Rutgers Stadium Expansion Isn't Really Cutting Into the Academic Budget

bsak16 posted 1/30/2008 from inthebleachers.net [flag]

Rutgers got the go ahead to move forward with plans to expand their football stadium to 56,000 seats. While this is good news for a growing program in a conference that is rebuilding much quicker than anyone expected. It also makes me think back to the summer of 2006, when Rutgers announced it would be cutting several hundred teaching jobs. And in doing so, several hundred courses. [link]

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Published 1/31/2008 by MariusJanulisForThree at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
... Rutgers is expanding its football stadium at the expense of its educators. At least they finally have their priorities in check...In The Bleachers ...

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