Surprised no one has mentioned anything about this Wish List yet (or is
it that I've received it early?)...
Where is BxSci getting these prices from? Have they contracted with
Haliburton?
Computer Station w/Printer for Dept Office @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$4800 each.
Auditorium Chairs @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$1000 each (800 total!!)
White Boards @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$2800 per room (100 rooms) How many can go in a room?
Handheld Data Unit /w software @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$800 each
Those all came under the "School-wide" heading, so I can only assume
that admins were involved int he pricing. The other categories are
Departmental and those prices seem more down-to-earth.
But a couple of items couldn't go unnoticed:
A)
Science
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Digital Planetarium Projector @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$250,000 (nothing wrong with this! In
fact, nice to see the Planetarium being updated!!!)
Phys Ed
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Digital Planetarium Projector @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$150,000 --- Did they get a deal? And
WTF does Phys Ed need with a Planetarium????
B)
Phys Ed
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Renovate both gyms @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$250,000 each (about time! :-) )
Foreign Lang
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Refurbish Language Lab @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$280,000 (HUH? It's more expensive to refurb
a Lang Lab than to renovate a gymnasium? WTF are they adding to the
Lab?)
C) ** The Topper **
Phys Ed
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Olympic Size Swimming Pool @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$2,000,000 --- Alas, poor Mural, we loved
you so.
If the school is asking for our donations, shouldn't we have an ability
to hold them accountable for where the $$$ goes? I for one would love
to see some of the accounting behind these numbers!
Michael Hoffman '86
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