Comments for Pooyie 07.06.11 at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.theind.com Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:42 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19620 PAS BON, educator termination -------------------------- Should anyone expect a guaranteed job? What makes professors superior to the rest of us? - James Melancon Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:31:37 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19616 few less cheerleaders? Nooooooooooooooooooooooo - Charlotte Thib Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:04:50 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19444 Guys, calm down the football program is going to be fine. A few less cheer leaders won't hurt anything. Tailgating is scheduled on time. - barb Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:17:17 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19437 Ragin: academics do not understand real world economics that is crystal clear to business people and tax payers like us. While I would like to see some fat trimming at the top, a close look at building contracts, etc., cutting out a program with very few students makes perfect sense. The fact that Berkely is staying makes me wonder why and what his role will now be. - realitycheck Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:21:09 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19414 Prof -- "If theIND has any information...then produce it." That goes for you, too. If you have some information, then let's hear it. Otherwise, there's no reason NOT to believe that the university has decided to cut an obscure program with " low graduation rates" "attendant to state cuts to higher education over the last few years". UL has 3% less money to spend this year, so they need to cut something to maintain a balanced budget. So they cut a doctoral program with low graduation rates. What doesn't make sense about that? Given the facts presented here, please, explain how I'm not making sense. Or provide more facts. - ragin_cajun Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:14:56 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19409 The cut to UL this year was less than 3%, so this cannot explain the actions of UL, in this case. Sorry Ragin'. - ProfLikeSubstance Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:08:23 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19407 Rajin_cajun: How about the fact that the cut to UL this year is only 3%, or less? So, the pseudo-economic argument makes no sense. - ProfLikeSubstance Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:07:18 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19390 Enough of the innuendo, the gossip, and the "suggestion" of something sinister. If theIND has any information to prove its IMPLICATION that these professors were laid off for any reason other than economics, then produce it. If not, then this article is HIGHLY inappropriate and unprofessional. Tenure does not protect teachers from economic downturns. - ragin_cajun Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:36:53 +0100 http://www.theind.com/pooyie/8611-pooyie-070611#comment-19384 Publishing credit card receipts....an idea whose time is way over due! Fired profs...a more insidious aspect of this story is the impression that UL's administration is using the budget situation to eliminate it's critics. Also scheduled for elimination is the Dept of Renewable Resources, whose students were in the forefront of efforts to oppose cutting the oak trees on campus several months ago. BTW, their completion rate is higher than many dept's that are not being cut! Oh, T-Joe, you feckless thug... - jazzpop Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:05:31 +0100