Comments on: UMD Releases Purple Line Consulting Study http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: damian j http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/comment-page-1/#comment-189351 damian j Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:41:20 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/#comment-189351 I hope you are right - but when the governor is "owned" by some of these big money donors and like most politicians, is merely their puppet (complete with the wealthy people's hands very far up his keester) he too will cave. Look, the "romantacist" in me loves the thought of a campus dr alignment - its a wonderful dream......but the realist in me knows better and its a sad reality I hope you are right – but when the governor is “owned” by some of these big money donors and like most politicians, is merely their puppet (complete with the wealthy people’s hands very far up his keester) he too will cave. Look, the “romantacist” in me loves the thought of a campus dr alignment – its a wonderful dream……but the realist in me knows better and its a sad reality

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]]> By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/comment-page-1/#comment-189350 David Daddio Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:45:42 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/#comment-189350 I prefer not to linger in the realm of conspiracy theories. I think you a) overestimate the influence and number of "big money donors" for a state school like UMD and b) underestimate the relative power that the governor's office and his MTA can wield over a state institution. Nameless "big money donors" can't change the reality that the purple line a)has tons of regional support that goed far beyond College Park and b) will never be realized without taking into account the reality of unchanging federal funding formulas. I prefer not to linger in the realm of conspiracy theories. I think you a) overestimate the influence and number of “big money donors” for a state school like UMD and b) underestimate the relative power that the governor’s office and his MTA can wield over a state institution. Nameless “big money donors” can’t change the reality that the purple line a)has tons of regional support that goed far beyond College Park and b) will never be realized without taking into account the reality of unchanging federal funding formulas.

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]]> By: damian j http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/comment-page-1/#comment-189348 damian j Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:20:02 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/#comment-189348 daddio and his never ending disdain for mote reminds me of obama blaming things on bush long into his presidency. tho not mentioning him by name, daddio has to take his shot at the end of this piece. its been said many times on here: (almost as many as snarky mote comments by daddio) : its big money donors to UMCP that dont want it and at the Univ of Maryland College Park, the allmighty dollar talks and all else walks. Let the donors get a hold of Loh and watch the position change. daddio and his never ending disdain for mote reminds me of obama blaming things on bush long into his presidency. tho not mentioning him by name, daddio has to take his shot at the end of this piece. its been said many times on here: (almost as many as snarky mote comments by daddio) : its big money donors to UMCP that dont want it and at the Univ of Maryland College Park, the allmighty dollar talks and all else walks. Let the donors get a hold of Loh and watch the position change.

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]]> By: Matt R http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/comment-page-1/#comment-189325 Matt R Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:14:45 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/4878/#comment-189325 UMD is effectivly killing the Purple Line UMD is effectivly killing the Purple Line

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