Comments on: Public Funding for a Private School http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/ by Hemant Mehta Fri, 25 May 2012 21:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Hemant http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-373 Hemant Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:05:51 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-373 Mike-- I'm all for the Arts, so it's not that I'm choosing Science over them. However, while you may not use the medical facilities now (or hopefully ever), the research could be beneficial to you and others down the line. The arts center (which is <strong>not </strong>a definite thing yet-- it's only the intention) would not serve the population as a whole the way a hospital or research facility would. It would serve a small niche. And plus, we're in Chicago! We have plays and concerts up the *(@&#. Yes, we could always have more (I know I always enjoy it when I see shows downtown), but is that as urgent as alleviating health problems? I doubt it. Mike– I’m all for the Arts, so it’s not that I’m choosing Science over them. However, while you may not use the medical facilities now (or hopefully ever), the research could be beneficial to you and others down the line.

The arts center (which is not a definite thing yet– it’s only the intention) would not serve the population as a whole the way a hospital or research facility would. It would serve a small niche.

And plus, we’re in Chicago! We have plays and concerts up the *(@&#. Yes, we could always have more (I know I always enjoy it when I see shows downtown), but is that as urgent as alleviating health problems? I doubt it.

]]> By: Mike C http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-370 Mike C Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:28:02 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-370 Hey Hemant, I understand not wanting to see public money go to a private university, but you also said: <blockquote>Normally, if these funds are given to private universities, it is because the projects will help all the citizens (Northwestern University got money for a regenerative medicine wing and DePaul University received money for a science center). Loyola says they will offer “community drama and art programs” in exchange for the funding… Hardly on par with the other colleges, and certainly no reason to take money away from the public school system.</blockquote> This comment makes it sound like you'd be okay with it if they had been building a new medical or science facility. I guess I'm wondering why you think the arts are less valuable to the community as a whole than the sciences. In fact, comparing the direct, personal benefit of an arts building to a science building (not including medical buildings), I would think that more people in the Chicago area would get more out of the arts building. I could go to see a play or a concert (or enroll my kid in a workshop) at Loyola's arts building; but how am I supposed to directly benefit from DePaul's new science building? Just throwing some thoughts out there for discussion... :) Hey Hemant,

I understand not wanting to see public money go to a private university, but you also said:

Normally, if these funds are given to private universities, it is because the projects will help all the citizens (Northwestern University got money for a regenerative medicine wing and DePaul University received money for a science center).

Loyola says they will offer “community drama and art programs” in exchange for the funding… Hardly on par with the other colleges, and certainly no reason to take money away from the public school system.

This comment makes it sound like you’d be okay with it if they had been building a new medical or science facility. I guess I’m wondering why you think the arts are less valuable to the community as a whole than the sciences.

In fact, comparing the direct, personal benefit of an arts building to a science building (not including medical buildings), I would think that more people in the Chicago area would get more out of the arts building. I could go to see a play or a concert (or enroll my kid in a workshop) at Loyola’s arts building; but how am I supposed to directly benefit from DePaul’s new science building?

Just throwing some thoughts out there for discussion… :)

]]> By: Hemant http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-349 Hemant Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:28:50 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-349 I wish I knew a better answer, but alerting the local media is always an option: -- Writing a Letter to the Editor of the Chicago Tribune (ctc-TribLetter@Tribune.com) or Chicago Sun-Times (letters@suntimes.com). -- Alerting local media to the story. CBS (312-202-2668), NBC (1-800-CH5-NEWS), ABC (fax number, (312) 899-8019), and FOX (http://www.foxchicago.com/contact/tellittofox.shtml). I wish I knew a better answer, but alerting the local media is always an option:

– Writing a Letter to the Editor of the Chicago Tribune (ctc-TribLetter@Tribune.com) or Chicago Sun-Times (letters@suntimes.com).

– Alerting local media to the story. CBS (312-202-2668), NBC (1-800-CH5-NEWS), ABC (fax number, (312) 899-8019), and FOX (http://www.foxchicago.com/contact/tellittofox.shtml).

]]> By: cautious http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-348 cautious Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:20:07 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2006/07/21/public-funding-for-a-private-school/#comment-348 ...wow, yeah this sounds massively illegal. ...as a former Illinois resident what should I be doing about this? …wow, yeah this sounds massively illegal. …as a former Illinois resident what should I be doing about this?

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