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Volume 67 • Number 16 February 7,1992 Governor’s budget to cut all state aid to Drexel Andrew Ross Governmental Relations John President Breslin, the Board of Triangle Staff Writer Tully, “There was no warning at Trustees, faculty, staff, and all,” he said. students, and all of the money $5.8 million, all of Drexel’s Tully quoted state legislator was eventually restored in the state aid for next year, will be Matthew J. Ryan (Rep.-Media) final state budget. When asked cut if Governor Robert P. as saying “It’s a long time from about this year’s chances, Tully Caisey’s proposed now to June 30 (when the slate stated that “that’s up to the state budget is approved by the budget must be approved];” legislature.” state legislature in June. Tully interpreted this as a Drexel and the University of “With this budget, Pennsyl­ statement of support Pennsylvania worked closely vania’s getting out of the The situation is reminiscent together last year, and a repeat business of paying for private of what happened with last of that effort is planned; the colleges and institutions,” Casey year’s budget, when a 60 percent other ten schools will probably stated. Drexel stands to lose cut was proposed. When the join in the effort, according to approximately five percent of Drexel administration tried to Tully. the University’s total income. factor the cuts into the budgets, In addition to the cuts for The University of Pennsyl­ the Faculty Senate refused to private colleges and universities, vania and ten other Pennsylvania approve the budget, saying that Casey’s budget also included a private colleges and universities it was “academically destruc­ five million dollar cut from were also proposed to take a one tive.” The elimination of 94 jobs Temple University’s $142.8 hundred percent cut in state aid. and a wage freeze were million appropriation, and a nine Paul Winkneld/S;>eci