"(TAKE PKG W/ CG- PAUL MCCANN) *CG lowerthird Paul McCann EIU VPBA v "It has no direct effect on the students ... the students are still going to be able to reduce their tuition bill by those amounts and we're not asking the students to reimburse us for those amounts." (TAKE LOCATOR CG- CHARLESTON) *CG lowerthird Charleston MAP Funding Vetoed In an email to News Watch Monday afternoon ... EIU President David Glassman says the money could have delayed the recent round of layoffs if received before March 12th. Political Science department chair ... Richard Wandling ... says the veto could be even more significant for the stalemate because of the upcoming state primaries. (TAKE SOT W/ CG- RICHARD WANDLING) *CG lowerthird Richard Wandling PLS Department Chair "As far as before the primaries ... that was probably the last chance. Obviously everyone now is focused on the upcoming primary." Even after the primaries ... it remains to be seen how much will get done ... but Wandling says time will quickly run out. (TAKE SOT- RICHARD) "They do need to get back to Springfield because at that point the clock is ticking. Under the normal scheme of things ...they would like to have all their legislative business done by the end of April." In the meantime ... the university will take the necessary steps to get by. (TAKE SOT- PAUL) "We're making cuts ... we're taking layoffs and we're doing the things we need to do in order to provide the students a complete education both this semester and going forward." (TAKE REPORTER CG- NICK RUFFOLO) *CG lowerthird Nick Ruffolo Reporting The role of the students in this budget situation has been well-documented ... from the Fund EIU rally earlier this month or the trip to Springfield last Wednesday. The rallies are helping to get the word out ... but ... as Wandling says ... are concerning a topic that shouldn't be an issue this far into the fiscal year. (TAKE SOT- RICHARD) "The situation is so bleak that our students need to set aside time from their classes to go to Springfield. All things considered ... wouldn't it be great if when they went to Springfield they would be lobbying for other issues ... rather than lobbying for the basic survivability of public higher education."
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