Master Plan Voting

[RedTails]

This guy is trollin' like a champ. Move along people, vote passed.

[CajunRebel]

Since when did Ruston, LA get internet service? Don't worry guys. BlueDawg will be gone soon. There's only so much time on an AOL free trial.

[Boomer]

OK here is what I get ----Tech has 4 quarters in which a $50 charge is assessed ---Don't know the enrollment or what the Summer quarters have----UL has a $250 fee for the Fall and Spring semesters together---Don't know the enrollment, the Summer enrollment, or if in the summer the fees will be charged---But just with the enrollment differential, UL will bring in a lot more money-----Hammer get on this ASAP with the missing details!!!! LOL

[BlueDawg]

Everybody take a deep breath! In.....Out. Alright, it's ok that I have a different opinion than most of y'all. I objected to fee hikes at Tech too. Yes, I contribute to my alma mater, but I do so because I choose to...not because I'm required.

[VObserver]

3 quarters to a regular year, Boom. The fourth is summer school.

[CharlieK]

OK here is what I get ----Tech has 4 quarters in which a $50 charge is assessed ---Don't know the enrollment or what the Summer quarters have----UL has a $250 fee for the Fall and Spring semesters together---Don't know the enrollment, the Summer enrollment, or if in the summer the fees will be charged---But just with the enrollment differential, UL will bring in a lot more money-----Hammer get on this ASAP with the missing details!!!! LOL

Boomer, truely who cares what Tech does. The fact one of their 'tards is over here posting about a fee he will never have to pay, that will improve a school he doesn't care about doesn't mean we should even give one second thought to what goes on up in that wasteland. I don't care if they go 12-0 and beat Alabama in the NC game, they will still be stuck in Ruston playing in front of 15000 fans and some tarps. I only care about how this fee will improve our school. I only care about what the renovated stadium will look like. I only care about keeping HUD or replacing him with another up and comer when he moves on. I don't give two f-cks about Tech and neither should you.

[Boomer]

Everybody take a deep breath! In.....Out. Alright, it's ok that I have a different opinion than most of y'all. I objected to fee hikes at Tech too. Yes, I contribute to my alma mater, but I do so because I choose to...not because I'm required.

---------Blue Dawg---(BTW the Blue Dog concept and sequential art was/is done by UL graduate George Rodigue----He is a huge Cajun fan and was named as an outstanding graduate)-------Our history has been with our former president one of just not pushing campus expansion and the stifling of the athletic programs---Since the arrival of Joseph Savoie, the campus has exploded---Buildings have taken on a new renovated beauty---Dorms have gone from crappy rat holes to luxury apartment settings-----The Student Union is undergoing a massive expansion/renovation----I think you have seen some renderings of the campus master plan which will take UL according to our architect to a level of one of the most advanced and beautiful campi in the country----In the coming weeks the Master Athletic plan will be introduced with the Academic, Medical, weight training, locker room , and Stadium expansion projections---Who would not be totally Jazzed?????

[TechAlum05]

How is this very much different than contributing to our Athletic Foundation? Which most all RaginPagin posters do. It is much needed money that is going to a good cause.

The main difference is that the new student fees for the Master Plan are mandatory for students who attend the university. Money that people contribute to the Athletic Foundation is voluntary, not mandatory.

I view student self-assessed fees the same way I view taxes. Taxes are not necessarily a bad thing. Taxes can be used for good purposes, such as maintaining our public infrastructure, funding the public school system and the higher education system, and financing a top-quality military. However, any taxes collected by our governments must be used in a wise manner, and the people must hold their governments accountable for their ways the governments spend the taxpayer money.

Student self-assessed fees can be used to help the university's athletic program, fund campus beautification, student organizations, and other useful programs. Any fees collected by the university must be spent wisely, and the students & the SGA must hold the university accountable for the ways they spend the students' money.

If I was still a student at Louisiana Tech, I would not automatically be in favor of a student self-assessed fee proposal just because Tech's administrators and the SGA say it's a good idea. I need to research the proposal and determine if the university wisely spent the fees I paid in the past. I love my Alma Mater, and I want the university to succeed and thrive. However, I also want my university to be accountable for the way they spend the students' money. I hope everyone on the board who is overwhelmingly in favor of the fee increase that just passed will demand the same accountability from your university.

[Zeebart21]

Crap. Just to be clear. What i stated was a joke. My kids are smart enough to know what will make thier university strong for years to come. No gun was held to thier heads. Z

[Hammer58]

This is getting quite humorous....I seriously doubt you said that to your kids. Yea, " you better vote for this fee hike that I'll have to pay or I'll cut you off!"

You don't know Z. Outside of a few choice adjactives that is probably exactly what he said.

[Hammer58]

Everybody take a deep breath! In.....Out. Alright, it's ok that I have a different opinion than most of y'all. I objected to fee hikes at Tech too. Yes, I contribute to my alma mater, but I do so because I choose to...not because I'm required.

This isn't forcing anyone to give to his alma mater.


And you might want to learn how to properly use the "Reply with Quote" option. You are artificially running up the number of posts in this thread.

[Turbine]

This isn't forcing anyone to give to his alma mater.


And you might want to learn how to properly use the "Reply with Quote" option. You are artificially running up the number of posts in this thread.

Thanks, yesterday I spent :20 merging his posts, today I didn't have time.