Quote from: wally_wabash on September 05, 2024, 03:32:30 PMIn the spirit of the first set of regional rankings, I present my week 0 R4 rankings:
Albion
Alma
DePauw
Hope
John Carroll
Mount St. Joseph
Mount Union
I like it.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: wally_wabash on September 05, 2024, 03:32:30 PMIn the spirit of the first set of regional rankings, I present my week 0 R4 rankings:
Albion
Alma
DePauw
Hope
John Carroll
Mount St. Joseph
Mount Union
Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on April 20, 2020, 11:39:17 PMQuote from: HopeConvert on April 20, 2020, 08:13:40 PMQuote from: sac on April 20, 2020, 11:06:52 AM
"the Michigan 2020 Promise was made possible by a single, benevolent donor whose gift inspired the decision to offer the Class of 2020 this support."
Generosity more than desperation.
Albion's policy is being driven by panic. It's not sound decision-making. And if you can't spot institutional BS, there's not much else to say.
Also: of course the families like it. If my local restaurant started offering free food in the midst of this crisis as a way of bringing people curbside, it would be good for me and my family, but probably bad for their business model.
Not sure you can call this panic right now. Probably thinking a bit down the road and reacting now instead of waiting. Panic would be maybe this summer or even next academic year and throwing everything and anything. But what Albion has announced isn't something new for a number of institutions who are making similar decisions...
But the money has to come from somewhere. You can't panic, offer free anything, and hope to survive.
I'm going to side with the institution having a plan and someone behind it. Albion isn't exactly known for being a bottom-of-the-barrel institution.