Ol’ Graduate School Just Ain’t What She Used To Be

For those of you who “get it Daily” (read: pick up the competition instead of us) yesterday’s top story on the reorganization of the Graduate School into the Office of Graduate Education was a shock for everyone involved. Yet, the competition failed to expand on the impact this reorganization will have on graduate students themselves. According to a press release by Senior Vice Provost Tom Sullivan, this change is meant to reduce costs, among other things. Yet it was just last week when the Emaciated Gopher, a group of graduate students who want to make a few changes in the U’s thinking, protested student fees. Loyal Wake readers will remember we profiled the Emaciated Gopher last semester, ahead of the current graduate school news. Who knows what’ll happen next, but it’d be nice to see more concrete answers on how the reorganization is going to affect graduate school students.

To read more on the Emaciated Gopher, follow this link: http://www.wakemag.org/cities/grad-students-hunger-for-recognition/