JOURN 201 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I History of Journalism continued II Review III Early American Support for Press IV Modern Journalism V The Progressive Era 1890s 1920s Outline of Current Lecture I In the news today II Details on UW Cuts III What Happens next IV What can you do Current Lecture I II In the news today a Government Scott Walker unveils budget plan amid talk of a president run i He has made budget cuts for the UW System ii Act 10 the this might be a continuing of those polices iii Public employee s do not have the right to bargain iv The cuts are going to the UW System 300 million dollars v More money is going out of the capital then in so now there will be 928 million dollars in budget cuts 1 Not going to raise taxes and wants to cut property cuts Details on UW Cuts a 300 million i 13 of the states contribution to UW is being cut from the 19 they normally contribute b It is a much greater of instruction i e resources for research construction service etc come from other places c Rebecca Blank feels its too short of a time to absorb this decrease in funds d The university still has two more years of a freeze on tuition e Layoffs larger class sizes increase time to get a degree f UW Madison is number 24 in the world g The university had a operating reserve in 2011 These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III IV i So why increase tuition Therefore tuition freeze and now there is a 1 operating reserve left which leaves no money if there was a major issue that occurs What happens next a The legislature must pass a budget walker s plan is not final between now and May there will be a lot of debate and compromise What can you do a Call our representative b Function of the press to inform representatives i Milwaukee Student President ii Letters to the editor
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