tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post6171127441798810106..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: More About the Rose Art MuseumLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-11110697804445817542009-02-08T11:26:00.000-08:002009-02-08T11:26:00.000-08:00Well, I was speaking in the terms of your writing ...Well, I was speaking in the terms of your writing the letter, and I think I brought this up before. Sorry if my change to present-tense was misleading. They're not likely to pay attention to any one person, but every bit helps. Or would have helped.<BR/><BR/>I see that several of the letters in the NYT take the "better to close the museum than for the university to close." But what has not been demonstrated, nor has evidence been really offered, that this choice is necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-29178589851329082232009-02-07T23:30:00.000-08:002009-02-07T23:30:00.000-08:00I sent that letter out two days ago and do not pla...I sent that letter out two days ago and do not plan any further explanations.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-69224843634795575472009-02-07T23:28:00.000-08:002009-02-07T23:28:00.000-08:00Not what the Rose means to you, but what the decis...Not what the Rose means to you, but what the decision to close it means to you.<BR/><BR/>And if they can win your loyalty back, all the better. Wave the carrot and the stick in front of their nose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-3411437379778597542009-02-07T09:55:00.000-08:002009-02-07T09:55:00.000-08:00Links, please?I was wondering about the amount of ...Links, please?<BR/><BR/>I was wondering about the amount of building going on. I mean, why, unless you're planning a much bigger school?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-50803401439063969252009-02-07T09:52:00.000-08:002009-02-07T09:52:00.000-08:00Very good idea: let's see the numbers behind the d...Very good idea: let's see the numbers behind the decision. Here's what I've gleaned from various articles. First, the financial problem at Brandeis came from the reckless, under-financed building program that Reinharz undertook, and the resultant crusing debt service. Reinharz has bragged about "living on the edge" and taking risks. That's fine for him to do in his personal life, but, hey, leave the university out of it. Second, to fix the problems he created REinharz is planning to completely change Brandeis, and I don't mean merely closing the museum. Far more radical changes are being planned; when it is all done, alumni will not be able to recognize the place. Good idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-4256850447415463292009-02-07T08:41:00.000-08:002009-02-07T08:41:00.000-08:00I visited the Rose no more than 3 times when I at ...I visited the Rose no more than 3 times when I at Brandeis, so I can't say much about what it means to me. And <I>of course</I> they can win my loyalty back: they need to reverse this decision and start a special Hard Times fundraising campaign, to which I will donate.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-91356057394781860342009-02-07T08:26:00.000-08:002009-02-07T08:26:00.000-08:00Well done, but you're not really saying anything t...Well done, but you're not really saying anything that Rush didn't say in his statement with desperate eloquence. "Art cannot be treated as a liquid asset. ... Brandeis is putting its intellectual capital and very credibility as an institution of higher learning on the auction block."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you should have said what this meant to you as an alumna. They have sold your loyalty to them - have already, by the announcement, and they cannot buy it back even by reversing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com