After a meeting with university deans and department chairs last Wednesday, Mike McCullough, professor of management and American Democracy Project chair, was able to secure the future of the New York Times’ presence at UTM this fall.

The daily newspaper has been absent for three weeks because of budgetary restraints. Last year the American Democracy Project, through Academic Affairs, paid nearly $6,000 for about 1,000 copies a week at 35 cents a copy with $100 a week for delivery.

This fall, 17 professors will be using the NYT in their classes, doubling its circulation at UTM from 1,000 to 2,000, costing just over $10,000.

Despite its funding woes being overcome, the NYT has yet to make its apperance on campus this semester. McCullough said that the first copies of the semester should have been here Monday.

“Delivery or distribution are the only possible culprits, since the agreement was struck to resume,” McCullough said.

McCullough also said that a similar situation happened last semester when the NYT was first brought to UTM, citing delivery mishaps as the culprit. Apparently, the driver had a hard time finding where to deliver them.

Austin Norfleet, with the NYT, apologized for the delay.

“Sorry folks, there was a routing issue. I am triple checking to make sure we are good for [today],” Norfleet.