<HTML>In a message dated 7/1/02 7:30:06 PM Central Daylight Time, vem@email.byu.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Here's what I think (and I try not to do this too often).  The key to keeping the instruments at as high a level as possible with the resources at hand, not just linearly looking at expenses alone, is to get reinforcements.  As Jeff the administrator said (at the CAUT forum), we have to get other people, such as faculty, with us to reinforce our points when approaching the administrators.   More than once said he that, or something like that. vince   </BLOCKQUOTE> Yes, Vince, he said that. And having advocates will help us. But the bottom line is still the bottom line. No matter how many of your friends on the faculty support you, unless they monetary issue makes sense, it isn't going to go very far. Faculty support will help, but it won't do it all. Thanks for your comments Wim </HTML>