In the news: More reaction to proposed System cuts

Local 5 News spoke with UW-Green Bay students and Vice Chancellor Kelly Franz Thursday (Jan. 29), continuing to assess reaction to a proposed $300 million UW System budget cut. In the near term, the University will look at areas including travel and staffing, Franz said, even as uncertainties as to the exact size of UW-Green Bay’s cut remain. Students interviewed for the story said they were concerned about the impact of the cuts — and discussion surrounding those cuts — on their professors and their education. “From all the professors that I’ve had here so far, it seems like everybody works really hard,” said UW-Green Bay freshman Joseph Prestley. “If they work any harder, they’re going to work themselves to death.” Full story.