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The Daily OrangeGetting the axe
By Ryan Balton
Posted: 8/28/08, 12:52 AM EST Section: News
Felicia Culverwell, a freshman wildlife science major, said she wants to take art classes at SU and is concerned the option won't be there in the future.
SU students can take any course at SUNY-ESF as long as it fits into the program from their home college, said Raymond Blaskiewicz, SUNY-ESF registrar. This can offset the costs for SUNY-ESF to let its students take more classes at SU, Bongarten said.
Meng Meng, a freshman biotechnology and pre-dentistry major, encourages that option but said it isn't advertised enough. She couldn't take karate this semester, though her Chinese language course at SU was unaffected.
One student questioned why construction is being done to SUNY-ESF campus walkways, despite the academic budget cuts.
"Do we have to lose classes and advantages of having higher education because of it?" said Rory Powers, a junior chemistry major. "Um, no."
However, the construction was already approved "long before" the state announced the budget cuts, said Claire Dunn, SUNY-ESF's director of communications.
SUNY-ESF announced the course restrictions Aug. 20 - five days before classes started - after the state informed the administration of the budget cuts. SUNY-ESF will work harder to give its students more advance notice of any future course restrictions, Bongarten said.
President Cornelius Murphy, Jr. was not available for comment Wednesday.
rsbalton@syr.edu
SU students can take any course at SUNY-ESF as long as it fits into the program from their home college, said Raymond Blaskiewicz, SUNY-ESF registrar. This can offset the costs for SUNY-ESF to let its students take more classes at SU, Bongarten said.
Meng Meng, a freshman biotechnology and pre-dentistry major, encourages that option but said it isn't advertised enough. She couldn't take karate this semester, though her Chinese language course at SU was unaffected.
One student questioned why construction is being done to SUNY-ESF campus walkways, despite the academic budget cuts.
"Do we have to lose classes and advantages of having higher education because of it?" said Rory Powers, a junior chemistry major. "Um, no."
However, the construction was already approved "long before" the state announced the budget cuts, said Claire Dunn, SUNY-ESF's director of communications.
SUNY-ESF announced the course restrictions Aug. 20 - five days before classes started - after the state informed the administration of the budget cuts. SUNY-ESF will work harder to give its students more advance notice of any future course restrictions, Bongarten said.
President Cornelius Murphy, Jr. was not available for comment Wednesday.
rsbalton@syr.edu
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