[wideawake]

Question 1: Yes. There is no need for art to be subsidized by the government.

Question 2: the process of writing can make some professors better teachers of their subject and more valuable to their students. As long as they show up for class, teach their students well and make themselves available to their students for assistance and instruction outside of class - that is, fulfill their responsibilities - who cares how they structure their time?

Tenure should be abolished.

[brbethke]

Thanks for the reply. I just needed to know whether you were another cranky unpublished writer or an actual active parasite.

It's ten minutes before the hour. Isn't there a class you're supposed to be in?