Save LSU promoters Tania Nyman and Sharon Andrews hand-delivered letters to Gov. Bobby Jindal and to Senate and House of Representative members Thursday to rally support against higher education budget problems.Nyman’s letter to Jindal urged to create a tax hike to provide for education. The State voted for a similar tax hike in 2002, but it was repealed by the state legislature in 2008.”It was a nice theory — put the money back in the pockets of the people in Louisiana — but the evidence is overwhelming that the tax cut is doing more harm than good,” Nyman’s letter said.Andrews said this cause is important because she’s just as much a University student’s mom as a University employee.Nyman said she convinced her daughter to transfer from a private school to LSU because the University recently became a flagship university and could offer a good education.”We’re worried about her readiness to leave the state because she may not be able to get the right education here,” Nyman said.Nyman spoke to the Student Government Senate on Wednesday about the importance of the campaign.”This is not just about LSU; it’s about our state,” Nyman said. “That’s why I’ve been motivated to work very hard.”College of Arts and Sciences Senator Drew Prestridge said it’s necessary for people like Nyman to let students and faculty know what’s going on with budget cuts.”It’s really noble of her as a professor to spearhead a campaign like this when you will probably receive a lot of criticism,” Prestridge said.The most important thing students can do is get their friends and family to call Louisiana representatives to get legislative action to support higher education, she said.”Fee hikes will not save the caliber of your degrees if we suffer these budget cuts again,” Nyman said.—-Contact Catherine Threlkeld at [email protected]