lord+@andrew.cmu.edu (Tom Lord) (03/17/89)
> *Excerpts from ext.nn.comp.edu: 6-Mar-89 Re: Teaching, research, etc. Brian* > *Yamauchi@cs.roches (3441)* > Look at it this way. If CMU's undergrad enrollment dropped to zero, > the only effect on the CS department would be that they would need to > hire a bunch of part-time programmers from outside the university -- > they can afford it. I'm sorry to enter this discussion so late. Yes, you're right; At CMU the role that undergraduates play as individuals is the role of slaves. I've seen some pretty hairy job descriptions around here followed by: $4.25/Hour Must be Work Study Still, if a lot of undergraduates disappeared from the scene, or stopped paying their bills, it would have a very serious financial impact on this under-endowed degree mill. I've heard unofficially that half of the yearly budget comes frodm tuition. -t