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Article: STATE WANTS MORE MONEY THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WILL BE ASKED TO RETURN AT LEAST $400,000 MORE TO THE STATE.(SPORTS)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- March 7, 2002
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Byline: Andy Baggot
For the second time in less than a year, the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department will be asked to swallow a bitter financial pill courtesy of the state.
Last summer, a $700,000 annual appropriation earmarked for women's sports at UW was abruptly yanked as a belt-tightening measure. The move came after the UW Athletic Department budget had been approved by the Board of Regents, which is a major reason why the UW Athletic Department is facing an estimated $225,000 budget deficit for 2001-2002.
Now comes word that the UW Athletic Department will be asked to contribute a minimum of $400,000 to the campus-wide effort to ...