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Arugula Latte

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19. Look at this beautiful building at the University of Oregon:

Reply to stopbush (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 03:09 PM

Jan 2013

Imagine how much it cost to build. It's for ATHLETES only.

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Colleges Are Going To Start Going Out Of Business [View all] FarCenter Jan 2013 OP

There's some difference between Newspapers and Universities el_bryanto Jan 2013 #1

The parallel was between newspapers and universities as businesses FarCenter Jan 2013 #4

Yes - because people have complete confidence in online universities providing the same degrees el_bryanto Jan 2013 #5

That's not why newspapers went out of business. Fawke Em Jan 2013 #9

You are mininimizing the costs of transitioning from print to digital FarCenter Jan 2013 #18

And avoid for-profit schools like the plague. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #2

There are non-profit schools in financial trouble FarCenter Jan 2013 #6

That's true. But the for-profit ones are more likely The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #7

Building buildings on college campuses rarely takes away from spending on students. stopbush Jan 2013 #3

Campus buildings are often just ego trips for their wealthy alumni-donors. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #8

Exactly. And what are the colleges to do when offered these ego trips? Say no? stopbush Jan 2013 #12

The donations don't cover operating and maintenance costs of the buildings. FarCenter Jan 2013 #17

Actually, I've worked on raising funds for such projects, and they ALWAYS include operating costs stopbush Jan 2013 #22

Look at this beautiful building at the University of Oregon: Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #19

University of Oregon students call for opening John Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes to al FarCenter Jan 2013 #21

Colleges would most likely not get as far as bankruptcy KamaAina Jan 2013 #10

The Biggest Problem with Academia is That They All Want to be Harvard Yavin4 Jan 2013 #11

Harvard does offer free tuition to students whose family income is under $60k. stopbush Jan 2013 #14

Harvard is a great school. No doubt. It's worth it's tuition. Yavin4 Jan 2013 #16

both of our state universities wanted to use state funds to invest in stocks liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #13

I wonder if the system's been rigged in a long-game bid to privatize education. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #15

I used to assume my kids would go to four-year universities. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #20

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