I remember just a few months ago bars and clubs being super packed and now there’s hardly anybody at them. What’s going on?

Edit: I’m in the Los Angeles area

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    17 hours ago

    All colleges went through the millennial wave, so there are fewer American college aged students to teach. It wouldn’t be that big of a problem, but Trump’s immigration policy is killing foreign enrollment, which is going to collapse a major revenue stream for universities.

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      16 hours ago

      School admint thought they could keep up the grift despite the demographic change and made zero preparation for it.

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        16 hours ago

        Schools don’t make money on domestic students, so a drop in domestic enrollment isn’t a major issue as long as foreign enrollment and research stays constant.

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              13 hours ago

              Private school charging 40k per annum is not turning profit?

              Out of state public school tuition also doesnt make money?

              Where is the money going?

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                Most private universities provide significant aid to students; they actively engage in price discrimination.

                Out of state tuition earns more than in-state, but there are additional fees that foreign students pay.

                As for the money, it goes into a lot of the facilities and university operations. Universities are big clout chasers, so they will try to spend money to increase prestige.