CSU outlines drastic cuts if state tax measure fails - JORGE BARRIENTOS, Bakersfield.com

The California State University system plans to close spring admissions at most campuses next year, and deep enrollment cuts are planned if voters reject Gov. Jerry Brown's measure to raise taxes, a top CSU system official said Monday. Only eight of Cal State's 23 campuses will admit students for the Spring 2013 term, with enrollment limited to several hundred community college transfer students, Vice Chancellor Robert Turnage said. CSU admitted about 16,000 students last spring. Cal State Bakersfield was not on the list of campuses that will accept new students in Spring 2013, but officials here tried to hold out a ray of hope that CSUB might avoid closing off those admissions altogether. They said more clarity would come soon when the CSUB budget is put together. CSUB President Horace Mitchell and his cabinet are discussing potential cuts that are expected to be outlined in the coming weeks during a budget forum, campus spokesman Rob Meszaros said. "Everything will be on the table," Meszaros said of cuts. "We're planning for the worst, and hoping for the best."