The multi-billion dollar state budget deficit is forcing the UW system to tighten its belt.
UW System must cut up to $174-million over the next two years, of which $25-million must be used for student financial aid. The money will come from schoolsâ?? auxiliary funds. As a result, UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow says theyâ??ll have to delay projects and charge students $100 more a year to live in the dorms. (Fourth item.)
“The legislators need to rethink how to pay for financial aid and find another place to get that money,â? says Gow. â??Or, if it’s not available, then just reconsider this plan however well-intentioned it might be.”
UW System spokesman David Giroux says cuts are difficult to make and may affect student education. But, he says one thing they wonâ??t do is pass the buck along to students to make up losses.