Fire Shelby Thames

Greedy

My my, I seem up and down. I just talked to a prof who had just READ all the "charges" made against one of the professors. I promised not to divulge the name of the professor charged nor the faculty member who read all 50 some odd "charges." According to this faculty member, who I know and who is ver...

tvscene

Related to the string below about one of the 3 new deans about to be fired. Here's the problem Dean Doty's got in the College of Business and Econ Development: three of his tenured professors are Tim Hudson (Econ Dev.), Angeline Dvorak (Econ Development) and Cynthia Easterling Moore (Fashion...

babbs

How 'bout if we pooled our knowledge on which faculty are exiting USM next year (have made it public) so we can have a consolidated list, perhaps on the main page of this site?

Rick James

You're fired! I'm Shelby Thames, b#@ch!

truth4usm

I need a link to the list of merit raise recipients...I know I've seen a list somewhere, but not sure where. Post the link.

USM sympathizer

I have contacted a number of the organizations below and have been surprised by how many of them have responded with great interest very quickly. I encourage others on the board also to let these folks know that their attention to this matter would be appreciated and would likely be of in...

tomcat

I heard today that the Payne (Jim?) guy, the one that is a candidate for IHL Board, and Dana Thames are a romantic item. Anyone confirm this?

babbs

Just got back from the ball fields with my daughter. 2 USM faculty were there, both in charge of a masters program on campus. One of them mentioned that, for the past several years, the program has had usually 20 students accepted and confirmed for the following year's program by the end o...

Dave

Does anyone have any information about the probable SPYWARE on our computers? I heard that Shelby fired Candy Santel, the last Chief Technology Officer (director of iTech when it was called OTR) when she refused to have spyware installed on USM faculty and staff computers. I have now heard se...

cam

I saw Dr. Lucas at the Hub this morning talking to a couple people while looking at the model of the Hub expansion project. I wanted to go talk to him, but didn't want to interrupt. Question: does anyone know what he thinks about everything? Could his presence on campus during spring bre...

fire shelby

These are two protest ideas that can be ongoing. These can be in addition to the student protests on campus. Idea number one: The overarching message of the Boston Tea Party was that colonists would not accept tyranny. Other groups have seized this theme and have mailed representa...

truth4usm

For those who are interested, here is my reply from Tom Bartlett (he's got a quick turnaround time!): "Thanks for the e-mail. It's interesting stuff, but it doesn't really rise to the level for a story on its own. It might be interesting enough to mention in passing in another story ... I've heard a nu...

woodywoodpecker

: Here's a new protest idea: During Spring 2004 Commencement Ceremonies this May, graduates should proceed across the stage, get their diplomas, shake their Deans' hands, and "snub" Shelby's handshake as they head off the stage. What do ya think?

babbs

Anyone know anything about how the February trial run of the two trolleys between campus and the downtown restaurants went? Did anybody ever ride them?

fire shelby

Ahhh, the connection between Dvorak, Mississippi Technological Alliance (of which Dvorak was CEO), Thames, Polymer Science, the Mississippi University Research Act, venture capitalists, and Southern Diversified Products. Angie was CEO of MTA, she gets hired by Thames, who is looking for a...

USM Sympathizer

. . . that the topic on this board that has drawn by far the most views and the most responses is the one that deals with a new basketball coach? I'm afraid this says a lot about how, in American higher education, the tail wags the dog: many people think of colleges as adjuncts to a sports program rath...

USM Sympathizer

People who have listed themselves as investigative journalists in MS (with e-mail addresses): http://bolles.ire.org/dij/by-state.ptmpl?sn=MS

USM sympathizer

As an outsider observer who is watching this case very closely, I have to say that it HAS been frustrating (as some on the board have already pointed out) to see how little DETAILED coverage the story has been receiving in the Mississippi press. However, since this is a story with definite regio...

Elliott

I saw an intro piece about Ken Malone archived on the web. It mentioned that USM had hired his wife to work in an administrative position in the College of SciTech. Did you guys know about this?

tomcat

One of the stories that central admin is passing off on the business community and general public is that Shelby is making "faculty work for a living," and he expects "a day's work for a day's pay," etc. etc. Never mind that this slant is bogus on its face, here's another angle to it all. This con...

leslie

There have been rumors circulating that one of the 3 new Deans is going to get canned in June. I heard it again yesterday, and from a good authority. He didn't say which one.

babbs

I heard it is littered with "honorary this" and "honarary that." I'd like to see it.

truth4usm

http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0403/28/ma04.html

elliott

In 1817, two years before the founding of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson worried about how much public financial support his public university would receive upon its inception. He wrote, in a letter to his friend George Ticknor, the following: "My hopes are kept in check by t...

truth4usm

As you can see from my previous post (My response to Shelby), I've already written my "letter to the editor" this week pointing out the inconsistencies in Shelby's "open and honest communication" (NOT) ploy. Some of you other folks need to write to the local media asking for an immediate inves...

fire shelby

Louisiana State University Grad Student Predicts Losses of Millions Due to Thames Controversy Go to the front page of the fire shelby website and click the link there--have been having a problem hot linking in this message board. It will take you to a statistical report modeled on MUW's los...

aghast

The newspapers keep running editorials and letters calling for an open hearing. And I've even heard a number of people who are on the side of the professors say it should be open "for the good of the school." Bull. The hearing should be closed. 1) That's what the handbook says,...

truth4sum

Here is the text of an email that I just sent to Janet Braswell (H'burg AM) and Riva Brown (Clarion Ledger)--(I personalized the one to Riva, though you're seeing the one I sent to Janet): Janet: I’m an alumna of USM, and want to know if someone at the American can do a compare/contrast piec...

Outside of Mississippi

This is just too interesting... and FIRESHELBY is mentioned. From the History News Network at George Mason: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/4328.html Liberty & Power: Group Blog The University of Southern Mississippi: Still a Solid Mess Just over a week ago the Mississippi State...

fire shelby

They are both proponents of hemp. http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread8930.shtml Just thought this was funny--could be fodder for much spin. Imagine if one of the accused professors was on this pro-hemp council. Shelby and gal Lisa would spin it to oblivion.&nbs...

Hudson

From 3 - 20 HA: He wouldn't say then if he would like to remain as president after the contract expires. "I've always said as long as my health is good and I'm having fun," Thames said, "why would one want to stop?" He has truly lost it. This is his idea of fun? It's time to remove Shelby from She...

Just curious

I'm curious to know how other administrators have reacted to the current crisis. Have they fallen behind President Thames, or have any expressed disagreement with his actions? I believe I read that the Provost indicated that he would not have acted as President Thames did. Is t...

wary undergrad

I have been wearing my "I support Glamser and Stringer" and my "Support Our Faculty" tags whenever I go around town. I have been asked by many people about the situation at USM. The citizens want to know what's going on. I have recieved nothing but positive feedback for our cause. I suggest to all the rea...

aghast

Who are the people on the committee that will hear the appeal?

fire shelby

Tangentially related--worth the time to read it: Mississippi is the most corrupt state, with North Dakota and Louisiana a close second and third, respectively, according to a report released Friday by a D.C.-based legal newsletter. The Corporate Crime Reporter ba...

Leslie

Some of you may remember me from a post in the "More Thames cronies hired as administrators" string below. The string dealt with USM VP for Financial Affairs, Gregg Lassen. Since many of you seemed interested, I did some Internet searching the past few days. Here's what I've come...

truth4usm

Here's a copy of my letter to the editor (already sent it to the H.A. and the Sun Herald) regarding Shelby's refusal to speak with faculty members reported in today's H.A: “At The University of Southern Mississippi, we celebrate and encourage open, honest debate, engagement, participation and c...

watcher

Many say they've seen him slushing about at "the Parrot" so wouldn't it be nice to get pictures of him or tip the police off when he drives away?

federoff

Shelby Thames is a leader in the mold of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush and it is that fact that sticks in the craw of every liberal, anti-american professor and mindlessly following student at USM. Dr. Thames has followed the letter of the law in everything he has done in this affair and the pro...

this person

This is the problem with you hippies. Most of you are in Liberal Arts. You see I received my undergrad in Political Science and I know how much time you guys have on your hands. I'm in graduate school now in a real major where you can actually get a job.&...

Too much coffee

It seems to me that there are four types of readers on this website. There are the activists, who are dedicated to a cause and willing to be out front with deeds. There are the curious, who are watching on the sidelines and may be seeking information but also providing a little, hopi...

Wary undergrad

I didn't see anything on the website, so, just to let everyone know the dates of Tuesdays with Thames. They are April 13, and May 11. The Tues. with Thames listed in the Student Printz on Thurs. Mar. 25 was a joke. March 9, was the actual date of Tuesdays with Thames. The one on the 23rd was obviously some...

truth4usm

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040327/localnews/156199.html

fire shelby

https://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v131/FireShelby/coachparty.jpg

emma

I remember Lowery being with the Hattiesburg school system just 2 or 3 years ago and adjuncting for USM in Ed Leadership. How did someone who was never an assistant professor suddenly become tenured and an associate professorin DT's dept (see the CISE posted website)? Was there a natio...

fac/senate web

Date: March 12, 2004 To: Dr. David Potter, Commissioner Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) From: Executive Officers of the Faculty Senate of The University of Southern Mississippi ...

aghast

Posted on Thu, Mar. 25, 2004 Southern Miss to be sued by former player; NCAA infractions alleged TIMOTHY R. BROWN Associated Press HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A lawsuit alleging the coaching staff at Southern Mississippi committed serious NCAA infracti...

Columbus Eagle

It appears to me that we are getting things backward at USM. The tail is trying to wag the dog. The inmates think they are in charge of the asylum. As a tax payer, I want at least 8 hours work for a days pay. Not a couple of hours. I have not always felt this way, but I am beginn...

Outside of Mississippi

check out this site, the History News Network maintained by George Mason University in Washington, D.C. http://www.hnn.us The following is an excerpt. Put University of Southern Mississippi in the search box to follow the previous blog dialogues. If you go to the website and...

concerned

He was one of my professors in the history dept. He left at the beginning of the semester but I never found out the exact reason. Anyone know?

Seymour4Thames

First let me begin by saying this is not directed towards everyone, some people have legitimate quarrels with our adminsitration and are pursuing it through the proper venues and chain of command. This post is directed more towards the busy bodies who are running around campus handing out, posting...

Head Eagle

It's amazing, I knew plenty of professors at USM who went out and drank with their students. Also had study groups at professors houses where wine or beer may have been involved. All this coach did was have some fun with students. I didn't know that was a crime. ...

doc1246

As a student who has yet to make a decision on this issue, or who has not been affected by anything that Thames has done, am I blind here?

Besides the whole Glamser-Stringer issue, name three things that Thames has done to send this University in a backwards motion:

USM Sympathizer

[Eugene Volokh, 3/9/2004 09:13:39 AM](See posts that link to this one) Academic freedom and academic governance: Someone asked me why I'm so troubled by the University of Southern Mississippi controversy. After all, the university is trying to fire the professors not for their scholarsh...

Eagle525

We don't know all the facts behind the two professors, but if they broke policy and termination is the result of breaking policy, no matter how small you or I think it is the University should stick to policy. If they are found that they did not then they should be reinstated. But who are we to prote...

truth4usm

Below is the text of an email sent out to USM students. This is when you need to plan a protest! Protest the "glory" that is Shelby Thames, protest the "glory" that is the current SGA adminstration. There can be no "robust" future for USM with Shelby at the helm: Founder's Day Cele...

This Person

If you really want fair and open discussions then you will not delete the post this time. I've had some good conversations with people in here. However, the vast majority of you are a bunch of conspiracy theory quacks whose only purpose in life is to gripe about everythin...

fire shelby

Haley Barbour will appoint four new members to the college board--probably in the next week or two. They should be appointed in time to attend the April college board meeting. Here are the Hattiesburg-area potential appointees: *** Hattiesburg businessman Bob Mixon, 59, a University of So...

isaac d--

WDAM is reporting tonight that the USM coaching job is going to former Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy. I am all for second chances, but with everything going on around here, Shelby might get some more heat from this decision.

Topplethetop

Has anyone else noticed that the USM website has been (and is continuing to be) systematically sanitized in just the past few weeks?

Tempest

One has to wonder how many people could possibly show up, to a basketball game with "questionable language" on their minds, as Ryan Schilling did. How many would be forcibly removed? Perhaps a rally at a home game, to demonstrate the alumni, faculty and students' opinions of the current situati...

truth4usm

So far, here's what I've gathered... Ruth Ann Cade Melissa Whiting Mary Margaret Sulentic Terry Kinney Olsen (??) Rudy Sirochman Anoush Pisani's office Candy Santell (Chief Technology Officer) Anyone else?

Truth4USM

Someone sent me an anonymous email about the new VP for Finance (or Chief Financial Officer) at USM, Gregg Lassen. Apparently, the guy doesn't even have a PhD (in fact, he is a current doctoral candidate at USM in International Development). Isn't that an EXTREME conflict of interest?...

Jake

She was one of the best teachers I ever had at USM, but she was a little too good for Shelby's daughter Dana Thames, and Dana tried to run her out. She was granted tenure and promotion by the Provost and UAC but Shelby - in a sheer act of NEPOTISM - never turned her name into the IHL. I hear her Federal Court cas...

concerned

Has anyone looked into what happened at the Gulf Coast Campus in the 1980's. It's my understanding that there was an investigation of an embezzlement of over $300,000 in the University Library on the coast.

University of Mississippi adjunct

Obviously, Shelby Thames is crazy. But the following quotation from the Chronicle of Higher Education should ring some warning bells: "During the meetings, the president also informed them that the locks on their offices had been changed and that they could speak to the campus police chief ab...

fire shelby (moderator)

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040324/localnews/139551.html

Katie

Check out this bit of information: http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0312/11/m13.html Look for other profs that have been fired. Include them in our evidence against Shelby.

tvscene

Lisa Mader was just on WDAM with politico-speak about "working past and working through" USM's little temporary image problem. Don Cabana (Criminal Justice) was there too, supporting the central administration.

TomP

The fight to get rid of Thames is going to be an uphill battle of proportions we cannot fathom. Most area businesses are spewing forth pro-Shelby propaganda to their employees, who are dutifully repeating said propaganda ad nasuem. I talked to a bank employee today who was adamantly pro-Shel...

Anonymous

FOIA is a tremendously powerful tool! It can be used to obtain documents that are otherwise not available until the discovery process in litigation. Anyone with citizenship in Mississippi can use this tool and the university MUST comply. Begin written requests with "As a citi...

shelbyadminsmells

Since Thames took office many high level staff with years of service to USM were treated in the same way that Glamser and Stringer have been. No one seems to be bringing out this point. Same kind of scenario. Staff member called to meet with supervisor or VP, asked to resign, take a demotion or simply fir...

Jeff Kersh, PhD

I got my first two degrees at USM, and I'm not afraid to give my name - Thames can't take my degrees away, especially not the PhD, which I got elsewhere. It seems like Thames has created an atmosphere of absolute terror; even students seem afraid of reprisals by this administration. I taug...

Disgusted (Alum)

Did anybody else notice that in his little statement after the IHL meeting yesterday, Roy Klumb was smirking? He's delighted at this mess. Klumb should recuse himself from any deliberations relative to this case, simply because he wrote his little Shelby love-fest piece for the _American_ la...

fire shelby

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:01:13 -0800 (PST) From: XXXX@yahoo.com Subject: lawyers To: fireshelby@yahoo.com Wait a minute...I'm confused...Shelby Thames and the Board have both stressed the importance of objectivity and fairness....yet, who did Thames a...

me too

Thanks for putting all of this together. It looks like a lot of work has gone into this site. Hang in there. This is going to be a long, hard fight.

concerned student

Opinion...Do not forget on the flip side Thames wants to run USM like a corporation which would be making profits. An educational institution is not a profit making entity, however it is a self supporting entity; meaning it makes enough to support its own existence. However, there is probably no sta...

wary undergrad

According to the Student Printz in April 18, 2002 issue, Roy Klumb from the IHL board actively supported Thames before he became President of USM.

Sherwin Williams

Anyone else notice that when ST became prez he had all the interior walls at USM painted with his American Pride paint? Conflict of interest?

KtK

I am sure Thames is betting that Spring Break will dampen the student's zeal for speaking out. Does anyone know if another student protest is in the works? Since the AP is now carrying the story internationally, any more protests will likely end up with a wide array of media coverage. A good wa...

George W.

I am on staff here at USM (i refuse to say which department) and have heard that Thames is seeking to privatize several university departments; the three I keep hearing is the Clinic, the Business office, and Food Services. I also heard Thames wanted to privatize both bookstores on campus, all part of...

Out-of-State Sympathizer

Here are some possible ways to involve others, especially out-of-staters like myself: * The Drudge Report (www.drudgereport.com) offers a list of links in the middle of the page to national columnists. Those likely to be sympathetic to your cause include the following: Jonathan Alter, Sidney...

onlooker

The Student Printz has been doing an excellent job covering the fiasco. Its editorials are great (Quinvinlan I think). Alot is owed to Robbie Ward, its past editor for pointing out problems over the past two years as well...

MBAcat

I am an MBA student at USM. Just in the last month, (at least) 3 profs in my college have said they would not be back next year. Hey other students out there, post what you know about recent losses in the other colleges.

SGA critic

Chris Moore, 21, a USM student council senator, sacrificed a day of his spring break to observe the proceedings in Jackson. "Professors have been stopping us in the hall asking why the student government hasn't issued a statement of support,'' Moore said. "The answer is, we don't have all the fact...

concerned

I vaugely remember a news article addressing the possible issue of a federal investigation into the disapearence of federal money/funds allocated to USM based on the inflated student enrollment - does anyone out there know more about this story?

curious

has anyone considered doing one of those public people searches to see if someone has any suits taken against them, as well as other incriminating behavior? all i can find via search engines are articles dating back to 2000 that are praising thames for one thing or another, like taking the...

Glum Alum

When Bubba Mussolini is finally deposed, wouldn't it be great if Don Cotten were interested in coming back to straighten out the devastation left behind by Thames?

fire shelby (moderator)

If anyone has any information on the Olsen case, please email fireshelby@yahoo.com.

concerned

http://www.adamsandreese.com/attorneys/attorney_bio.html?ID=100

mary

http://www.wlox.com/Global/category.asp?C=1702&;nav=6DJH&pass=1

Auburn Lit Professor

Subj: THE FIRING OF PROFESSOR GARY STRINGER Date: 3/17/04 5:28:23 PM Pacific Standard Time From: (email address withheld) To: ssharpe@ihl.state.ms.us Dear Ms. Sharpe, When I began reading the article in the current _Chronicle of Higher Education_ about two professors being fired at the Univ...

all smiles

thames would be the perfect target. how about some wonder letters sent out as an invitation to sit in on thames annoucing his resignation? *imagines* ahhh

Fire Shelby (Moderator)

Go vote YES. Of course it is appropriate for other universities' faculty to keep a watchful eye on the USM situation. They all operate under the umbrella of the IHL...anything allowed to stand at one state unversity will be allowed to stand at all. Vote YES in the Hattiesburg American...

DISGUSTED (ALUM)

"I would hope you can look at me and understand I'm not a walking, talking, blithering idiot." Nobody is suggesting that a tenured professor with a good research track record in polymer science is an idiot. "Fool" is a more correct term. Regardless of whether the two professors really did so...

Prophet

Here's a bible passage for you: Luke Chapter 6, verse 45: "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringith forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." ...

random thinker

I just watched a few episodes of the classic Beavis and Butthead. Doesn't Thames look like principal McVicker? I've tried finding a pic to mess with but no luck, so far.

rikthehand

I've started a Yahoo newsgroup (a listserv) for faculty, students, and staff of USM to share news at USM. To join, point your browser to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/USM-Chatter/

Olivia Grey Pritchard

I graduated less than a year ago, and am now an English teacher in France. Today when I walked into the secretary's office, I saw whe was wearing USM's colors, and I told her so. It made me think of how much I love the university and many of its professors. However, I got online 15 minutes later to see that fe...

Fire Shelby (moderator)

http://www.geocities.com/fireshelbysubmissions/photos.html

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Feeling better about things (Preview) My my, I seem up and down. I just talked to a prof who had just READ all the "charges" made against one of the professors. I promised not to divulge the name of the professor charged nor the faculty member who read all 50 some odd "charges." According to this faculty member, who I know and who is ver...	Greedy	16	1276	Mar 27, 2004 by Greedy
	Dean Doty's problem (Preview) Related to the string below about one of the 3 new deans about to be fired. Here's the problem Dean Doty's got in the College of Business and Econ Development: three of his tenured professors are Tim Hudson (Econ Dev.), Angeline Dvorak (Econ Development) and Cynthia Easterling Moore (Fashion...	tvscene	0	474	Mar 29, 2004 by tvscene
	new list/string for front page (Preview) How 'bout if we pooled our knowledge on which faculty are exiting USM next year (have made it public) so we can have a consolidated list, perhaps on the main page of this site?	babbs	10	471	Mar 29, 2004 by babbs
	What did the president say to the two professors? (Preview) You're fired! I'm Shelby Thames, b#@ch!	Rick James	2	609	Mar 29, 2004 by we-uns
	Who has a link to the list of USM merit raises? (Preview) I need a link to the list of merit raise recipients...I know I've seen a list somewhere, but not sure where. Post the link.	truth4usm	18	788	Mar 29, 2004 by Oh4goodnessake
	Surprising interest by outside journalists (Preview) I have contacted a number of the organizations below and have been surprised by how many of them have responded with great interest very quickly. I encourage others on the board also to let these folks know that their attention to this matter would be appreciated and would likely be of in...	USM sympathizer	3	496	Mar 29, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Dana Thames tidbit (Preview) I heard today that the Payne (Jim?) guy, the one that is a candidate for IHL Board, and Dana Thames are a romantic item. Anyone confirm this?	tomcat	5	535	Mar 29, 2004 by truth4usm
	anecdotal evidence supporting LSU grad student... (Preview) Just got back from the ball fields with my daughter. 2 USM faculty were there, both in charge of a masters program on campus. One of them mentioned that, for the past several years, the program has had usually 20 students accepted and confirmed for the following year's program by the end o...	babbs	1	389	Mar 29, 2004 by Angeline
	spyware on our computers (Preview) Does anyone have any information about the probable SPYWARE on our computers? I heard that Shelby fired Candy Santel, the last Chief Technology Officer (director of iTech when it was called OTR) when she refused to have spyware installed on USM faculty and staff computers. I have now heard se...	Dave	1	445	Mar 29, 2004 by present professor
	Dr. Lucas (Preview) I saw Dr. Lucas at the Hub this morning talking to a couple people while looking at the model of the Hub expansion project. I wanted to go talk to him, but didn't want to interrupt. Question: does anyone know what he thinks about everything? Could his presence on campus during spring bre...	cam	4	728	Mar 29, 2004 by Greedy
	Two protest ideas: Tea bags and Brooms (Preview) These are two protest ideas that can be ongoing. These can be in addition to the student protests on campus. Idea number one: The overarching message of the Boston Tea Party was that colonists would not accept tyranny. Other groups have seized this theme and have mailed representa...	fire shelby	7	862	Mar 29, 2004 by Goliath
	Reply from Tom Bartlett of The Chronicle (Preview) For those who are interested, here is my reply from Tom Bartlett (he's got a quick turnaround time!): "Thanks for the e-mail. It's interesting stuff, but it doesn't really rise to the level for a story on its own. It might be interesting enough to mention in passing in another story ... I've heard a nu...	truth4usm	0	455	Mar 28, 2004 by truth4usm
	new student protest idea!! (Preview) : Here's a new protest idea: During Spring 2004 Commencement Ceremonies this May, graduates should proceed across the stage, get their diplomas, shake their Deans' hands, and "snub" Shelby's handshake as they head off the stage. What do ya think?	woodywoodpecker	6	524	Mar 29, 2004 by educator
	USM trolleys (Preview) Anyone know anything about how the February trial run of the two trolleys between campus and the downtown restaurants went? Did anybody ever ride them?	babbs	1	470	Mar 29, 2004 by Hellgirl
	The commercialization of USM (Preview) Ahhh, the connection between Dvorak, Mississippi Technological Alliance (of which Dvorak was CEO), Thames, Polymer Science, the Mississippi University Research Act, venture capitalists, and Southern Diversified Products. Angie was CEO of MTA, she gets hired by Thames, who is looking for a...	fire shelby	2	599	Mar 27, 2004 by fire shelby
	Isn't it kind of sad . . . (Preview) . . . that the topic on this board that has drawn by far the most views and the most responses is the one that deals with a new basketball coach? I'm afraid this says a lot about how, in American higher education, the tail wags the dog: many people think of colleges as adjuncts to a sports program rath...	USM Sympathizer	6	710	Mar 26, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Self-described investigative journalists in MS (Preview) People who have listed themselves as investigative journalists in MS (with e-mail addresses): http://bolles.ire.org/dij/by-state.ptmpl?sn=MS	USM Sympathizer	0	422	Mar 29, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Addresses for investigative journalists (Preview) As an outsider observer who is watching this case very closely, I have to say that it HAS been frustrating (as some on the board have already pointed out) to see how little DETAILED coverage the story has been receiving in the Mississippi press. However, since this is a story with definite regio...	USM sympathizer	0	384	Mar 29, 2004 by USM sympathizer
	More on Ken Malone... (Preview) I saw an intro piece about Ken Malone archived on the web. It mentioned that USM had hired his wife to work in an administrative position in the College of SciTech. Did you guys know about this?	Elliott	2	484	Mar 29, 2004 by Googler
	Central Admin's bad PR ploys... (Preview) One of the stories that central admin is passing off on the business community and general public is that Shelby is making "faculty work for a living," and he expects "a day's work for a day's pay," etc. etc. Never mind that this slant is bogus on its face, here's another angle to it all. This con...	tomcat	4	832	Mar 29, 2004 by enufisenuf
	new dean to get axed (Preview) There have been rumors circulating that one of the 3 new Deans is going to get canned in June. I heard it again yesterday, and from a good authority. He didn't say which one.	leslie	9	858	Mar 28, 2004 by earstoground
	anyone seen Tim Hudson's resume? (Preview) I heard it is littered with "honorary this" and "honarary that." I'd like to see it.	babbs	2	486	Mar 28, 2004 by watchand wait
	Dvorak in CL: "They could've just asked me" (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0403/28/ma04.html	truth4usm	8	515	Mar 28, 2004 by fire shelby
	Enlightened quote from Thomas Jefferson (Preview) In 1817, two years before the founding of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson worried about how much public financial support his public university would receive upon its inception. He wrote, in a letter to his friend George Ticknor, the following: "My hopes are kept in check by t...	elliott	2	418	Mar 28, 2004 by NoGnome
	Write letters asking for Dvorak investigation (Preview) As you can see from my previous post (My response to Shelby), I've already written my "letter to the editor" this week pointing out the inconsistencies in Shelby's "open and honest communication" (NOT) ploy. Some of you other folks need to write to the local media asking for an immediate inves...	truth4usm	7	730	Mar 28, 2004 by truth4usm
	LSU Grad Student predicts $26M 4-yr. loss for USM (Preview) Louisiana State University Grad Student Predicts Losses of Millions Due to Thames Controversy Go to the front page of the fire shelby website and click the link there--have been having a problem hot linking in this message board. It will take you to a statistical report modeled on MUW's los...	fire shelby	16	1123	Mar 28, 2004 by Goliath
	Closed Hearing (Preview) The newspapers keep running editorials and letters calling for an open hearing. And I've even heard a number of people who are on the side of the professors say it should be open "for the good of the school." Bull. The hearing should be closed. 1) That's what the handbook says,...	aghast	12	852	Mar 28, 2004 by Greedy
	The Hollandsworth/Malone connection (Preview) Here is the text of an email that I just sent to Janet Braswell (H'burg AM) and Riva Brown (Clarion Ledger)--(I personalized the one to Riva, though you're seeing the one I sent to Janet): Janet: I’m an alumna of USM, and want to know if someone at the American can do a compare/contrast piec...	truth4sum	2	613	Mar 28, 2004 by Googler
	Liberty and Power Blog (Preview) This is just too interesting... and FIRESHELBY is mentioned. From the History News Network at George Mason: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/4328.html Liberty & Power: Group Blog The University of Southern Mississippi: Still a Solid Mess Just over a week ago the Mississippi State...	Outside of Mississippi	2	479	Mar 28, 2004 by aghast
	What do Shelby and Woody Harrelson have in common? (Preview) They are both proponents of hemp. http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread8930.shtml Just thought this was funny--could be fodder for much spin. Imagine if one of the accused professors was on this pro-hemp council. Shelby and gal Lisa would spin it to oblivion.&nbs...	fire shelby	1	486	Mar 28, 2004 by Angeline
	Shelby "having fun" (Preview) From 3 - 20 HA: He wouldn't say then if he would like to remain as president after the contract expires. "I've always said as long as my health is good and I'm having fun," Thames said, "why would one want to stop?" He has truly lost it. This is his idea of fun? It's time to remove Shelby from She...	Hudson	8	851	Mar 28, 2004 by evendprthroat
	How have other administrators responded? (Preview) I'm curious to know how other administrators have reacted to the current crisis. Have they fallen behind President Thames, or have any expressed disagreement with his actions? I believe I read that the Provost indicated that he would not have acted as President Thames did. Is t...	Just curious	3	536	Mar 27, 2004 by truth4usm
	Keep wearing "Support our faculty" tags!!! (Preview) I have been wearing my "I support Glamser and Stringer" and my "Support Our Faculty" tags whenever I go around town. I have been asked by many people about the situation at USM. The citizens want to know what's going on. I have recieved nothing but positive feedback for our cause. I suggest to all the rea...	wary undergrad	4	400	Mar 27, 2004 by fire shelby
	question (Preview) Who are the people on the committee that will hear the appeal?	aghast	7	459	Mar 27, 2004 by aghast
	Mississippi is most corrupt state in nation (Preview) Tangentially related--worth the time to read it: Mississippi is the most corrupt state, with North Dakota and Louisiana a close second and third, respectively, according to a report released Friday by a D.C.-based legal newsletter. The Corporate Crime Reporter ba...	fire shelby	0	406	Mar 27, 2004 by fire shelby
	some Lassen info (Preview) Some of you may remember me from a post in the "More Thames cronies hired as administrators" string below. The string dealt with USM VP for Financial Affairs, Gregg Lassen. Since many of you seemed interested, I did some Internet searching the past few days. Here's what I've come...	Leslie	2	626	Mar 27, 2004 by charity
	My response to Shelby' (Preview) Here's a copy of my letter to the editor (already sent it to the H.A. and the Sun Herald) regarding Shelby's refusal to speak with faculty members reported in today's H.A: “At The University of Southern Mississippi, we celebrate and encourage open, honest debate, engagement, participation and c...	truth4usm	5	400	Mar 27, 2004 by fire shelby
	Shelby the Drunk (Preview) Many say they've seen him slushing about at "the Parrot" so wouldn't it be nice to get pictures of him or tip the police off when he drives away?	watcher	6	890	Mar 27, 2004 by fire shelby
	Thames is a LEADER!!! Good job Thames (Preview) Shelby Thames is a leader in the mold of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush and it is that fact that sticks in the craw of every liberal, anti-american professor and mindlessly following student at USM. Dr. Thames has followed the letter of the law in everything he has done in this affair and the pro...	federoff	15	869	Mar 27, 2004 by aghast
	Liberal Arts (Preview) This is the problem with you hippies. Most of you are in Liberal Arts. You see I received my undergrad in Political Science and I know how much time you guys have on your hands. I'm in graduate school now in a real major where you can actually get a job.&...	this person	19	825	Mar 27, 2004 by Goliath
	Types of Readers (Preview) It seems to me that there are four types of readers on this website. There are the activists, who are dedicated to a cause and willing to be out front with deeds. There are the curious, who are watching on the sidelines and may be seeking information but also providing a little, hopi...	Too much coffee	2	417	Mar 27, 2004 by fire shelby
	Tuesdays with Thames (Preview) I didn't see anything on the website, so, just to let everyone know the dates of Tuesdays with Thames. They are April 13, and May 11. The Tues. with Thames listed in the Student Printz on Thurs. Mar. 25 was a joke. March 9, was the actual date of Tuesdays with Thames. The one on the 23rd was obviously some...	Wary undergrad	2	395	Mar 27, 2004 by truth4usm
	Article: Faculty have to buy ad to talk to Shelby (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040327/localnews/156199.html	truth4usm	5	585	Mar 27, 2004 by truth4usm
	Funny photoshopped image re: hiring of Eustachy (Preview) https://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v131/FireShelby/coachparty.jpg	fire shelby	1	553	Mar 27, 2004 by Disgusted
	DT and Perrin Lowery (Preview) I remember Lowery being with the Hattiesburg school system just 2 or 3 years ago and adjuncting for USM in Ed Leadership. How did someone who was never an assistant professor suddenly become tenured and an associate professorin DT's dept (see the CISE posted website)? Was there a natio...	emma	0	408	Mar 27, 2004 by emma
	Patterns of Destruction (Preview) Date: March 12, 2004 To: Dr. David Potter, Commissioner Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) From: Executive Officers of the Faculty Senate of The University of Southern Mississippi ...	fac/senate web	1	417	Mar 26, 2004 by Missi
	lawsuit (Preview) Posted on Thu, Mar. 25, 2004 Southern Miss to be sued by former player; NCAA infractions alleged TIMOTHY R. BROWN Associated Press HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A lawsuit alleging the coaching staff at Southern Mississippi committed serious NCAA infracti...	aghast	3	513	Mar 26, 2004 by professor
	Tenure (Preview) It appears to me that we are getting things backward at USM. The tail is trying to wag the dog. The inmates think they are in charge of the asylum. As a tax payer, I want at least 8 hours work for a days pay. Not a couple of hours. I have not always felt this way, but I am beginn...	Columbus Eagle	4	418	Mar 26, 2004 by Disgusted
	National conversations (Preview) check out this site, the History News Network maintained by George Mason University in Washington, D.C. http://www.hnn.us The following is an excerpt. Put University of Southern Mississippi in the search box to follow the previous blog dialogues. If you go to the website and...	Outside of Mississippi	1	471	Mar 26, 2004 by curious
	Where is Dr. Hollandsworth? (Preview) He was one of my professors in the history dept. He left at the beginning of the semester but I never found out the exact reason. Anyone know?	concerned	3	731	Mar 26, 2004 by fire shelby
	campus observations (Preview) First let me begin by saying this is not directed towards everyone, some people have legitimate quarrels with our adminsitration and are pursuing it through the proper venues and chain of command. This post is directed more towards the busy bodies who are running around campus handing out, posting...	Seymour4Thames	5	505	Mar 26, 2004 by concerned
	Eustachy (closed) (Preview) It's amazing, I knew plenty of professors at USM who went out and drank with their students. Also had study groups at professors houses where wine or beer may have been involved. All this coach did was have some fun with students. I didn't know that was a crime. ...	Head Eagle	2	412	Mar 26, 2004 by fire shelby
	Need the info (Preview) As a student who has yet to make a decision on this issue, or who has not been affected by anything that Thames has done, am I blind here? Besides the whole Glamser-Stringer issue, name three things that Thames has done to send this University in a backwards motion:	doc1246	64	944	Mar 25, 2004 by Miles Long
	An example of the kind of off-campus comment (Preview) [Eugene Volokh, 3/9/2004 09:13:39 AM](See posts that link to this one) Academic freedom and academic governance: Someone asked me why I'm so troubled by the University of Southern Mississippi controversy. After all, the university is trying to fire the professors not for their scholarsh...	USM Sympathizer	0	445	Mar 25, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Let's look at the facts (Preview) We don't know all the facts behind the two professors, but if they broke policy and termination is the result of breaking policy, no matter how small you or I think it is the University should stick to policy. If they are found that they did not then they should be reinstated. But who are we to prote...	Eagle525	16	775	Mar 25, 2004 by Eagle525
	Here's when you need to plan a protest.... (Preview) Below is the text of an email sent out to USM students. This is when you need to plan a protest! Protest the "glory" that is Shelby Thames, protest the "glory" that is the current SGA adminstration. There can be no "robust" future for USM with Shelby at the helm: Founder's Day Cele...	truth4usm	10	556	Mar 25, 2004 by truth4usm
	Agendas (Preview) If you really want fair and open discussions then you will not delete the post this time. I've had some good conversations with people in here. However, the vast majority of you are a bunch of conspiracy theory quacks whose only purpose in life is to gripe about everythin...	This Person	7	449	Mar 25, 2004 by truth4usm
	Two Hub-area potential IHL appointees (Preview) Haley Barbour will appoint four new members to the college board--probably in the next week or two. They should be appointed in time to attend the April college board meeting. Here are the Hattiesburg-area potential appointees: *** Hattiesburg businessman Bob Mixon, 59, a University of So...	fire shelby	1	441	Mar 25, 2004 by educator
	WDAM Reporting Eustachy to get USM Coaching Job (Preview) WDAM is reporting tonight that the USM coaching job is going to former Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy. I am all for second chances, but with everything going on around here, Shelby might get some more heat from this decision.	isaac d--	12	830	Mar 25, 2004 by aghast
	Website Sanitization (Preview) Has anyone else noticed that the USM website has been (and is continuing to be) systematically sanitized in just the past few weeks?	Topplethetop	1	410	Mar 25, 2004 by truth4usm
	Too bad Basketball season is over... (Preview) One has to wonder how many people could possibly show up, to a basketball game with "questionable language" on their minds, as Ryan Schilling did. How many would be forcibly removed? Perhaps a rally at a home game, to demonstrate the alumni, faculty and students' opinions of the current situati...	Tempest	0	318	Mar 25, 2004 by Tempest
	Thames' Pattern of Destruction (Preview) So far, here's what I've gathered... Ruth Ann Cade Melissa Whiting Mary Margaret Sulentic Terry Kinney Olsen (??) Rudy Sirochman Anoush Pisani's office Candy Santell (Chief Technology Officer) Anyone else?	truth4usm	22	841	Mar 24, 2004 by fire shelby
	More Thames cronies hired as top administrators (Preview) Someone sent me an anonymous email about the new VP for Finance (or Chief Financial Officer) at USM, Gregg Lassen. Apparently, the guy doesn't even have a PhD (in fact, he is a current doctoral candidate at USM in International Development). Isn't that an EXTREME conflict of interest?...	Truth4USM	7	832	Mar 24, 2004 by truth4usm
	Whiting's retribution (Preview) She was one of the best teachers I ever had at USM, but she was a little too good for Shelby's daughter Dana Thames, and Dana tried to run her out. She was granted tenure and promotion by the Provost and UAC but Shelby - in a sheer act of NEPOTISM - never turned her name into the IHL. I hear her Federal Court cas...	Jake	6	828	Mar 24, 2004 by Hudson
	Vice Prez-Gulf Coast Campus (Preview) Has anyone looked into what happened at the Gulf Coast Campus in the 1980's. It's my understanding that there was an investigation of an embezzlement of over $300,000 in the University Library on the coast.	concerned	3	504	Mar 24, 2004 by Phil Anderer
	This is what it's like not to have tenure (Preview) Obviously, Shelby Thames is crazy. But the following quotation from the Chronicle of Higher Education should ring some warning bells: "During the meetings, the president also informed them that the locks on their offices had been changed and that they could speak to the campus police chief ab...	University of Mississippi adjunct	4	821	Mar 24, 2004 by Missi
	AAUP stops short of boycott in Hattiesburg... (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040324/localnews/139551.html	fire shelby (moderator)	4	646	Mar 24, 2004 by aghast
	What about the other professors? (Preview) Check out this bit of information: http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0312/11/m13.html Look for other profs that have been fired. Include them in our evidence against Shelby.	Katie	15	1107	Mar 24, 2004 by Missi
	Lisa Mader and Don Cabana on WDAM (Preview) Lisa Mader was just on WDAM with politico-speak about "working past and working through" USM's little temporary image problem. Don Cabana (Criminal Justice) was there too, supporting the central administration.	tvscene	2	494	Mar 24, 2004 by tomcat
	Uphill battle (Preview) The fight to get rid of Thames is going to be an uphill battle of proportions we cannot fathom. Most area businesses are spewing forth pro-Shelby propaganda to their employees, who are dutifully repeating said propaganda ad nasuem. I talked to a bank employee today who was adamantly pro-Shel...	TomP	6	586	Mar 24, 2004 by Ethicsonly
	The Power of the Freedom of Information Act (Preview) FOIA is a tremendously powerful tool! It can be used to obtain documents that are otherwise not available until the discovery process in litigation. Anyone with citizenship in Mississippi can use this tool and the university MUST comply. Begin written requests with "As a citi...	Anonymous	0	377	Mar 24, 2004 by Anonymous
	Others Locked Out of Offices (Preview) Since Thames took office many high level staff with years of service to USM were treated in the same way that Glamser and Stringer have been. No one seems to be bringing out this point. Same kind of scenario. Staff member called to meet with supervisor or VP, asked to resign, take a demotion or simply fir...	shelbyadminsmells	4	655	Mar 24, 2004 by Poetdoc
	Where Will it End? (Preview) I got my first two degrees at USM, and I'm not afraid to give my name - Thames can't take my degrees away, especially not the PhD, which I got elsewhere. It seems like Thames has created an atmosphere of absolute terror; even students seem afraid of reprisals by this administration. I taug...	Jeff Kersh, PhD	2	420	Mar 24, 2004 by sharon
	Klumb smirks (Preview) Did anybody else notice that in his little statement after the IHL meeting yesterday, Roy Klumb was smirking? He's delighted at this mess. Klumb should recuse himself from any deliberations relative to this case, simply because he wrote his little Shelby love-fest piece for the _American_ la...	Disgusted (Alum)	4	495	Mar 24, 2004 by Poetdoc
	Great email question about Shelby's lawyers (Preview) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:01:13 -0800 (PST) From: XXXX@yahoo.com Subject: lawyers To: fireshelby@yahoo.com Wait a minute...I'm confused...Shelby Thames and the Board have both stressed the importance of objectivity and fairness....yet, who did Thames a...	fire shelby	1	426	Mar 23, 2004 by outside observer
	Good Job (Preview) Thanks for putting all of this together. It looks like a lot of work has gone into this site. Hang in there. This is going to be a long, hard fight.	me too	3	403	Mar 23, 2004 by fire shelby
	Tax Payer & Student Dollars going to waste?? (Preview) Opinion...Do not forget on the flip side Thames wants to run USM like a corporation which would be making profits. An educational institution is not a profit making entity, however it is a self supporting entity; meaning it makes enough to support its own existence. However, there is probably no sta...	concerned student	1	362	Mar 23, 2004 by fire shelby
	Let's talk about Roy Klumb . . . (Preview) According to the Student Printz in April 18, 2002 issue, Roy Klumb from the IHL board actively supported Thames before he became President of USM.	wary undergrad	1	380	Mar 23, 2004 by fire shelby
	anyone else notice??? (Preview) Anyone else notice that when ST became prez he had all the interior walls at USM painted with his American Pride paint? Conflict of interest?	Sherwin Williams	8	672	Mar 23, 2004 by fire shelby
	Student protest (Preview) I am sure Thames is betting that Spring Break will dampen the student's zeal for speaking out. Does anyone know if another student protest is in the works? Since the AP is now carrying the story internationally, any more protests will likely end up with a wide array of media coverage. A good wa...	KtK	10	544	Mar 23, 2004 by Pine Pollen
	Thames privatizing university services? (Preview) I am on staff here at USM (i refuse to say which department) and have heard that Thames is seeking to privatize several university departments; the three I keep hearing is the Clinic, the Business office, and Food Services. I also heard Thames wanted to privatize both bookstores on campus, all part of...	George W.	2	478	Mar 23, 2004 by Theatre Major
	Some Possible Ways to Spread the Word (Preview) Here are some possible ways to involve others, especially out-of-staters like myself: * The Drudge Report (www.drudgereport.com) offers a list of links in the middle of the page to national columnists. Those likely to be sympathetic to your cause include the following: Jonathan Alter, Sidney...	Out-of-State Sympathizer	0	381	Mar 21, 2004 by Out-of-State Sympathizer
	Student Printz coverage rocks! (Preview) The Student Printz has been doing an excellent job covering the fiasco. Its editorials are great (Quinvinlan I think). Alot is owed to Robbie Ward, its past editor for pointing out problems over the past two years as well...	onlooker	1	384	Mar 21, 2004 by truth4usm
	faculty exits begin (Preview) I am an MBA student at USM. Just in the last month, (at least) 3 profs in my college have said they would not be back next year. Hey other students out there, post what you know about recent losses in the other colleges.	MBAcat	0	412	Mar 21, 2004 by MBAcat
	SGA speaks out (Preview) Chris Moore, 21, a USM student council senator, sacrificed a day of his spring break to observe the proceedings in Jackson. "Professors have been stopping us in the hall asking why the student government hasn't issued a statement of support,'' Moore said. "The answer is, we don't have all the fact...	SGA critic	6	550	Mar 21, 2004 by KtK
	Federal funds from the enrollment fiasco? (Preview) I vaugely remember a news article addressing the possible issue of a federal investigation into the disapearence of federal money/funds allocated to USM based on the inflated student enrollment - does anyone out there know more about this story?	concerned	1	479	Mar 20, 2004 by inkjet
	thames record search (Preview) has anyone considered doing one of those public people searches to see if someone has any suits taken against them, as well as other incriminating behavior? all i can find via search engines are articles dating back to 2000 that are praising thames for one thing or another, like taking the...	curious	0	375	Mar 20, 2004 by curious
	Don Cotten for President (Preview) When Bubba Mussolini is finally deposed, wouldn't it be great if Don Cotten were interested in coming back to straighten out the devastation left behind by Thames?	Glum Alum	2	520	Mar 19, 2004 by Disgusted (Alum)
	Olsen case (Preview) If anyone has any information on the Olsen case, please email fireshelby@yahoo.com.	fire shelby (moderator)	0	378	Mar 18, 2004 by fire shelby (moderator)
	Attorney for university (Preview) http://www.adamsandreese.com/attorneys/attorney_bio.html?ID=100	concerned	2	604	Mar 18, 2004 by fire shelby (moderator)
	wlox poll (Preview) http://www.wlox.com/Global/category.asp?C=1702&;nav=6DJH&pass=1	mary	0	429	Mar 18, 2004 by mary
	Letter to College Board supporting Dr. Stringer (Preview) Subj: THE FIRING OF PROFESSOR GARY STRINGER Date: 3/17/04 5:28:23 PM Pacific Standard Time From: (email address withheld) To: ssharpe@ihl.state.ms.us Dear Ms. Sharpe, When I began reading the article in the current _Chronicle of Higher Education_ about two professors being fired at the Univ...	Auburn Lit Professor	2	672	Mar 18, 2004 by shelbyadminsmells
	april fools (Preview) thames would be the perfect target. how about some wonder letters sent out as an invitation to sit in on thames annoucing his resignation? imagines ahhh	all smiles	0	367	Mar 17, 2004 by all smiles
	March 17 Hattiesburg American Poll re MSU support (Preview) Go vote YES. Of course it is appropriate for other universities' faculty to keep a watchful eye on the USM situation. They all operate under the umbrella of the IHL...anything allowed to stand at one state unversity will be allowed to stand at all. Vote YES in the Hattiesburg American...	Fire Shelby (Moderator)	1	598	Mar 17, 2004 by fire shelby
	walking, talking, blithering idiot (Preview) "I would hope you can look at me and understand I'm not a walking, talking, blithering idiot." Nobody is suggesting that a tenured professor with a good research track record in polymer science is an idiot. "Fool" is a more correct term. Regardless of whether the two professors really did so...	DISGUSTED (ALUM)	1	487	Mar 17, 2004 by Fire Shelby (moderator)
	A message for Shelby (Preview) Here's a bible passage for you: Luke Chapter 6, verse 45: "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringith forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." ...	Prophet	0	379	Mar 16, 2004 by Prophet
	random Thames thought (Preview) I just watched a few episodes of the classic Beavis and Butthead. Doesn't Thames look like principal McVicker? I've tried finding a pic to mess with but no luck, so far.	random thinker	0	390	Mar 16, 2004 by random thinker
	USM-Chatter (Preview) I've started a Yahoo newsgroup (a listserv) for faculty, students, and staff of USM to share news at USM. To join, point your browser to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/USM-Chatter/	rikthehand	0	458	Mar 16, 2004 by rikthehand
	What an alumni in France thinks (Preview) I graduated less than a year ago, and am now an English teacher in France. Today when I walked into the secretary's office, I saw whe was wearing USM's colors, and I told her so. It made me think of how much I love the university and many of its professors. However, I got online 15 minutes later to see that fe...	Olivia Grey Pritchard	0	380	Mar 16, 2004 by Olivia Grey Pritchard
	Readers contributions page is up now (Preview) http://www.geocities.com/fireshelbysubmissions/photos.html	Fire Shelby (moderator)	0	395	Mar 15, 2004 by Fire Shelby (moderator)
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