Welo70

Ah, yes very funny; good choice from your selection of downloaded reaction gifs. I admit that that title is sensationalist, but to completely disagree with such (albeit, un-nuianced statement) demonstrates a poor understanding of liberal economics and the consequences of neo-liberal ideology (hint: it's liberal imperialism). This coming from a current graduate student specializing in the global south. Boy...can't wait to see your gif reaction for the WSJ article.

Sure. I meant to say ny senate. One of the main issues for some of the budget cut, supposedly, was anti-semitism at campuses. This was brought forth by Republic senator at the debate. It's an issue for NY based pro Israel groups. https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/262213/students-justice-palestine-anti-semitism-costs-daniel-greenfield http://www.wsj.com/articles/fight-over-cuny-funding-takes-unforeseen-turn-1458173768 http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2016/03/8593829/senate-passes-budget-resolution-after-debate-anti-semitism-cuny But the question is- should this massive budget cut affect my decision?

Has anybody heard of the situation at CUNY? It's buzzing in NY/NJ. Governer Cuomo is pushing to cut the CUNY budget by 1/2 billion dollars. It also seems that the NY is looking to punish CUNY even further at the behest of Zionist lobbyist groups. How much will this effect the Graduate programs? I think I have to consider this in my decision and perhaps might head to U Cal. I'm not sure if any of you consider this a big deal, but programs (and their rankings) depend heavily on budget...such a sudden drop in budget long term consequences, no? What say yous all?

Did anyone else go the Open house last week? What did you think? It was a bit off putting, to be honest. I didn't enjoy the pandering/imploring. Anybody with other first impressions?