At the end of this piece at StateCollege.com, on the 2% merit raises that Graham, who recently received a 12.9% raise, is promising Penn State's nonunion employees, is this
Well, it's possible that the options are all so bad that Graham's paralyzed and can't decide what to do. But that's not my guess as to what's going on. I think that Old Main Bullshit Artist Lisa Powers is doing what comes naturally;she's reflexively lying.
What do you guys think?
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Now, with the news that state funding will be level for 2010-2011, it's not clear exactly how tuition rates may shake out.Is that true, is the budget office still crunching numbers on this years budget? Penn State's appropriations for this year are exactly what the Governor originally proposed way back in January. There were no last minute surprises. Old Main should have had the numbers crunched on this scenario months ago. Consider that Old Main didn't even wait for its appropriations to pass the General Assembly when it announced back in early June that it was cutting Ag extension jobs based on Rendell's proposed budget. Something's odd here. What gives?
"Right now, the (university) budget office is crunching numbers," [Old Main Bullshit Artist Lisa] Powers said. " ... I can't say for sure where the tuition increase will end up, but they're working diligently to keep it in the (three- to four-percent) range."
Well, it's possible that the options are all so bad that Graham's paralyzed and can't decide what to do. But that's not my guess as to what's going on. I think that Old Main Bullshit Artist Lisa Powers is doing what comes naturally;she's reflexively lying.
What do you guys think?
Technorati Tags: Penn State, tution, Spanier, Rendell,
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