Bill Lear thought that the corporate universities are a cause for concern. Our school has been talking some time about the need to compete (read: become more like them) with these schools. So, the public space may follow a national public radio trajectory: to preserve funding, abandon all reason for existence. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]