Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Last semester, the [Montana] football team had a 2.89 cumulative grade-point average. Four players earned straight-A's, and 47 of 92 players on the roster had GPAs of at least 3.0.
Here's the '09 roster of (Montana's) FB upperclassmen:
S #4 Bio major, high GPA
QB #7 Biz
LB #10 High GPA Biz
CB #11 Not listed
QB #12 math major, high GPA, HS valedictorian
QB #18 not listed
CB #21 Sociology
RB #24 Sociology
LB #25 High GPA Biz
S #31 History
RB #34 Sociology
S #36 Biz
S #38 Biz
S #39 History
DE #42 Biz
DE #47 Sociology
HB #49 high GPA Biz
DT #54 Biz
OL #66 Sociology
OC #71 Biz
OT #72 Sociology
OT #75 Sociology
OG #77 History
WR #80 Biz
WR #81 History
TE #87 Education
TE #88 Health (?)
TE #89 Biz
DE #92 Biz
DT #99 Biz
I count two or three true student-athletes.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Abolish UNLV Football!
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Coach Hauck gets paid around $450,000 per year. $450K! His assistant coaches make around $125,000 per year. $125K! The Athletic Director makes around $300,000. $300K! Is UNLV a college or an NFL training camp?
Most UNLV football playes NEVER graduate. Those who do major in ridiculous programs like Basketweaving. To recruit these "student"-athletes UNLV offers them scholarships. Sports boosters offer them cash, cars, and VP jobs after graduation. Maybe you even work for one of them.
Most competitive football players are steroid freaks. Many football players suffer from painful, crippling injuries. Many end up addicted to painkillers. MRI shows that football collisions cause permanent brain injury.
As if this isn't bad enough, we pay higher taxes to support it.
No more UNLV football. Future NFL Hall of Famers have plenty of football schools OUTSIDE of Nevada to choose from. Fanatical football fans have plenty of Cable TV choices to watch.
Coach Hauck gets paid around $450,000 per year. $450K! His assistant coaches make around $125,000 per year. $125K! The Athletic Director makes around $300,000. $300K! Is UNLV a college or an NFL training camp?
Most UNLV football playes NEVER graduate. Those who do major in ridiculous programs like Basketweaving. To recruit these "student"-athletes UNLV offers them scholarships. Sports boosters offer them cash, cars, and VP jobs after graduation. Maybe you even work for one of them.
Most competitive football players are steroid freaks. Many football players suffer from painful, crippling injuries. Many end up addicted to painkillers. MRI shows that football collisions cause permanent brain injury.
As if this isn't bad enough, we pay higher taxes to support it.
No more UNLV football. Future NFL Hall of Famers have plenty of football schools OUTSIDE of Nevada to choose from. Fanatical football fans have plenty of Cable TV choices to watch.
LV Chamber of Commerce
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce (LVCC) supports:
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce (LVCC) supports:
- improving the performance of the state's K-12 educational system. LVCC members are CCSD service providers. LVCC has a financial stake in maintaining and expanding public education, not *improving* (privatizing) it.
- extension of renewable energy tax incentives. Corporate welfare. The US Tax Code is the GOP's favorite device for distorting the economy. It also generates fees for LVCC members who are CPAs and lawyers.
- Reauthorization of SAFETEA. Government highway construction contracts.
- Healthcare reform. More regulations and tax code manipulations.
- Immigration reform. Restrictions on competition from low-priced firms (but more billable hours for Member immigration lawyers.
- Land Use reform Government seizure of private property for the benefit of politically connected Members who are developers, construction contractors, Engineers or Architects.
- Scrapping Yucca Mtn Waste Site Because not enough project money would go to Members.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Public Education Will NOT Diversify Our Economy
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
I am so sick of reading this BIG government propaganda about needing a good education system to attract new industry. As if Chinese workers are all nuclear physicists. As if those former Eastern Bloc countries are poor because they shun education. And the only reason crooked politicians want to attract new businesses is to TAX them.
I am so sick of reading this BIG government propaganda about needing a good education system to attract new industry. As if Chinese workers are all nuclear physicists. As if those former Eastern Bloc countries are poor because they shun education. And the only reason crooked politicians want to attract new businesses is to TAX them.
Friday, January 29, 2010
CCSD Inc.
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
10 positions in [CCSD's] telecommunications department
CCSD operates a telephone company, a mass transit agency, a law firm, a lobbying group, sports leagues, a real estate management firm, restaurants, health clinics, a police force, and numerous other businesses.
The only business it avoids is TEACHING.
BAHAHAHA. ROTFLMAO.
10 positions in [CCSD's] telecommunications department
CCSD operates a telephone company, a mass transit agency, a law firm, a lobbying group, sports leagues, a real estate management firm, restaurants, health clinics, a police force, and numerous other businesses.
The only business it avoids is TEACHING.
BAHAHAHA. ROTFLMAO.
MGM For BIG Government
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
MGM's Murren said we must work together to define our objectives, generate an agenda, craft a plan of action and then pledge our resources to promoting the promise of progress.
"We must get MORE government favors while shifting the tax cast over to somebody else." The coalition for BIG government.
MGM's Murren said we must work together to define our objectives, generate an agenda, craft a plan of action and then pledge our resources to promoting the promise of progress.
"We must get MORE government favors while shifting the tax cast over to somebody else." The coalition for BIG government.
MGM: More Government Mandates
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum
MGM's Murren said: we must work together to define our objectives, generate an agenda, craft a plan of action and then pledge our resources to promoting the promise of progress.
In other words, "How can we get MORE government favors while shifting the tax cast over to somebody else?" The coalition for BIG government.
If we had small government in this state the biennial budget would only have to be $100M/yr (+/- 20%). *Existing* mining taxes plus ~3 weeks of sales taxes would cover it. We could ABOLISH gaming taxes, entertainment taxes, business taxes, etc.
But if CCSD were redced to one little red schoolhouse, how would all those Chambers members be able to keep making money off of public education?
If the State (us) wasn't vouching for them, how would MGM ever establish an honest reputation?
We don't want any part in your dirty crap games. Build your businesses the old fashioned way instead of the shortcut government protectionist way.
MGM's Murren said: we must work together to define our objectives, generate an agenda, craft a plan of action and then pledge our resources to promoting the promise of progress.
In other words, "How can we get MORE government favors while shifting the tax cast over to somebody else?" The coalition for BIG government.
If we had small government in this state the biennial budget would only have to be $100M/yr (+/- 20%). *Existing* mining taxes plus ~3 weeks of sales taxes would cover it. We could ABOLISH gaming taxes, entertainment taxes, business taxes, etc.
But if CCSD were redced to one little red schoolhouse, how would all those Chambers members be able to keep making money off of public education?
If the State (us) wasn't vouching for them, how would MGM ever establish an honest reputation?
We don't want any part in your dirty crap games. Build your businesses the old fashioned way instead of the shortcut government protectionist way.
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