Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
UNLV is one big POLITICAL institution. It's all about pumping money into a district other than Raggio's, jobs for friends, PC "goals" like diversity and "critical theory" (communism), and sports. It should be shuttered.
Division 1 sports is a tax CONSUMER. In the current biennium the state appropriation for UNR Intercollegiate Athletics (Division 1) is $5.8M/yr. The corresponding appropriation for UNLV is $7.9M/yr. See AB-562 Section 17 (2009).
Incidentally, whatever money is generated from D1 -- through ticket sales, broadcast rights, merchandising, snacks, etc should revert to the General Fund for the crooked politicians to redistribute as *they* see fit. Whoever authorized UNLV to operate semi-pro sports teams in lieu of direct taxpayer support and/or user fees (tuition)?
DRI is a tax CONSUMER. It's just another government contractor. Like Sandia, LBL and Oak Ridge. It could NEVER survive as a *commercial* research firm. It's the post office with no water.
NSHE should be reduced to its constitutional minimum: one campus (UNR) offering practical instruction in just three departments. Mining, Agriculture and Engineering. Funding provided by donations, traffic tickets and the Trust established ~140 years ago. All students on scholarship or else paying just nominal tuition.
Liberal arts majors can transfer to the Claremont Colleges.
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