I have no opinion on this
21 October 2009 • Ricardo J. Bascuas • 6 Comments » • Tags: None
The Powers That Be unveiled at the last faculty meeting a plan to give the School of Business millions and millions of dollars so they can build a new building next to their existing building. I know, I know. It’s always strange when something happens at a faculty meeting. The Business School’s project has undergone several revisions due to the economy and other contingencies, so it may or may not look very much like the big red “L” in the accompanying schematic. The irregularly shaped building below it is the Lowe Art Museum and the pointy thing right above it is the current business school building.
In exchange for the giant pile of money, we get three floors or something. I think some of the faculty are excited. As is my custom, I have no opinion whatsoever regarding the matter. Just questions. Mainly, I’m wondering how easily space that was originally going to be “260 dormitory rooms for undergraduates” can be turned into something that we need. But I’m not an architect or anything, so I don’t have any opinion. As I said.
Also, I’m wondering whether this doesn’t mean that the newly schismatic Powers That Be harbor secret doubts about reuniting the Law School into one new “state-of-the-art” facility. To be sure, they insist that they will. But I can’t help wondering. Not that I have any opinion one way or the other. I don’t.
Is this in lieu of the fancy new building along Ponce, by the BankUnited Center? If so, that totally blows. We have gone from a kickass new building of our own to three floors we have to share with the B School kids.
Lame.
I do not have a copy of Garner handy. What does he say about the use of “whatsoever” versus “whatever,” as in you “hav[ing] no opinion whatsoever regarding the matter”?
John D. Rockefeller learned long ago that philanthropy goes a long way to diverting attention from one’s sins. The same might be said for Mr. Fernandez. Having made fortunes with the assistance of suspect government contracts and contacts, the U graciously wipes the blood from his hands.
don’t worry FIU has taken plenty from some shady characters – i.e. the de Cespedes brothers who are currently doing 8 years in Federal prison for a slew of things – they basically stole money and evaded taxes…
2Ls and 3Ls: “Where ARE all the 1Ls, anyway? Oh, that’s right–they’re over at the Learning Center! Would’ve been nice knowin’ ‘em…”
PTB1: “Hey! Isn’t this annexing thing cool?”
PTB2: “I’m not so sure–what about our sense of community? I feel like we’re alienating some of our own.”
PTB1: “Oh, come on! Alienating, schmalienating! Don’t be so sensitive! Look at it this way: we’re giving them exercise!”
Yeah so are there any hot 1L chicks this year? After 3 yrs of law school the little game I had on regular girls is gone… so now I must resort to female law students and lawyers to survive.