The State ="stepping up"

[Brian Forster]

https://www.providencejournal.com/news/ ... erm=082520

Compounding the problem, Gov. Gina Raimondo “scooped” money from the public colleges’ budgets and back-filled with federal relief aid. However, the federal money is earmarked for virus-related expenses, such as sanitizing buildings and protective equipment.

Will this impact funding of D1 hockey for Rams?

[TruePoint]

“Will fighting a global pandemic interfere with my personal fantasy of D1 hockey?”

[NYGFan_Section208]

https://www.providencejournal.com/news/ ... erm=082520

Compounding the problem, Gov. Gina Raimondo “scooped” money from the public colleges’ budgets and back-filled with federal relief aid. However, the federal money is earmarked for virus-related expenses, such as sanitizing buildings and protective equipment.

Will this impact funding of D1 hockey for Rams?

Intentional or not, this might be one of the funniest things I've read in a long time.

[Brian Forster]

Mikaila Arthur, chairman of RIC’s sociology department, said that since the Great Recession, states have chosen to “disinvest” in public colleges and universities and have asked students to take on a larger share of the cost.

disinvest=degrade,deemphasize
URI will never see that $$ again

[TruePoint]

I’m with you that the disinvesting in public education is horrifying and as good of a sign as any that we are a society in decline. Making it about hockey is very questionable to me, though. Also, the very, very short list of things I would prioritize over public education from a budgetary standpoint does include public health, so pitting education against the pandemic response in the battle over resources is not a very effective rhetorical move IMO.

[SGreenwell]

I’m with you that the disinvesting in public education is horrifying and as good of a sign as any that we are a society in decline. Making it about hockey is very questionable to me, though. Also, the very, very short list of things I would prioritize over public education from a budgetary standpoint does include public health, so pitting education against the pandemic response in the battle over resources is not a very effective rhetorical move IMO.

Given his usual posting modus operandi, I kind of just assumed that this was just some weird way to shit on hockey fans while extolling the virtues of those awesome football boosters.

[RhowdyRam02]

I’m with you that the disinvesting in public education is horrifying and as good of a sign as any that we are a society in decline. Making it about hockey is very questionable to me, though. Also, the very, very short list of things I would prioritize over public education from a budgetary standpoint does include public health, so pitting education against the pandemic response in the battle over resources is not a very effective rhetorical move IMO.

Given his usual posting modus operandi, I kind of just assumed that this was just some weird way to shit on hockey fans while extolling the virtues of those awesome football boosters.

Exactly. There was no mention of hockey at all, it was just a clown poster being a clown poster.

[TruePoint]

He did mention hockey, though. Maybe I missed the joke, but he literally closes with “Will this impact the finding of D1 hockey?”

[RhowdyRam02]

He did mention hockey, though. Maybe I missed the joke, but he literally closes with “Will this impact the finding of D1 hockey?”

There was no mention of hockey in the article he posted

[TruePoint]

Oh, right. Obviously. I was not confused about that. I was only responding to the post here.

[hrstrat57]

well what about RIC d3 hockey plans then Gina? Varsity hockey at RIC but not URI.

Think big...

let's charge RIC to play at Boss and give the dough to football team, that'll work.

[Brian Forster]

Hrstat-gets it somewhat. It's the states job to generate revenue and just give it to the schools.
URI generates their own revenue and the state siphons it.
When there was a surplus-did the state ever give an increase?
Protestors are right,we need education reform. This is business as usual.
The state will most likely not pay it back under any circumstances.
Many people associate URI with the state and see it as a symbol of waste because of bleep like this.