U. Wyoming Students Protest Proposed $40 Million State Budget Cut
“ASUW Vice President Aidan McGuire, a fourth-year philosophy and history student from Evanston, said the student government is preparing legislation opposing the proposed cuts.”
Protesting budget cuts is pointless. If the money isn’t there, it isn’t there. Protesting doesn’t change that.
Cowboy State Daily reports:
UW Student Leaders Protest Proposed $40 Million State Budget Cut To University
Students at the University of Wyoming aren’t waiting for the Legislature to finalize its budget before fighting back against proposed cuts they worry could slash funding by 15% for most academic colleges.
Paula Medina, president of the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW), said students across campus are starting to organize ahead of the upcoming legislative session starting Feb. 9.
“A lot of students that I talk to are really considering what does my future look like in the state of Wyoming after this?” Medina told Cowboy State Daily Wednesday. “Their future hinges on the University of Wyoming.”
Legislators on the Joint Appropriations Committee voted Jan. 13 to cut $40 million from UW’s block grant — roughly 11% of what the university receives from the state. Because the committee exempted the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources and the College of Education from the cuts, remaining academic units face reductions closer to 15.4%, according to UW President Ed Seidel.
ASUW Vice President Aidan McGuire, a fourth-year philosophy and history student from Evanston, said the student government is preparing legislation opposing the proposed cuts.
“We’ve seen pretty much universally that people aren’t on board with those decisions,” McGuire said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s something that goes through the (student) senate on Tuesday with little resistance.”
The resolution has attracted sponsors from across campus, including student organizations like the Middle East and North Africa Culture Club, Microbiology Student Association, Model United Nations and Wyoming Competitive Speech Team.
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LOL….your SGA proposal does not have standing in the legislature.
Maybe if they spent less time “protesting,” and more time in academic pursuits their school wouldn’t be suffering budget loses.
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