UNC cuts $400,000 from budget

[gobears]

UNC was forced to cut $400k from the budget this year. See the two articles below

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070704/SPORTS/107040106

http://www.greeleytrib.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007107040107

I do have to give Jay a pat on the back for letting coaches decide what changes to make, it is the least he could do in a bad situation.

 

[Blofeld]

The article mentions being at 60 football scholarships... I hope this is the last year of being underfunded in that regard. :evil:

 

[Beardown]

The thing that bothers me most is that Colorado is so underfunded from the state government. I'm a teacher and thank the lord Owens is finally out of office. He didn't give a rats butt about education. There is no reason this state should be rank 48th in funding. No state university was going to survive being a public university under Owens. I hope Ritter will do something about it.

 

[74]

The thing that bothers me most is that Colorado is so underfunded from the state government. I'm a teacher and thank the lord Owens is finally out of office. He didn't give a rats butt about education. There is no reason this state should be rank 48th in funding. No state university was going to survive being a public university under Owens. I hope Ritter will do something about it.

While i agree about owens, UNC isn't a State school, so they don't get any money from the state anyways. Right?

 

[bearsradio]

74, UNC is a state school, thus beholden to the Legislature, Gov and the Commision on Higher Ed. All tuition increases, construction plans, etc., go through Denver...

 

[74]

74, UNC is a state school, thus beholden to the Legislature, Gov and the Commision on Higher Ed. All tuition increases, construction plans, etc., go through Denver...

Thank you for the correction, i was confused about that lol

 

[bearsradio]

74, not a problem. Part of your statement is true ("they don't get any money from the state anyways.")

I've been disappointed in how higher ed has been the largest area cut in the budget trimming of the past few years. The flip side of that, however, is hearing my folks complain about the property taxes in Kansas, which is saddled with 6 state universities and 19 junior colleges to fund.

You win some, you lose some...

 

[UNCBearsSupporter]

What UNC should have done 4 years ago was immediately bumped the football scholarships to 63 back when they started the move to Division I. This would have allowed them to play I-A teams for awhile and banked important money that would have helped out all 19 sports.

But I guess someone didn't think that was a good idea or thought they should spend more money on women's sports. What they don't get, is that that would have helped out all the women's sports, but it is too late now.