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		<title>Employees, students protest decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakia Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Sam McFarland, a part-time psychology professor, stood in front of Wetherby on Thursday, he was greeted with glares, thumbs-up and partial nods.
Nearly a month after the Benefits Committee voted against offering domestic partner, or other qualified dependent (OQD), benefits to Western employees, faculty and staff members are standing at the steps of Wetherby Administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuts could be less than 2 percent</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/05/cuts-could-be-less-than-2-percent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western administrators will likely know the extent of state budget cuts for higher education after spring break.
Kentucky’s House of Representatives hopes to pass a budget by the end of next week, said Brian Wilkerson, communications director for House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonburg.
The budget will include cuts to higher education, but the House budget committee is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: America sees colleges as businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/03/05/study-america-sees-colleges-as-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans are reportedly losing confidence in the way colleges are managed, but some Western administrators and students say they don’t think that’s happening here.
A recent national survey found an increasing number of people believe colleges are more concerned with their  financial well-being than the educational quality of students, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget talks to continue next week</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/27/budget-talks-to-continue-next-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As leaders in Kentucky’s House of Representatives continue to hammer out details of their budget proposal, they’re looking for ways to minimize higher education cuts.
Last week, House leaders announced their plan would likely include a budget cut of 2 percent for Kentucky’s public universities, but now they’re hoping to lessen that amount, said Rep. Rick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ransdell: New athletic director within a month</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/23/ransdell-new-athletic-director-within-a-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Western tennis player Katy Tinius always wanted one more thing included in the over $100 million in construction and renovation to athletic facilities during Wood Selig’s 11 years at Western.
She wanted to find some more tennis courts, as just two sit tucked away near Nick Denes Field.
But now Tinius will have to wait for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Higher ed could get 2 percent cut</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/23/higher-ed-could-get-2-percent-cut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 2 percent cut to higher education is part of the budget plan Kentucky House of Representative leaders presented last Thursday.
Kentucky’s House of Representatives should have a complete budget proposal ready by the end of this week for the 2010-2012 state budget.
The cut on the state’s public universities, including Western, would be for both years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House leaders plan for 2 percent cut</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/19/house-leaders-plan-for-2-percent-cut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State lawmakers outlined their plans yesterday for the 2010-12 state budget.
The plan includes a 2-percent budget cut for Kentucky&#8217;s public universities, including Western, said Brian Wilkerson, communications director for House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg.
The cut would amount to $20 million each year, Wilkerson said.
The House will hopefully have a written bill of the plan ready [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selig cites family as reason for leaving Western</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/19/selig-cites-family-as-reason-for-leaving-western/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than a month after receiving a new contract from Western, Athletics Director Wood Selig is going to receive another new contract.

This time from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.]]></description>
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		<title>AD Selig to resign</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/19/ad-selig-to-resign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Lintner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED: Feb 19 at 9:16 a.m.
Athletics Director Wood Selig sent this letter (link) to Hilltopper Athletic Foundation members early Friday morning explaining his resignation.
Posted: Feb. 19 at 3:58 a.m.
President Gary Ransdell said Thursday that Athletics Director Wood Selig planned to announce his resignation today.
As of Thursday, Ransdell could not confirm Selig’s next destination but did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Educators prepare for stimulus money&#8217;s end</title>
		<link>http://www.wkuherald.com/2010/02/16/educators-prepare-for-stimulus-moneys-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As enrollment goes up in colleges across the country, educators face the challenge of sustaining that growth with an uncertain financial future.
In Kentucky, demand for higher education has increased at all levels, said Sue Patrick, communications director for the Council on Postsecondary Education.
Enrollment increased about 6 percent from fall 2008 to fall 2009 across Kentucky’s [...]]]></description>
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