tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post8185289584219254799..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Rogue Elephant in the RoomLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-75658224463797509752011-09-29T22:37:04.814-04:002011-09-29T22:37:04.814-04:00I heard TV news (sorry, Larry) stress tonight that...I heard TV news (sorry, Larry) stress tonight that no tax money will be used for the stadium renovation. I guess that means it's "only" student fees.<br /><br />Way back when the Campus Center was being constructed, some of us suggested a bake sale rather than raising fees to help fund the (leaky) building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16419167437068490782011-09-29T11:29:42.684-04:002011-09-29T11:29:42.684-04:00If the President of UMass System wants the Amherst...If the President of UMass System wants the Amherst Campus to be in the top 25, how come the Amherst Campus did not have an entry in this year's Solar Decathlon happening now in the Washington Mall? I guess football is more important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-35657903778815246422011-09-29T11:22:27.512-04:002011-09-29T11:22:27.512-04:00No.
Just got sick of the term "public rese...No. <br /><br />Just got sick of the term "public research universities."<br /><br />Guess I should have put quotes around "public" as well--just so you would not have been so suspicious. Geeze...Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-43917955150236571662011-09-29T10:12:22.961-04:002011-09-29T10:12:22.961-04:00But all bricks-and-mortar reporters highlighted Ca...But all bricks-and-mortar reporters highlighted Caret's wish to move from top 50 public university nationwide to top 25 in "research". <br /><br />Why did you put quotes around the word research? Are you suggesting that it's not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16353376300749111122011-09-29T08:57:57.237-04:002011-09-29T08:57:57.237-04:00Yeah, he did seem to think the very expensive foot...Yeah, he did seem to think the very expensive football upgrade was more important than the wild party issue.<br /><br />Interestingly he defended the football expenditures for giving the school a quality image...as in a pretty face attracts more suitors.<br /><br />But when the Party Boys are simultaneously giving that pretty face a black eye...Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13345423724893780942011-09-29T08:33:50.736-04:002011-09-29T08:33:50.736-04:00I am upset with all of the talk about spending so ...I am upset with all of the talk about spending so much money on sports. The students and their parents are paying so much money to send their kids to college that I am starting to wonder if they will be able to obtain a good job when they graduate. So many subjects areas have been cut. All students should be adding unusual courses to show an employer that they can provide something special such a studying a foreign language, not just what is spoken around here. There are many other areas of study that passed for many reasons that I find sad since this is a time for students to explore, as well as question how a course would help me find a great career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-78542556703982819662011-09-28T20:56:17.195-04:002011-09-28T20:56:17.195-04:00A lot of the grad students did their undergrad yea...A lot of the grad students did their undergrad years at other institutions. Also, a lot of grad students are foreign (as in non-American).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-48422221771578037962011-09-28T17:58:24.751-04:002011-09-28T17:58:24.751-04:00Gotta wonder if those industrious Grad students of...Gotta wonder if those industrious Grad students of which you speak were once party hardy undergrads (at some other institution of course)?<br /><br />Probably not.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16292196410072830682011-09-28T15:46:34.019-04:002011-09-28T15:46:34.019-04:00Not so. Partying is being done by the undergrads....Not so. Partying is being done by the undergrads. Grad students in polymer science, robotics, etc. are still making breakthroughs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com