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Farley details budget cuts ReAnne Utemark WASHBURN REVIEW Under the current economic crunch, the Washburn University belt is going to get a little tighter. However, Washburn University President Jerry Farley maintained that it would not be uncomfortably stretched. The budget is suffering from two losses of income, both a state mandated budget reduction and a reduction in credit hours. Farley explained the state indicated that the University should plan for a two percent reduction in funding for the current year and an additional five percent reduction for the fiscal year 2010. This cut is only for the state funding, which is only a part of the revenue for Washburn but the state of Kansas provides $12.6
million, which “ was a similar is the number forecast, putting from which the The basic underlying the total reduction cumulative seven in credit hours to tenant is that it percent will be somewhere around reduced 8,000. shouldn’t adversely “Last year, “ W e affect students. we had our annualized and first real annual absorbed last reduction in credit year’s 4,000 credit hours that we have hour decline in - Jerry Farley had in seven or the current year Washburn University President eight years,” said budget,” said Farley. “Last year, Farley. “This year, ” we need to take it was about a 4,000 total credit hour reduction. This care of the potential 8,000 credit hour year, fall term, it appears, although we [reduction] during the year. We can’t are still early in the process, it will be simply wait to have it flow through something over 4,000 credit hours this to next year. We need to make the fall.” adjustment during the year because it Farley continued to say the is such a significant number.” projection for the Spring 2009 semester Farley calculated the reduction
in credit hours was going to be about the summer and down in the winter to a $1.6 million cut from the budget. save on utilities, as well as making sure Combined with the state reductions, lights are turned off in classrooms and the total loss to Washburn University in offices that do not have automatic is going to be about $2.5 million. sensors. One of the short-term fixes “We need to approach this as he listed included reducing equipment an issue which purchases out of is systemic the University and ongoing as general fund opposed to this is sources. one time, and we Farley said just make one- www.washburnreview.org the vice presidents time adjustments would be working and then things with deans and will return to normal in a future period. department heads who would invite That’s not what we’re looking at,” said anyone to participate in ideas for Farley. budget reduction and to be creative in Farley said one-time and continuing the process. reductions would help balance out the budget. He listed basic efficiency methods that would help the budget, including turning the thermostat up in Please see BUDGET page A3
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when I was finished,” said Flora. “He hours. did a bang-up job going door to door.” “I hope to graduate by 2020 at this Flora added he was happy to point,” said Gatewood jokingly. see someone young with a desire to When Gatewood decided to breakbecome involved in to the race for in the legislature. District 57, he Gatewood had two options: said he could to pay a $50 best describe the filing fee to get entire process in www.washburnreview.org his name on the a single word: ballot, or to gather tiring. Managing the required 300 class work with signatures from campaigning has been a delicate district residents. Gatewood opted for balance said Gatewood, who started the latter. the semester a full-time student but “It’s at least a full year of college has since had to drop down to three education rolled up into a couple of
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months,” said Gatewood in reference to learning the nuances of learning how to run his campaign. Going door-to-door has been the highlight of his run for the Kansas House, said Gatewood. The response he garnered was mostly one of appreciation and happiness, much akin to Flora’s feelings about Gatewood’s candidacy. From going to local meetings to keeping as much of his business indistrict as possible, Gatewood has
With the rollout of new meal plans, Chartwells is looking to accommodate commuter students in Union Market dining. The new package being offered allows students who commute to campus the convenience of eating on campus without having to breakout cash or credit cards. Ichabod Dining Dollars, as they’re called in the meal plans, introduce students to new options in Union dining. Referred to as a standing reservation, students can think of these commuter meal plans as effectively paying for Union Market food in advance. Meal plans available to commuter students include amounts of $100, $225 and $345. The advantage to these plans over students using Bod Bucks or their own method of payment is that students will receive a bonus $10, $25 or $45 respectively depending on which plan they choose. The other disadvantage is that, like previous meal plans, money will transfer from fall to spring semester, but not over school years, essentially making it non-refundable. Freshman Robert Hanson said he is simply looking to eat, sleep and generally get through school. He said he is also looking for simplicity in both his living and his dining experience. “[The Union] gets me all the food I need,” said Hanson about iCard service and how he eats on campus. The meal plans for purchasing
Eyes on the big house: Sean Gatewood, 27-year-old business major, is juggling his personal, class and political duties in his run for a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Gatewood is looking to represent District 57, which includes most of the north Topeka area.
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Most college students have the stigma of being apathetic when it comes to voting and actively participating in the political process. Sean Gatewood isn’t like most students. He goes to class and spends time studying for finals. But this 27-yearold business major has found the time to squeeze in campaigning door-todoor for a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Shooting to represent District 57, which encompasses much of north Topeka, Gatewood has taken a less-than-traditional path, which led him to where he is now. After graduating from high school in Blue Eye, Mo., in 1998, Gatewood went to Pittsburg State University, where he met his wife, Terica. Gatewood ended up in northeast Kansas when his wife transferred to Kansas University’s pharmacy graduate school. That’s when things started rolling. When Terica was denied in-state tuition at KU despite being married to a state resident, owning a home and living in Kansas for three years, the two didn’t take things lightly. Rather, Gatewood pursued the issue from KU to the state board of regents, and finally to the state legislature. “We ended up getting in-state status because of a whole conglomeration of things,” said Gatewood. Through the entire process of working through the state legislature, Gatewood became good friends with current 14-year veteran of District 57, representative Vaughn Flora. Recently, Flora decided to step down from his position in the House because of developing health problems, and encouraged Gatewood to run for the spot. “I liked his politics, and he expressed some interest in running
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