mtl008 Chapter 2535: Xiao Xiao Down (9)
Chapter 2535: Xiao Xiao Down (9)
Chapter 2535: Xiao Xiao Down (XIX)
At this time, Schiller didn't know that Raven had already left with Killer Croc, and now he had another headache.
Of course it wasn’t the students’ studies, because studies had always been a headache for him and he was used to it.
Gotham University's student source has improved a lot. In recent years, some young people who pursue new trends have applied to this university out of curiosity about this city. After the concert confirmed that the city's security situation has improved, there have been some achievements. However, students with mediocre resumes who want to take shortcuts and develop in big cities on the East Coast have also chosen this university, which seems to be highly ranked but actually has few outsiders.
Theoretically, there is no loophole in this world that no one can exploit. Ever since people discovered that Gotham University has good faculty and teaching conditions, and is ranked high, but because of the special nature of the city, no one applied for admission, there are many vacancies, and the conditions are very loose, many people have followed suit.
Although this group of people cannot be considered as high-quality students, as most of them came from less developed towns in the Midwest, they are indeed much better than the local students in Gotham. At least they are sincerely learning legal knowledge.
Generally speaking, Gotham University's College of Arts and Social Sciences is more famous than its College of Science and Engineering. Of course, its School of Law and School of Medicine are also quite famous, but since they are independent systems, they are not within the scope of discussion.
Schiller is also a well-known admissions sign of Gotham University. Many people apply to this school because of his reputation, intending to study from undergraduate to doctoral level, to gain the title of disciple of a famous psychologist, and to lay the foundation for becoming a psychologist.
The problem is that most people are actually ordinary people. What they have to consider is making a living. Most of them do not have the talent to be psychologists. It is already very good to be a psychological counselor. Only the more outstanding ones can open private clinics. Otherwise, most of them will work in psychological counseling institutions for their entire lives.
Schiller's name alone cannot give them more advantages when looking for jobs, so Schiller has been teaching undergraduates. At most, he can teach more than 70 hours of basic psychology courses a week, because this is the most important course in practical application.
The short essays collected today have finally shown some improvement. I can pick out at least five or six readable ones from each class, and there are more than a dozen that were written seriously. It's becoming more and more like a normal university.
Just now, Schiller was in a good mood. He had finished his last class in the afternoon and was about to go to the cafeteria to eat something.
The tradition in the United States is to have a quick lunch and a big dinner. It's almost the same in school. Students usually bring their own lunch or buy a sandwich for lunch, and only go to the normal faculty cafeteria for dinner.
As soon as Schiller walked into the faculty cafeteria, he saw the professor of the Department of Physical Education sitting by the window waving at him. This professor was the golden sign of the Department of Physical Education of Gotham University. He used to be a star football player. His team had won the Super Bowl world championship. After changing his job to coach, he also led a team with quite good results during his coaching time in Chicago. However, he later obtained a physical education license due to injury.
In fact, he used to be a gold medal coach at Metropolitan University, but because of his straightforward temper he offended people. He couldn't make it and didn't want to be too far away from home, so he came to Gotham.
He arrived much later than Schiller, so he came at a good time. Since his arrival, public security has been improving, so even though he is just an ordinary outsider with a bad temper, he is still alive today.
Schiller had a good relationship with him, mainly because under his leadership, Gotham University's football team had achieved record-breaking results and had previously defeated the University of Chicago team, both of which were established strong teams on the East Coast.
In order to get Gotham University into the Ivy League, Schiller went to watch football games from time to time. After watching them many times, he could understand them. The coach thought Schiller was a real football fan and enthusiastically introduced the rules and competition system to him every time, so the two became very familiar with each other.
"What's wrong? Vincent." Schiller sat over and signaled to the waiter that they should share the table. The waiter was about to open his mouth to remind him that there was an empty seat over there, but Schiller waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary.
After Schiller sat down, he looked around the restaurant. The restaurant was located on the third floor of the exhibition area. There was a floor-to-ceiling window on an entire curved wall, overlooking the entire stadium and most of the campus. At this time, the women's track and field team was training on the playground.
The restaurant is many times larger than the old-fashioned faculty and staff restaurant. It has two floors and an international kitchen that can provide dishes from more than a dozen countries. It is spacious, bright and delicious.
The strong man called Vincent seemed to be in no mood to praise the new cafeteria. He squeezed into a small chair, with his strong arms resting on the dining table. He sighed deeply, as if he didn't know how to start.
"What's going on?" Schiller took a sip of water from his glass and said, "Are you in any trouble?"
"Ah, that's not the case." Vincent was afraid that Schiller would misunderstand him, so he waved his hand and said, "The East Coast Conference Cup has been cancelled, and the sponsorship of the National College Football Game has dropped to a dangerous level. More importantly, we don't have the money to hold the 'paycheck games'."
Schiller frowned. He understood the form of the game that Vincent mentioned at the end. Simply put, one university invited another university to play a game and had to pay the invited party.
In the past, Gotham University's football team had a decent national ranking, but it was not ranked high on the East Coast and was considered a weak team. Many teams liked to invite Gotham University's football team to play games, because they could collect ticket sales at home, and winning the game would greatly promote their home university and city, which was a sure win.
At that time, the football team not only did not spend any money, but also made money for the school, because they could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars from an invitational tournament, which was a sky-high appearance fee in that era. If they were invited twice a year, the entire sports department would have funding.
However, as the team becomes stronger and stronger, not to mention those universities in the inner states, even those old and strong teams on the East Coast are afraid to invite Gotham University. After all, the last time the University of Chicago invited them, they were beaten 56:42 in their home court, which was a huge disgrace.
Gotham University also invited some weak teams from inland states to play games, and with the help of concert publicity, it accumulated a lot of fans. Of course, it also wrote several large checks, with total expenditures exceeding 200 million US dollars.
But at that time, they had generous sponsorship and the backing of the Wayne Group, and Roy was willing to invest in any project that could promote the city, so Gotham University could be said to be wealthy.
The results of the competition were quite good, with each match winning by a large margin, many wonderful shots, and the training of some young star players. Although ticket sales were average, the publicity was effective.
But things are different now. Vincent complained, "Wayne Group has reduced its investment and sponsorship for all projects outside the group, and the city government no longer provides so much funding. The school's faculty and staff have all had their salaries cut. Even if we have money, how dare we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to play in the game?"
Schiller nodded. He could understand that the school has always had financial support for the Sports College. On the one hand, this allowed other colleges to invest less and each had its own sponsorship. On the other hand, the Sports College could both make money and promote the school. The appeal of rugby games to young people should not be underestimated.
There are not so many entertainment options these days, and electronic games are not particularly popular. Watching football games is the most important entertainment activity for most young people. Even Pamela, who has never been interested in sports, knows a lot about football.
Because if you don't know this, no one will want to take you to the bar, you won't have anything to talk about at the party, and you won't even have anything to talk about with the postman when you make a lawn in the yard.
Therefore, the Sports Institute has always been relatively wealthy, with a lot of disposable funds, and even to date, they should be the richest college, but the problem is that they cannot pay.
Everyone's salary has been cut by 30% now, and if you write checks for hundreds of thousands of dollars to other schools, how can other faculty and staff be happy?
But if we don't invite other teams to play, we won't be able to increase the popularity and make money from ticket sales. It's not a solution to just sit there and do nothing. In addition, after the economic crisis, sponsorship of many events has been reduced again and again. It's even a question whether they can be held as scheduled. While maintaining training, we are completely out of pocket. No wonder Vincent is worried.
"Tim told me that we should lower the food standards." Vincent frowned and said, "But the kids are growing up now. In order to prepare for this year's playoffs, the training intensity is very high. If they can't keep up with the nutrition, it will hurt their bodies. It's completely a gamble with their career lifespan."
"No games recently?" Schiller asked.
Vincent shook his head and said, "There will be no games for the next two months, but if nothing unexpected happens, the playoffs will go on as scheduled, so we can't relax in training."
"It's all about money," Schiller said. "If the school doesn't cut salaries, you can also spend some money to invite other teams to play, and divert the attention of the citizens. At least a victory will make them feel better."
"Who says it's not? But the problem is that the school's financial situation is not good, and it's only a matter of time before salaries are cut."
"Who made the decision to cut my salary?" Schiller asked. He normally had too many classes and didn't know much about the school's management system or the management staff.
"The directors held a meeting to decide," Vincent said. "I was there at the time, and I wanted to invite you, but you have classes every day, and I knew you wouldn't want to miss teaching for a meeting, so I didn't invite you."
"Has Gotham University never been without a president?" Schiller asked.
"Yes, it should have been decided by the board of directors, but Wayne is the chairman, and there is nothing we can do unless he appoints someone else."
"So now the government departments are in charge of daily affairs?"
"Yes, we don't even have an acting principal. Most of the daily affairs are decided by the faculty and staff of the administrative department in meetings." Vincent sighed and said, "I'm not saying bad things about others behind their backs, but most of the teachers in the administrative department are not professional managers at all. They have big problems with the division and use of funds, and they can't come up with a unified program. The chaotic school management is also one of the reasons for the poor financial situation."
"You think we should have a principal."
"Of course, you don't have to be frugal to live a wealthy life, but since you've decided to live a long and steady life, you need a professional butler, right?"
Schiller fell into deep thought.
(End of this chapter)