Cal State trustees hear grim budget news, seek other solutions - Carla Rivera, LA Times

The California State University Board of Trustees received a grim report Tuesday on how the system might deal with the possibility of more state funding cuts, including slashing enrollment, losing thousands of faculty and staff positions and eliminating academic and athletic programs. All of those measures are possible, officials said, if a tax measure on the November ballot fails, and the system is faced with a $200-million cut that would occur in the middle of the 2012-13 academic year. Cal State already plans to freeze most enrollment for the spring 2013 semester and wait-list all applicants for the following fall term. Officials estimate that 20,000 to 25,000 eligible students could be turned away. In addition, campuses will limit the number of courses students can take, with a maximum of 15 to 17 credits each term except for graduating seniors.