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Friday, September 23, 2005

Had she but world enough, and time…


...UD would find out whether it’s actually possible to spend $22,000 on a roundtrip (I presume!) ticket to Nigeria.


From this morning’s Washington Post:

"When it comes to students' money being spent inappropriately or allegations of such, we take it seriously, very seriously," said Joseph Vidulich, 19, a sophomore and secretary of the [AU] student government, adding that students want to give Ladner "the benefit of the doubt." But, he said, referring to a trustee's allegation that Ladner spent more than $22,000 on a first-class plane ticket, "If he was spending as much money as tuition to fly to Nigeria, that is a serious problem and something we need to fix."