http://www.statenews.com Although the presidential election will grab the country’s attention Nov. 4, another election closer to East Lansing has important implications for MSU. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:49:37 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22452 has romney EVER spoken to the state news? Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:16:26 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22452 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22455 As a student, I don’t really care about the tuition and room and board money. I only will be in college for four years, as must of us should be instead of walking around for six years. What I want is that the money is not wasted and that they improve undergaduate and graduate education to improve the quality of MSU to enhance the rankings and recognitions of this great University. To Bouchard, most of the 1.8 bi budget is a result of the Capital Campaign that raised our endowment capacity. Added with the little money from tax payers that goes to MSU results in those 1.8 bi. Again, control the expenses that are not related to academic services, but spend all you want in academic related activities. That is the purpose of endowments and money in the academia. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:05:32 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22455 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22466 @student: Where the heck do you get your figures from? The 1.8B is a combination of tuition, state funding, federal funding, and outside sources (fund raising, patents, research, etc). Only a small amount of fund raising money goes to the general fund of 1.8B. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:13:29 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22466 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22529 i still don’t care as long as they spend all of it in the academia and none of it in non-academic things. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:49:37 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/22529