A student's proposal for U of Minnesota Prez-Designate Eric Kaler
I want to see the majority of my tuition going toward the salaries of professors and teaching assistants instead of unnecessary renovations and technology. Our education comes from humans. Should we really be covering every inch of the Science Teaching and Student Services building in high-definition televisions while many students can no longer afford to go to school?
-- University of Minnesota student Mickey Rush in a letter to the editor of the Minnesota Daily student paper decrying what he sees as administrative bloat -- and suggesting where potential budget cuts should come from.
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