[Question Liberal Authority]

Instead of a library, the academy is spending nearly $500,000 to create a “learning center,’’

It's a start. Next logical step is to try to figure out why they even need an academy in the first place. Want to talk to professors? Do it by email. Want to watch a lecture? See it on YouTube.

[denydenydeny]

Next logical step is to try to figure out why they even need an academy in the first place. Want to talk to professors? Do it by email. Want to watch a lecture? See it on YouTube.

Exactly. “When I look at college campuses, I see an outdated technology."

The counter-arguments will be the same as the arguments against homeschooling: The poor dears will miss out on "socialization," even if the socialization includes among other things binge drinking and date rape.

[OldSpice]

Want to talk to professors? Do it by email. Want to watch a lecture? See it on YouTube.

This is how it generally works in most top-ranked engineering schools today. MIT, GTech, USC, et al, do it this way.