In response to “CLA Students shouldn’t have to foot the bill” by Lauren Stupek:
Based on the number of things that have seemingly gone “unaddressed,” it seems that you just aren’t paying attention to the situation. Yes, Baker makes a lot of money but the $328,000 (plus housing and other benefits) he earned last year wouldn’t hire more than eight professors; that’s roughly one per college, a drop in the bucket considering the impacting of students being imposed by the state.
Furthermore, you clearly don’t fully understand what college based fees are or how they’re spent. The College of Liberal Arts traditionally puts nearly all of its fees to paying professors and lecturers, not buying equipment. CBFs are also college specific, meaning your fees do not go to the College of Engineering or any other college. They pay for your professors teaching your classes trying to help you graduate on time. The situation is grim and the proposal is imperfect, but please don’t do our fellow CLA students the disservice of misleading them through faulty information.
Andrew Deem
graphic communications senior