The Tiger and funding...

[disco stu]

What does everyone think about the Tiger not accepting funding from the student activity fee?

dm

[spreadthephish]

I hope they can stay afloat...i mean they were only taking 2 dollars from every student...doesnt seem like much of a fee to get 30 or so papers.

[Victor]

Why did they choose to do this? More freedoms?

[disco stu]

Well i'm really no spokesman. Details are in the front page article by Naylor Brownell.

dm

[leigh]

The fact that The Tiger decided to not take funding this year should not be an issue based on their payroll policy. But if you read today's Observer that is exactly what it is becoming. The Tiger decided to not take the money to avoid any semblence of control that might come from any University front.

[An_Observer]

It's a wise move on their part. If they can swallow cutting staff salaries, it should give them a lot of freedom. It's good to step away from being the University's bitch.

[leigh]

Except no salaries are being cut. The payroll is being kept exactly where it was when they had funding.

[The Findecano]

Good lord, read the article in The Tiger!

or go to www.thetigernews.com and its right there!

[LesPhilky]

Originally posted by An_Observer
It's a wise move on their part. If they can swallow cutting staff salaries, it should give them a lot of freedom. It's good to step away from being the University's bitch.

It never was. The Observer staff always claims that to somehow give themselves more credibility over The Tiger.

Considering The Observer was almost kicked off the media advisory board and once had an editor forcibly removed by the University in 1999, I would say the University has more control over The Observer than The Tiger.

[leigh]

Considering The Observer was almost kicked off the media advisory board and once had an editor forcibly removed by the University in 1999, I would say the University has more control over The Observer than The Tiger.

You know I had almost forgotten about that. I was around when that happened and I remember how much of a big deal it was. Congrats on a point well made.

[whatever]

Since they don't take any money now, does that mean they are going to bring back that person who said he plagiarized?

I saw his web page..yawn......

I edited this because someone got mad! WAAAAAAAAA

[leigh]

Since they don't take any money now, does that mean they are going to bring back that idiot who plagiarized?

Just because they no longer take money does not mean that they are going to bring back Lowery. He left because of his actions and whether or not The Tiger takes funding does not change those actions. Just because a newspaper changes funding or management does not mean that anyone who left the staff for reasons such as plagerism has the option to come back.

[whatever]

Originally posted by leigh
Just because they no longer take money does not mean that they are going to bring back Lowery. He left because of his actions and whether or not The Tiger takes funding does not change those actions. Just because a newspaper changes funding or management does not mean that anyone who left the staff for reasons such as plagerism has the option to come back.

ummm..yeah. It was sort of a joke.

[leigh]

then I am sorry. I am having a bad day which is causing humor to pass me by today.

[whatever]

Well I didn't say it was a good joke, just sort of a joke.

That guy seems to be a real ass clown.