New Building Continued

It is time for a new building. And this process could potentially be a positive one for the mission of the law school and future students. However, the way in which CUNY has gone about these plans have kept the students, staff and faculty in the dark. As we at the blog recently posted the 100 million from the state has been denied leaving CUNY with only 50 million. This has supposedly lead to a search for private money. This could be a a positive thing as everything in this country even the most progressive of movements require financial backing.
The real question everyone should be ask is WHERE SHOULD THIS PRIVATE MONEY BE COMING FROM? A faculty member today raised a very interesting point. That there are public interest law firms, community groups and organizations that have money to spend. Why not form a partnership with them to build the new building? This way they could have their offices, organizations, etc at the new building and the students could have constant access to internships and their services. It would be like having the clinic but times 10. With the tax incentives that could be gained from this project there has to be a few groups out there that would be willing to give. CUNY must try and keep the mission of this school intact before it sells out to private builders who want to build condos above our law school. We as students, staff, faculty and alumni must pressure CUNY into finding alternative ways to build the school other than attempting to make a profit.