LPM’s Bill Burton spoke with Jai’Michael Anderson, the editor in chief of the Cardinal, about the publication’s future funding.

This transcript was edited for clarity and length.

Bill Burton: The College of Arts and Sciences announced recently that it will be cutting all financial support for the Cardinal starting in the fall of 2026. What were you told about the reasoning for this?

Jai’Michael Anderson: We were told that the College of Arts and Sciences at U of L is restructuring, so they would no longer support the stipend that funds our advisor, Ralph Merkle. I am here with an update. As of Monday of this week, they have decided to keep that stipend for the next year. So as of right now, we are in the same financial situation for 2026.

BB: One of the things that had been tossed out

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