As state budget talks continue, advocates are trying to save the Perpich Center for Arts Education which would be abolished under Republicans’ bill after an audit found oversight and enrollment problems. 1992 graduate Cynthia Rowe gives her alma mater high marks. Rowe says, “Whether you’re facing an academic problem or an arts-related problem, they tell you to look at it, and look again, and look from a different angle, and think about it, think harder, think differently.” Members of the Perpich Board, which runs two schools, say they’ve made significant progress addressing problems identified by the audit.