tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809163066152174254.post2994010900632634846..comments2023-04-12T06:29:30.989-07:00Comments on The Rain & The Rail: Save the Cactus CafeNathan Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11631609208505475412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809163066152174254.post-60531831797624998922010-02-07T11:58:19.838-08:002010-02-07T11:58:19.838-08:00E. F. Schumacher coined the phrase “the tyranny of...E. F. Schumacher coined the phrase “the tyranny of economic calculus” which means that if an endeavor doesn’t make a profit then it can’t possibly be worth doing. Seems the Cactus Café is doomed by this short term and not uncommon thinking. Students quoted saying the Cactus doesn’t meet their needs are being myopic. They won’t be students all their lives and some day after graduating and moving to Houston or Dallas they may return to the 40 acres. The Cactus Café is a great place to reconnect with campus. If the Cactus is closed on Mr. Powers' watch he will certainly be remembered... and I doubt this type of decision will encourage thousands of alumni to donate money to the University when it cannot be trusted to protect a beloved and symbolic place that is embedded in our culture and consciousness - the Cactus Café. Mary Gordon Spence said it all, “this is the last straw.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809163066152174254.post-56139002948266733582010-02-05T23:04:03.702-08:002010-02-05T23:04:03.702-08:00Without providing even a reference to a valid stud...Without providing even a reference to a valid study of why the Cactus is to be closed appears to be a biased personal decision and seems reckless and self serving to the bureaucracy’s agenda. The Cactus Café is an icon and something UT should be as proud of as the HRC. What is the world coming to when we can pay millions for sports but can’t scrounge what amounts to pocket change for the campus living room? -Cary Peele BBA 1983Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809163066152174254.post-1774069570333454982010-02-03T11:41:34.260-08:002010-02-03T11:41:34.260-08:00That was a great letter Nathan. I'm glad you w...That was a great letter Nathan. I'm glad you wrote it.I'd like to believe that it would be read and considered by those making the decisions. As much as I try not to by cynical, I'm very saddened that we may be watching the end of a great piece of Austin.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381614502263496115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809163066152174254.post-69033107189087959262010-02-02T07:43:44.215-08:002010-02-02T07:43:44.215-08:00Awesome letter! I would add that it's like cut...Awesome letter! I would add that it's like cutting down an old growth redwood tree, it took lots of time to make the cactus what it is. That kind of sacredness doesn't just happen in a new place, it's not the same at all. So much of Austin has already changed, these time-earned characters of place cannot be brought back.lucy calhounhttp://lucycalhoun.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.com