tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post7889934467537360225..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: Regents purgetowniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-53088520035422686202008-12-21T13:01:00.000-05:002008-12-21T13:01:00.000-05:00And I'm glad tuition is at a reasonable level, but...<B>And I'm glad tuition is at a reasonable level, but there are times I wonder if the government welds that like a cudgel over the heads of students.</B><BR/><BR/>Don't wonder.<BR/><BR/>They do.<BR/><BR/>And Danny will leave it to his successors to bite the bullet and raise it... the more to make Him look good.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-5736894050679923482008-12-20T23:52:00.000-05:002008-12-20T23:52:00.000-05:00Mary Cormier is a close personal friend of Joan Bu...Mary Cormier is a close personal friend of Joan Burke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-562856185523318172008-12-19T22:08:00.000-05:002008-12-19T22:08:00.000-05:00No stories on it, Steph, but MUN's tuition has bee...No stories on it, Steph, but MUN's tuition has been frozen for a number of years. I think outside of Quebec, MUN has the cheapest tuition in Canada. And I'm glad tuition is at a reasonable level, but there are times I wonder if the government welds that like a cudgel over the heads of students.<BR/><BR/>And Adam, yes the simple answer is that Williams does appear to have a taste for power and universities have typically been independent of government control. That doesn't seem to suit our premier well.<BR/><BR/>But he's also trying to get Grenfell, a campus of MUN's in Corner Brook, recognized as a full-fledged university. It would make a lot of people on the island's west coast happy, although many people think it would be a mistake and a terrible waste of money and resources.<BR/><BR/>It's also widely suspected that Williams wants his own choice for president. What difference will it make? Well, a Williams appointed president will be less likely to stand up to him if the premier decides to raise tuition. Or cut funding to the university. Or cut funding to, say, arts programs. Or any number of ways a government can interfere with or shape a university.<BR/><BR/>Will he do it? No idea. But I'd really prefer he not be given the opportunity.towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-73218652370575002212008-12-19T21:20:00.000-05:002008-12-19T21:20:00.000-05:00I can't believe what I'm reading! Debbie Singleto...I can't believe what I'm reading! Debbie Singleton on the Board of Regents for MUN??!! Who was the idiot that put that through. Oh ya, forgot, she is so far up John Hickey's butt that I guess she was due for something like this. Wife of a local lawyer (and that is using the word graciously), she has no experience whatsoever in this field. As said, she is an extremely close friend of John Hickey, was his campaign manager for the past 2 terms, and is actively involved in the Conservative Party. Just goes to show ... it's not who you know, but who you ........... Unbelievable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-61333599936793488732008-12-19T21:13:00.000-05:002008-12-19T21:13:00.000-05:00Cheap tuition? Did I miss the stories on that?Cheap tuition? Did I miss the stories on that?Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996886192981642599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-78732493277601737702008-12-19T18:24:00.000-05:002008-12-19T18:24:00.000-05:00What's the point of this power grab?The same as al...<B>What's the point of this power grab?</B><BR/><BR/>The same as all other of Danny's power grabs: he loves power.WJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070910923518931583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-10913159085984602222008-12-19T14:40:00.000-05:002008-12-19T14:40:00.000-05:00I'm an outsider, so I don't really understand this...I'm an outsider, so I don't really understand this whole thing. What does the province stand to gain by controlling the university? What's the point of this power grab?Adam Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390422813912866583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-65591688190661221452008-12-19T07:53:00.000-05:002008-12-19T07:53:00.000-05:00I was looking forward with some degree of glee to ...I was looking forward with some degree of glee to your rant on this topic; I was not disappointed, and agree with all points.<BR/>Why the government has even taken over the trail grooming from the local community operators in Labrador, and the money for those capital works was predominantly federal.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616269412884770034noreply@blogger.com