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archivist or packrat?

A few of Robert L. Campbell's blogs worth reading -- someone else can add to this list, or perhaps make the links "hot" -- these start on September 24, 2004, and continue forward: "Tierdrop by Tierdrop" http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/7553.html "Faculty Complicity at the University of Souther...

Shelby Thames

Dr. Johnson has had my permission to post here up to this point to counteract all of the falsehoods and negativity on this site. I am hereby ordering a CEASE AND DESIST to any USM faculty posting here. If I find out you are using your univ. computer for this purpose you will be terminated. And remembe...

SaveUSM

do to make things better? Do you think he/she would unconsolidate the colleges? What about the puppet deans, would they be replaced? What about the unqualified appointments and darling Dana? Just Curious

See More

This week's issue geocities.com/seemore004

Reporter

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/opinion/11123186.htm

SaveUSM

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=53852

Green Hornet

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050314/OPINION03/503140324/1014/OPINION

Green Hornet

Amy, With all the attention being placed on the message board by the "meeting" of last Thursday, this is a golden opportunity to educate those new to board. Perhaps a link to the home page (incase they are coming to the message board direct) or a small post from you encouraging them to visit and view. Y...

SaveUSM

lol...just a little light spring break reading Harvard in Lather Over Campus Maid Service Fri Mar 11, 8:37 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - A Harvard University student's fledgling dorm-cleaning business faced the threat of a campus boycott on Thursday...

G. Washington's Strategic Advisor

Some weeks ago, I posted a long monologue about my feelings regarding faculty's future course of action to have Shelby Thames removed as USM's president. In that post, I used an analogy. I likened playing Thames' "games" by Thames' rules to the Colonial Army fighting British Redcoats using the...

truth4usm/AH

If you are a USM faculty member and want to be involved in a group that will work to beat SFT at his own game, please email me at truth@FireThames.com. I have an idea that I want to share with you all, but not on the message board (sorry, too many prying eyes from SFT to Bob Mixon on here!). Pleas...

Casey Kasem

I don't know if this has been asked, but rank what you believe to be the worst offenses by Thames. I understand you may not be able to have one higher than the other but please try. (1 being the worst)

Miss Information

nsurprisingly, the Emergency Ad Hoc Committee meeting was quick & to the point this week, what with everyone ready for a little spring break relief. What began (in the best spirit of modern-day USM) as an Instant Tradition Creator can be a chore sometimes, but the committee remains committed, s...

Robert Campbell

Now that Glenn Harper has come out publicly in opposition to Thames, is there any chance that Aubrey Lucas will break his silence? It's hard for me imagine what kind of impact Bonnie Drews' comments must have had on him. Robert Campbell

Green Hornet

Check out my post to you on the Thames SACs thread you started.........

Mr. Wonderful

Good morning regular viewers. Also, thanks to the good publicity the AAUP message board received at Thursday evening's meeting at Warren Paving, good morning to all of the new viewers too! For those who are visiting the Citation de la Semaine thread for the...

Sad Jr.

Sitting here on a beautiful Saturday night after an evening with good friends and just feeling plain sad. A professional lifetime spent at a small university in one of the poorest parts of the country but always believing it was worthwhile--sort of a missionary spirit. A belief that th...

Archives

The sad fact is that for most of its unenviable history USM has been viewed as a diploma mill. It has been perceived as a welcome haven for those who transfer from more demanding schools. It has specialized in "painless education." Some students came because it was close, cheap, and easy...

Welsh-Hungarian Prof

There are so many of us faculty who have been beaten down for 2.5 years at the whim and fancy of Thames. This week, I see many posts regarding such matters. Without prejudice and without surrender, I would like to suggest that perhaps we should take the week off from this message board and focus on things...

Bud

I have heard several Thursday night attendees mention the great reorganization at USM. "Something that had to be done", "the only thing HE could do", etc My question to all of these folks: if the reorganization at USM was so great and the IHL was so happy with the results, why hasn't Ole Miss and State...

How many proffs are AAUP members.... · Kudzu King

at Southern Miss? I am asking how many facutly members at USM are paid members to the AAUP? I have been told by several faculty members that the AAUP only has 50-60 actual paid members out of more than 600 faculty membes. Is this true? If this is true, how can you claim to represent the faculty at U...

Googler Come Lately

Has anyone posted this website before? http://www.syntrek.com/article3.html In any case, kick to the top. A tidbit: Collins and Porras discovered that the exceptional companies shared several timeless qualities: They have core values. These core values form solid foundat...

USM Sympathizer

Apparently one of the points being made by pro-Shelby people is that if Shelby is removed, no one else would want the job (!). Here are some reasons why I think this assumption is mistaken; I encourage others to add more reasons. * Any QUALIFIED person who takes the job after Shelby leav...

Clio

I apologize if this has been suggested recently (I haven't read all of the recent submissions), but I remember that there has been talk about how much the faculty and staff contribute to Hattiesburg's economy. It seems to me that this might be the moment to let some of the "business leaders" how much of...

MGT 101

A couple of good books for the current situation: Bad Leadership by Barbara Kellerman (Harvard management prof). The author lists the 7 characteristics of bad leaders. We're lucky, SFT has almost all the boxes checked. The Allure of Toxic Leaders by Jean Lipman-...

Monique de Guerre

While Dr. Lares is an important scholar in her field, and would have a range of job options, I wonder what SFT's choices would be? He fires somebody and they go to TAMU or to Tulane, other people get disgusted and go to other Tier 1 & Tier 2 schools. Where could SFT go? Who would have him? It's sad when yo...

Boy Scout

One would expect a letter writing campaign to both the IHL Board and maybe the media as a result of Thursday’s night “area leaders” meeting. One would anticipate letters beginning in Sunday’s paper in preparation for the IHL Board meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. ...

truth4usm/AH

Okay, folks, I know we've talked about boycotting businesses, etc. in response to what's been happening recently. But, if you are wary about participating in a boycott of any sort (for the various reasons that have been posted here), you might instead want to SUPPORT businesses that have gon...

Green Hornet

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050312/OPINION03/503120335/1014/OPINION

Out of Control

Amazingly, this has consumed all day from both sides! This board has been slammed, many papers have picked it up and it is the buzz in every office across town. Unfortunately, it is all worthless. I am confident that the IHL is aware of all that has transpired. Guess what, I don't...

CoolD

Hey. That repost idea is great. Check this out. Opinion - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Faculty should 'get on with job' I am a graduate of USM. My wife, son and son-in-law are also graduates of USM. My daughter completed most of her work at USM and graduated from the University of California. I...

Cossack

Ugly Gold has posted recently, and others before him, that faculty are the source of the problem at USM; and SFT merely inherited this mangy group of faculty that then proceeded to go berserk. The implication is that, if SFT had been appointed president of Ole Miss, the faculty of Ole Miss would have ro...

Albert

This letter was originally published in the Hattiesburg American on Wednesday, June 23, 2004. For all you new faculty and staff, I want you to see what you have been missing. I know a lot of you don’t have tenure, and you are afraid to speak your real thoughts, but try not to let yourselves be misle...

Reporter

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050312/OPINION03/503120335/1014/OPINION

Miss Information's IT Director

The Emergency Ad Hoc Committee on Sobriquet Superiority is pleased to announce that voting is open for the weekly Nom d'Aplomb Award. In the spirit of shared governance, the committee lets everyone vote. In fact, we share the governance so much, that we'll let you have second or third helpings. If yo...

CoolD

Hey. That repost idea is great. Check this out. Opinion - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Why resort to name-calling? I was intrigued by Joseph B. Parker's recent letter to the editor ("It is wise to think before speaking," June 17). Maybe professor Parker should expound this wise saying into...

Reporter

FROM THE FACULTY SENATE LISTSERV: "Colleagues, I spoke with Kevin Walters of the Hattiesburg American this morning at the Payne Center. He said it was alright to post on our listserv that he was offered a position at a paper in Tennessee and accepted. He will start his new position i...

Green Hornet

WDAM is reporting that Pinehaven Apts (Married students housing) will be torn down in favor of a sorority village. WDAM reports that displaced married students will need to be housed in privately own apt complexes. I've nothing against the sorority village. But, I thou...

Solomon

Answering a matter before hearing all the details is foolish and shameful (Proverbs 18.13). Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight (Prov. 18.17). Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint (Prov...

Albert

Just wondering how the University of Colorado got rid of its president so quickly, but it is taking so long for USM to do it? Anybody studied this yet?

Let the Academics Govern

Was Dr. Richard Crofts, Interim Commissioner for Higher Education, actually on campus in Hattiesburg yesterday?

view from Jamestown

What your are witnessing is simply campaigning in an election year, not mass worry on the part of SFT and his supporters. The Trent Lott dedication last week was a shot in the arm. The community meeting this Thursday will be a real boost for SFT and his supporters. Things have come a...

Figured It Out!

I think I've figured out the original source of all USM's problems!! You hire Presidents with odd names!! Aubry...Shelby....you guys need to hire a Jim or a Bob!!

Green Hornet

With all the activity on the board, I've found it difficult to read all the posts or fine the time to make a comment. For those new to the board, let me pose some questions: Was anyone at the meeting making comments about the "positive" things that Dr. Lucas did as president? Were "positive" comment...

Invictus

A timeline... Fall 2003 - USM submits faked enrollment figures to the IHL office, establishing itself temporarily as the largest university in the state.; the numbers are later retracted, attributed to "human error." Spring 2004 - Thames locks Gary Stringer & Frank Glamser out of th...

Gnome Watcher

I have an idea or two about why, but I wanted to open it up for everyone! What do you think?

John Stossell

I believe Dr. Rouse was in the middle of the cabal that convinced Derrick Nix to take that anti-inflammatory cocktail that destroyed his kidney function and ended his college career and NFL aspirations. DN is suing the drug companies, but not the others ---- for now, that is.

USM Sympathizer

Reason # 1736: he can become a professional martyr. He can be lionized by the local bidness leaders as a victim of the faculty, and he can collect huge speaking fees all over the country explaining how he was driven out of office by a bunch of crazed professors. I would pay for a ticket if it m...

Leggett

It was brought to our attention that you were instructed to visit this sight. I have been appointed chair of the welcoming committee. Please, pick out a nice "handle" and mingle with us here. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can join in on any topic you like, or star...

Cossack

I would bet that the preponderance of the people meeting Thursday send their children to universities other than USM. Their interest is not in making USM "better". They are dedicated to making it worse because they have a lexicographic ordering of priorities. Priorities numbers one through ten ar...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Liberty & Power blogs (Preview) A few of Robert L. Campbell's blogs worth reading -- someone else can add to this list, or perhaps make the links "hot" -- these start on September 24, 2004, and continue forward: "Tierdrop by Tierdrop" http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/7553.html "Faculty Complicity at the University of Souther...	archivist or packrat?	15	765	Mar 14, 2005 by fallen eagle
	You will be tracked down (Preview) Dr. Johnson has had my permission to post here up to this point to counteract all of the falsehoods and negativity on this site. I am hereby ordering a CEASE AND DESIST to any USM faculty posting here. If I find out you are using your univ. computer for this purpose you will be terminated. And remembe...	Shelby Thames	5	552	Mar 14, 2005 by SaveUS!!!!
	What could a new president... (Preview) do to make things better? Do you think he/she would unconsolidate the colleges? What about the puppet deans, would they be replaced? What about the unqualified appointments and darling Dana? Just Curious	SaveUSM	6	323	Mar 14, 2005 by Dare I say
	See More #54 (Preview) This week's issue geocities.com/seemore004	See More	3	398	Mar 14, 2005 by SaveUSM
	S.H. Sound Off (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/opinion/11123186.htm	Reporter	4	434	Mar 14, 2005 by Publisher
	SaveUSM message board active (Preview) http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=53852	SaveUSM	11	658	Mar 14, 2005 by Repeat repeat offender
	Letter in Monday HA (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050314/OPINION03/503140324/1014/OPINION	Green Hornet	0	225	Mar 14, 2005 by Green Hornet
	Message to Amy Young from GH (Preview) Amy, With all the attention being placed on the message board by the "meeting" of last Thursday, this is a golden opportunity to educate those new to board. Perhaps a link to the home page (incase they are coming to the message board direct) or a small post from you encouraging them to visit and view. Y...	Green Hornet	11	604	Mar 14, 2005 by kick
	I wish we had problems like these.... (Preview) lol...just a little light spring break reading Harvard in Lather Over Campus Maid Service Fri Mar 11, 8:37 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - A Harvard University student's fledgling dorm-cleaning business faced the threat of a campus boycott on Thursday...	SaveUSM	0	273	Mar 14, 2005 by SaveUSM
	A Post for Someone to Take to Bob Mixon (Preview) Some weeks ago, I posted a long monologue about my feelings regarding faculty's future course of action to have Shelby Thames removed as USM's president. In that post, I used an analogy. I likened playing Thames' "games" by Thames' rules to the Colonial Army fighting British Redcoats using the...	G. Washington's Strategic Advisor	12	1759	Mar 14, 2005 by Amy Young
	Faculty: do you want to beat SFT at his own game? (Preview) If you are a USM faculty member and want to be involved in a group that will work to beat SFT at his own game, please email me at truth@FireThames.com. I have an idea that I want to share with you all, but not on the message board (sorry, too many prying eyes from SFT to Bob Mixon on here!). Pleas...	truth4usm/AH	21	862	Mar 14, 2005 by Seriously
	USM's Top 40 (Preview) I don't know if this has been asked, but rank what you believe to be the worst offenses by Thames. I understand you may not be able to have one higher than the other but please try. (1 being the worst)	Casey Kasem	28	785	Mar 13, 2005 by Bouncy
	Nom d'Aplomb Award, March 13, 2005 (Preview) nsurprisingly, the Emergency Ad Hoc Committee meeting was quick & to the point this week, what with everyone ready for a little spring break relief. What began (in the best spirit of modern-day USM) as an Instant Tradition Creator can be a chore sometimes, but the committee remains committed, s...	Miss Information	8	353	Mar 13, 2005 by Invictus' HTML Hacker
	Aubrey Lucas? (Preview) Now that Glenn Harper has come out publicly in opposition to Thames, is there any chance that Aubrey Lucas will break his silence? It's hard for me imagine what kind of impact Bonnie Drews' comments must have had on him. Robert Campbell	Robert Campbell	23	963	Mar 13, 2005 by Pancho Villa
	Message to Kudzu King (Preview) Check out my post to you on the Thames SACs thread you started.........	Green Hornet	1	285	Mar 13, 2005 by Green Hornet
	Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: March 13 (Preview) Good morning regular viewers. Also, thanks to the good publicity the AAUP message board received at Thursday evening's meeting at Warren Paving, good morning to all of the new viewers too! For those who are visiting the Citation de la Semaine thread for the...	Mr. Wonderful	5	305	Mar 13, 2005 by Voice in the wilderness
	Just plain tired (Preview) Sitting here on a beautiful Saturday night after an evening with good friends and just feeling plain sad. A professional lifetime spent at a small university in one of the poorest parts of the country but always believing it was worthwhile--sort of a missionary spirit. A belief that th...	Sad Jr.	15	588	Mar 13, 2005 by General
	Face the Facts (Preview) The sad fact is that for most of its unenviable history USM has been viewed as a diploma mill. It has been perceived as a welcome haven for those who transfer from more demanding schools. It has specialized in "painless education." Some students came because it was close, cheap, and easy...	Archives	7	662	Mar 13, 2005 by A terrific old post from Stephen
	Question (Preview) There are so many of us faculty who have been beaten down for 2.5 years at the whim and fancy of Thames. This week, I see many posts regarding such matters. Without prejudice and without surrender, I would like to suggest that perhaps we should take the week off from this message board and focus on things...	Welsh-Hungarian Prof	3	306	Mar 13, 2005 by The Last Sad Prof
	Reorganization (Preview) I have heard several Thursday night attendees mention the great reorganization at USM. "Something that had to be done", "the only thing HE could do", etc My question to all of these folks: if the reorganization at USM was so great and the IHL was so happy with the results, why hasn't Ole Miss and State...	Bud	4	394	Mar 13, 2005 by Robert Campbell
	How many proffs are AAUP members.... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) at Southern Miss? I am asking how many facutly members at USM are paid members to the AAUP? I have been told by several faculty members that the AAUP only has 50-60 actual paid members out of more than 600 faculty membes. Is this true? If this is true, how can you claim to represent the faculty at U...	Kudzu King	38	942	Mar 13, 2005 by Sadder but wiser girl
	More on SFT's failed business model (Preview) Has anyone posted this website before? http://www.syntrek.com/article3.html In any case, kick to the top. A tidbit: Collins and Porras discovered that the exceptional companies shared several timeless qualities: They have core values. These core values form solid foundat...	Googler Come Lately	6	395	Mar 13, 2005 by NSS
	Why USM will have no trouble replacing Shelby (Preview) Apparently one of the points being made by pro-Shelby people is that if Shelby is removed, no one else would want the job (!). Here are some reasons why I think this assumption is mistaken; I encourage others to add more reasons. * Any QUALIFIED person who takes the job after Shelby leav...	USM Sympathizer	6	516	Mar 13, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
	Showing our economic value (Preview) I apologize if this has been suggested recently (I haven't read all of the recent submissions), but I remember that there has been talk about how much the faculty and staff contribute to Hattiesburg's economy. It seems to me that this might be the moment to let some of the "business leaders" how much of...	Clio	0	232	Mar 13, 2005 by Clio
	Spring Break Reading List (Preview) A couple of good books for the current situation: Bad Leadership by Barbara Kellerman (Harvard management prof). The author lists the 7 characteristics of bad leaders. We're lucky, SFT has almost all the boxes checked. The Allure of Toxic Leaders by Jean Lipman-...	MGT 101	7	360	Mar 13, 2005 by Amy Young
	Who would hire SFT? (Preview) While Dr. Lares is an important scholar in her field, and would have a range of job options, I wonder what SFT's choices would be? He fires somebody and they go to TAMU or to Tulane, other people get disgusted and go to other Tier 1 & Tier 2 schools. Where could SFT go? Who would have him? It's sad when yo...	Monique de Guerre	11	414	Mar 13, 2005 by Robert Campbell
	Be Prepared (Preview) One would expect a letter writing campaign to both the IHL Board and maybe the media as a result of Thursday’s night “area leaders” meeting. One would anticipate letters beginning in Sunday’s paper in preparation for the IHL Board meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. ...	Boy Scout	1	332	Mar 13, 2005 by A is quiet on Southern Front
	Support the Hattiesburg American! (Preview) Okay, folks, I know we've talked about boycotting businesses, etc. in response to what's been happening recently. But, if you are wary about participating in a boycott of any sort (for the various reasons that have been posted here), you might instead want to SUPPORT businesses that have gon...	truth4usm/AH	5	526	Mar 13, 2005 by Kick for the Fourth Estate
	letter by Glenn Harper (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050312/OPINION03/503120335/1014/OPINION	Green Hornet	15	664	Mar 13, 2005 by kick
	Will it ever end - RE: The Meeting ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Amazingly, this has consumed all day from both sides! This board has been slammed, many papers have picked it up and it is the buzz in every office across town. Unfortunately, it is all worthless. I am confident that the IHL is aware of all that has transpired. Guess what, I don't...	Out of Control	43	1136	Mar 13, 2005 by Cossack
	Good HA Letter (Preview) Hey. That repost idea is great. Check this out. Opinion - Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Faculty should 'get on with job' I am a graduate of USM. My wife, son and son-in-law are also graduates of USM. My daughter completed most of her work at USM and graduated from the University of California. I...	CoolD	8	354	Mar 12, 2005 by Nomde FUME
	Why SFT is The ONLY Source of Dissent (Preview) Ugly Gold has posted recently, and others before him, that faculty are the source of the problem at USM; and SFT merely inherited this mangy group of faculty that then proceeded to go berserk. The implication is that, if SFT had been appointed president of Ole Miss, the faculty of Ole Miss would have ro...	Cossack	5	505	Mar 12, 2005 by Black and Gold
	Repost: Faculty Should Work With Thames (Preview) This letter was originally published in the Hattiesburg American on Wednesday, June 23, 2004. For all you new faculty and staff, I want you to see what you have been missing. I know a lot of you don’t have tenure, and you are afraid to speak your real thoughts, but try not to let yourselves be misle...	Albert	3	266	Mar 12, 2005 by Cossack
	Harper's Letter (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050312/OPINION03/503120335/1014/OPINION	Reporter	2	312	Mar 12, 2005 by Third Witch
	Nom d'Aplomb Weekly Voting Now Open (Preview) The Emergency Ad Hoc Committee on Sobriquet Superiority is pleased to announce that voting is open for the weekly Nom d'Aplomb Award. In the spirit of shared governance, the committee lets everyone vote. In fact, we share the governance so much, that we'll let you have second or third helpings. If yo...	Miss Information's IT Director	6	357	Mar 12, 2005 by Electioneer
	Another Old HA Letter (Preview) Hey. That repost idea is great. Check this out. Opinion - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Why resort to name-calling? I was intrigued by Joseph B. Parker's recent letter to the editor ("It is wise to think before speaking," June 17). Maybe professor Parker should expound this wise saying into...	CoolD	3	269	Mar 12, 2005 by Albert
	Kevin Walters ( 1 2 ) (Preview) FROM THE FACULTY SENATE LISTSERV: "Colleagues, I spoke with Kevin Walters of the Hattiesburg American this morning at the Payne Center. He said it was alright to post on our listserv that he was offered a position at a paper in Tennessee and accepted. He will start his new position i...	Reporter	35	1273	Mar 12, 2005 by Invictus
	Pinehaven Apts to be torn-down (Preview) WDAM is reporting that Pinehaven Apts (Married students housing) will be torn down in favor of a sorority village. WDAM reports that displaced married students will need to be housed in privately own apt complexes. I've nothing against the sorority village. But, I thou...	Green Hornet	24	2435	Mar 12, 2005 by Invictus
	More Wisdom (Preview) Answering a matter before hearing all the details is foolish and shameful (Proverbs 18.13). Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight (Prov. 18.17). Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint (Prov...	Solomon	2	335	Mar 12, 2005 by Kick
	How come Colorado can do it but USM can’t (Preview) Just wondering how the University of Colorado got rid of its president so quickly, but it is taking so long for USM to do it? Anybody studied this yet?	Albert	3	261	Mar 12, 2005 by Green Hornet
	Lead Academic Makes Visit? (Preview) Was Dr. Richard Crofts, Interim Commissioner for Higher Education, actually on campus in Hattiesburg yesterday?	Let the Academics Govern	15	504	Mar 12, 2005 by stinky cheese man
	Shelby ain't worried ( 1 2 ) (Preview) What your are witnessing is simply campaigning in an election year, not mass worry on the part of SFT and his supporters. The Trent Lott dedication last week was a shot in the arm. The community meeting this Thursday will be a real boost for SFT and his supporters. Things have come a...	view from Jamestown	50	1524	Mar 12, 2005 by Faculty Paper Diploma Airplane Maker
	A President by Any Other Name... (Preview) I think I've figured out the original source of all USM's problems!! You hire Presidents with odd names!! Aubry...Shelby....you guys need to hire a Jim or a Bob!!	Figured It Out!	2	244	Mar 12, 2005 by Horace's Hit Man
	Questions about the "Meeting" and Dr. Lucas (Preview) With all the activity on the board, I've found it difficult to read all the posts or fine the time to make a comment. For those new to the board, let me pose some questions: Was anyone at the meeting making comments about the "positive" things that Dr. Lucas did as president? Were "positive" comment...	Green Hornet	14	557	Mar 12, 2005 by Newgirl
	Some "achievements" not in last night's list (Preview) A timeline... Fall 2003 - USM submits faked enrollment figures to the IHL office, establishing itself temporarily as the largest university in the state.; the numbers are later retracted, attributed to "human error." Spring 2004 - Thames locks Gary Stringer & Frank Glamser out of th...	Invictus	10	521	Mar 12, 2005 by Reporter
	Why was the meeting moved? (Preview) I have an idea or two about why, but I wanted to open it up for everyone! What do you think?	Gnome Watcher	14	527	Mar 12, 2005 by Ellen Weinauer
	Derrick Nix & Dr. Rouse --- not a good combo (Preview) I believe Dr. Rouse was in the middle of the cabal that convinced Derrick Nix to take that anti-inflammatory cocktail that destroyed his kidney function and ended his college career and NFL aspirations. DN is suing the drug companies, but not the others ---- for now, that is.	John Stossell	5	684	Mar 12, 2005 by Reporter
	One more reason for Shelby to Quit (Preview) Reason # 1736: he can become a professional martyr. He can be lionized by the local bidness leaders as a victim of the faculty, and he can collect huge speaking fees all over the country explaining how he was driven out of office by a bunch of crazed professors. I would pay for a ticket if it m...	USM Sympathizer	5	506	Mar 11, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
	Welcome Hattiesburg Business Gurus (Preview) It was brought to our attention that you were instructed to visit this sight. I have been appointed chair of the welcoming committee. Please, pick out a nice "handle" and mingle with us here. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can join in on any topic you like, or star...	Leggett	15	774	Mar 11, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
	How many of the 185 send their kids to USM? (Preview) I would bet that the preponderance of the people meeting Thursday send their children to universities other than USM. Their interest is not in making USM "better". They are dedicated to making it worse because they have a lexicographic ordering of priorities. Priorities numbers one through ten ar...	Cossack	1	298	Mar 11, 2005 by USM Sympathizer
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