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Article #260Re: The New University: A State Within the State?
From: Chris Lewis
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1993 03:22
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1993 03:22
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In article <dkmiller-241193113316@port55.annex2.net.ubc.ca> dkmiller@unixg.ubc.ca (Derek K. Miller) writes: |In article <2crr0c$jv8@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, leon@chem.ubc.ca (Nancy Horsman) |wrote: |> In short, U.B.C. is a state within the larger state of British |> Columbia, and it is ruled by corporation president David Strang- |> way. With the sanctions of business and government, U.B.C. has |> moved rapidly away from gentlemanly agreements between the |> President and the Deans of Faculty, toward a dictatorial organi- |> zation, powerful, privileged, but not benign. |Are you suggesting that removing the tax-free status and so on would |provide us with a better educational institution, ... Bizarre how someone figures tax-free status is something unusual about a non-profit public educational institution mostly funded by the taxpayers. Then the leaps of logic to "not benign". Perhaps not quite so surprising when you notice the amount of cross-posting this got and Ms. Horsman's signature: |>Nancy Horsman |>Formerly Assistant Director ^^^^^^^^ |>Office for Women Students |>U.B.C. Note followup-to. -- Look on the bright side - at least the PC's reached gender parity! Chris Lewis; clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca; Phone: Canada 613 832-0541 Ferret list: ferret-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
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