 The WSU newspaper, The Daily Evergreen, ran a series of articles with the "I [heart] E-Flo" buttons accompanying each article.On November 21, 2008, Floyd asked the WSU Board of Regents to cut his pay by $100,000 in light of the difficult budget the university was facing.His salary had been increased from $600,000 to $725,000 in August, making his salary $625,000 after the reduction.