re: Note to Out of State Alums

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It will affect everyone negatively if a sufficient amount of money isn't found to recruit the most talented OOS students. My point was that LSU has a chance to recruit OOS talent that would NEVER otherwise considering a school like LSU simply because they have an alumni connection, and a financial stimulus.

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Well if they're such prime candidates than I'm sure they can receive a scholarship at LSU. Because a kid getting in at UT is likely getting some financial incentive to come to LSU instead. A kid that gets into LSU without any incentive, isn't getting an incentive at UT either.

The ranking and attracting students based on our ranking is based on money. The top endowments are the top schools. LSU is underfunded and the state higher education system is a disaster.

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While you argue that it isn't fair to Louisiana taxpayers, I would suggest that it isn't Mike Martin's role to appease the taxpayers or even necessarily to educate Louisianans, but instead to increase LSU's national profile. That is simply not possible when you consider the caliber of student making up the native demographic.

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This completely misses the point. I, having been a Louisiana resident, paid taxes for the services offered in this state. One of these benefits for being a resident and paying those taxes is a decrease in the amount I'm expected to pay at a public university in the state, which makes perfect sense. Why should I foot the bill for our higher education when someone else doesn't have to and is able to receive the same benefit? Seems counter to any logical funding structure, but somehow you argue against this.

Again, who are these kids that can't afford LSU but can afford all these other amazing schools? Because LSU is likely cheaper than all of them, unless it's a shitty directional school.

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This is important if LSU is ever to get itself off of state life support -- other prestigious Universities, and even other Universities within the SEC rarely rely upon state funding like LSU does.

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bullshite.