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Sunday, February 27, 2005
ADDENDUM TO 'HEAP BIG TROUBLE,' UD'S POST OF 2/15/05 Here's a nicely written opinion piece by Gail Schoettler, "a former U.S. ambassador, Colorado lieutenant governor and treasurer, and Douglas County school board member." Schoettler summarizes the many non-Ward Churchill problems that beset the University of Colorado, and that no doubt account, this year, for a major plunge in the number of applications. A sample: ' But CU's real problem is ... the problems! CU has had a year-long barrage of negative publicity, from football-recruitment scandals to being the country's No. 1 party school, to alcohol-related student deaths. Once these stories gain momentum, it's difficult to stop them. They circulate widely as the nation's press jumps on them, making parents think hard before sending their children off to a school allegedly drenched in alcohol and sex. ' |