Things to Think About...
Student Government Association
The Coalition of Student Senators
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| • December 1991-January 1992 | Newspaper: Funded by Syracuse University students. | |
| The Alternative Orange: Vol. 1, No. 3 (pp. 11) | ||
| • September 3, 2000 | Webpage:  . | |
| DocBook XML (DocBk XML V3.1.3) from original. | ||
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IS FACING ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL TIMES IN ITS HISTORY. AS THE NEXT FEW WEEKS GO BY, THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION WILL BE LAYING PLANS FOR OVER $28 MILLION IN BUDGET CUTS. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE STUDENTS OF S.U. REALIZE THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HAVE A SAY IN WHERE THE CUTS ARE MADE. IN A VERY SHORT TIME, S.U. IS GOING TO BE A VERY DIFFERENT SCHOOL. HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT...
A LOT OF PROFESSORS ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOBS. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT IN THIS PROCESS THAT THEY BE JUDGED BY THE QUALITY OF THEIR TEACHING.
FINANCIAL AID INCREASES ARE FUELED BY TUITION INCREASES, YET AID LARGELY GOES TO INCOMING STUDENTS
TUITION MONEY IS USED TO PAY FOR 74% OF THE COST OF RUNNING S.U. — MOST GOOD UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE A MUCH LARGER ENDOWMENT.
IT’S IMPORTANT THAT ADMINISTRATORS CUT THEIR SALARIES IN PROPORTION TO THE UNIVERSITY BUDGET
CUTS WILL NOT BE MADE ACROSS THE BOARD. CUTS WILL BE MADE TO INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS. A LOT OF PROGRAMS WILL BE MADE MUCH SMALLER SO PROGRAMS WILL BE MERGED TOGETHER
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES MIGHT BE MERGED TOGETHER
THE UNIVERSITY’S SPORTS PROGRAM MAKES AND TAKES A LOT OF MONEY. HOW MUCH WILL THE UNIVERSITY’S SPORTS PROGRAM MAKE FOR THE STUDENTS AND TAKE FROM THE STUDENTS?
CONSTRUCTION ON CAMPUS CONTINUES, AND S.U. KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AS THE POPULATION SHRINKS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS CAPITAL DRIVES FOR BUILDINGS. WHY NOT STUDENTS?
THE UNIVERSITY SPENDS A LOT OF MONEY ON RESEARCHING SUBJECTS THAT MAKE IT A NOTED RESEARCH FACILITY. IT DOESN’T SPEND MONEY ON RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS THAT MOST STUDENTS ARE STUDYING.
SOME BUDGETS MIGHT BE CUT BELOW WHAT THEY NEED TO FUNCTION: THE HEALTH CENTER, COMPUTER CLUSTERS, DINING CENTERS.
