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Students Vow to Fight Budget Cuts
By Faith Ray and Alex Kaplun | April 23As UNC-system officials prepare to lobby the N.C. General Assembly to prevent possible budget cuts, the UNC Association of Student Governments has made its own plans for appealing to the legislature.The ASG is sending state lawmakers a memo, urging them to find solutions to the state's budget woes other than slicing $125 million out of the UNC-system budget. The Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Education formally requested last week that UNC-system officials find a way to cut 7 percent from the University's recurring budget.