Wichita State President John Bardo remains confident over budget concerns - Melisha Regier, the Sunflower

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget office recommended an 8 percent reduction in state funding for all state colleges back in November, as part of his new legislative budget for the 2013 fiscal year. As a smaller university compared with the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, some Wichita State students are worried about a greater financial struggle should this legislation be approved by the legislature. “I feel like with complete renewal of the student center, this won’t bode well for students,” junior Ryan Attaria said. “Maybe if they had known [the cuts] were a possibility, then maybe it would have been best to hold off on the construction until things looked better.” However, WSU President John Bardo is not worried about the cuts and feels they will not negatively impact WSU. “We won’t know anything for another three months,” he said. “It’s a long process.” http://www.thesunflower.com/news/article_8735ca3a-6ed2-11e2-aa9f-0019bb30f31a.html