Students react to Purdue budget trouble

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Purdue's cutbacks have some on campus concerned.

Students all shared the same plea about tuition to Purdue board members.

"Don't raise it please," said Purdue freshman Shane Hinkle. "As bad as it is, I'm in state and there are a lot of people from out of state. Its ungodly expensive right now. Aid is hard to come around anymore. What's going to happen? What's going to happen as far as our tuition? I'm a little concerned about that."

"It's ridiculous," said Purdue freshman Amanda Jones. "That's a lot of money that we owe. I think with the way the economy is, it's not looking as great. Tuition would be my biggest concern there too."

Students are shocked that the university could come up $70 million short for its 2013 budget.

"Very surprised. I thought they were making a lot of money here. I don't know how they got themselves that far in debt. It's almost unbelievable. I hate to say it, because I live in a dorm, but maybe raise the prices of them a little bit. I don't think tuition should go up none," said Purdue sophomore Erich Henning.

Mike Reynolds works in the Registration Office at Purdue and said the cuts across the board will affect everybody with jobs at Purdue. He says making job cuts on employees who make minimum wage isn't the way to go.

"The only place I hope they don't make cuts are on staff individuals that are making less than $10 an hour. Some close to minimum wage. Don't deny people making less than $10 an hour a raise because they ain't it," Reynolds said.

"I don't think we should cut a bunch of jobs or hire new people. The whole thing is just scary," Jones said.

Click here to access a Purdue webpage for students, staff and faculty to offer suggestions to the board on budget cuts.