tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post2227936677395177702..comments2023-11-05T04:38:52.557-06:00Comments on LeftWingCracker: OCS for Memphis, and I ain't joining the MilitarySteve Steffenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-81787536689699710372007-10-25T19:32:00.000-05:002007-10-25T19:32:00.000-05:00I used to attend UTK and transferred to Memphis to...I used to attend UTK and transferred to Memphis to be home. HUGE mistake. Students just don't care about the school at Memphis at all. An OCS would bring more pride to the students and student involvement would increase dramatically. It is just so much more convenient. The biggest thing Memphis needs is some support for the teams. And an OCS will bring more people to the U of M instead of them choosing UTK or Ole Miss over of the hometown school. More students equals better teachers and a better education, an overall better school, which the city NEEDS in order to get any help politically and economically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-8108240213439408812007-10-12T09:57:00.000-05:002007-10-12T09:57:00.000-05:00wow....heaven forbid enrollment actually GROW at T...wow....<BR/><BR/>heaven forbid enrollment actually GROW at The U of M. <BR/><BR/>let's just keep the status quo, and watch tuition dollars all go to MTSU, UT, and Ole Miss, so Memphis kids can have a real "college experience." that's what's happening now.<BR/><BR/>dorms are being torn down & rebuilt as part of dr. raines' master plan. the sky is not falling.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279015612836956137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-3196219231756905702007-10-11T17:15:00.000-05:002007-10-11T17:15:00.000-05:00Not only that, let's say they build a new OCS, and...Not only that, let's say they build a new OCS, and on-campus residency explodes. A) How are you going to fund and B) where are you going to build new dorms?<BR/><BR/>The Stratum on Highland is for high-dollar students, so that's not an answer. You are going to have to buy up all the residential property between Poplar & Central, and between DeLoach and Highland, and that may not be enough.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Raines KNOWS this, and does not want that fundraising nightmare.Steve Steffenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-34659178374105501842007-10-11T11:40:00.000-05:002007-10-11T11:40:00.000-05:00Does the prospect of drunken football fans crossin...Does the prospect of drunken football fans crossing the tracks near campus to and from games cause anyone else concern?Will Beatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598882842928931383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-37671873220735712072007-10-11T11:16:00.000-05:002007-10-11T11:16:00.000-05:00parking is not an issue....ever been to oxford? k...parking is not an issue....<BR/><BR/>ever been to oxford? knoxville? you park where you can, and walk. it's part of the experience...walking through the college campus with other football fans.<BR/><BR/>wreg had a story last night that shows one location idea basically being at the corner of patterson & southern, going back into those rental properties on campus, i believe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279015612836956137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-78840535775705107292007-10-11T09:33:00.000-05:002007-10-11T09:33:00.000-05:00You guys are nutso about ritualized tribal warfare...You guys are nutso about ritualized tribal warfare. I'm a pointy head intellectual who wishes y'all would pay for these ritualized combat sites without public money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-5655196629926295292007-10-10T23:52:00.000-05:002007-10-10T23:52:00.000-05:00Damn right he did! As did Christopher Reeve, Jane...Damn right he did! As did Christopher Reeve, Janet Reno, Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, Bill Maher, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (who was in my sorority!).<BR/><BR/>Paul Wolfowitz and The Coultergeist went here too, but they don't mention that on the campus tours :)GoldnIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02309625693191931835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-21242462506919524112007-10-10T23:24:00.000-05:002007-10-10T23:24:00.000-05:00Remember, Keith Olbermann went to Cornell!Remember, Keith Olbermann went to Cornell!Steve Steffenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-47109821703033720002007-10-10T23:04:00.000-05:002007-10-10T23:04:00.000-05:00Don't laugh at Vandy! We'll get our comeuppance s...Don't laugh at Vandy! We'll get our comeuppance someday! We'll get to a bowl game someday! And I'm 21, so there's an off chance that I'll live to see it!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with that. I go to Cornell, so our football stadium is the size of your average high school stadium in Tennessee (not that anyone ever goes to a game except for homecoming, hockey is king up here). But my brother goes to UMiami, and they're moving out of the Orange Bowl to start playing at Dolphin Stadium next year. It's bigger and newer, but it's far away from the campus, and there's so much history at the Orange Bowl. My brother's pretty bummed about it.GoldnIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02309625693191931835noreply@blogger.com