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•CSI President Morales Gets Pay Raise, CSI Students May Pay More •CUNY Chancellor Raises SAT Math Admission Scores to CSI & CUNY •Look Who USED To Teach at CSI! •Mayor Bloomberg’s Budget Cuts CUNY •CUNY Trustee Randy Mastro Dropped > POLITICAL DISCOURSE •Comrade X: The Fourth Estate & Revolution •What's the #1 cause of global warming? > POETRY > CULTURAL DISCOURSE •A Weeknight Out on the Town for Booze & Brains > ART & PHOTOGRAPHY •Look Who USED To Teach at CSI! •What's the #1 cause of global warming? > DEPARTMENTS
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Mayor Bloomberg’s Budget Cuts CUNY Mayor Bloomberg has proposed cutting CUNY’s budget by $29.8 million. In response, City Councilman Charles Barron, the chairman of the Committee on Higher Education and a CUNY alumnus stated, “This budget is going to devastate [CUNY].” Barron voiced concern at the possibility of axing several key CUNY programs, including scholarships such as the $11.2 million Peter Vallone Academic Scholarship Program, awarded to NYC high school students who graduate HS with at least a B average and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 at CUNY. The scholarship has helped thousands of students, including many at CSI realize their dream of a college education. Ernesto Malave, CUNY’s Vice Chancellor for Budget & Finance added that the CUNY Prep and ASAP programs, both funded from the NYC poverty commission were not included in Bloomberg’s budget proposal. Thankfully, Bloomberg’s budget is not expected to pass the City Council without any modifications to the CUNY cuts. |