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Write three (3) speech ledes based on the information provided. Translate the quotes into news ledes. Remember to attribute.


1. District 9 Sen. Mark Schoesler on potential WSU budget cuts


“Until the economy is turned around, higher education is always at risk.”

Background: WSU cut its budget by $54 million earlier this year. Tuition has increased by 14 percent since the university fiscal budget was announced last spring. It will increase by another 14 percent in the next school year.

Until the economy improves, WSU is likely to undergo more major cuts and tuition increases, District 9 Sen. Mark Schoeler said.

2. WSU President Elson S. Floyd:


“Christine [Gregoire] has told me they plan to cut higher education by $99 million. She happens to have a very different view from me on how that money should be distributed.”

Background: WSU cut its budget by $54 million earlier this year. Tuition has increased by 14 percent since the university fiscal budget was announced last spring. It will increase by another 14 percent in the next school year.

Higher education is facing cuts of $99 million in the upcoming legislative session, and many have different views on how that money should be distributed, Elson S. Floyd said.


3. Write a lede based on this background information:

Background: Andrew Storfer, an associate professor at the WSU School of Biological Sciences, spoke to the zoology club Wednesday at Eastlick Hall. He said about 180 amphibian species are extinct, and a very small amount of amphibian species actually had an increase in population. Storfer said 43 percent of amphibian populations worldwide are in decline. He listed six probable causes: habitat destruction, invasive species, exploitation, global climate change, contaminants, and emerging diseases.

Amphibian populations face threats that will likely add to the already 180 species that are extinct, Andrew Storfer said Wednesday night at Eastlick Hall.