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FSU celebrates its
bond with Nigeria
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permanent staff and faculty workloads
will continue to increase in order to
protect class availability.
“We have to cut down on everything;
travel, supplies and staff,” Spellman
said. “Campus wide, the hardest hit de
partments are the business and finance
division and facilities maintenance.”
Every department may see this dif
ferently as everyone’s priorities are dif
ferent and more narrowly focused.
Governor Purdue’s budget has funds
reallocated and cut. There are a variety
of increases and decreases
affecting different facets
of the state. Jobs are being
cut across North Carolina.
Everyone is tightening
their belts and expecting
more budget reductions on
the way.
However, Governor
Purdue’s budget seems to
protect and advocate for
education, yet 16 campus
es including FSU may be
required to get rid of man
agement, staff and pro
grams to meet the expect
ed budget cuts. That may
involve layoffs, though it’s
not certain yet.
Unless it becomes absolutely neces
sary to phase in the 15 percent reduc
tion requested by Governor Purdue,
FSU is poised to implement a 10 per
cent reduction in the budget as opposed
to immediately instituting the 15 per
cent reduction, according to Spellman.
TUITION INCREASES LOOM
As of fall 2010, tuition has increased,
but Governor Perdue’s budget ensures
the support of fully funded need-based
aid as well as funds allocated to cover
increased enrollment throughout the
UNC system.
The proposal allows campuses to
increase tuition by up to $750 per stu
dent, per semester. That is on top of
other tuition and fee increases that have
already been enacted.
FSU students are paying almost $250
more in tuition per student, per semes
ter on top of other institution hikes and
increases across the board. This is to
date the lowest tuition increase in the
UNC system with three other campuses
allowed to implement the $750 tuition
hike.
The availability of classes needed for
graduation could also be affected. With
the decrease in class availability, grad
uating students could find they may
need to delay graduation as they are cut
out of classes that fill quickly.
FSU may be forced to cut back on
aesthetics such as landscaping. Stu
dents may have to wait in longer lines
for refunds and service. Beautifying
projects that make the university ap
pealing to parents, visitors and pro
spective students are affected.
Available staff members have to
work harder to get the same amount of
work done. Security officers may have
to work longer shifts. Housekeeping
staff has increased workloads and is
forced to cut back on cleaning sched
ules.
Director Spellman advises everyone
to do their part to preserve the quality
of education and experience provided
at FSU. Conservation and knowledge
are the keys to making it possible.
“Everything will be transparent to
students,” Mr. Spellman said.
In addition, he add
ed that students, fac
ulty and staff should
educate themselves on
ways to conserve ener
gy, resources and sup
plies on campus.
Everyone should be
involved in campus ac
tivities that support a
wide range of ways to
help conserve and pro
tect the integrity and
productivity of FSU.
“Everyone has a part
they can play. If you
don’t do it at home
don’t do it here,” says
Mr. Spellman.
Remember to turn lights off when
you leave a room as you would do at
home. Pick up trash and don’t litter.
Use designated recycling bins and re-
fiise receptacles.
Everyone should utilize email to con
serve paper and ink. Remember to save
on supplies and resources, use recycled
scratch paper. Staff and faculty should
cut down on printing and copying.
Class sizes have and will continue to
increase to meet the needs required to
protect instruction at Fayetteville State
University.
“Before programs are affected jobs
would go first,” said Spellman. “It has
to get really bad before people go.”
Students, faculty and staff can keep
informed on how funds are allocated
throughout the state by reading news
papers and keeping up to date on cur
rent events.
Controller Lisa Blauser of the office
of Business and Finance provided the
following information for obtaining
audited annual financial statements for
any state agency including Fayetteville
State University. This site can be ac
cessed from the Office of the State Au
ditor at www.ncauditor.net.
Keeping informed is an integral part
of understanding events outside of Fay
etteville State University that may af
fect everyone.
Affairs in the state affect one and all.
State budget short falls are everyone’s
priority.. If you want to help protect
jobs, your educational experiences, and
safety on campus, the advice seems to
be - do your part.
By Alicia Bayat
Voice Staff Writer
“One nation bound in freedom, peace
and unity.”
Those are the words embedded in the
national anthem of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. Those are also the words espoused
by members and guests of the Nigerian
Cultural Association’s (NCA) celebration
gala Saturday night at the Crown Coliseum.
On Saturday, NCA members and guests
gathered to celebration 50 years of Nigerian
independence, to share stories, mingle with
new and old fnends and to recognize those
in the community that support the associa
tion and its mission
The West African country of Nigeria
gained its independence on Oct. 1, 1960
from the United Kingdom. Today, it is one
of the world’s largest growing economies
and a major exporter of oil in Africa. It is
also a country rich in culture and history.
Still young in the throes of growing
pains, the Federal Republic governmental
system is modeled after the United States.
The system is composed of a President and
a congress and senate to balance the execu
tive power.
NCA was founded by Fayetteville State
University Students in 1982. The associa
tion’s mission is to be visible in the com
munity, to raise money to help support
other local organizations, educate the com
munity, and address issues that affect the
association, Nigeria, North Carolina and
Fayetteville.
This was not a conventional sit-down
dinner with speaker after speaker passing
through the podium in assembly line fash
ion. The night was filled energy and enter
tainment.
NCA has taken the idea behind the Ni
gerian national anthem, and reached out to
envelope the whole of the local community
as one nation regardless of nationality, or
color of their skin. This idea was passion
ately expressed throughout Saturday’s inde
pendence celebration.
NCA announced their support of The
Care Clinic, a local health clinic for those
See NIGERIA, page 10
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