Cheers & Jeers
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Posted: 2/8/08, 12:46 AM EST Section: Opinion
Cheer: Smooth move, SU. As The Daily Orange reported Thursday, the admissions office is raising the application fee from $60 to $70. It's a small increase that, when extrapolated across the entire applicant pool, makes a nice six-figure bundle for the school. And the number of applicants grows every year.
There's not much to dislike here. Ten bucks is nothing these days. You can't even buy a decent hat for ten bucks, let alone a decent meal.
The largest effect it will have on applicants is on those applying to an unusually large amount of schools, and even then, they're already shelling out big bucks for the college application process. Sure, the fees are unfortunate if you're applying to 15 schools. Just wait until you actually get in here. That $40,000 a year is a bigger pain.
Jeer: Mitt Romney announced yesterday that he is suspending his bid for the presidency of the United States. Thank goodness. How was he involved in this process to begin with? What's the opposite of the best and brightest?
Sure, he sort of looks and sort of acts like a president. Besides that? Eh, who knows. Let's here his own take on the situation.
"If this were only about me, I'd go on," Romney told CNN.com "But it's never been only about me. I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, in this time of war, I feel I have to now stand aside for our party and for our country."
So many questions to think about here. Romney had said that his military age sons were serving their country by aiding his campaign. What will they do with all that free time now? Not serve their country?
And where will Mitt spend his time now? In his home in Utah? Michigan? Massachusetts?
In all seriousness, let's get down to business. John McCain and Mike Huckabee are the only Republicans left standing. With Rudy Giuliani departing recently as well, perhaps it's clear that voters vote for people who, you know, seem like humans. Just a thought.
There's not much to dislike here. Ten bucks is nothing these days. You can't even buy a decent hat for ten bucks, let alone a decent meal.
The largest effect it will have on applicants is on those applying to an unusually large amount of schools, and even then, they're already shelling out big bucks for the college application process. Sure, the fees are unfortunate if you're applying to 15 schools. Just wait until you actually get in here. That $40,000 a year is a bigger pain.
Jeer: Mitt Romney announced yesterday that he is suspending his bid for the presidency of the United States. Thank goodness. How was he involved in this process to begin with? What's the opposite of the best and brightest?
Sure, he sort of looks and sort of acts like a president. Besides that? Eh, who knows. Let's here his own take on the situation.
"If this were only about me, I'd go on," Romney told CNN.com "But it's never been only about me. I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, in this time of war, I feel I have to now stand aside for our party and for our country."
So many questions to think about here. Romney had said that his military age sons were serving their country by aiding his campaign. What will they do with all that free time now? Not serve their country?
And where will Mitt spend his time now? In his home in Utah? Michigan? Massachusetts?
In all seriousness, let's get down to business. John McCain and Mike Huckabee are the only Republicans left standing. With Rudy Giuliani departing recently as well, perhaps it's clear that voters vote for people who, you know, seem like humans. Just a thought.
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