Unfortunately with A&M's clout within the state, that 125% may be conveniantly over looked. The legislature may just think "Make it an A&M school, enrollment there will increase". It happened at Corpus Christi State when it became A&M-Corpus Christi. Enrollment was down at crucical levels, and then when it joined the A&M system it doubled, and continued to grow larger to the point where houseing was a question... I should know I got stuck living off campus. 600 freshman out of the 1000 enrolling were left with out a place to live, and only found out about a month before the semester started... of course that has little to do with anything this baord is talking about at the moment. Another problem. If A&M is looking into TWU, UNT may stand in the way, but A&M will probably do all they can to get it, if they do indeed want it bad enough, they dont have representation in North Texas like they do in South Texas, do they? UT has 2 schools within the Metroplex, and A&M's new president is expected to increase the growth of the A&M system. Unfortunately I cant get a straight forward opinion from anyone in my family because theyre torn between their long standing loyalty with the Aggies (and everyone knows how strong those loyalties can be), and their new connection with UNT (ie. me). All in all it comes to this, The legislature is going to do what saves it the most money. Whats best for the schools may be looked at, but the dollar will probably be the deciding factor. <_
