newspapers, including The Daily Reveille, in promotion of his Clinton Global Initiative University, which holds annual meetings for students to discuss solutions to global issues. Annual CGIU meetings began three years ago at Tulane University, and the 2010 summit starts Friday at the University of Miami. Clinton said the organization’s development came from his passion for public service. “As a private citizen, you try to do the public good,” Clinton said. The conversation shifted to the rising cost of higher education. “One thing that no one disputes is we still have the best system of higher education in the world,” Clinton said. “It’s the crown jewel of the American society and American economy, but we are rapidly pricing it out of reach of our own citizens and those who come to our shores to attend college.” It’s imperative to figure out CLINTON, see page 19
BUDGET
State must fill $319M hole by June University cut of share still unknown By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
The nagging fear of another budget cut before the end of the year is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Revenue Estimating Conference announced Wednesday a $319 million reduction in state revenue for the current fiscal year
will likely lead to another deep cut into the University’s funding to be met by the end of June. The Revenue Estimating Conference also announced a $244 million reduction in revenues available for the next fiscal year which could put higher education under further pressure. What is certain is the state must fill a $319 million hole — what is unclear is how much the University must fill. Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference, following the announcement, he will meet with
legislators and higher education officials and will have a plan for filling the hole in “the next few days.” “We will continue to do everything we can to mitigate the effects on higher education and health care,” Jindal said. “Bottom line, though, is we are going to balance our budget both this year and next fiscal year.” The state already took a midyear cut earlier this year. This cut will be handled differently as the BUDGET, see page 19
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Gov. Bobby Jindal announced plans for the next mid-year cut will be revealed “in the next few days” at a news conference Wednesday.