> Enrollment here is tangibly down. It was growing substantially a few > years ago. A second new building was added with a large recital hall, > band room, choral room, small ensemble rehearsal rooms, recording studio, > midi lab, music library, studios, and so on. Parts of the old building > were remodeled including a major overhaul of the theater department's > facilities. The Dean's Office move out of the building and relocated > elsewhere because there wasn't enough room. Some staff were actually > sharing studios. Now there is comparatively plenty of space and it's > easier for me to travel through the hall ways without running into kids > lugging tubas and drums around the place. The university's budget has > been cut by millions and it was announced that there are some programs > elsewhere will be cut entirely. Obviously this is economically induced and > won't last forever. I'm guessing there are a lot of parents out there > persuading their kids to consider other more marketable careers rather > then potentially becoming an unemployed musician. No doubt this will be > cyclical, one day the halls will be crowded again. > > Rob Goodale, RPT > Las Vegas, NV
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