Penn State shows how they really value merit.

[takebackourtemple]

   Looks like the days of universities giving scholarships based on merit are coming to an end. This year the university is asking academic achievers to donate back some of their scholarship. Next year I wouldn't be surprised if it just disappears. Instead the money is going to go to low income underachievers who don't even show up for classes.
   I'm not completely against need-based scholarships for those who are serious, but there should be some merit based requirements tied to them. For the investment to pay off, there should be a B or better requirement. Maybe with room for a few Cs. If the student had to at least show up for class, that would be some type of improvement over what it is now.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090907/ap_on_bi_ge/us_merit_aid_giveback

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

The negro is the idol that our generation worships.

[Confederate Kahanist]

They just want to recruit ebonics babbling morons to show how progressive they are.

[RanterMaximus]

I worked my way through school and never asked for a dime.  These inner city morons can't even read at a third grade level, but academia is only concerned with their PC image.

[Confederate Kahanist]

I worked my way through school and never asked for a dime.  These inner city morons can't even read at a third grade level, but academia is only concerned with their PC image.

Same here.  I worked at an ice cream plant doing cleanup and almost all of the money I made went to school.

[patches]

I'd like to work at an ice cream plant.

[The One and Only Mo]

I'd like to work at an ice cream plant.

I'd work at a beer or cigarette factory. Yet, ice cream would be pretty awesome, too.   

[RanterMaximus]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

[cjd]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

The mark up on the product is astronomical  so unless you were taking the snacks by the case the boss could not care less. They are more concerned about the money end of the equation. People that are receiving grant money to attend school should at least have to maintain a B or C average or get cut off for the up coming years funding.

[muman613]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

I wonder if this falls under the Torah command to allow a worker to eat some of what he works on... This is one of the commandments...

http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/736283/Lebowitz,_Rabbi_Aryeh
http://www.jlaw.com/Articles/relationships.html

The Bible does allow one type of worker to partake of an employer’s product. The Bible gives a field worker the right to eat of the produce with which he works. The Bible states (Deuteronomy 23:26-27): "When you come [as a worker] into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as is your desire, to your fill, but you may not put any into a receptacle. When you come into your neighbor’s standing corn, you may pluck ears with your hand, but you should not lift a sickle on your neighbor’s standing corn." These laws ensure that a field worker has a right to eat a small amount of the crop he or she is working on while harvesting. These laws, however, also protect the field owner from a rapacious worker who will take too much. The Bible does not allow the worker to place any of the produce into a receptacle. The Talmud makes clear that the phrase "to satisfy your hunger" limits the worker from gorging himself, even without placing any of the food into a container (Babylonian Talmud, Bava Metzia 87b).

[Moshe92]

When I visited Harvard recently, they said that 60% of students are on financial aid. Some private universities are becoming almost like public universities.

[cjd]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

I wonder if this falls under the Torah command to allow a worker to eat some of what he works on... This is one of the commandments...

http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/736283/Lebowitz,_Rabbi_Aryeh
http://www.jlaw.com/Articles/relationships.html

The Bible does allow one type of worker to partake of an employer’s product. The Bible gives a field worker the right to eat of the produce with which he works. The Bible states (Deuteronomy 23:26-27): "When you come [as a worker] into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as is your desire, to your fill, but you may not put any into a receptacle. When you come into your neighbor’s standing corn, you may pluck ears with your hand, but you should not lift a sickle on your neighbor’s standing corn." These laws ensure that a field worker has a right to eat a small amount of the crop he or she is working on while harvesting. These laws, however, also protect the field owner from a rapacious worker who will take too much. The Bible does not allow the worker to place any of the produce into a receptacle. The Talmud makes clear that the phrase "to satisfy your hunger" limits the worker from gorging himself, even without placing any of the food into a container (Babylonian Talmud, Bava Metzia 87b).

Interesting post Muman. I like the reasoning in the Jewish bible law.

[RanterMaximus]

Being a college student on a limited budget, a snack here and a snack there came in handy, as I did not have the finances to spend a lot on groceries. 

[Confederate Kahanist]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

How long ago was this?

[The One and Only Mo]

Being a college student on a limited budget, a snack here and a snack there came in handy, as I did not have the finances to spend a lot on groceries. 

good thing you don't smoke.

[RanterMaximus]

Being a college student on a limited budget, a snack here and a snack there came in handy, as I did not have the finances to spend a lot on groceries. 

good thing you don't smoke.

Or drink!  I went to a private college.  The only thing more broke than me was the car I drove.

[RanterMaximus]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

How long ago was this?

A time way back when I was younger, dumber, and one of the few people on campus who sported a "Impeach Clinton" t-shirt.

[Confederate Kahanist]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

How long ago was this?

A time way back when I was younger, dumber, and one of the few people on campus who sported a "Impeach Clinton" t-shirt.

I was just a high school sophomore at the time and a little dumber because I supported Clinton. 

[RanterMaximus]

I ran a vending route and had a boss who didn't care if I took some snacks here or there as long as I didn't overdue it.  That was the closest I came to a handout.

How long ago was this?

A time way back when I was younger, dumber, and one of the few people on campus who sported a "Impeach Clinton" t-shirt.

I was just a high school sophomore at the time and a little dumber because I supported Clinton. 

Good thing you where too young to vote.