re: Note to Out of State Alums

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Signed, the 90% of Texas students who financially support UT and A&M but are unable to attend. The "I pay taxes so I deserve a cheap LSU education" argument doesn't hold water if you want LSU to grow in prestige. If you're happy with its current national profile, then I guess that makes sense.

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They're not just paying for those schools but ever public school in the state. They have no right to attend a school if they don't meet the requirements for admission. But if they do meet the requirements and are admitted, they will receive the benefit of being in the state.

But you're changing the argument to begin with. Now your involving every student in Texas as if that represents the alumni base of LSU.

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bullshite on the importance, or bullshite on most other schools depending less on the state?

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bullshite on public institutions in general not relying on state dollars. You think those oil and gas taxes that go to UT and aTm aren't given to them? They may have had a smarter funding mechanism, but they receive significant dollars.