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[edit] Northwest's Failed Attempt to Join the University of Missouri
Regarding the edits that I just deleted: First, the statement that all the campuses are south of the Missouri River is wrong—Columbia is north of the Missouri River. Second, the UMKC and UMSL campuses are just barely south, so it's not like there's some sort of imbalance in the north-south distribution of campuses as is implied. Third, while it is interesting (and I was previously unaware) that NW Missouri State almost became part of the system, the fact that it didn't happen lessens its importance quite a bit. However, it is of note, and I would like to reintroduce it to the article in some way that is less jarring. What I mean by that is, I hate articles that are very generalized and/or short, and then all of the sudden come out of left field with some random bit of obscure information. But that must be reconciled with the fact that some random information is still worthy of inclusion; I'd just like to find a better segue. That mostly intails adding a lot more info to the article to achive a better "evenness of informational depth." A really good start here would be info about any other campus aquisitions the UM System has attempted in the past.—Lazytiger 03:44, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
- You are correct about Columbia being north of the river. I pulled the reference from the planning documents but the word was misleading.
- http://www.nwmissouri.edu/uminfo/Comprehensive%20Merger%20Document.pdf page 4
- None the less there's a ton of stuff out there about this. It has been extensively in the news. A simple google shows numerous articles all across the state:
- http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=University+of+Missouri+northwest+merger&btnG=Google+Search
- Here's some selected articles. There's a lot more.
- http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/ur/spectrum/0402/story04.shtml
- http://www.nwmissouri.edu/uminfo/
- http://www.senate.mo.gov/04INFO/BILLS/SB755.htm
- http://atmizzou.missouri.edu/feb04/MUAAstand.htm
- Americasroof 04:11, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
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- Thank you for all the sources. I was being hasty last night and I apologize. Forget about all the blah, blah, blah I wrote up above. Your contribution is interesting and perfectly relevant to the article.—Lazytiger 14:08, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
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- : Thanks for your comments (and catching an obvious mistake). I tried to rewrite the section so it is clearer on the north/south battle. If citations are needed the senate link cited above shows the sunset clause and the comprehensive merger document shows the argument for doctorates north/south of the river. Americasroof 15:46, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
