Students of the CUNY system have been demonstrating against proposed tuition hikes. In her column today in the NY Post, Andrea Peyser put the issue in compelling perspective. By 2015, tuition will have risen from its present $4300 to $6330. It's a bargain these days. Before the open enrollment travesty of the '70's, NYC colleges were known as the Harvard of the poor. When standards fell, their degrees became the object of ridicule. When standards were raised a decade or so ago, the reputation of the schools increased. By comparison, students of the state university system will be paying $7603. At NYU, the annual fee is $41,606, at Columbia $43,088. Parents of some NYC private schools pay $33,000 to $40,000. There were professors at the demonstrations. Many earn more than $100,000 per year. Anyone who has been to college knows what a piece of cake teaching at one is. It is virtually stress-free compared to working at a public junior or high school. They are grossly overpaid. I suggest each contribute a portion of his salary to a student in need. And there is another factor that makes the protests even more absurd: 60% of the students have their entire costs covered by state and federal financial aid - 90,000 out of the 150,000 student population! Another 10,000 get partial coverage. The sense of entitlement is staggering, and it is created by government. God help us.
An ice cold wind curtailed the operating hours of the floating bookshop. I had no sales, but the 84-year-old vet braved the elements to make another donation: three thrillers and two Bibles. Thank you, sir.
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