Absolutely right. Look... I don't want to start an argument, but if you have an open mind you will want to look at the facts, not at emotionally charged jealousy. Colleges inherently have a culture of cooperation. Trying to take something another college already has flies in the face of that, and it will never be accepted.
Even if that were right (and I certainly don't believe that to be the case), you have about as much chance of taking any portion of WVU's LONG established money pipeline (established many years before Marshall had anything to do with medicine), as you have of hitting the Powerball jackpot. They would pull out all the stops to keep that from happening, and if you actually believe an energized WVU alumni base has no political clout in this state you have to be dreaming. Not only that, you risk causing a backlash as you trigger emotions on the other side.
The WVU administration has demonstrated a willingness to work with all other colleges in the state, not just Marshall, toward a policy that benefits everyone. They reached a consensus with Steve Kopp prior to his death, but unfortunately he is not here to carry that forward. Hopefully the next in line will step to the plate and work together, otherwise everyone suffers. Working together, the institutions of higher learning can get a restoration, and hopefully an increase in funding for all the schools. That is very possible. Stealing WVU's pop tax is not, so stop making yourselves look small by the constant carping. Work together to benefit everyone.
Facts? What facts? All you've done is spew opinionated bullshit on here...
This is exactly why I was surprised the moderators allowed this jackass to be on here.
Long established? Marshall came to the state FIRST for a medical school. The state (at the time) was the only way any program by any university could get funding...you presented it to the legislature and they signed off on it. The legislature is made up of wvu law grads (aka, a joke law school).
What the hell do you think happened?
Marshall was rejected before they could get any funding...
Then a year later, wvu approached the state with the exact same proposal...wvu got funding without a blink of an eye.
The accrediting body came by to formally accredit wvu's med school...took one look at ruby memorial and declared the facilities "lacking in efficiency in supporting a medical school" and rejected their accreditation application. Wvu then asked for a $10 million bailout in order to sufficiently house a medical school...again, no problem for them, the state gave it to them...
Marshall came back, and requested their medical program be given funding, the legislature said, "No, we already have a medical school in the state, we don't need another one."
This was an argument they used 100 times.
Finally, after years of pushing it through, Marshall got their medical school (with no help from the state or wvu that CT, the dumbass claims is all around) and got it up and running.
The accrediting bodies came by...took 1 look at Cabell and gave them accreditation, right then and there...
Marshall needed no money to bailout their program nor did they get any money (because all the legislature does is complain about everything Marshall does, as does wvu).
The pop tax was repeatedly brought before the legislature with Marshall wanting...a MERE PENNY of that tax...with it being rejected.
How is that "willing to work with universities in the state."
The only reason wvu even claims to do such things...is because, besides Marshall, no other school is a "threat" to them to jump ahead in programs...yet, Marshall has the #1 graduate Forensic Science school in AMERICA with Digital Forensics being the only accredited program IN THE WORLD.
wvu does not demonstrate willingness to work with other colleges in the state, if they want something, they simply tell the state to suck funding from a school so they can absorb the program into theirs...the EXACT same thing happened at WV-Tech...who used to have a great engineering program til wvu wanted one...instead of starting one up, they had the state suck funding from Tech...eventually Tech's program was broke...and wvu came swooping in.
Look at the state Tech is in now...they're on life support...
Hell, that ISIS loving oliver luck even has said, "We're looking out for wvu, not the state..."
That says it right there...that wvu is only caring about themselves...and it shows.
The state could be in much, MUCH better shape than it's in...if the legislature had cooperated with Kopp initially and he had gotten funding for biomedical research.
Instead, he kept getting rejected till he finally pushed the programs he wanted, through...since wvu is basically in Pennsylvania and wishes they had the education system of any major PA school, the southwest region, you know, the TRUE WV region, is suffering as a result.
To not see that, I shall quote Dennis Hopper a-la-Speed, "You got blinders on to the world, Jack!"
Fortunately, there's hope...since the feeder school for wvu school of law in the 1990's (since many out-of-staters would prefer to practice in their home state and any education wvu law gives is basically a joke) was Marshall...and those who got into working for the state and doing legislative things, have been able to get their feet wet and have given us some made up political ground. Essential to growth for Marshall.
Oh, and want to know just how dumb wvu law was? If you graduated from their law school, you could practice law in WV without taking the BAR exam...now, it's since changed, but much of the laws that are benefitting wvu, were made during that time...as well as several laws biting the state in the ass right now...because we had people who essentially didn't know what they were doing, calling the shots.
CT, it's pitiful you defend a university like wvu, when you clearly never attended there...and you bash another university in Marshall, when you've clearly never attended there either...
Do us all a favor, move to North Korea.
