Comments on: Iowa’s Late to the College Naming Sell-Out Game http://www.thedeets.com/2007/08/01/iowas-late-to-teh-college-naming-sell-out-game/ Consistently against torture. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah Deitch http://www.thedeets.com/2007/08/01/iowas-late-to-teh-college-naming-sell-out-game/#comment-2482 Sarah Deitch Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:03:07 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/2007/08/01/iowas-late-to-teh-college-naming-sell-out-game/#comment-2482 No way would I let them rename the school for some damn corporation. Especially for a measly 15 mill! What would they do, drop the tuition by $500 for 1 year? Just name a building after them like everyone else. No way would I let them rename the school for some damn corporation. Especially for a measly 15 mill! What would they do, drop the tuition by $500 for 1 year? Just name a building after them like everyone else.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.thedeets.com/2007/08/01/iowas-late-to-teh-college-naming-sell-out-game/#comment-2480 Kyle Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:24:47 +0000 http://www.thedeets.com/2007/08/01/iowas-late-to-teh-college-naming-sell-out-game/#comment-2480 Or consider the many rooms within CSOM blatantly named after 3M and other local corporations. I guess the way I see it is that the University's job is to teach and do research. If these funds help accomplish that in an unbiased nature (i.e., no covenants or restrictions placed on the university by the donor), then I think it's in the best interest of the school to accept the donation. If there are such restrictions (beyond the obvious name contract), then I do have an issue because the last thing we need is companies owning politicians AND schools, though they already have signficant influence over both. And, by the way, Go HAWKS!! Or consider the many rooms within CSOM blatantly named after 3M and other local corporations.

I guess the way I see it is that the University’s job is to teach and do research. If these funds help accomplish that in an unbiased nature (i.e., no covenants or restrictions placed on the university by the donor), then I think it’s in the best interest of the school to accept the donation. If there are such restrictions (beyond the obvious name contract), then I do have an issue because the last thing we need is companies owning politicians AND schools, though they already have signficant influence over both.

And, by the way, Go HAWKS!!

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