I go to the University of Toledo and the governor of Ohio (who happens to be the worst governor in the US), opened it up to those people in Louisiana who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. They get to ATTEND FOR FREE!!!! I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous that my tuition is going to go up because these people have to make their homes in an area that is BELOW SEA LEVEL... My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones and their homes...but COME ON! *done ranting*
hmmm... I understand giving food, some money for clothes etc, helping out with finding homes/reducing mortgages or free rent for the first few months and stuff, but education is a long term investment, it isn't gonna help 'em now. Better things could be done with the money it'll cost 'em.
same thing here, but we have the cheapest public school in the nation, we also have a decent medical program.....
this is for students who paid a tuition at a new orleans school that has cancelled fall classes... colleges are doing this throughout the south and the most likely people to take advantage of your governors offer is folks from ohio who were going to a louisiana school like tulane, xavier, dilliard etc... its a nice gesture of your governor and one all hippies should embrace... btw, this applies to only qualified students for the fall semester
hmmm, if it's just to replace an edumication that they were already gonna get, that makes some sense. it kinda sounded like they were just throwing scholarships at people randomly, not kids who were already in school.
that's right, it just to benefit students for 1 semester as new orleans schools are closed and most of these students did not have homes in new orleans but are from various places around the country
my brother was suposed to go to loyola...thank god schools all over the us are opening their doors. he lost pretty much everything he brought down with him (well we dont really know where it is and wont till january) he's at le moyne now..but seriously. these people have lost everything. something comforting that can take their mind off of everything they went through is exactly what they need.
yes dancer annie, you are not meeting the hip requirements. Hip rule #75: though shall not complain about anything EVER i would have been pissed off too, had it been the way you originally thought, but seeing as these people have payed tuition to schools now destroyed, it does seem like a nice gesture. First reading your post though, annie, i thought to myself, "it sure seems like something devestating and traumatic has to happen to people these days for them to get a break" but now that i see how it is...i'm gonna hafta agree with it
I would consider this a blessing.... my sister attends Loyola and she will be the first to tell you that it is not really worth the merit it receives.
Students being admitted into other universities have the tuition at those schools paid for by the universities and colleges they would not be attending in the hurricane ravaged schools. My friend goes to Tulane University, and her school is paying her tuition at a local college so she won't be a semester behind. The only concessions universities and colleges are making for these students is to allow them to register later than would be typical. It's not as if they are going to these schools for free. And I don't think it's just colleges through the South that are admitting students. Given, Southern colleges will take on more students then other colleges, but I know a lot of schools around Iowa and Illinois that are making the same accomodations for students in the path of the hurricane.
Its Toledo, it probably should be free anyway Taft does suck incredibly, but how will he save his terrible reputation without cashing in on the flood? I'm not sure where I stand on the issue really, don't think its that bad but...those people were probably born in New Orleans already under sea level, just like you and I happened to be born in states with vanishing jobs, I don't think we get to choose, although i can't remember back that far
