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Clemson vs. FFRF
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Clemson vs. FFRF


Apr 16, 2014, 4:02 PM

I read TigerNet a lot but decided to make an account because this is something I have strong feelings about. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the majority of Clemson's funds (about 90%) come from sources other than taxpayers money? It seems to me that If the FFRF wants to have a say in what we do as a school and how we operate, that they should only get a say in 10% of our school's operation (preferably the liberal arts department). Here's hoping Dabo and the administration stay strong despite what could turn into a huge attack by the Liberal media.

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Re: Clemson vs. FFRF


Apr 16, 2014, 4:24 PM

Doesn't really matter. They are a state institution, their employees are state employees, etc.

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it's the government way. if you take just $1 from them, they get


Apr 16, 2014, 6:15 PM

to tell you how to run your whole life.

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Re: Clemson vs. FFRF


Apr 16, 2014, 4:33 PM

Why would you want them in the liberal arts department? I say let them control engineering. Have you ever heard of religion based math? Me either.

On a side note, why does Clemson continue to be a public institution when, from what I remember reading, they only get in the single digits of their budget from the state? At what point would Clemson decide it is time to just become private?


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Religion Based Math...


Apr 16, 2014, 4:35 PM

a.k.a. Common Core. If you believe it's the right answer, then it is.

HTH this helps.

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Re: Religion Based Math...


Apr 16, 2014, 4:38 PM

I used to pray for the answers, but nothing ever came to me.

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Re: Clemson vs. FFRF


Apr 16, 2014, 5:00 PM [ in reply to Re: Clemson vs. FFRF ]

10% of the budget is still far too large a chunk to just give up. It sounds like a small percentage, but it's millions of dollars that would have to be covered with other sources. That's not easy to do, especially when Clemson is hitting up a small number of alumni and other regular donors to grow the endowment to the point where it is sustainable.

Now, if we could get more than 28% of our alumni to give even a few dollars to the school regularly, we'd be rocking and rolling and might be in a position to thumb our noses toward the Statehouse. I'm not sure why more alumni don't give a few bucks a year given that it yields a massive return on investment in the perception (and thus value) of your Clemson degree.

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