Jerri Haller did not have a pumpkin carriage to carry her nine-and-a-half hours through wintry conditions to join her Prince Charming at the ball. Instead, she drove from her home in Woodbridge, Va., to meet her boyfriend, Cadet Dave Seery, at the 2010 Military Ball.

A university budget reduction plan for the 2010-11 fiscal year was put into action Wednesday. Each budget center, or area that spends money, was asked to prepare a suggestion of budget cuts of 3, 6 and 9 percent by Feb. 8.

Brooks Hall is receiving another $1.5 million for enovating and upgrading heating and cooling systems, control systems for heating and cooling, and remedying “noise issues” with already-installed equipment.

Central Michigan University received $1,379,973 of the $787 billion in stimulus money through Oct. 30 from the federal government.

Central Michigan University has the opportunity to apply for a one-time grant up to $2,342,100 to benefit students.

The Central Programming Fund is receiving a $26,100 addition to its base funds next year after it had been a gift the past two years.

CMU’s operating budget may be complicated to comprehend.
But it is all a matter of breaking it down.

More than 100 suggestions were submitted on what the Central Michigan University should cut from its budget as of Nov. 2.