entertainment sports news In this Housholder composes Lady Loper basketball just Annual FAME talent show 3 an ode to the UNK Super 4 hit 20 wins this season -- 7 highlights students brave issue... Senior ranked 3rd in MIAA enough to step on stage the antelope Run with it. University of Nebraska at Kearney Volume 119, Issue 15| 2.21.18 | www.unkantelope.com What can you do? Contact Senator John Lowe of Dis- trict 37, which encompasses the city Destructive cuts far-reaching, of Kearney and the UNK campus • [email protected] • (402) 471-2726 will likely also raise tuition Students, advocates challenge Legislature Difficult decisions across the board include four percent base cut if the governor’s proposal passes.” BRAYDON CONELL whole athletic programs, Chancellor says A base cut means that the University Antelope Staff will need to cut an additional four BRAYDON CONELL percent every year under the proposal. The biggest direct impact to UNK Antelope Staff These percentage cuts for UNK would students is the athletics reductions. result in roughly $11 million and an 2019.$100.4 Overall, million this for fiscalwould year result 2017-2018 in a $173 Prior to the budget forum, Chancellor additional $23 million starting in millionand $123.5 projected million budget for fiscal gap. year 2018- Kristensen met with 56 UNK students Chancellor Doug Kristensen opened summer 2018. Kristensen further The effects of the state budget to inform them that they will no longer a budget forum meeting Monday, Feb. 12 emphasized that the system is roughly shortfalls are far-reaching but greatly be competing for UNK. The men’s to a solemn crowd of UNK faculty, staff 13 percent of the state budget but is affect the Nebraska tennis, men’s golf and baseball teams and community taking a third of the cut, and the cuts are University System will cease to exist at UNK following the members saying “The disproportionate and, frankly, they are (NU). UNK alone conclusion of the spring 2018 season. magnitude of not fair. is facing a $3.4 In addition to the 56 students day.” This forum Kristensen announced during the these cuts is million budget affected, 10 incoming freshmen now came“Today in is response a difficult forum on Monday what he referred to as unprecedented, gap as a result of have been informed that their plans to to the State of “strategic cutting.” Not all groups will be decreased state attend college and participate in sports Nebraska’s budget considering taking the same proportion of the cut; appropriations, are no longer an option in Kearney. shortfall for they represent however, this is needed to maintain the declining credit However, UNK has pledged to honor the 2017-2019 nearly 5 academic quality and affordability at hour production the scholarships for these students as biennium budget. UNK. percent and scheduled long as they remain attending school in Back on Jan. 10, Yet, these cuts are unprecedented reduction in UNK’s operating Kearney. Gov. Pete Ricketts and carry a negative impact on increases. The Despite UNK preparing for the hosted an executive budget and employee faculty, staff and students despite governor’ssalary and benefitbudget budget cuts, Agency 51 still must make budget presentation workforce.” the cut recommendations being a proposal, known in its way through the Nebraska Legisla- to outline collaborative effort across campus. — Doug Kristensen the Legislature as ture. On Feb. 14, the budget was heard mid-biennium The recommendations presented by Agency 51, calls for in the Appropriations Committee at adjustments. During Kristensen total $3.67 million and affect a massive cut across the whole university the Nebraska State Capitol. For many the presentation, Gov. Ricketts outlined administration and support staff, faculty, system. students, the concern of rising tuition that the Nebraska Economic Forecasting operations personnel and athletics. Kristensen said “It will be a two with a budget cut was enough to draw Advisory Board (NEFAB) reduced The biggest impact from these cuts revenue forecasts for the 2017-2019 percent reduction in the third quarter them to testify. biennium by a combined $223.9 million: (the current quarter) and another CHANCELLOR, PAGE 5 For example, Carlo Eby, the student body president at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, told senators on the Appropriations Committee that he Stay home with your flu was among UNO’s 44 percent of stu- students. He made the case that tuition increasesdents that would are first-generation threaten the afford college- illness. So, it is something that we need to ability of the NU system and would Personal responsibility take seriously,” Hayes said. hand washing and covering your cough The Center for Disease Control’s or sneeze.Other waysWiping to thingsprevent down the flu: with good students and other students alike. Eby saves lives during - bleach wipes and Lysol and keeping your laterplace said, a burden “Send on a messagethe first-generation to future tagious respiratory illness caused by hands away from your face also prevent students – the future leaders of this high-risk flu season (CDC) website says influenza is a con state – that you care.” severe illness stressing possible compli- “If people aren’t sure what they have, Eby’s statement could not have cationsinfluenza that viruses can result that canin hospitalization cause mild to flu. JESS MOSER come in and get it checked out. If stu- been truer. Denying affordable college and death. Flu symptoms can include Antelope Staff dents are taking seven or more credits education because the state budget is fever, chills, on campus, they pay the being sliced is not a way for the State cough, sore student health fee. There’s of Nebraska to move forward in the fu- Nurse practitioner Cindy Hayes from throat, runny no charge to come in and get ture, and it could hurt the universities Student Health says people who are sick or stuffy nose, evaluated.” as students look for options outside need to stay home. “In addition to doing muscle or body People forget that the The CDC recommends of Nebraska. For others testifying the patient care as a nurse practitioner, aches, head- checking with your doctor flu kills tens of thousands against the measure, the decision of the I also look at this from a public health aches, fatigue, promptly after develop- governor to cut the NU budget reach- standpoint,” Hayes said. “So, somebody vomiting and of people every year.” ing symptoms, especially es outside the classroom and touches who is running high fevers, who is cough- diarrhea. / Cindy Hayes extension, research and health care. ing or blowing their nose. If they’re going “The most complications. Those For example, Ashli Brehm of to class, they are going to infect so many important thing whothose are at highat high risk risk for are flu Elkhorn spoke of her time spent at the other students.” young children, adults over 65, pregnant University of Nebraska Medical Cen- Hayes always encourages students women and those with prior medical ter. Throughout her cancer treatment, to email their instructors, tell them you people can do to “prevent the flu is to get conditions. Antiviral drugs can lessen Brehm watched as the Fred & Pamela have a temperature, that you think you hasthe flubeen shot. a lot Even of media the CDC out says this to year get - Buffett Cancer Center was built. As aboutyour flu how shot,” it wasn’t Hayes a said. great “I match, know thereor plications like pneumonia. The CDC also you should be in class. Stay home and recommendssymptoms and staying prevent home serious for atflu least com 24 STUDENTS, PAGE 5 isolatemay have yourself the flu when and that sick, you so youdon’t don’t think shot covers four different strains. Even if hours after your fever is gone, except for spread it. you don’t have great coverage, but the flu getting medical care or other necessities. ORE NLINE decrease the severity of those symptoms While the University of Nebraska at M O : people. Tens of thousands of people die andit’s not can a protect great fit, you having from theother flu strains.shot can Kearney has been lucky, other schools in READ INTERVIEW WITH TENNIS “People forget that influenza kills I’ve seen and heard of people getting ex- the area have been closed due to the high little babies or old people. We’ve seen posed to more than one strain and having - GA ON RECENT CUTS young,from influenza healthy adultsevery year with and no priornot just @ unkantelope.com medical history that have died from this points.” Futuresnumber Preschoolof students in with January. flu-like symp different types of influenza at different toms this flu season, including Bright Thursday 2/15 Friday 2/16 Saturday 2/17 Sunday 2/18 Monday 2/19 Tuesday 2/20 Fun Interesting Tragic Marvel’s “Black Special council Robert Students at Marjory Oprah Winfrey hosts a An apparent chicken Canadians Tess Virtue Panther” opens in Mueller releases Stoneman Douglas panel of Trump voters shortage in the UK and Scott Moir take theaters. 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