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We have a new skipper. He has no managerial experience. He’s been a bench-coach for a few years. Unfortunately, not a good one. A few months ago, with much gratitude and sycophancy, he forwarded to our out-going president this year’s report of PRICOM (the planning committee with the Soviet-sounding acronym). In the report he (and his committee [fn]) projected that in the current fiscal year the university’s income will rise by 4.0% (including increases in tuition, room, and board; see post titled “Cleveland Spiders”) and expenses will rise by 4.7%. Not a lot of clean-sweep in that broom, proud as he seemed to be about rubbing it down with the tar rag, waiting patiently in the on-deck circle.

 

[fn] PRICOM is comprised of 17 members, none of whom, with the possible exception of the university treasurer, have any financial credentials. There are professors of Geosciences, Anthropology, Mechanical Engineering, English, Music, and Computer Science, the Director of Buildings and Maintenance, some grad students, and some undergrads.