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Originally posted by: Anne Wallace
"Every inch of headway we've been able to make against the Thames administration's destructive policies in the last few months can be traced back to Gary and Frank's courageous stands against them.  I don't mean by that to discount the terrific work done by folks like Myron Henry and Dave Beckett and (fill in many names!), but merely to say that we can't forget how or why we finally began to gain ground. Gary's going to be ok (and more than that) at A&M--but we're going to miss him. NO QUARTER. Anne Wallace"

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Here, here, Anne!  I'd like to add, too, what ground we HAVE gained:

Jack Hanbury:  Gone

Mark Dvorak:  Gone

Angie Dvorak: seriously curtailed (even though she's making the same salary, she's been moved from an "academic/administrative" job to a merely "administrative" job.  As she herself so plainly put it, her academic career is over--before it ever really got off the ground ).

Tim Hudson:  Gone (for many this is a plus simply because Tim did not stand up for faculty to the extent that the faculty would have liked).

USM Faculty:  United like never before (just look at that 430-32 no confidence vote!).

Yes, there is still much to do at USM and, yes, it is extremely sad what SFT has been allowed to do to tenured professors under the IHL system.  Regardless, gains have been made, and these positive accomplishments should not be overlooked in the midst of everything else.

NO QUARTER!