[CAUT] Darnell caster wheels needed

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Alan,

At 08:32 AM 5/4/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>  The student is an (apparently desirable for retention) MFA 1

In a former life (USN), I could have assigned interesting words to those 
letters, but for clarification, what do _you_ mean??
;-}

MASTER OF FINE ARTS (Although profanely alternate interpretations have been used at times)

>and the piano faculty is concerned that if we are too heavy handed with 
>her, she may not return next year.  I, on the other hand, am concerned 
>about the "law of the street" (i. e., how we respond to this will 
>determine future behavior of other students) and the fact that without 
>trust and mutual! respect, this school, whose facilities are open 24/7, 
>cannot function.

Oh, you mean the radical idea that actions have consequences?  Nah..., 
can't happen lest we adversely affect someone's self-esteem..

THE SINGLE THING THAT I FIND MOST DIFFICULT TO COPE WITH AT THIS INSTITUTION IS WHAT I CONSIDER THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABLILTY.  WE HAVE TWO TEENAGE "YOUNG MEN" AT HOME AND, BELIEVE ME, THEY ARE WELL-VERSED IN HOW THE WORLD TURNS.

>SO, I have been directed to do everything in my power to minimize the cost 
>to the perpretrator.

ONce obtained, could you have the perp do the installation? 
Tilting/removing/replacing, etc.???

SADLY, NO, DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LACK OF COMPETENCE ON THEIR PART AND LIABILITY ISSUES.