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Originally Posted by oldcoote
Definitely not a fan of the 'increased undergrad enrollment'. That's not good news for Ainslie Wood/Westdale.
MAC should stop hiding behind the veil of 'higher education' and admit they are no more than a corporation.
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Canada's population is increasing and more people are attending university. Where do you expect them to go? Mac is a public institution, if you think they are a corporation then you should have a look at some of the private universities in the states for a reality check. And if you claim Mac is a corporation then EVERY university in Canada must be one as well. May as well stop increasing university enrolment no matter how large the population gets. It can be an elitist institution for the best of the best of the best Everyone else can work at McDonalds after high school.
Or of course we could build new public universities to deal with the increased demand for higher education, but that would cost 5 times as much as expanding current campuses and you and I the taxpayer would foot the bill for that. But hey as long as its not in my back yard!!
Mac is the second leading employer in the city and puts Hamilton on the map. globally. Their researches are regularly on National News stations in Canada and even CNN in the states(you know interviews with higher educated individuals). Part of their funding comes form undergrad tuition fees.
If you're looking to move to the Westdale area you should know its a University area. The university moved there in 1930, I highly doubt anyone living there purchased and still lived in their house prior to that(unless they purchased their house at 15 years old and are alive today at 100 living in westdale). For all the others who moved there, they should have done so expecting to live in a University atmosphere, not move there and become a NIMBY pretending like they had no idea a 25 000 student university dominated the neighbourhood with plans for growth to deal with more university bound students.
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