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Tuesday, January 04, 2005

PSEUDOSCIENCE CONVERGENCE AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY


[From today's St. Petersburg Times]:


'If the school dies, professors should think about the consequences, state Sen. Jim King, an FSU graduate who championed the school, warned Monday.

Legislators may ask FSU to cut millions from its budget next year to pay back the $9-million allocated last year for the chiropractic school.

"I would also suggest that (professors) evaluate with their department heads what kind of cuts there will have to be," said King, R-Jacksonville. If professors derail the chiropractic school, he added, "I think the Legislature would be angry."


...According to one widely retold story, King tongue-lashed medical school students who confronted him about the chiropractic school.

King said the conversation never happened. He said he won't retaliate against any individual, either, if they help kill the school.

"Would I be disappointed? Yes," King said. "Am I going to be vindictive? No."

He added: "I'm a Scorpio. I'm much more subtle than that."'


Posted at: 1/04/2005 05:21:00 AM