Comments for Fargo Forum Alternative http://fargophantom.com Fargo Phantom is Fargo's news source for the Red River Valley. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Today Most Interesting Topics by Clayton Halverson http://fargophantom.com/today-most-interesting-topics/comment-page-1#comment-42040 Clayton Halverson Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:30:48 +0000 http://fargophantom.com/?page_id=87#comment-42040 I had a letter to the editor that I thought you might be interested in printing but I do not see how it can be done as you have no email address. The Forum apparently didn't want to publish it as it casts doubt on its political pals. You may not want it either and if I don't get an email from you I will assume as much. CH I had a letter to the editor that I thought you might be interested in printing but I do not see how it can be done as you have no email address. The Forum apparently didn’t want to publish it as it casts doubt on its political pals. You may not want it either and if I don’t get an email from you I will assume as much.

CH

]]> Comment on Condition of NDSU is Bleak….Creeping Meatballism by Tom Isern http://fargophantom.com/condition-of-ndsu-is-bleak-creeping-meatballism/comment-page-1#comment-36419 Tom Isern Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:11:29 +0000 http://fargophantom.com/?p=297#comment-36419 Bold words, written and published anonymously. The Minard failure, although not so catastrophic as portrayed, nevertheless does represent a serious piece of mismanagement. I feel deep sympathy for the persons and units affected by it. The general tone of trauma in the article I chalk up to youthful inexperience. The university is hardly in crisis. Teaching and learning continue apace; research and service go on. We don't need a crisis conversation. We do need deliberate and reflective discussion about how, while we consolidate the gains of our expansionary phase, we also may elevate the university's academic stature. This will require commitment. Thus these words give me pause: "I no longer care whether the youth of North Dakota get quality education or not. Much as I love my students, the state just doesn’t deserve the effort." I encourage the author to seek better associations, restorative connections with people more committed to our students and more respectful of our public. These are fundamental land grant values. Bold words, written and published anonymously. The Minard failure, although not so catastrophic as portrayed, nevertheless does represent a serious piece of mismanagement. I feel deep sympathy for the persons and units affected by it. The general tone of trauma in the article I chalk up to youthful inexperience. The university is hardly in crisis. Teaching and learning continue apace; research and service go on. We don’t need a crisis conversation. We do need deliberate and reflective discussion about how, while we consolidate the gains of our expansionary phase, we also may elevate the university’s academic stature. This will require commitment. Thus these words give me pause: “I no longer care whether the youth of North Dakota get quality education or not. Much as I love my students, the state just doesn’t deserve the effort.” I encourage the author to seek better associations, restorative connections with people more committed to our students and more respectful of our public. These are fundamental land grant values.

]]> Comment on Richard A. Hanson, Ph.D. President NDSU by Brian http://fargophantom.com/richard-a-hanson-ph-d-president-ndsu/comment-page-1#comment-36374 Brian Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:14:19 +0000 http://fargophantom.com/?p=260#comment-36374 Lets just cut all the tuition waivers for graduate assistants Lets just cut all the tuition waivers for graduate assistants

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