U. of Missouri to close 2 dorms due to lack of students

[rangerrebew]

April 12, 2016
U. of Missouri to close 2 dorms due to lack of students
By Rick Moran

Back in early March, University of Missouri chancellor Hank Foley wrote a "Dear Mizzou Community" letter informing students and faculties that freshman enrollment was down by more than 1,500 students, creating a budget shortfall of $32 million.  The shortfall would mean job cuts and an increase in student fees.

Yesterday, the university informed students that two dorms would be shuttered in order to more efficiently use their facilities.

    The school announced a 5 percent cut "to all annual recurring general revenue budgets" and an "across-the-board hiring freeze for all units on campus." The dorm closures are only the latest cost-cutting measures.

    The school announced the closures on its Residents' Online Access to Rooms website. The two closed dorms contained Freshmen Interest Groups, special communities for first-year students housed within the dorms, which the university said could be available in other dorms.

    "Due to an expected decrease in the number of students needing housing at Mizzou this year, Residential Life will not be offering space in Respect or Excellence Halls at this time," the university announced. "This is an effort to ensure we are using our halls in the most efficient manner, keeping our costs as low as possible so we can provide our students with the best possible living environments at an affordable cost."

    Mizzou was ground zero for the campus protests that began last fall. Students protested perceived incidents of racism and demanded the university administration sufficiently acknowledge their feelings.

Both parents and students at MU appear to be finally pushing back against the madness.  In addition to fewer freshmen, some upperclassmen have left as well, putting a gaping hole in the school's budget.  Perhaps eventually, this will instill a backbone in school administrators and give them an incentive to resist the almost comical demands of protesters.

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[Relic]

This is really a wonderful story. I love to see liberals answer for the consequences of their own stupidity.

Sadly, those in charge at Mizzou are unable to comprehend that their actions are the reason for the decline in enrollment. What's even more tragic, is that the people most likely to lose their jobs are support staff, while the tenured liberal idiots blame the economy or Republicans for their troubles.

[Wingnut]

This is really a wonderful story. I love to see liberals answer for the consequences of their own stupidity.

Sadly, those in charge at Mizzou are unable to comprehend that their actions are the reason for the decline in enrollment. What's even more tragic, is that the people most likely to lose their jobs are support staff, while the tenured liberal idiots blame the economy or Republicans for their troubles.

The effects are far reaching. Small busnesses will be forced to close for lack of business and rental houses are vacant in the area around Mizzou. Tax revs will decline.
Karma is a bitch.

[mystery-ak]

 

[rangerrebew]

Perhaps they can recruit some black panthers and blacklivesmatter activists to go to school there.  Of course they would have to wave any requirement such as grades, overlook jail time, and make it plain drugs are accepted.

[Wingnut]

Perhaps they can recruit some black panthers and blacklivesmatter activists to go to school there.  Of course they would have to wave any requirement such as grades, overlook jail time, and make it plain drugs are accepted.

Or turn the empty Dorms into HUD housing....  It could be a little slice of Cabrini–Green Heaven.

[mountaineer]

Lots of room for Obama's "refugees." 

[Wingnut]

Lots of room for Obama's "refugees." 

Never thought of that.  On campus rape centers.

[mountaineer]

Never thought of that.  On campus rape centers.

The Obama administration echoes the oft-cited stat of one in five college women getting assaulted.  If they bring their beloved Islamos to empty dorm rooms,  the stat actually will become accurate.   

[Wingnut]

The Obama administration echoes the oft-cited stat of one in five college women getting assaulted.  If they bring their beloved Islamos to empty dorm rooms,  the stat actually will become accurate.   

Yes siree Bob..  You want a college rape culture for real?  Bring em.

[Free Vulcan]

They forgot this is MO. People are conservative there, even in KC and STL (compared to say Boston or LA). What'd they think was going to happen?

But on the bright side, they now have to dorm sized safe spaces for special snowflakes, or as mentioned above, project housing for BLM adherents or Islamic rape centers.

[AnybodyButaDem]

This was an obvious result to everyone who isn't a short-sighted SJW liberal activist.

I'm guessing donations are drying up, too.

[rangerrebew]

This was an obvious result to everyone who isn't a short-sighted SJW liberal activist.

This MUST be part of the "vast right wing conspiracy."

[geronl]

Anyone with more than a few working brain cells saw this coming.

[Smokin Joe]

Let's have a pity party:   Awwwww

Shock and awe. I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you! You covered the "aww" part pretty well.

Stupid is hurting. Good. Stupid should hurt, but if it hurt proportional to the stupid, we'd all need ear plugs.

[Wingnut]

Let this be a lesson to those in Academia: those who let the inmates run the as asylum will find themeselves seeking new careers.

[rangerrebew]

Let this be a lesson to those in Academia: those who let the inmates run the as asylum will find themeselves seeking new careers.

Maybe not new careers but new institutions to ruin. :nometalk: