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[Sparkleman]

We have an intern in house here at my business and she told me the other day thats its 14K per year at Upstate. She is a freshman from Easley, SC and told me that unless you are from Spartanburg you have to live on campus as a freshman. Is that a bunch of crap or what?

As an aside, I graduated from then USC-S back in 1988 and never paid more than $500 per semester and lived at home.

Its no wonder the country is headed toward the crapper with advanced eduacation becoming more than the middle class can bear to pay.

[roads-scholar]

Sparkleman, on 03 April 2012 - 08:43 AM, said:

We have an intern in house here at my business and she told me the other day thats its 14K per year at Upstate. She is a freshman from Easley, SC and told me that unless you are from Spartanburg you have to live on campus as a freshman. Is that a bunch of crap or what?

As an aside, I graduated from then USC-S back in 1988 and never paid more than $500 per semester and lived at home.

Its no wonder the country is headed toward the crapper with advanced eduacation becoming more than the middle class can bear to pay.

Part of the reason, S-man, that the costs of higher education has risen astronomically, is the frenzied proliferation of colleges and college campuses, not only here in South Carolina but across the nation.  When USC-Spartanburg (sorry Greenville) was established in 1967 the proliferation was just beginning.  It all began with "tech" schools (today's SCC), mammoth expansions of the big schools like USC and Clemson, branch campuses, for profit institutions, and so on.

Why the University of South Carolina system needs the number of campuses across the state, each one competing for precious resources, amazes me.  Each of these campuses continue to add costly programs (academic and athletic), faculty, and facilities in an effort to compete with each other and other colleges.

Regarding USC-Upstate, I find the arguments for establishing a larger presence in Greenville at this time disingenuous.  Sorry, Greenville posters, spending more money to expand USC-Upstate in your town right now is foolish and a waste of money.  The physical plant at upstate's main campus has plenty of space for expansion if the "need" arises.  While I love having "The George" in  downtown Spartanburg, one has to wonder if putting another campus there was really necessary.   It has to cost taxpayers a fortune to keep that facility and all the other facilities maintained.

Finally, how much higher can tuition rise before the system begins to crash? Not only at USC-Upstate, but in the state of South Carolina and across the nation.

[westsider28]

So, the Clarion (formerly Radisson & Wilson World) at I-26 and Bus-85 is apparently closed.  Bank of America has brought a lawsuit against the owners for defaulting on their loan.  I hope someone competent can buy the hotel.  It's really pretty nice.

Herald-Journal article

[roads-scholar]

westsider28, on 11 April 2012 - 10:34 AM, said:

So, the Clarion (formerly Radisson & Wilson World) at I-26 and Bus-85 is apparently closed.  Bank of America has brought a lawsuit against the owners for defaulting on their loan.  I hope someone competent can buy the hotel.  It's really pretty nice.

Herald-Journal article

This really is a nice hotel.  I hope its purchased by someone who will invest and improve the property.  A worst case scenario would be if someone bought the place and "downmarketed" it by flagging it with a budget brand.

[Sparkleman]

I wonder if the group of execs at Extended Stay under GDJ and now backed by him at OTO would be interested. They don't even own a hotel in SC at this point.

http://otodevelopment.com/

[roads-scholar]

Sparkleman, on 12 April 2012 - 07:15 AM, said:

I wonder if the group of execs at Extended Stay under GDJ and now backed by him at OTO would be interested. They don't even own a hotel in SC at this point.

http://otodevelopment.com/

Looking at OTO's website it appears they focus on developing properties in high-visibilty, somewhat upscale locations.

[Spartan]

roads-scholar, on 03 April 2012 - 07:51 AM, said:

Again I ask: why does the state of South Carolina need to grow an already bloated publicly-funded higher education system?

In addition to what has been said above, USC's core mission is to provide higher education opportunities to everyone in South Carolina. The branch campuses are a key component to that mission. Greenville has a lack of a 4-year public institution, so it's only natural that USC Upstate fill that void. More so since the University Center can only handle so much of that demand.

[westsider28]

As you may have heard/read, Rome nightclub has been sold to former Dorman & NFL football player Ryan Sims.  He's apparently renaming it Six (actually "VI"), which refers to Sims being selected 6th overall in the 2002 NFL draft.  He plans to reopen around Memorial Day.  Here's the new club's website.  Hope this works out better than Rome.

Herald-Journal article

[clemsonfn]

Interesting that he's bringing in new staff.

If Rome really was the victim of police harassment, can't see how VI won't be as well.