"LAT's Steve Lopez takes a look at just how dire things are at 'the once-great Cal State system' of universities in his latest column, chasing the rumor that in order to save money 'they might be shutting down phone service at Cal State Long Beach.' Yeah, you read that right. Apparently 'turning off the phones campuswide was recommended by committee members as a way to avoid further cuts in instruction. The thinking was that professors could use personal cellphones to conduct school business.'
One way the CSU campuses are saving money is by shutting down two full days a month. Those are mandatory system-wide furlough days; faculty and staff are enduring a number of individual furlough days as well, in exchange for just shy of 10% less pay. Lopez explains the consequences"
