July 1 - Moving Day 2024

[Tech Boys]

Some OT here but today marks the 43rd anniversary of a life changing event for us wise ones.




MTV debuts!

[laker]

Some OT here but today marks the 43rd anniversary of a life changing event for us wise ones.




MTV debuts!

Interesting to think about that. "I want my MTV!" Martha Quinn. Quite interesting when it started, but it died a while back.

[crixus]

Interesting to think about that. "I want my MTV!" Martha Quinn. Quite interesting when it started, but it died a while back.

The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star" was the first video ever played on MTV. And Martha Quinn was a cutie in a girl next door kind of way. I was 21 at the time and would tune in to MTV to see her more than the videos.

[cwfenn]

Interesting to think about that. "I want my MTV!" Martha Quinn. Quite interesting when it started, but it died a while back.

Reality TV kept it afloat a while, but then it killed them. Now it stays alive in name only. Don’t think I’ve watched it since Beavis and Butt-Head were in their prime.

[the Northeasterner]

I got to admit, I like the logo and I like the color scheme

[SW_Mustang]

I watched MTV in this weird time - I think there was a gap of time post-Jack*ss and pre-Jersey Shore where I fit in. They still played music in the mornings for several hours, but heavily leaned into reality by that time.

Still boggles my mind that the guy who directed Jack*ss also directed Video Days and Being John Malkovich. Talk about range lol

[the Northeasterner]

I just read where Fontbonne University in St Louis is closing next year. 2300 students in 2013 to less than 800

[tuffeagle]

I just read where Fontbonne University in St Louis is closing next year. 2300 students in 2013 to less than 800

Another Catholic university closing. Not a surprise. There will be more.

[the Northeasterner]

I mean it's not super surprising considering it's across the street from Washington u. But in a city without a major State University St Louis is always had tons of schools that it supported. Both lindenwood and Maryville are thriving as private schools. But they're located closer to the suburbs then fontbonne was.

But if you're not proving out degrees that are science and tech and work ready degrees you are going to suffer in this present climate. Liberal arts schools are a thing of the past. The schools with a liberal art core will do fine. I just hate to see any institution shut down. It's real easy to stop a college it's real hard to start one.

[Bballfan]

But if you're not proving out degrees that are science and tech and work ready degrees you are going to suffer in this present climate. Liberal arts schools are a thing of the past. The schools with a liberal art core will do fine. I just hate to see any institution shut down. It's real easy to stop a college it's real hard to start one.

So I will say teaching is still something that a liberal arts school can provide and is needed, but beyond that the technical degrees are where it is at. Engineering and medical. Those are also expensive programs for schools to run, so that is why a lot don't do it.

[SW_Mustang]

But if you're not proving out degrees that are science and tech and work ready degrees you are going to suffer in this present climate. Liberal arts schools are a thing of the past. The schools with a liberal art core will do fine. I just hate to see any institution shut down. It's real easy to stop a college it's real hard to start one.

Well, it depends.

LACs can provide great networking opportunities which often is more valuable than the degree itself. They are also really good at preparing students for professional and graduate programs. Granted, not all LACs are the same and then there are universities with a liberal arts focus.

From my perspective - there is a high concentration of tiny LACs on the east coast and it's just too saturated. In a different time, they might have been able to survive on low enrollments, but it's too tough these days. LAC education just isn't for everyone either - it wasn't for me.

[crixus]

Johnson University Florida (home of the Suns) closed on June 30, 2024. Their sports programs completed in the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Division II South. Meanwhile, the original Johnson University in Knoxville, Tennesseee is still open and their teams (Royals) compete in the NAIA.

[crixus]

Lincoln Christian University of Lincoln, Illinois ceased academic operations on May 31, 2024. Their sports programs were known as the Red Lions and they competed in the NAIA. LCU discontinued varsity athletics at the end of the 2022 spring season.

[crixus]

Some good news for a change. Moving back day coming in 2025. The return of football for the University of Rio Grande (Ohio).

https://www.aacsports.com/sports/fba...20240715eegyox

[SW_Mustang]

Some good news for a change. Moving back day coming in 2025. The return of football for the University of Rio Grande (Ohio).

https://www.aacsports.com/sports/fba...20240715eegyox

Interesting. That's the private school that shares a campus and administration with a public community college - one of the only arrangements of it's kind.