Arnold and UC

[nibot]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a 2004-05 state budget proposal Friday with $372 million in cuts for the University of California system. The proposed cuts would reduce student enrollments, raise student fees, scale back student financial aid, reduce spending on faculty, eliminate K-12 outreach, and make deeper cuts to research, administration, and other programs. UC President Robert Dynes, in a newsletter to UC employees, calls the cuts understandable in light of the state's deficit, but notes that they will have "a very real impact on what this institution is able to accomplish for the people of California."

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Re: Pennsylvania

[fanlain.livejournal.com]

most of the students - white and minority - that i went to college with were a higher economic status than my family. i endured my freshman year being called "hick girl" and being laughed at b/c my family wasn't as worldly as some of the kids i was competing against who had private tutoring in the arts. it was rather depressing during my adjustment phase where i pretty much started avoiding kids like that.

but yeah i just think these hikes are bad but when you compare to other states and put it into perspective, it's still a better situation than other states are facing for who can go to college.

Re: Pennsylvania

[nibot.livejournal.com]

Certainly... and we want to keep it that way! (eg, accessible education in California)

State schools were originally free for Californians. That they have any fees at all is a result of this sort of fee-creep.

Re: Pennsylvania

[fanlain.livejournal.com]

actually, someone has to pay for the education? you have to bridge the gap b/w making it available to everyone for nothing and coming up w/ the costs for it. i'm just saying that california, compared to other states, already has it pretty easy.