Recession? What Recession?

Last week the New York Times gave a rundown of the quirky cuts colleges are making to combat their budget woes. Some examples include the communications department at the University of Washington getting rid of its landlines (oh, the irony!) and Oberlin saving $22,300 by "scaling back on window washing." Even our Main Line sister, Bryn Mawr, is making sacrifices as evidenced by its "virtual swim meet" with Dickinson College (now that just seems lazy, people!).

And Penn? Well, we didn't get a nod in the article. In fact, just the day before, City Paper's "Fair Pay for Fat Cats" opinion piece criticized Penn's frivolous spending:

Penn President Amy Gutmann's pay package has been rising rapidly for years. Which made for a somewhat humdrum headline in the June 11 Daily Pennsylvanian: "Exec. Pay Rises as Expected."