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Posted on December 4 at 12:43 p.m.Suggest removal
I think you accidentally the whole headline. . .
Posted on November 22 at 8:23 p.m.Suggest removal
Agree with all the prior comments. Sure, I could understand the $75k compensation if he was being laid off or if students just complained about his teaching, but this guy screwed up big time. Just because he is tenure track, he gets a compensation package? I can't imagine a long time hourly employee getting his/her yearly wage if he/she screwed up, so why should this guy get his? This does not reflect well on OU's integrity. . . Tenure is a whole bag of worms. In my opinion, nobody benefits from tenure except for the professors themselves. . . OU should seriously look into it's tenure policies as are many other universities, especially in these economic conditions. . .
Posted on November 3 at 10:48 p.m.Suggest removal
And why again did OU choose to enact a policy that checks fraternities and not sororities? (Besides the fact that sororities are "self regulated") Seems like just another double standard perpetuated by the status quo that somewhere states that women can do no harm. . .
Posted on October 31 at 6:30 p.m.Suggest removal
Amen, David Boren. Thank you for pointing out the facts, especially financial aspect/impact.
Posted on October 28 at 12:53 a.m.Suggest removal
I was going to post something along the lines of why would OU and higher regents be trying to eliminate the program by denying admission, but I think mark1273 hit the nail on the head. My only addition is that if OU wants to seriously decrease the number of national merit scholars, which I have absolutely no idea why as it has been a central point of many recent OU advertisements and public announcements, I think they are making a big mistake. OU's national merit program is one of the few things that brings brilliant talent to OU. OSU already has a better national merit package, however, OU manages to reel in more of the NMS's. I honestly don't think this is money that is wasted, however, it seems as if OK higher regents is having a large influence on whatever is going on. I'm not sure if it is simply a lack of funding, but if it is, simply reduce the additional funding for NMS's. This seems like the most ridiculous problem I've ever seen. Too many national merit scholars? I mean really? If you want to reduce the amount of smart people that attend OU by 5-10% then quit offering them $50,000. . . I honestly don't see how this could possibly be an unresovalble problem, and additionaly, I don't see why OU would want to reverse its policy of recruiting the most NMS's in a public Uni as that has been one of OU's primary recruiting points for the past several years. As a NMS myself, I would have never come to OU if it weren't for the scholarship opportunities offered by Oklahoma Higher Regents (OU and OSU). This article failed to reveal exactly why OU wants to reduce the number of NMS's and if someone would like to do some real journalism, I would be honestly interested in OU's strategy. . .
Posted on October 13 at 1:51 p.m.Suggest removal
While I hate to agree with someone who's olfactory vocabulary of old books is limited to that of "wet dog fart", I would agree that there are a few too many employees at the library. However, most are student employees making just above minimum wage, and I'd venture to say a lot of their wages go right back to OU.
Additionally, I am not a Bizzell library employee by any means. If you have any other constructive comments to share Corn_Head, feel free. I would love to see someone else's point of view.
Posted on October 13 at 12:47 a.m.Suggest removal
For all the students complaining about the possible cutback in new book purchases. Let me point a few things out.
1. The multitude of online databases and subscriptions that OU pays for contains arguably much more research and knowledge than the Bizell library could even stuff in the stacks.
2. Every time I have been in the library, I see students studying. Great! Fantastic! But they are on their laptops, and besides the required textbooks, I rarely see books from the Library except for those on reserve. I think the caption photo here sums up my point nicely.
3. I am not trying to diminish the importance of a physical library, but times change and the majority of our modern research, intellectual endeavors, and various literature are being transmitted in digital form, and at a somewhat lower cost, which I believe the OU library system has accommodated for and should continue into the future.
Those points being said, universities are hemorrhaging money nationwide. Budget cuts have to happen somewhere--money doesn't just fly grow on trees people. Sure, we all pay tuition, fees, etc. But OU is still one of the cheapest colleges in America and no one seems to appreciate the value that we receive as students here. You want a fully funded library with thousands of books that are checked out one or two times over their useful lifetime? Fine, spend $20-50,000 a year on tuition. But don't complain about OU cutting back 5% on the budget when you are paying under $10k a year for tuition, and most likely subsidized by some sort of scholarship. It sucks, sure, but I think OU is doing a very good job for the most part dealing with financial shortfalls. .
Posted on April 18 at 4:07 p.m.Suggest removal
I believe Dr. Lee is a tenured professor, so it would be interesting to see how that goes. I had him a few years ago and he is pretty crazy.
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Posted on December 10 at 6:34 p.m.Suggest removal
What ever happened to proofreading headlines?
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