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Old 09-20-2017, 10:00 PM
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Default Glacier National Park glacier study
http://lysanderspooneruniversity.com...earch-project/

Just missed it however if anyone loves hiking Glacier it seems a university looks for helpers. They are some showing glaciers in the park are growing again and want to expand their study.
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Old 09-21-2017, 12:50 AM
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Old 09-21-2017, 10:40 AM
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Yeh... Lysander Spooner University, really?
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Old 09-21-2017, 11:11 AM
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They offer a discount to ex-cons which is a good thing. Their courses in 2017 are highlighted by the evils of social security and the evils of minimum wage. Not to mention government myths and lies about climate change. Looks legit. I wonder how much it would cost to get my doctorate from them?
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Old 09-21-2017, 01:23 PM
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Yeh... Lysander Spooner University, really?
Its a satellite campus of the Derek Zoolander School For Kids That Can't Read Good
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Old 09-21-2017, 01:52 PM
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Hmmm. They do look a little odd. I was thinking a yearly hike into Glacier would be cool if some data could be collected.

Ya. Lysander looks wacko.

Sorry. Saw University and didn't even look into them.

Fortunately my Doctorate degree from Almeda University in Perch Proliferation and Neurosurgery should prove I meant well.
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Their "courses" cost $5 and sound more like one-off lectures. They don't appear to offer graduate studies or much in the way of anything we commonly associate with a "university".

Still, if they're going out there to measure glaciers I see no harm in that. Better to measure things yourself than to sit on the couch at home and take someone else's word for it, particularly if it's a politically charged issue.
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I saw similar information on a more reputable site, as soon as I find it I will post it. It really doesn't matter who took the pictures if the facts are the same.
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Old 09-22-2017, 11:43 PM
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Contact Lysander Spooner University President Dr. Roger I. Roots with any questions or comments. 406-224-3105 or rogerroots [at] msn.com.

From wiki.....seems legit?
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Old 09-23-2017, 12:11 AM
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OMG

You mean that glaciers actually retreat and advance according to natural cycles!!!!

Heaven forbid if any actual logic was applied.

The university itself looks like a complete joke, however I applaud their intent.
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