Fall semester begins will layoff announcements, other cutbacks at Mississippi universities

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OXFORD, MISS. — Job cuts, retirements and scaled-back programs are some of the steps Mississippi's eight public universities are taking to deal with tight finances this school year and the next.

It's unclear how such measures might affect what's being offered to students in the classroom.

Mattie Tomes, a 19-year-old from Pascagoula, worries the budget situation could impact the dietetics and nutrition program in which she's enrolled at the University of Mississippi.


Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/fall-semester-begins-will-layoff-announcements-other-cutbacks-at-mississippi-universities-101992273.html#ixzz0yNonbwZD

[Botany]

1. And how many billions were lost in Iraq?

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