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Volume 115, Issue 32
$200M cut possible for state agencies
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Cut the Cord Graduation adornments may be limited during main commencement
Staff and Wire Reports The Jindal administration told state agencies Tuesday to prepare for a possible $200 million mid-year cut. The cut might materialize if the state loses a current lawsuit challenging the use of “rainy day” funds to balance the budget. University administrators had not been given any instructions Tuesday concerning the cut, said Ernie Ballard, director of public affairs. The lawsuit, filed Monday by Baton Rouge native Bob Reid and Ron Gomez, a former state representative from Lafayette, argues the Legislature violated the state constitution by not refilling the fund immediately after using it to fill this year’s budget deficit. The issue of whether the state was required to refill the fund immediately was hotly debated between the House and the Senate during the last legislative session. The Senate’s interpretation — that the state could wait to repay the fund — eventually prevailed. If the suit is successful, the state would be forced to refill the fund immediately, forcing a mid-year cut to the state’s operating budget. That cut would come before the state deals with an estimated $1.6 billion shortfall for the next fiscal year.
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010
DEANS
6 interims serve, dean search continues Catherine Threlkeld
Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
The University currently has five interim deans and one vice chancellor and is looking for new deans during its time of budget uncertainty. The current interim deans are Gaines Foster (College of Humanities and Social Sciences), Ralph Izard (Manship School of Mass Communication), Laura Lindsay (College of Education), Ken Carpenter (College of Art and Design) and James Stoner (Honors College while Nancy Clark is on sabbatical). Doris Carver is serving as interim vice chancellor for research and economic development. While there are several interims, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Jane Cassidy said only the Manship School is currently undergoing a search for a new dean. The 13-member Manship search committee is chaired by Foster and Paul M. Hebert Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss. Weiss said the search is still in the early stages, and the committee will accept applications until Nov. 1, but it will not rule out applications received after
Students might not be able to wear many of the honorary ornamentations they worked to attain at the next commencement ceremony because of a recent Faculty Senate memorandum. Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said the Senate created an advisory memorandum that limits the honorary ornamentations — including cords, ribbons and stoles — students can wear to only those that are academically based and come directly from the University, as opposed to ones from campus organizations or colleges. The Senate decided to include only honors from the African American Cultural Center, Latin Honors — summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude — and items from national honor societies Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Beta CORDS, see page 4
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DEANS, see page 11
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
Mayor asks for input in planning Survey asks what BR should look like Matthew Albright Staff Writer
The office of East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden rolled out its “FUTUREBR” survey Tuesday evening, allowing citizens more input into the city’s urban planning. Holden unveiled the survey at a ceremony at the Louisiana State Museum. Those in attendance heard
from him and from John Fregonese, the architect of the city’s plan. Fregonese gave a presentation Tuesday that showed how the city plans for future improvements and development. The 15-question FUTUREBR survey asks Baton Rougeans what they would like to see the city look like 20 years from now. It’s aimed at getting citizen input on the East Baton Rouge Comprehensive Plan, the city’s planning process for land use and development. Rannah Gray, a spokeswoman for the project, said the survey is
designed to determine what residents’ priorities are so planners can focus on those desires. “Do you like big yards? How important is parking to you? Is it important to have parks or walkable neighborhoods with lots of sidewalks? You get to choose with this survey,” Gray said. Gray said project planners are looking for citizen input, including college student participation. “We’re going to try to get students to take the survey,” she said. FUTUREBR, see page 11
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East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden speaks Tuesday at the Louisiana State Museum about the redevelopment of the EBR Parish area and the FUTUTREBR survey.