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Thursday, August 17, 2006

Bring Me the Head
of Robert Darcy!


The gentle hand of T. Boone Pickens is felt at Oklahoma State University:


Robert Darcy, a regents professor of political science and statistics and past chairman of OSU's Faculty Council, nonetheless has complained about Pickens' heavy hand in school affairs. He was publicly critical of the $165 million gift, painting it as an example of the university's overemphasis on athletics.

“That, to me, is amusing. You give the money where you want it,” Pickens says, and he tacks on a caveat. “If you're telling me that somebody in the faculty said that, I'd be careful if I were they because I've said I was going to give more money to the school. I'd want to be a supporter, not a critic.”


From USA Today. Helmet tip: Cold Spring Shops.
Posted at: 8/17/2006 08:46:00 PM