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British Tax Dollars at Work

The University of Bradford and Bradford College are merging, and £20,000 (about $31,000) was spent paying consultants to name the new college. The three names they came up with: Bradford University, University of Bradford and The University of Bradford. And I agree with someone quoted in the BBC article: A six-year old could've come up with these names. I'd much rather see that money go to the school's general scholarship fund than to lining the pocketbooks of over-paid "researchers." Students of the University/college/whatever aren't too happy with it either (thanks Neil).

Posted by Jake on 04/12/03 @ 09:33 AM
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Neil T. said on 04/13/03 @ 11:08 AM:
Tell me about it. This is the university I go to, and part of that money will have probably come from my tuition fees...

If you ever visit the campu, never say the word 'merger' - it makes people break out into hot sweats.

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