The Learning Curveball - VALERIE MILLER, Las Vegas Business Press

The last special Legislative session saw another 6.9 percent in UNLV budget reductions. Gov. Jim Gibbons had proposed gutting higher education's budget with a 10 percent cut. Even with that modified rate of reduction, another $10.7 million will still be cut from the university's budget.UNLV has been cutting programs and looking for ways to trim millions of dollars more. UNLV President Neal Smatresk notes his campus has been the hardest hit."UNLV has been cut more than any other higher-education institution in the country," he said. "You get what you pay for."