By Eric Sanchez |Staff Writer| CSU executives outlined a contingency plan to address a potential $1 billion cut of the CSU budget May 10. The plan comes amid California’s budget crisis and threat of drastic funding cuts to all of the state’s higher education systems. Governor Jerry Brown and the state Legislature have already approved a $500 million cut in CSU funding which will be addressed by a drop in admissions as well as a 10 percent tuition increase for the fall quarter, CSU officials said in a press release. The Los Angeles Times reported that the state executives announced a $6.6 billion surge in the state funds fueled by higher wages throughout the state and an upturn in … [Read more...] about “What if:” CSU’s plans to deal with cuts