NYT: Faculty at S.M.U. Voices Concern About Bush Library

[deminks]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/10/us/politics/10library.html

DALLAS, Jan. 9 — Intimates of President Bush have singled out Southern Methodist University as the likely site of his presidential library, but faculty members, complaining of being bypassed, are raising sharp questions about the school’s identification with his presidency.

In a meeting Tuesday, faculty members complained of a lack of consultation over the emerging agreement and all but demanded answers from the university’s president, R. Gerald Turner, on the relationship that would develop between the university and the library.

“There’s been a lack of transparency from the beginning,” said Tony Pederson of the journalism faculty, urging the university’s administration “to be more forthcoming with detailed information.”

Cal Jillson, a political science professor, called for “more rounded information” because, he said, “this train is leaving.” He said there could be a final decision on the library before the end of the month.

[muntrv]

1. SMU must me worried about the unintelligent writing of Chimpy.

Word is he writes in crayon.

[Olney Blue]

2. Laura Bush's alma mater was hoping she was gone forever.

[msongs]

3. it is all about the $$$$$$, cash, dinero, and endowments - integrity has ZERO to do with it nt

[LynnTheDem]

4. “There’s been a lack of transparency from the beginning,”

Well, ya gotta give bush credit for consistancy.

[medeak]

5. Is this ANOTHER Texas Univ saying no

or the same one as last month with staff writing letter to President?

[lovuian]

6. ROFL Nobody Wants him ROFL

:rofl: I'm surprised baylor isn't chosen
:rofl:

[JudyM]

7. Maybe Bob Jones University...

[Doctor_J]

8. Just have Poppy buy a new building with the war proceeds,

and all will be well with the world

[bpeale]

9. boycott

people should boycott SMU if they put the bush library there. that just shows that they put no value on education there. take your education dollars elsewhere.

[fidgeting wildly]

10. Funny,

considering that SMU lies at the foot of Mount Doom (the Dallas enclave of Highland Park, where Dick Cheney lived from 1995-2000). Even they don't want junior's library.