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TBF

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12. My son was in-state & this school was the natural fit

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Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:15 PM

Jan 7

but he wouldn't apply and we didn't push him. He's majoring in econ/math at an out of state university.

This university has always been very conservative, so they are agreeable to whatever Abbott wants. Sadly, they are also a very wealthy school with all their research grants.

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What is this country coming to - I am so disgusted. n/t iluvtennis Jan 7 #1

Bunch of damn ignorant fools. Dave Bowman Jan 7 #2

This is from The Onion, YESSS??? PLEASE tell me this is from The Onion. niyad Jan 7 #3

Is it? SheltieLover Jan 7 #4

One hopes! niyad Jan 7 #5

Gawd, please tell me it is! SheltieLover Jan 7 #9

Here's a link to an article in Reason on this. Jim__ Jan 7 #16

This song is a recap of Aristophanes' speech in Plato's Symposium: Gaugamela Jan 7 #6

One of mankind's finest expressions about why humans so desperately seek each other Simeon Salus Jan 7 #8

Sadly. No surfered Jan 7 #7

Omfg! They really pride themselves on stupid, don't they? SheltieLover Jan 7 #10

Yup! surfered Jan 7 #14

What is "sadly no" referring to? Gaugamela Jan 7 #15

Probably a response to post 3. niyad Jan 7 #17

Link? Wednesdays Jan 7 #11

here it is - but a small publication TBF Jan 7 #13

My son was in-state & this school was the natural fit TBF Jan 7 #12

and what did they replace Plato with? goebbels? nt Javaman Jan 8 #18