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Date: Jan 12, 2005

Economic Development Ad being discussed

Date: Jan 12, 2005

I'm surprised they wouldn't want to start their own. Did anyone grasp Governor Barbour's speech about the universities and econ development...SFT is here to stay. Even if he goes after this term, what sort of president will be chosen to replace him? Get outta USM...Southern Miss is burning.

Date: Jan 12, 2005

this is a bit of a disgression, but i remember comments made about call centers. was listening to NPR today and some mcdonalds restaurants, to lessen time spent in the drive through, are employing call centers to handle orders. shortens the time spent in line.

Date: Jan 12, 2005

You are missing the point, it is the role of a "world class university" to provide education and training so that the citizen stakeholders are qualified to take jobs away from third world countries. The online Phd program is simply a mechanism for providing a larger work force to train the citizens of MS for activities like working call centers, toxic waste disposal, and basic manufacturing jobs.

Date: Jan 13, 2005

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Originally posted by: Mess
"I'm surprised they wouldn't want to start their own. Did anyone grasp Governor Barbour's speech about the universities and econ development...SFT is here to stay. Even if he goes after this term, what sort of president will be chosen to replace him? Get outta USM...Southern Miss is burning. "

Yes, I caught it. And I've been listening to the idiots on call-in radio shows who say things like, "Students ought to be producing something like a door (WTF?) that they can sell when they get out of college. They should be making products that will benefit the state."

Oh for the good old days when we had a governor who appreciated higher ed. William Winter--I miss you.

Date: Jan 13, 2005

Toxic waste dump, Moss Point, new polymer science program there, the Phillips and their gift to e.d., toxic, toxic, toxic, economic development

Date: Jan 13, 2005

We can't blame Barbour for everything. All he does is reflect the social trends of the past two or three decades, which is basically described as "the rise of crass materialism."

Education isn't about learning anything. It's about making money. Fast. Never mind working for it -- the "smart guy" gets it any way he can.

Who can we blame for this? How many of us expect the maximum return on their investments in the financial market? How many of us demand that the PERS folks show the best possible interest rates in their annual reports?

How many U.S. workers have found themselves downsized due to outsourcing that happened because those same workers bought into stock option plans & began demanding bigger dividends?

We have met the enemy & he is us.

Date: Jan 13, 2005

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Originally posted by: Pogo Possum
"We can't blame Barbour for everything. All he does is reflect the social trends of the past two or three decades, which is basically described as "the rise of crass materialism." Education isn't about learning anything. It's about making money. Fast. Never mind working for it -- the "smart guy" gets it any way he can. Who can we blame for this? How many of us expect the maximum return on their investments in the financial market? How many of us demand that the PERS folks show the best possible interest rates in their annual reports? How many U.S. workers have found themselves downsized due to outsourcing that happened because those same workers bought into stock option plans & began demanding bigger dividends? We have met the enemy & he is us."

Wrong, we have met the enemy and it is the multi-national corporation. Time for a little economic nationalism folks: if you're gonna sell it in this country then you need to make at least 50% of it here. Enough with free trade. If you think this is all part of "social trends" you have fallen prey to propaganda. Large corporations and their paid representatives, er, I mean elected officials, have sold us down the river. Barbour is part of that movement and he does not reflect the average Mississippian's economic values.