With the university smashing open its proverbial piggy bank to compensate for overdue state money, salary cuts are at the forefront of the budget discussion. In this edition, the Daily Egyptian has analyzed the top 100 university salaries. Inside are stories examining the salary ratio of faculty to higher administration, the effects of the first furlough day on those with lower salaries, the trend of women in higher education, the funding of salaries for coaches and athletic administrators and a comparison of SIUC’s administrative and faculty salaries to other state universities.