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Liberty & Power blogs
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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...
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archivist or packrat?
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by fallen eagle
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You will be tracked down
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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...
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by SaveUS!!!!
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What could a new president...
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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
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Mar 14, 2005
by Dare I say
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See More #54
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This week's issue
geocities.com/seemore004
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S.H. Sound Off
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http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/opinion/11123186.htm
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by Publisher
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SaveUSM message board active
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http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=53852
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Mar 14, 2005
by Repeat repeat offender
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Letter in Monday HA
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050314/OPINION03/503140324/1014/OPINION
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by Green Hornet
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Message to Amy Young from GH
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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...
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I wish we had problems like these....
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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...
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A Post for Someone to Take to Bob Mixon
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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...
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G. Washington's Strategic Advisor
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Mar 14, 2005
by Amy Young
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Faculty: do you want to beat SFT at his own game?
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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...
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by Seriously
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USM's Top 40
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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)
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Nom d'Aplomb Award, March 13, 2005
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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...
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Mar 13, 2005
by Invictus' HTML Hacker
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Aubrey Lucas?
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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
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Mar 13, 2005
by Pancho Villa
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Message to Kudzu King
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Check out my post to you on the Thames SACs thread you started.........
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Green Hornet
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Mar 13, 2005
by Green Hornet
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Mr. Wonderful's Citation de la Semaine: March 13
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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...
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Mr. Wonderful
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Mar 13, 2005
by Voice in the wilderness
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Just plain tired
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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...
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Face the Facts
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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...
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Archives
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by A terrific old post from Stephen
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Question
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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...
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Welsh-Hungarian Prof
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Mar 13, 2005
by The Last Sad Prof
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Reorganization
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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...
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Mar 13, 2005
by Robert Campbell
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How many proffs are AAUP members....
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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...
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by Sadder but wiser girl
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More on SFT's failed business model
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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...
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Googler Come Lately
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Why USM will have no trouble replacing Shelby
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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...
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USM Sympathizer
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Mar 13, 2005
by USM Sympathizer
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Showing our economic value
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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...
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Spring Break Reading List
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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-...
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MGT 101
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Mar 13, 2005
by Amy Young
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Who would hire SFT?
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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...
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Monique de Guerre
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Mar 13, 2005
by Robert Campbell
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Be Prepared
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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.
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Boy Scout
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Mar 13, 2005
by A is quiet on Southern Front
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Support the Hattiesburg American!
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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...
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Mar 13, 2005
by Kick for the Fourth Estate
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letter by Glenn Harper
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050312/OPINION03/503120335/1014/OPINION
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Green Hornet
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Will it ever end - RE: The Meeting
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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...
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Good HA Letter
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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...
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CoolD
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Mar 12, 2005
by Nomde FUME
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Why SFT is The ONLY Source of Dissent
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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...
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Cossack
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Mar 12, 2005
by Black and Gold
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Repost: Faculty Should Work With Thames
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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...
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Albert
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Harper's Letter
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050312/OPINION03/503120335/1014/OPINION
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Reporter
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Mar 12, 2005
by Third Witch
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Nom d'Aplomb Weekly Voting Now Open
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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...
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Miss Information's IT Director
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Mar 12, 2005
by Electioneer
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Another Old HA Letter
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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...
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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...
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Pinehaven Apts to be torn-down
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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...
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More Wisdom
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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...
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Solomon
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How come Colorado can do it but USM can’t
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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?
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Albert
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Mar 12, 2005
by Green Hornet
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Lead Academic Makes Visit?
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Was Dr. Richard Crofts, Interim Commissioner for Higher Education, actually on campus in Hattiesburg yesterday?
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Let the Academics Govern
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Mar 12, 2005
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Shelby ain't worried
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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...
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view from Jamestown
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Mar 12, 2005
by Faculty Paper Diploma Airplane Maker
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A President by Any Other Name...
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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!!
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Figured It Out!
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Mar 12, 2005
by Horace's Hit Man
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Questions about the "Meeting" and Dr. Lucas
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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...
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Green Hornet
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Some "achievements" not in last night's list
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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...
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Why was the meeting moved?
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I have an idea or two about why, but I wanted to open it up for everyone!
What do you think?
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Mar 12, 2005
by Ellen Weinauer
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Derrick Nix & Dr. Rouse --- not a good combo
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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.
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John Stossell
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One more reason for Shelby to Quit
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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...
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USM Sympathizer
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Mar 11, 2005
by USM Sympathizer
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Welcome Hattiesburg Business Gurus
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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...
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Leggett
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Mar 11, 2005
by USM Sympathizer
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How many of the 185 send their kids to USM?
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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...
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Cossack
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Mar 11, 2005
by USM Sympathizer
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