Who is minding the store? The lead article on Jan. 12th is that McDavis' $85,000 raise has been finalized, along with extra days of vacation, a raise of over $3,000 for his wife and many other perks. The lead article on Jan. 13 is that the Budget Planning Council is considering recommending a universitywide raise freeze. How does any business or institution justify giving its president and first lady this kind of raise, hiring new administrators in at $5,000+ more than their predecessor (who hadn't been here that long and only left last spring) and at the same time telling employees that they not only have to cut their budgets while working harder but they also will not be getting any raises at all next year? We were all appalled by the actions of companies on Wall Street who were giving their CEOs big bonuses while employees were losing their pensions and our savings were disappearing. How is this any different?
Janis Schriner is a 1984 alumna of Ohio University.
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