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T H E S T U D E N T N E W S P A P E R O F M I S S I S S I P P I S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y S I N C E 1 884
University braces for 2 percent budget cut Students
receive cent this fiscal year. “We will take care
job hunt
Barbour orders $42 million MSU Interim of any necessary reduc-
President Roy Ruby tions in personnel by
state spending reduction said any time there is attrition and a freeze on
advice
a budget cut it means some positions, but not
there will be a reduction faculty positions at this
somewhere. time,” Ruby said.
BY LAWRENCE SIMMONS “We will be working Barbour He said it is his Ruby
Gov. Haley Barbour ordered a 2
Staff Writer to cut the budget in understanding the uni-
percent spending reduction, totalling
such a way as to do the least damage to versity receives about 35 percent of its
an estimated $42 million, in the state’s
Professor says
the university’s ability to carry out its budget from the state of Mississippi.
proposed current fiscal year budget
Tough decisions await Mississippi
mission, which is teaching, service and “We will try to increase our efficiency
Wednesday.
State University president-to-be Mark
networking is an
research,” he said. whereas we do not have to cut programs
Laura Hipp, Barbour’s deputy press
Keenum as the effects of the current
integral facet
The first things protected will be the or people,” he said.
secretary, said the governor has asked
economic downturn meet proposed
academic and teaching aspects of the MSU will be able to handle the cuts
state agencies and the Legislature to
cutbacks for state agencies, including
institution, he said. BUDGET, 4
look for ways to trim spending by 2 per-
higher education. SEE
BY WAYNE BRAGG
Staff Writer
Mississippi State University students
received sound advice on searching for
a job after college during Thursday’s
Hot Topics seminar sponsored by the
Shackouls Honors College.
Charles Campbell, professor of eco-
nomics at MSU, spoke to an audience
of about 20 students on the right
approaches to finding a job that will
suit their needs.
Campbell said there are three
approaches to finding the right job
after college: targeting what students
are looking for, networking to find
the right connections in the field
and postgraduate entrepreneurship
involving students starting their own
businesses.
“Each [approach] works differently
and varies depending on the job and
the job seeker,” Campbell said during
the lecture. “Before you begin to look,
figure out if you are going to search
for a specific firm or company and job
position within that company.”
The Shackouls Honors College
ADVICE, 2
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Artists
display
semester
productions
‘Diplopia’
showcases senior
thesis artwork
BY ROBERT JONES
Contributing Writer
BY PATRICK YOUNG | Staff Writer The semester-long projects of Mis-
sissippi State University senior art
M
majors were unveiled in the second
ng grade
ississippi State University has received a near-faili floor of the Union on Thursday.
“Diplopia,” the annual exhibition
an annual
in sustainability and eco-friendliness according to sponsored by the art department,
ble Endow-
study conducted by Harvard University’s Sustaina showcased the creativity of its gradu-
ating students, including Katherine
the
ments Institute. The D-plus grade, which ranks near Holmes, Zachry Ashmore and Brad
as a part
bottom of the nation and last in the SEC, was given Coleman.
An extension of the showcase is lo-
The study looked at the top 300
of Harvard’s College Sustainability Report Card. cated in McComas Hall, containing
become more energy-efficient. the artistry of six other students.
universities in North America and their efforts to The showcase attracted a sizeable
SEE STUDY, 2
audience of students, parents, faculty
and enthusiasts. The photography,
sculptures and drawings of the tal-
ented students evoked intrigued and
admiring reactions from gallery view-
ers.
“I liked Katherine Holmes’ photog-
raphy,” freshman psychology major
EXHIBITION, 4
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ART GALLERY DATES
The Union and McComas Hall galleries
will remain on display until Dec. 2.
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