President Hudson wishes to inform all interested parties that he had absolutely nothing to do with the current toilet paper shortage at USM.  The ordering and stocking of TP and other sanitation supplies fell exclusively within the purview of the Vice President for Research and Development.  In fact it was the VP herself who suggested rationing paper as a means of ameliorating the USM budgetary crunch.  While Provost,  Dr. Hudson was neither charged with oversight of this function, nor supportive of the proposed tissue cutback.   He has always believed in providing high quality 2-ply tissue to faculty and staffers, and has pursued this policy with great vigor at the University of Houston--Victoria.