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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Mizzou closes two dorms due to lack of students

2016-04-14

Consequences.

[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] Following a drop in students applying for housing, the University of Missouri will not be placing students in two dorms for the fall 2016 semester.

Mizzou will be closing the Respect and Excellence halls (ironic names, given the circumstances) in order to utilize dorm space "in the most efficient manner" to keep costs down.

In March, the university announced that it saw a sharp drop in admissions for the coming school year, and will have 1,500 fewer students. This will lead to a $32 million budget shortfall for the school, prompting the need to close the dorms in order to save money.

"Dear university community," wrote interim chancellor Hank Foley in an email to the school back in March. "I am writing to you today to confirm that we project a very significant budget shortfall due to an unexpected

Unexpected!

sharp decline in first-year enrollments and student retention this coming fall. I wish I had better news."

Posted by:Fred

#9 I'd start with that prof in the picture.

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-04-14 17:15

#8 Probably could also do a serious review and pruning of academic programs.

Posted by: Pappy 2016-04-14 15:58

#7 In the name of fairness: disband the football program, fire the athletic dept, cancel player scholarships and salt the field.

Posted by: regular joe 2016-04-14 12:21

#6 In March, the university announced that it saw a sharp drop in admissions for the coming school year, and will have 1,500 fewer students. This will lead to a $32 million budget shortfall for the school, prompting the need to close the dorms in order to save money.

Wait a minute:

$32 million divided by 1500 students equals...let's see...where's my calculator? Is that $21,333 per student per year? Multiply that times four and it seems like a lot of money to pay for a liberal arts degree that won't be worth the paper it's printed on. They might have to let some of the faculty go. You know, concentrate on teaching those kids something worthwhile...nah. They wouldn't do that.

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-04-14 12:08

#5 Looks like capitalism has organised a very effective boycott...

Now the next republican government has to price in those not paying back their loans to take off university" budgets.

Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2016-04-14 10:32

#4 The concept of cause and effect are alien to the Left. Dogma and the narrative are their only world, yet they dare use terms like 'scientific', which they systematically debase, to rationalize that world.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-04-14 08:20

White privilege flight? Creeping Detroitificaation? Trumpophobia ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-14 06:12

#2 Yep,

Mizzou went all leftist kookoo clock nutzoid on everyone this year SOOOO....the good farmers, ranchers, and folks in Missouri are sending their children to safer and more serious academic environs...

Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-04-14 05:47

#1 Actions have consequences. Liberals act so surprised every time this happens to them.

Posted by: Elmitch Fling5877 2016-04-14 03:55

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