Journal 5

Journal 5

I read two editorials in Iowa State Daily this week. One of the editorials is called “Deep budget cut looming; prepare to make sacrifices”. The goals is the gerents have been forced to cut $60 million from their fiscal year 2010 budget, and budget reduction amounts to a $24.5 million cut for Iowa. For reduction 24.5 million cut for Iowa, Miles made seven recommendations to the institution heads, as means for making their new, lower budget. These recommendations are very efficiency for Iowa State. One of the recommendations is consider a tuition surcharge for the spring semester. Most specifically, it will raise tuition by more than 8%. This behavior will help the university make its budget more efficiently. However, to raise tuition is a bad news to all students.

Another one called: “ Inconsistencies continue to plague ISU alcohol policy”. Those evil cans of beer branded with collegiate color schemes that caused such a raucous back in September also raised a valid question: where should the line be drawn between university, college athletics and alcohol? In fact, Iowa State does a commendable job of keeping enough stadium staff, police officers and security guards around to make sure fans have a positive experience without getting out of control. But it is hard to decide where should be the line be draw between university, college athletics and alcohol, and people do not know they need alcohol or not to have a good time at Iowa State. It is a difficult thing to dissect. The NCAA doesn’t want to deal with alcohol, and neither does Iowa State. Thus, they don’t accomplished their goals, because it is hard to do.