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t’s that time of year again — the Forty Acres is now bustling like the streets of New York, the boys are back on the football field and you, unfortunately, are back in the classroom. Luckily (and weather-wise, unluckily), you didn’t have to wait long for one of the largest events of the year: ACL. For those of you who have tickets, this edition should serve you well if you’ve been too lazy to check the event website, or just need a quick low-down on the weekend’s festivities. Don’t want the music to stop at 10 p.m.? Head to one of these awesome after shows (pg. 11). And, most important of all, plot out your strategy for hitting the best-of-the-best food vendors on site using our guide on page 12.
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For those of you not going to ACL, there’s no shame in that decision — I’ve never been. (Oh, the horror!) But that doesn’t mean we can’t get in on the action as well — Austin will be very much alive this weekend, with the likes of anti-ACL fests (pg. 11), out-of-towners and a busierthan-normal nightlife. So if you boycotted — or messed up your ticket purchase like Nikki Beittenmiller did on page 5 — get out of your pajamas and enjoy the ACL atmosphere! We all deserve some fun. Best,
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Who are you most excited to see (well, hear) at this year’s ACL Festival?
No tickets to ACL? No problem! Here are this weekend’s can’t-miss campus events. Thursday OUTDOOR SCREENING OF “SUPER 8” Grab a friend, a blanket and your UT ID and head to South Mall tonight for a ‘super’ special screening of J.J. Abrams’ latest film, Super 8. Your school ID is good for free admission for yourself and one other person. Time: 8 p.m. Location: South Mall Cost: FREE
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The Longhorns take on the Santa Clara Broncos at home in the Time Warner Cable Invitational. The Texas Volleyball team is currently ranked 10th in the nation, so brush up on your rendition of the fight song and break out the face paint for their first match of the tournament Friday night. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Gregory Gym Cost: FREE for students
saturday BLACK OPS TOURNAMENT Join the Epsilon Beta Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for this video game challenge that benefits the Bastrop Fire Department. The winner will also walk away with a cash prize. Time: 4-7 p.m. Location: Jester’s Malcolm X Lounge Cost: $3 first game / $2 each additional
sunday SUNDAY SOCIAL DANCE Austin Social Dance hosts this backto-school event, complete with a quick lesson for dance novices at 7:30 p.m. Learn to waltz, swing, salsa and tango at the AHG, located at the corner of Dean Keeton and Wichita. Time: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Location: Anna Hiss Gym Cost: FREE
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what are you listening to? Interviewed by Channing Holman Photos by Kaneez Fizza
Above: Ramon Aguilar, Government/IRG junior Listening to: Drake’s “Club Paradise” Right: Erik Mercado, Aerospace Engineering freshman Listening to: Linkin Park’s “Iridescent” Below: Morgan Ford, Undeclared sophomore Listening to: Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks”
Above: Albert Bedia, Civil Engineering sophomore Listening to: KPOP’s“This Fool” Below: Mike Mong, Sports Management sophomore Listening to: Jay-Z’s “Run This Town”
Above: Bud Holtfort, Biology Teaching sophomore Listening to: Arcade Fire’s “Shake Up”
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Hitting the notes: Senior Lorri Marlow and junior Erin Hollie attend One Note Stand’s officer meeting on Monday in the Union Ballroom.
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The a cappella group slowly squeezed into the ICU room of a 10-year-old girl bedridden with a brain tumor. Her parents had heard the UT students singing in the lobby of Dell Children’s Medical Center and had asked them to come sing the one song that would encourage their daughter the most—“Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey. “We were all crying to the point that it was hard to keep singing,” said Lorri Marlow, the president of One Note Stand. “The performance changed all of us—we weren’t singing just for music’s sake, but for a greater cause.” One Note Stand is an a cappella group on campus that focuses on enriching the community through music. The group brings music to those who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to enjoy a performance. “We love singing for people who are forgotten most of the time [such as those in nursing homes and hospitals],” Marlow said. “The music brings a smile to their faces, because they know that people want to sing for them, that they aren’t forgotten.” Three years ago, a love for music and belief in its ability to bring joy to the lives of others brought this group together. The five main founders and a handful of other students
began meeting around the old out-of-tune piano in Prather Hall Dormitory. Each week they would overflow into the dorm’s entryway and greet residents with their practices. “We wanted to make a group of our own and we wanted something community service oriented,” said microbiology junior Adam Wolfe, the group’s musical director. “To me, [One Note Stand] is a group of my closest friends, who love to sing and who love to sing for others.” The group sings songs from all genres and is made of 12 to 15 singers plus a newly added beatboxer, Peter Tissot, a recording technology senior. Tissot brings a new edge to the group with his background in hip-hop, open mics and beatbox battles. His experience adds a new element to the traditional beatboxing role in an a cappella group, introducing not only percussion, but also a variety of hip-hop influenced sounds and beats. “I was really excited about One Note Stand because they were open to having a real beatboxer instead of someone who can just kind of do it,” Tissot said. “They want me to innovate—try to throw in something here and there.” Whether it be through genres or activities, One Note Stand uses their creativity to not only bring different styles and students together, but also to unite the community through an obvious passion for music.
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Music! Munchies! Merchandise! The Longhorns’ guide to the 2011 Austin City Limits vendors market Christine Imperatore Longhorn Life WEEKEND GUIDE
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his year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival would not be complete without a little swag. Throughout the weekend, ACL-goers can check out the multitude of vendors who will also be in attendance. Music enthusiasts can pick up some sweet merch, all while helping support some beloved local businesses. In the vendors market this year, you will find everything from clothing to accessories to original paintings and other great artwork. Be sure to check out these quirky booths:
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Continued from 9 medics nearby, they want to be able to enjoy themselves, too. If you’re one of those super-cool athletic people who own a CamelBak, those are also allowed with water stored inside. (You sly dog, you). Chairs, chairs, chairs! If you want to completely avoid the yellow lawn, bring yourself a portable, collapsible chair. However, there are no re-entries for anyone other than three-day ticket holders, who also must exchange their ticket for a three-day wristband. So if you don’t want to lug around your Coleman Throne all day, I suggest a blanket. And last of the ‘Must-Haves:’ a camera. This should be common sense, but I wanted to address it just in case. I know you all want to be able to show off on Facebook and Twitter all the fun you’re going to be having, so be sure to bring a personal camera (no fancy professional ones with
Allens Boots No Texan wardrobe is complete without some great western wear. A South Congress establishment since 1977, Allens Boots has provided Austin with the highest quality boots, belts, jeans and hats. This family-owned store will have its own booth at ACL and is sure to please even the pickiest cowboy (or girl).
Austin Art Garage If you would rather not stare at blank walls while listening to your new vinyl, check out this South Austin gallery’s booth. They will feature original artwork by local up-and-comers at very affordable prices. Who says you can’t be sophisticated on a student’s budget?
detachable lenses) in order to upload later and “LOL” with your friends all the next week. ‘Sneak-Ins’: If you don’t want to spend all of your extra financial aid money this weekend (I kid, I kid), then I’d suggest sneaking in some snackage. However, all that I say on this topic is merely speculation. Don’t go overboard or assume anything; each day depends on how busy the lines are and the moods of the guards. I suggest standing on the outskirts and trying to scope out the most lenient-looking guard first. A good indicator of a worthy guard is one who doesn’t have a deep frown etched into his or her face, is smiling and making conversation and maybe even a little negligent. If you bring a blanket, you can wrap up a plastic Coke bottle and a couple of sandwiches inside; just be friendly but inconspicuous (they sense fear) and talk to your interrogator. If they are distracted by your awesome, personable demeanor
Parts and Labour Not only does this boutique showcase the designs of some of Texas’ greatest indie talent, but it also has quite a wide variety of products. Parts and Labour has featured handmade clothing, accessories, children’s items, pet toys and house wares for the past seven years. This booth is sure to provide any ACL attendee with that unique style they crave—all while supporting some great homegrown designers.
happy to solve that problem for you with their shipping service station on the east end of the marketplace. This should prove especially helpful to any out-of-town visitors you may be hosting for the weekend.
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When it comes to food, festivalgoers will find a great selection in the Austin Eats food tent. Local favorites like Maudie’s Tex Mex, Stubb’s BBQ and Austin’s Pizza will all be there to feed your appetite. You can also cool off with a cold beverage from Sweet Leaf Tea or satisfy your sweet tooth with Tiff ’s Treats. There’s sure to be an option for every type of foodie in attendance.
then you just may scrape by unscathed. Regular-sized, unframed backpacks are allowed into the event, so I would also suggest sneaking in your goodies that way. Since regular school backpacks have multiple zippers, your guard will most likely check the largest pocket. Cram a smaller-sized blanket with some grub wrapped up inside, and maybe stick some candy bars in the front, smaller pockets. If you’re a male, skip these next couple of sentences, unless you simply love my article—in which case, read away. Ladies, this is for you directly. If you want to sneak in some delicious snacks in the front pockets of your backpacks, I’d suggest scattering some of your feminine products along the top of your goodies and then pick the nicest male guard to search your bag. One thing that men hate is the mere topic or thought of feminine issues. However, don’t go overboard and dump a whole box of Kotex in the pocket: that’s
a little over-the-top. Also, if you have an outdated purse that you don’t care for, try ripping up the lining of the bottom and stash some sandwiches in there, then throw all of your crap on top. Last, but definitely not least important, the ‘Don’t Even Think About Its.’ Though almost all of these are pretty obvious, I must review them; fireworks, firearms, and any other kinds of weapons are strictly prohibited. So leave your cherry bombs, BB guns and pocket knives at home. And to you jokesters out there: don’t bring a water gun, either. Some people may not find you funny. Professional cameras with the fancy zoom lenses, tripods and rigs are also not allowed, along with any audio-recording equipment. Outside food and drinks, other than water, are not permitted (refer back to the “Sneak-In” list) and neither are hard coolers. If you want the full list of what is allowed and not allowed inside the gates, visit aclfestival.com. Stay safe, stay cool and stay hip!
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Don’t let the fun stop at the gate Alex Vickery Longhorn Life
While some of you with threeday passes to Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend will take the time to rest up and refuel after dark, many attendees don’t want the party to end after the last act. Either way, fear not: fortunately, Austin has an array of activities to check out on a daily basis. If you want to move straight from ACL to more live-music fun,
there are a variety of options for you. You can check out GAYCL: The Independent Alternative at Cheer Up Charlie’s on Sixth Street, a free event with six different bands starting at 6 p.m. on Friday. The Disco Dive Party: ACL Edition at Dive Bar & Lounge on Guadalupe is another free option if you didn’t get your dancing fix earlier in the day. If you and your friends are free on Saturday, head to Ditch the Fest Fest 2 from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Choose from five different venues (although a few are 21+) and over 75 local bands and DJs for only $5. You can also enjoy great food, art and other performances, with all proceeds going to benefit wildfire victims. For those of you going to ACL on Saturday, don’t fret; after ACL shuts down for the day, you still have time to enjoy the last four hours of Ditch the Fest Fest 2. Another alternative is free karaoke at the Post-ACL Party at Dive Bar & Lounge.
Those who want to keep the music alive all weekend long can attend ON THE WAYCL, which includes free bands and shows Friday through Sunday across from Town Lake Park. And, if you’re willing to spend a bit more cash, you can purchase tickets to many of the official ACL after shows that occur Thursday through Sunday and include bands such as Empire of the Sun, Bright Eyes, Iron & Wine and many more.
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Need to take a break? Try Internet lounges and cool-off zones Alex Vickery Longhorn Life
As the Austin City Limits Music Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend in Zilker Park, concertgoers of all ages are beyond excited for the three-day music overload. With more than 130 bands performing at the festival, there seems to be little time for anything other than dancing along to the music. However, even the most dedicated crowd-hoppers need to recharge every once in a while. After all, the gates open at 11 a.m., and the last act ends at 10 p.m. — that’s 11 hours of festival fun! Fortunately, you will never experience a dull moment because ACL has so many other activities available. If you can’t get enough of your favorite bands, check out the
Waterloo Records tent to see if they are scheduled for an autograph session. Throughout the festival, different bands will be featured and you will have the opportunity to meet them get an autograph. For those of you unfamiliar with Waterloo Records (and I’m mainly talking about you Austin newbies), it is a popular record and video store here in ATX where you can buy, trade or sell vinyl, CDs and DVDs. If you fall in love with a new band at the festival, be sure to visit the Waterloo Records tent and check out their album. With temperatures in the upper 90s all weekend, be on the lookout for the various misting fans around the park. A great cool-off zone is Zilker Beach, which includes sand volleyball courts, a large umbrella
and misting stations. However, I’m sure your ideal destination will be somewhere with air conditioning. You could stop by the air-conditioned Google + Lounge and Rock Island Hideaway, but I would definitely recommend the Dell Lounge, where you can view the YouTube live webcast of the festival (and feel extra special because you’re actually there), pose in a photo booth with your friends and charge your cell phone. You can find it located by the Austin Ventures Stage.
For quick stops, be sure to refill your water bottle at the various CamelBak Filling Stations or enter to win a free Honda Civic by the Honda Stage. To catch a glimpse of the weekend’s NFL and college football games, check out the flatscreens at the Rock Island Hideaway and, if you’re of age, enjoy an ice-cold beer. Lastly, don’t forget to pick up your Austin City Limits 10th anniversary goods including T-shirts, hats and even iPhone cases at the ACL store.
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s everyone in this city knows, the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival is right around the corner. This weekend thousands of students and music fans alike will flood Zilker Park to hang out and listen to some of their favorite bands perform. I’ve been to ACL the past three years, and the shows have consistently been phenomenal — but music isn’t the only thing that ACL is famous for. Each year, some of Austin’s finest food vendors set up shop under the Austin Eats tent, a food court-like setting with vendor booths and places to sit. Each vendor selects a couple of items off their regular menus to sell to all the hungry concertgoers. After all, being outside in the sun for up to 12 hours a day can really work up an appetite. Unlike most festival fare, the food at ACL is always fantastic. It’s fun to try the different selections each vendor has to offer, especially if you plan on attending ACL all weekend. This year’s vendors include some old ACL favorites such as Torchy’s Tacos and The Mighty Cone, as well as some newcomers like Mandola’s Italian Market and Odd Duck Farm to Trailer. With a variety of options in Austin Eats, it can be intimidating to make up your mind on what to buy. Resist the impulse to go broke buying everything, and instead share with your friends! And when the time comes for you to grab some food, make an effort to try something you’ve never had before. Austin Eats is a great place to try restaurants that you may not normally get the chance to eat at. For example, the Fort Worth-based Lonesome Dove Western Bistro is not native to Austin and is typically way too expensive for most college student budgets. However, at ACL, trying the nationally acclaimed Lonesome Dove restaurant is a reasonable and viable option. It’s always exciting to try a new restaurant or even a new dish at your favorite place. But even I have my old standbys. Every year of ACL, I always make my way to the Fresh Squeezed Best Lemonade stand. I am a sucker for fresh-squeezed lemonade, and this is some of the best I’ve ever tasted. The lemonade is absolutely sublime on those hot ACL days, and I highly recommend checking it out. Austin Eats isn’t just a regular food court; it’s a culinary adventure waiting to be experienced. So remember when you venture to ACL this weekend, enjoy all the great bands and shows, but don’t forget to check out all the foods that Austin Eats has to offer! And really, there isn’t anything better than a festival with great food and great music.
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EATERIES P.TERRY’S • fifth year at ACL Festival • first year to offer up french fries • regular menu available, minus the chicken and double cheeseburger options AMY’S ICE CREAM • always a regular at the fest • most popular flavors are Oreo and Mexican Vanilla • the Zilker Triple Mint Chocolate Chip was specially named for ACL
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MANDOLA’S ITALIAN MARKET • first year at ACL • will serve muffalettas, canolis, vegetable pasta salad and more!
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As colleges slash budgets, who’s taking the hit? Justin Pope THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Colleges and universities are cutting budgets by the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars. But what exactly are they cutting — fat or lean? There are two new contributions to the debate, which is more like a shouting match on many campuses. The two key questions: Are the masses of
administrators and executives who sprouted across higher education in flush times taking their fair share of the pain during the current crisis? And will the crisis really force higher education to be more efficient? Johns Hopkins professor Benjamin Ginsberg has buttressed his acerbic attacks on higher education’s “bureaucracy gone wild� with a new book. But a report out Wednesday from a research group offers a more
positive take. It concludes that compared to previous downturns, colleges have better resisted the temptation to balance the books with easy cuts to teaching, and are trying to make structural reforms. “These guys know that doing the usual round of across the board cuts and waiting for the money to come back wasn’t going to work this time,� said Jane Wellman, executive director of Delta Cost Project, which stud-
ies university spending patterns and has sharply criticized “administrative bloat� on campus in the past. To be sure, college teaching has taken an unprecedented hit during the Great Recession. Universities have cut tens of thousands of mostly parttime teaching positions. That means fewer and more crowded classes, and much more work for the teachers who remain. The University of North
Carolina system has eliminated more than 3,000 positions — mostly adjunct professors — to bridge a $414 million state budget cut this year. The beleaguered California State system — which has lost roughly $1 billion in funding — has turned away 50,000 otherwise admissible students in recent years for lack of resources to teach them. But at the same time, major See BUDGETS on 17
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GET READY TO CONTRIBUTE, LONGTERM: Life tends to hold much more meaning for individuals if they pursue a mission of improving our world. This may mean signing up for the Peace Corps or Americorps just before your senior year,
EXAMINE LIFE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE: Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, tutor (and play sports with!) underserved children and experience poverty first hand by living among those who experience it long term. Such encounters permit us to better appreciate our lives in this resource-constrained world, while fostering the compassion that will serve us, our families and our global community.
STEP OUT OF YOUR CAMPUS ROUTINE: Experience UT’s glorious Gregory Gym regularly, and don’t miss the Blanton Museum, Presidential Library, Ransom Center and Memorial Museum. Spend some time on the LBJ lawn decompressing, while saving up for a trip to a non-English-speaking country. You won’t be sorry.
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UT RESEARCH BRIEFLY Beautiful people earn more over a lifetime In his new book, economics professor Daniel Hamermesh finds that the best looking people earn an additional average of $250,000 more during their careers than less attractive people do — and enjoy the added benefit of being more likely to keep their jobs, get promotions and even obtain loans. “Beauty Pays,” Hamermesh’s third book, attempts to quantify the monetary impact of good looks, even though Hamermesh himself admits it’s ridiculous to judge people based on appearance. But, he points out, businesses may be to blame for this phenomenon; employers may give beautiful people positions because
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system reorganizations are under way in several states. Last week, the University of Wisconsin detailed plans to cut 51 jobs at its system HQ, giving more autonomy to branch campuses and shielding them somewhat from even harsher cuts. Missouri’s university system has cut central-office jobs, while universities in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois are all at least starting to collaborate on bulk purchasing. At Cal State schools, more than two staff and administration jobs have been eliminated for every full-time faculty spot reduction over the last two years. Linda Katehi, chancellor of the budget-battered University of California-Davis, scanned a campus auditorium full of nervous employees last week, delivering a blunt message along with an update on plans for a massive re-organization that will at last bring the university’s IT, financial and back-office operations under one roof. “If we don’t change, I don’t think we will be able to survive” the financial crisis in higher education, she said. The latest Delta Project report covers only spending through 2009, so it captures only the early stages of the latest budget pressures. But it does suggest universities have begun making important changes in where they spend money. Over the past 10 years at public universities, instructional spending rose only around 10 percent per student, while spending on “institutional support” rose 15 percent and maintenance 20 percent. But more recently the figures have turned. In 2009, instructional spending rose 1 percent,
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More violent video games cause negative brand recognition College of Communication researchers Seung-Chul Yoo and Jorge Peña conducted an investigation, found in the July-August issue of “Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking,” that confirmed a direct correlation between increased game violence and the effectiveness of in-game advertisements. Simple brand recall and recognition were significantly lower for participants who played violent video games, compared to the non-
administrative spending 0.4 percent and operations fell 5 percent. “The first place that they’re going is in those administrative areas,” Wellman said. “There’s big money in that. It’s painful but they have to do it.” And yet, just when you think the budget battles of the Great Recession might be what finally tamed academia’s sprawling bureaucracies, take a look at the job openings listed with The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. On the latter’s website last week, fewer than 40 percent of the approximately 7,100 help-wanted ads posted by colleges and universities were for faculty jobs. The other two-thirds were for administrative and executive jobs, some with the kinds of titles that make higher education critics cringe: “Marketing Coordinator,” ‘’Consultant-Talent Acquisition” and “Director of Discovery and Access.” Plenty of campuses still have their share of Ginsberg’s stock characters — like the businessminded dean obsessed with starting new programs and writing strategic plans but out of touch with the basic business of teaching. Ginsberg’s book, “The Fall of The Faculty: The Rise of the AllAdministrative University and Why It Matters,” notes that in 1975, roughly 275,000 administrators and staffers supported 450,000 professors on college campuses. By 2005, staffers and administrators easily outnumbered teachers. Ginsberg said he’s glad to hear the Delta Project found signs of progress but doubts it will last. He says universities are treating the symptoms, not the disease. “Senior administrators still have good reasons to extend the ranks of their administrative armies,” he said in a telephone interview. “All the deans
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violent players. Yoo and Peña believe the violence in the games draws the player’s attention away from the ads, thus affecting his or her ability to process the ad information. The study also found that women, who often have less experience playing violent games, were more likely to be sensitive to the violence, resulting in a negative attitude towards the brand in the advertisement.
Sexual assault services in Texas inadequate Sexual assault victims experience significant gaps in support services in Texas, according to a study performed by Noel Busch-Armendariz,
an associate professor in the School of Social Work. After interviewing victims, rape crisis centers and law enforcement officials, BuschArmendariz and his team discovered that a lack of funding and lengthy emergency room wait times led to the likeliness the crime would go unrreported. The study caused the researchers to recommend an increase in funding for sexual assault services that will create more accessible treatment and evaluation centers, as well as the development of hospital emergency rooms that are specifically trained for these cases. This research is a follow-up to a 2009 study performed by Busch-Armendariz which found that 1.9 million adult Texans have been sexually assaulted.
“There’s been more cutting from administration in the last two years than I’ve ever seen before. It’s partly symbolism. If you’re going to make the faculty and staff take furloughs ... you have to show some willingness to cut some administrative fat.” — Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors and deanlets and dingalings hire more of themselves and make work for one another.” Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, sympathizes with Ginsberg’s take on the sprawling higher ed bureaucracy — but also agrees things may have changed lately. “There’s been more cutting form administration in the last two years then I’ve ever seen before,” said Nelson, a professor at the University of Illinois who is also a vocal critic of high presidential and administrative salaries. “It’s partly symbolism. If you’re going to make the faculty and staff take furloughs, if you’re going to cancel positions that are scheduled to be filled, and you don’t want to be hung on the quad, you have to show some willingness to cut some administrative fat. But there’s so much fat they’ve gotten nowhere near the meat on the administration side.” Ginsberg says universities could cut one-third of their administrative jobs with nobody even noticing the effects. Few would go that far. The Delta Project data, for instance, typically make finer distinc-
tions than Ginsberg between top-level administrators and support staff like mental health counselors and financial aid advisers who are inarguably front-line workers for the university’s educational mission. Meanwhile, few would count staff like IT coordinators or campus police — both of whose ranks have surged in recent years — in the same category as executives with titles like “director of institutional effectiveness” (one that particularly irked Ginsberg). Meanwhile, the legions of fundraisers and grant-writers whose jobs barely existed 40 years ago probably would not have survived the chopping block this long if they did not usually bring in more revenue for the university than their positions cost. A picture of the scope of the cuts in one state emerged last week when the University of North Carolina system detailed some of the consequences of the $414 million cut in state funding it is facing this year alone. Jobs lost include the equivalent of 880 full-time faculty and around 2,000 parttimers, but also more than
1,000 full-time staff and administrators. Not all of those staffers work in classrooms — but they do affect students. At UNC’s Wilmington campus, the library will be open 35 fewer hours per week. Elizabeth City is cutting evening hours at its counseling center. And in one college of the Charlotte campus, advisers now must handle nearly twice as many student visits per year. But along with positions working directly with students, prominent administrative job titles are among those that have been cut at UNC campuses, including associate vice chancellor for business affairs, vice chancellor for community affairs and director of university communications. University of Wisconsin President Kevin Reilly says that between transparent public budgets and the steady state cuts — including $250 million the last two years alone — that he’s faced, he finds the idea of an out-of-control academic bureaucracy incredible. He noted top Wisconsin executives, staff and faculty alike joined all state employees in taking eight furlough days after the last budget, amounting to a 3-percent pay cut. “We haven’t been fat and happy and growing,” said Reilly, whose system is cutting the budget 25-percent at system headquarters and 11 percent at branch campuses. Ginsberg might concede the higher ed bureaucracy is no longer happy, and perhaps no longer growing. But he stands by the charge of “fat.” “The university used to be run by the faculty,” he said. “If they’re run by administrators, they become General Motors — top-heavy entities that are saved from bankruptcy only by government money.”
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