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BENEFITS
Cuts unfortunate, but necessary

Cutting costs will always be a part of a university administration’s job.

The university is being careful and it knows it’s not possible to please every one.

Currently, dependent children of TCU faculty and staff who have worked here for a year can get 100 percent of their tuition paid for. Chancellor Boschini and his cabinet are suggesting this should be changed to at least three years.

Additionally, if students of faculty or staff do not meet TCU admissions requirements, the university will pay for their tuition at other Texas colleges. They are proposing that this practice be stopped.

Cutting or amending these practices could save the university around $440,000 annually.

By making these cuts, it seems impossible not to alienate some members of the faculty and staff, or to discourage others who want to become a part of the TCU community. However, we understand that there are more vital portions of the budget.

Eliminating the tuition payments for the children of faculty members who do not meet TCU standards and decide to enroll in another university is a good idea. This type of benefit is something that should exist only when the economic times will allow for it.

But when cutting the percentage of tuition the university will pay for based on the number of years of employment, the university needs to be careful. Many faculty and staff work at this university solely to get this benefit. We do not want to alienate our current staff or risk the possibility of losing future employees for this reason.