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Date Posted: Monday, October 04, 06:08:13pm
Author: Bilgy
Subject: Students Saved Duquesne

Someone gave me the most recent Duquesne Magazine yesterday. There was an article about how the University was going bankrupt and Father MacInalty allowed students to raise over a million dollars to help the University. That was 40 years ago. I remember that we did not know if the employees we were going to be paid, let alone still have a job. There were rumors that the University Treasurer, a Mr. Erft, was going shut the University down. The article pointed out a fact I did not know, that when Pitt changed to a State school, they lowered tuition and made it hard for Duquesne to compete with them for local students. That fact is one of the things that caused the financial crisis at Duquesne. I think it was Chancellor Litchfield that broke Pitt. To this day, I thank all of those students that went out and solicited donationations to save Duquesne. Way to go!

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All of that is true. Pitt and Duquesne got into trouble for many of the same reasons. Their campuses were small, crappy, and outdated. They needed to spend lots of money to bring the physical plants up to par. Litchfield also spent money trying to raise the academic profile of Pitt. (more inside) -- duq81, Monday, October 04, 08:49:39pm
Another point in a long list of reasons to hate Pitt! (NT) -- Jules, Tuesday, October 05, 01:38:09pm
On behalf of Pat Joyce, his girlfriend and then wife, Rita, Fr. Mac and all of us who raised money you are welcome (NT) -- Mulder (OK so I only spent 2 afternoons but what they heck I'll take some credit), Tuesday, October 05, 01:59:11pm
- Sir, you (all) have my gratitude. God bless! (NT) -- El Duque, Tuesday, October 05, 04:30:21pm

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