“Until the economy is turned around, higher education is always at risk.”
Background: WSU cut its budget by $54 million earlier this year. Tuition has increased by 14 percent since the university fiscal budget was announced last spring. It will increase by another 14 percent in the next school year.
Lede: Amid the WSU budget cuts and rising cost of tuition, District 9 Sen. Mark Schoesler fears that until the economy recovers, higher education is at risk.
2. WSU President Elson S. Floyd:
“Christine [Gregoire] has told me they plan to cut higher education by $99 million. She happens to have a very different view from me on how that money should be distributed.”
Background: WSU cut its budget by $54 million earlier this year. Tuition has increased by 14 percent since the university fiscal budget was announced last spring. It will increase by another 14 percent in the next school year.
Lede: Following the $54 million budget cut earlier this year, WSU President Elson S. Floyd will face even more financial trouble after Gov. Christine Gregoire announces a higher education cutback of $99 million.
3. Background: Andrew Storfer, an associate professor at the WSU School of Biological Sciences, spoke to the zoology club Wednesday at Eastlick Hall. He said about 180 amphibian species are extinct, and a very small amount of amphibian species actually had an increase in population. Storfer said 43 percent of amphibian populations worldwide are in decline. He listed six probable causes: habitat destruction, invasive species, exploitation, global climate change, contaminants, and emerging diseases.
Amphibian populations worldwide are struggling to survive due to threats such as habitat destruction and climate change among others said Andrew Storfer, associate professor at the WSU school of Biological Sciences.
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