A Grim Situation

Retrenchment: A vertical reorganization and restructuring of University programs.  Vertical meaning that an entire unit could be wiped out, versus a little bit from everywhere (horizontal).  If you need that unit to graduate then you sir, are in trouble.

It may be necessary, given our economic situation (which is certainly, specifically, not any one person's fault (more like a general incompetency and lethargy), but that doesn't mean that it don't stink.