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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 4-29-2010 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (2010). The George-Anne. 2178. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/2178 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NEWS FEATURES Free Tickets Puppet theatre New band, One pair of Tim McGraw performs today old style tickets will be hidden in an i issue of today's George- "The Emperor Jones" will Reflector editor critiques Anne, given out take place at the Puppet rock band JT and the at George-Anne Theatre Northern Lights and Joe. Page 14 Page 16 Will you find them? Thursday, April 29,2010 Volume 83 • Issue 6 Serving Georgia Southern and Statesboro since 1927 GEORGE-ANNE Budget cuts must be decided today Davis: Cuts will not be as severe as planned Charles MINSHEW • editor-in-chief Today is decision day for the Georgia Legislature. The states budget has to be "The Board has made a finalized by the end of the day, and once that commitment, it believes, happens, there will be a clearer picture of the severity of budget cuts for the University to the students on fixed for System of Georgia. four status and that it should Erroll Davis, chancellor of the USG, made his annual visit to Georgia Southern Monday. honor that commitment." He discussed budget cuts at a press conference and said that the cuts will not be as severe as Erroll Davis originally planned. USG chancellor "We'll have a budget and based on what we have seen now, it will be a compromise around some rather narrow bands with respect to the believes, to the students on fixed for four status university system," Davis said. "It's probably and that it should honor that commitment," around a $20 million band on a $2 billion Davis said. "There has been no discussion with budget. We'll just wait for that process to our board during this legislative session to not finish." honor the commitment of fixed for four." Davis said that a tuition increase is Davis said that tuition prices cannot be set until legislators approve a budget for Governor Katherine Kennedy/STAFF probable, but that revenues from auxiliary affairs, fundraising and other sources will also Sonny Perdue to sign. have to be looked at when meeting the gap "Tuition will not be set until we understand A saucy good time for tickets caused by budget cuts. what resources we need," Davis said. "We Junior Paul Gourdeau paints sophomore Brent Thomas in barbecue sauce, winning concert tickets. Twenty students competed yesterday in a contest to win He said that students who are on the fixed will not know that until after the budget is free tickets for Tim McGraw's concert Friday. Hosted by Eagle Entertainment, for four tuition plan - those who entered in finalized." the first 10 pairs at the Rotunda had to race to cover one partner in as much 2007 and 2008 - should not see an increase in Davis said that the USG has "full barbecue sauce as possible, without help from the one being painted. The contest is based on a line from McGraw's song "Something Like That." tuition. "The Board has made a commitment, it See BUDGET Page 15 Finished? Today Friday News 3 Features i#. Newiroem 478-5246 www.pd8lly.cem Recycle this 791S2 85161 Contents Opinions 4 Classifieds... .20" Buginn§§ 478-5418 PO Box 8001 $ newspaper! 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