Fully Endowed FW Olin College of Engineering Opens

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday August 20, 2002 @06:48AM from the philanthropy-is-good dept.

olin01 writes "USA Today has a story on the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, which opens this Friday to its freshman class. Olin's goal is to graduate students who are "renaissance engineers," meaning that not only do the have the technical knowledge and skills but also a strong understanding of their context through studies in arts, humanities, social science, and entrepreneurship. This past year, 30 "pre-freshman" worked with faculty, staff, and administration to create the college's curriculum and student live programs. Olin also gives a full tuition scholarship to all admitted students, more information on their website."

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Re:Don't people pay attention? by nathanm · 2002-08-20 08:07 · Score: 0, Offtopic

All communism is evil. A free-market economy is what is best for the world...Bill Gates is evil.
This is a perfectly logical statement. Competition is required for free markets to work properly. Microsoft (Bill Gates) uses their monopoly to destroy competition.