Talk:University of the Arts (Philadelphia)

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Contents 1 merge 2 NPOV 3 Overlap 4 WikiProject class rating 5 notable alumni

[edit] merge

There is no reason a single academic division of this university should have its own wikipedia entry. The main university page is pretty thin as it is. -- Austin Murphy 16:02, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Performed merge. Nobody seemed to object. -- Austin Murphy 15:20, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

I added the NPOV template to this article...wording such as "UArts offers a unique environment where students from many disciplines can interact and grow in a vibrant community of creativity." seem like something I'd find in an application brochure from the school. - echidnae 04:03, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

And is the opening sentence "The University of the Arts (UArts) is the nation’s first and only university dedicated to the visual, performing and communication arts." not a bit misleading, given the existence of other institutions such as, eg, CalArts? AWO 00:22, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I reworked the first paragraph to be what I think is NPOV. Do you think it deserves to have the POV tag removed? -- Austin Murphy 20:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

• • Thanks for your editing, the opening paragraph of the article is much better now, and I would say is NPOV. However, there are still parts of this article that are blatantly either taken from advertisements, or are supposed to advertise the school. For instance, look at the sections 'USP and The University of the Arts' and 'Facilities'. They still read like someone from the school wrote them. Again, thanks for your edits, though... -echidnae 23:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Overlap

In the History section, the date box overlaps several words. I have tried to fix it, but have failed. Can anyone find the cause of the overlap?Lestrade 13:48, 6 August 2007 (UTC)Lestrade

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 03:39, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] notable alumni

jared leto is not an alumnus, he dropped out —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.58.252.155 (talk) 22:22, 25 December 2007 (UTC)