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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Budget cuts hit broad swath of Cal State -- latimes.com


Budget cuts hit broad swath of Cal State -- latimes.com:

"Rochelle Corros is passionate when she speaks about her college major: Recreation and leisure studies is not just fun and games, she says with conviction. Graduates run city and state parks, recreation departments, hospital clinics, theaters and cruise lines. They help keep kids off the streets.

So the Cal State Dominguez Hills senior was floored by an August letter from administrators telling her that admissions to the program would be suspended and courses slashed as the campus grappled with steep budget reductions."