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Volume 114, Issue 120
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
SG
Seminar held to discuss budget
By Grace Montgomery SARAH HUNT / The Daily Reveille
Hot Press off the
Acclaimed LSU Press celebrates 75 years of history
photos courtesy of Laura Gleason
[Above] New books travel down the production assembly line at the LSU Press. The Press celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. [Top right] (Left to right) Graphic design senior LeeAnna Rhodes, book designer Michelle Neustrom, and graphic design senior Brent Rich work on designing a book cover at the LSU Press.
Seventy-five years, four Pulitzer prizes put it into context,” Callaway said. “We only and more than 3,000 books are all reasons do 60 to 70 books a year, but some other scholars praise LSU Press, the University’s presses put out about 300 books per year.” on-campus publishing house. John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy LSU Press is celebrating its 75th anni- of Dunces” is the Press’ winner for fiction, versary this year, and it has while three poetry volBy Ryan Buxton achieved many successes umes account for the other Senior Staff Writer since its founding in 1935, awards — “The Flying publishing widespread Change” by Henry Tayclassics such as “A Confederacy of Dunces” lor, “Alive Together” by Lisel Mueller and and “Twelve Years a Slave.” “Late Wife” by Claudia Emerson. The Press’ reputation for publishing critically acclaimed work in Southern his- PUBLICATION PROCESS tory, literature and poetry makes it what When a manuscript is submitted to the English professor and LSU Press author Press, it undergoes an intensive review proJohn Lowe calls the “crown jewel” of the cess to ensure its quality and cohesion with University. LSU Press’ output that publishing season. LSU Press is the only university press Manuscripts are first peer-reviewed to win Pulitzer prizes in both fiction and by a scholar with an authority on the subpoetry — notable in itself, but even more ject in the work, then examined by an inso when compared proportionally to other house committee and a faculty committee presses with a larger output, said Mary comprised of eight University professors, Katherine Callaway, LSU Press director. PUBLISHING, see page 15 “The number is more impressive if you
Staff Writer
Student Government hosted a seminar discussing upcoming budget cuts to state higher education and outlining its official budget proposal to State Legislature on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Live Oak Lounge in the Student Union. The seminar titled, “Who Should Pay for Your Education?” featured a presentation on education in the state from Ourso Distinguished Chair of Economics Naci Mocan and a summary of the SG budget proposal by Student Government Chief Economic Adviser Greg Upton. “The main purpose is to educate students on the proposals we’re making and have them focused around a specific message,” Upton said. Upton focused on the three major points in the SG proposal: the LA GRAD Act, the TOPS program and revising statutory protections in the state budget. Upton emphasized the need to revise statutory dedications and decrease the number of protected funds in the State Constitution. There are currently 1,868 pages of statutory dedications, Upton said. “It’s probably the biggest point in the proposal,” Upton said. SG promoted the idea that LA GRAD, see page 10
BUDGET
Martin reviews cuts and tuition Cost increases and program cuts likely By Xerxes A. Wilson Senior Staff Writer
Chancellor Michael Martin had a message for students Tuesday: Now is the time to get involved in the University’s future. Martin joined Eric Monday, associate vice chancellor of Finance and Administrative Services, and Jason Droddy, assistant vice chancellor of Legislative and External affairs, at a roundtable discussion on the challenges facing the University with
campus leaders from Student Media, Stu- have is the current budget situation will dent Government and other student orga- set us back so far it will take two to three nizations. generations to catch up.” “This is a critical time for students to The University is facing the possibilbe involved to shape LSU’s ity of another midyear cut of See talking point about $10 million because future,” Martin said. “You flyers on will be labeled as an LSU of a shortfall in state funds. graduate, and it’s critical lsureveille.com. The University already took that you make sure you para $12.6 million mid-year cut ticipate in any way you can.” in January. The University cut from every Martin touted the progress the Univer- department in January, but Martin said that sity has made in the last two decades and method would be ineffective in the future emphasized that progress is currently in because “there is no more left to be taken danger. off the top.” “It made a big difference on the way Martin said the University could up, and it will make a big difference on INVESTMENTS, see page 15 the way down,” Martin said. “The fear I
ERIN ARLEDGE / The Daily Reveille
Jason Drotty, director of External Affairs, Eric Monday, Interim vice chancellor, and Chancellor Michael Martin meet on Tuesday with student leaders to discuss “challenges facing LSU.”