[326] in UA Exec
Re: You are being lied to.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Baranay)
Tue Apr 6 18:46:45 2010
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From: Paul Baranay <pbaranay@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 18:38:31 -0400
To: Alexandra Jordan <amjordan@mit.edu>
Cc: Vinayak Ranade <vinayak@mit.edu>, Quentin Smith <quentin@mit.edu>,
Keri Garel <thekeri@mit.edu>, Jessica H Lowell <jessiehl@mit.edu>,
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To elaborate a bit on Alex's point:
Yes, McCormick has its own endowment, which is restricted for
McCormick-specific purposes. The endowment is not specifically set aside
for McCormick's dining deficit -- it's also been used for renovation -- but
it can (and, I believe, has) been put towards dining.
I learned about McCormick's endowment when some former DPC members and I met
with Kathryn Hess (Professor Stewart's wife, one of McCormick's
housemasters) last August. Kathryn was fairly vague about the endowment,
though, and either declined to say or didn't know most of the details of the
endowment.
- Paul
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Alexandra Jordan <amjordan@mit.edu> wrote:
> The bit about there endowment is not true. Paul Baranay did some digging
> and found that the endowment doesn't exactly cover dining deficits (which
> would be convenient for them). For more info, ask Adam or try emailing Paul.
>
> Alex
>
>
> On Apr 6, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Vinayak Ranade wrote:
>
> As I understand it, the McCormick dining hall is protected by a separate
>> endowment. Thus the deficit from the McCormick dining hall gets covered by
>> restricted funds (as opposed to the rest of dining that gets covered by
>> general MIT funds). I can also find no verification that the McCormick house
>> government doesn't want their dining program. It would be nice if someone
>> living in McCormick could validate/deny these claims.
>>
>> Vinayak
>>
>> Quentin Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Isn't McCormick the dorm where the housemaster insists on having a house
>>> dining program, ignoring the please of the house government? That doesn't
>>> seem like an advocate for student choice in dining...
>>>
>>> --Quentin
>>>
>>
>>
> __________________________________
> Alexandra Jordan
>
> MIT 2011
> Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
> Political Science
>
> amjordan@mit.edu
> 916.813.7740
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To elaborate a bit on Alex's point:<div><br></div><div><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">Yes, =
McCormick has its own endowment, which is restricted for McCormick-specific=
purposes. =A0The endowment is not specifically set aside for McCormick'=
;s dining deficit -- it's also been used for renovation -- but it can (=
and, I believe, has) been put towards dining.</span></div>
<div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span clas=
s=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></fo=
nt></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;b=
order-collapse:collapse">I learned about McCormick's endowment when som=
e former DPC members and I met with Kathryn Hess (Professor Stewart's w=
ife, one of McCormick's housemasters) last August. =A0Kathryn was fairl=
y vague about the endowment, though, and either declined to say or didn'=
;t know most of the details of the endowment.</span></div>
<div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span style=3D"border-collapse:collap=
se"><br></span></font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><span sty=
le=3D"border-collapse:collapse">- Paul</span></font></div>
<div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Alexand=
ra Jordan <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:amjordan@mit.edu" target=
=3D"_blank">amjordan@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex">
The bit about there endowment is not true. Paul Baranay did some digging an=
d found that the endowment doesn't exactly cover dining deficits (which=
would be convenient for them). For more info, ask Adam or try emailing Pau=
l.<br>
<br>
Alex<div><div></div><div><br>
<br>
On Apr 6, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Vinayak Ranade wrote:<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
As I understand it, the McCormick dining hall is protected by a separate en=
dowment. Thus the deficit from the McCormick dining hall gets covered by re=
stricted funds (as opposed to the rest of dining that gets covered by gener=
al MIT funds). I can also find no verification that the McCormick house gov=
ernment doesn't want their dining program. It would be nice if someone =
living in McCormick could validate/deny these claims.<br>
<br>
Vinayak<br>
<br>
Quentin Smith wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Isn't McCormick the dorm where the housemaster insists on having a hous=
e dining program, ignoring the please of the house government? That doesn&#=
39;t seem like an advocate for student choice in dining...<br>
<br>
--Quentin<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
</blockquote>
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__________________________________<br>
Alexandra Jordan<br>
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MIT 2011<br>
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science<br>
Political Science<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:amjordan@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">amjordan@mit.edu</a><=
br>
916.813.7740<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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