(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- Stony Brook Fans (HTM) https://sbufan.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: Around Stony Brook U... ***************************************************** #Post#: 39877-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: Hammertime Date: June 2, 2023, 4:23 am --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=AirTurn link=topic=993.msg39875#msg39875 date=1685667674] A lot of buildings around campus could use updates both inside and outside. Plumbing, for starters, is **** in most of the older buildings, as are the AC/Heating systems. I know the money would be better suited towards better professors and equipment, but modernizing the "little things" would go far away with the student body. This is fascinating news to see the endowment triple over the next half-decade and change. Selfishly, I'm excited because it will make my degree just a hint more valuable to a job one day. But it's also really cool to see that a school on Long Island, and not in the city, LA, Texas, or anywhere else, was spread across numerous media outlets today (Forbes, NYT, to name a couple) and for a good reason. And who knows, maybe, justtttttttttttt maybe, because more money is coming in for education, they'll earmark a couple more bucks for athletics. Oh, who am I kidding, that'll never happen. But a man can dream. [/quote] I haven't read a single article about a penny of this money going into athletics. Not one red cent. Goes to show you how much this university prides itself on athletics. Honestly, SBU really should just shut their sports program down altogether. Or just drop back down to D3, like Hartfotd recently did. #Post#: 39881-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: sbufan Date: June 4, 2023, 7:11 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=Chairman of the Board link=topic=993.msg39876#msg39876 date=1685672417] i agree with the above. this is good news. of course, the U now has to play its hand right. we've muffed that before. i agree some infrastructure can use a facelift. you all know this but i'd just as soon drop $10m into student life, if not more. but that's me. and, if doing so, it has to be done right. that one we've been wrong way virtually every time. i just so happened to finish reading a book about simons just today- a lot of good SB references in here! PS not a beginners book on the topic. (HTM) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+man+who+solved+the+markets&hvadid=557230425580&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9003742&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1278617588486130427&hvtargid=kwd-836562177268&hydadcr=13988_13352757&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_3kq4t1sukv_e [/quote] Purchased! #Post#: 39882-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: Chairman of the Board Date: June 4, 2023, 7:47 pm --------------------------------------------------------- there's a LOT of esoteric trading talk in there. let me know if you want me to decipher any of it. also- i'd love to hear if anyone knows where exactly the office was- was it next to the bench perhaps? ??? #Post#: 39884-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: factorykitten Date: June 6, 2023, 5:20 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=Hammertime link=topic=993.msg39877#msg39877 date=1685697824] [quote author=AirTurn link=topic=993.msg39875#msg39875 date=1685667674] A lot of buildings around campus could use updates both inside and outside. Plumbing, for starters, is **** in most of the older buildings, as are the AC/Heating systems. I know the money would be better suited towards better professors and equipment, but modernizing the "little things" would go far away with the student body. This is fascinating news to see the endowment triple over the next half-decade and change. Selfishly, I'm excited because it will make my degree just a hint more valuable to a job one day. But it's also really cool to see that a school on Long Island, and not in the city, LA, Texas, or anywhere else, was spread across numerous media outlets today (Forbes, NYT, to name a couple) and for a good reason. And who knows, maybe, justtttttttttttt maybe, because more money is coming in for education, they'll earmark a couple more bucks for athletics. Oh, who am I kidding, that'll never happen. But a man can dream. [/quote] I haven't read a single article about a penny of this money going into athletics. Not one red cent. Goes to show you how much this university prides itself on athletics. Honestly, SBU really should just shut their sports program down altogether. Or just drop back down to D3, like Hartfotd recently did. [/quote] they dont have the right staff at the top in the athletics. there nil won't raise anything and it looks like its working with lacrosse. imagine where this program woud be if Fiore had been there the past few years. #Post#: 39885-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: iBOsbu Date: June 6, 2023, 5:48 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=factorykitten link=topic=993.msg39884#msg39884 date=1686090020] they dont have the right staff at the top in the athletics. there nil won't raise anything and it looks like its working with lacrosse. imagine where this program woud be if Fiore had been there the past few years. [/quote] I loved the work Fiore did here. He would have taken us much further. Performance is not the only criteria. Character and integrity is also important. If we didn’t nip it in the bud, more likely the athletic department would have faced multiple lawsuits from multiple victims. #Post#: 39889-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: factorykitten Date: June 7, 2023, 5:43 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=iBOsbu link=topic=993.msg39885#msg39885 date=1686091688] [quote author=factorykitten link=topic=993.msg39884#msg39884 date=1686090020] they dont have the right staff at the top in the athletics. there nil won't raise anything and it looks like its working with lacrosse. imagine where this program woud be if Fiore had been there the past few years. [/quote] I loved the work Fiore did here. He would have taken us much further. Performance is not the only criteria. Character and integrity is also important. If we didn’t nip it in the bud, more likely the athletic department would have faced multiple lawsuits from multiple victims. [/quote] I don't disagree with you about character. Heilbrons character is good but his performance is pathetic. #Post#: 39892-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: Chairman of the Board Date: June 8, 2023, 6:39 pm --------------------------------------------------------- some commentary on the climate exchange campus: (HTM) https://hechingerreport.org/column-what-does-it-look-like-when-higher-ed-actually-takes-climate-change-seriously/ #Post#: 39893-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: iBOsbu Date: June 8, 2023, 8:34 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=factorykitten link=topic=993.msg39889#msg39889 date=1686177821] [quote author=iBOsbu link=topic=993.msg39885#msg39885 date=1686091688] [quote author=factorykitten link=topic=993.msg39884#msg39884 date=1686090020] they dont have the right staff at the top in the athletics. there nil won't raise anything and it looks like its working with lacrosse. imagine where this program woud be if Fiore had been there the past few years. [/quote] I loved the work Fiore did here. He would have taken us much further. Performance is not the only criteria. Character and integrity is also important. If we didn’t nip it in the bud, more likely the athletic department would have faced multiple lawsuits from multiple victims. [/quote] I don't disagree with you about character. Heilbrons character is good but his performance is pathetic. [/quote] And I would agree with that too. #Post#: 39898-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: Chairman of the Board Date: June 12, 2023, 12:32 pm --------------------------------------------------------- (HTM) https://www.sbstatesman.com/2023/06/12/sbu-gives-more-info-on-climate-exchange/ #Post#: 39899-------------------------------------------------- Re: Making SB better- Idea Thread 2.0 By: guest410 Date: June 12, 2023, 8:39 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=Chairman of the Board link=topic=993.msg39898#msg39898 date=1686591179] (HTM) https://www.sbstatesman.com/2023/06/12/sbu-gives-more-info-on-climate-exchange/ [/quote] Good article but is anyone else a little confused/concerned about why it was published nearly two months after the town hall took place? ***************************************************** (DIR) Previous Page (DIR) Next Page