Comments on: UVic’s Peter Verin Banned http://foolswisdom.com/uvics-peter-verin-banned/ A fool and his blog are soon parted. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2-9617 hourly 1 By: Robert Hardy http://foolswisdom.com/uvics-peter-verin-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-45342 Robert Hardy Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:13:50 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/peter-verin-of-uvic/#comment-45342 An institution that teaches the humanities has no interest in compassion or humanity. The letter by David Bryant in the op/ed section of the TC summed up my sentiments exactly. An institution that teaches the humanities has no interest in compassion or humanity. The letter by David Bryant in the op/ed section of the TC summed up my sentiments exactly.

]]> By: Scott Langevin http://foolswisdom.com/uvics-peter-verin-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-44214 Scott Langevin Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:02:18 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/peter-verin-of-uvic/#comment-44214 My question is why now? He's been living at UVic for well over a decade (maybe longer). If the UVic PR department were smart they would have instead welcomed him with open arms (providing him with a bed, give him a job such as cleaning up the campus, etc) and received a load of good press. My guess is they thought this would encourage other homeless to follow his example. Instead, they decided to give him the boot. The timing is interesting, they waiting until summer when all the students were gone. Also, what caused them to all of a sudden take this action? Is there a part of the story missing? My question is why now? He’s been living at UVic for well over a decade (maybe longer). If the UVic PR department were smart they would have instead welcomed him with open arms (providing him with a bed, give him a job such as cleaning up the campus, etc) and received a load of good press. My guess is they thought this would encourage other homeless to follow his example.

Instead, they decided to give him the boot. The timing is interesting, they waiting until summer when all the students were gone. Also, what caused them to all of a sudden take this action? Is there a part of the story missing?

]]> By: Lloyd http://foolswisdom.com/uvics-peter-verin-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-43628 Lloyd Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:36:22 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/peter-verin-of-uvic/#comment-43628 Mike, that is an interesting story. I guess I have a romantic fantasy of universities being open, community centers of learning. Mike, that is an interesting story. I guess I have a romantic fantasy of universities being open, community centers of learning.

]]> By: mdawaffe http://foolswisdom.com/uvics-peter-verin-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-43544 mdawaffe Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:56:25 +0000 http://foolswisdom.com/peter-verin-of-uvic/#comment-43544 It's a plague of university evictions! http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=243 (and links therein). It’s a plague of university evictions!

http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=243 (and links therein).

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