Re: harassing mail

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From: Jesper Lauridsen
Date: Mon, 27 May 1991 15:51

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mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) writes:
>>
>>Only one question: do students pay to attend your university?  If so, where
>>does the 'free' part originate from?
>>
>>    --- jason
>>
>  (smile)  You obviously have no idea how a university is financed.
>  If each student had to pay his share of running the university,
>  tuition would be $100,000 to $200,000 per year, or more.

Sure?

>  Some very small private universities do manage to collect nearly
>  all their operating expenses from tuition. They are noted for high
>  tuition and not having very much to offer.  (Small, mediocre schools
>  for the rich.)

Why on earth should rich people send their children to mediocre schools?!?
Doesn't make any sense to me. People able to pay those sums you mention
should be able to see if they get anything for their money.
--
|Jesper Lauridsen        |                                          |
| Datalogisk Afdeling    |  "I have things to do and news to read"  |
|  Matematisk Institut   |                                          |
|   Aarhus Universitet   | - rorschak@daimi.aau.dk                  |

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From: rorschak@daimi.aau.dk (Jesper Lauridsen)
Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy
Subject: Re: harassing mail
Message-ID: <1991May27.155110.6774@daimi.aau.dk>
Date: 27 May 91 15:51:10 GMT
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