[Vision2020] Computers and College of Business

[Donovan Arnold]

Shawn,

This is not a good deal. You can pull up a similar computer used for much 
less on Ebay. You think the University could pull a better deal then saving 
$114 over 2 years when they are buying in bulk. This is also a bum deal to 
all the poor students that have been sharing a computer. It is also highly 
unfair to require JUST the business students to buy the computer and give 
all the other majors free use of computer labs and laptop computers they can 
check out for free with their Vandal Card. You can bet that there is NO 
deduction in fees for the Business majors that pay for all the computers all 
over campus and have absolutely no use for them. I am also sure that local 
Moscow businesses are happy that once again the University has unfairly 
knocked them out of another very profitable market. Just like they did with 
the Mall and health insurance. I would be angry to be forced to RENT a 
computer for $500 a semester when I could rent it for free because I already 
bought it with my student fees in the first place. That is just my thought 
about why college costs so much and am happy I don't have buy food 50% 
higher, buy computers that crash, or health insurance that doesn't cover 
anything, because I am graduating. Thanks!

Donovan


>From: Shawn Clabough <shawnc@outtrack.com>
>To: "'vision2020@moscow.com'" <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Computers and College of Business
>Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 10:11:27 -0700
>
>Pulling up a similarly configured machine on IBM's website, I get a price 
>of
>$2114.  This is without the additional costs of the loaner program and 
>theft
>and accidental damage insurance, so you can see that the students are
>getting a good deal.  Also, I'd say that the college is covering the
>financing of the machines as the students have two years to pay for it.
>
>Shawn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: DonaldH675@aol.com [mailto:DonaldH675@aol.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 8:05 AM
>To: vision2020@moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] Computers and College of Business
>
>
>Dear Visionaries,
>Thanks for the info on computers.  I am still wondering if the College of
>Business and not the Bookstore is the vendor. What percentage of the
>$2000.00 stays in the College of Business as their profit for "handling
>expenses"? This is clearly a powerful laptop - I suspect there must also be
>some powerful department perks that go along with it....once again at the
>expense of the student.
>Rosemary Huskey
>

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