Video: Student town hall on budget cut

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, UMass students gathered to discuss the university budget cut at a town hall-style meeting hosted by SGA President Malcolm Chu and Student Trustee Lindsay McKluskey.

Watch the highlights here:

Read the write-up on The Daily Collegian:

“The crisis entails an anticipated $38 million deficit facing the University next year. The deficit comprises of a $20 million cut of state funding, an anticipated $2 million for the operations of the new recreational center, $3 million spent on fringe benefits for University employees and $6.5 million from a decline in investment income.” More…

The meeting will be broadcast in its entirety on UVC-TV channel 19 today at 4:00 and 11:00 p.m. To join the ongoing conversation on the budget crisis, visit the SGA’s blog on the subject.

Jackie Hai

Jackie Hai is a senior undergraduate studying journalism and philosophy at UMass Amherst. Trained in all the tools of convergence, Jackie works with words, photos, audio and video to tell a story. Currently, she is a teaching assistant for Professor Steve Fox's multimedia journalism class, program director at the campus television station, UVC-TV 19, and web editor and tech consultant for the Western Massachusetts Community Journalism project.

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