Fire Shelby Thames

I NEED Prozac

Quite: I like your thread regarding Hudson's Castle. Yes, those questions need to be answered. Here are a couple of other questions that need to be answered along with yours. 1.Why is Hudson still living in the Provost's house on the Coast and how much is that costing us? 2. Who pay...

BogusBoy

2 letters from the May 11 Hattiesburg American opinion section, for your enjoyment...

---------------------------------- Faculty should 'get back to work' ---------------------------------- I am a very proud two-time graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and...

Austin Eagle

I apologize in advance if this is a question already addressed. If the IHL "housecleaning" mandate is turned on its head and Thames is ousted, does the new President have independant authority to terminate and replace all of the Thames lackeys, such as the Dvoraks, Mader, etc.?

Thomas Cooley

Greetings Fighters-- We had just arrived at the Favre's when my risk manager's associate called. He was doing "some foolin' around" in the surveillance van when he noticed Angeline enter the dome just after dusk. My risk manager and I jumped into our car and jetted over to campus. W...

USM Sympathizer

How have people on campus been reacting to the "clean house" comment from the Dave Elliott show? Does it seem as significant now as it seemed to some in the immediate aftermath of the show?

elliott

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0674011465.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Jameela Lares

I have not read Exit 13, but I have been reminded by recent events of a little-known sci-fi novel by C. S. Lewis (it seems to be my night to mention him) called That Hideous Strength, the last volume in his "space trilogy" that also includes Out of the Silent Planet and Perelan...

Jameela Lares

Am I alone in being concerned about the fomulaic insistence that the university be "moving forward" or "moving ahead"? Check back through official pronouncements and see how often it pops up. (Thomas Cooley, are you hearing this phrase often as we are? ) Moving...

Advocate

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/updates/6215.html

foot soldier

I've been posting items of interest near the mailboxes in my department every so often: the Chronicle article, items in the local papers, an occasional bit from fireshelby. Last week I posted Hollandsworth's essays on running the university like a business and his rebuttal to Thames's letter. Sev...

Robert Campbell

I just put my point-by-point rebuttal to Thames' awful letter from last Thursday on Liberty and Power. Looks like the link's gone cold again: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/5101.html Meanwhile, I don't blame Fire Shelby for taking a deserved rest...but I look forward to seeing FS on...

Thomas Cooley

Hello everyone.. We had a great time out on the links this afternoon. I shot a 66, despite missing two 6-foot birdie putts. Brett Favre and I took $7,923 from my risk manager and his associate in a best ball format. Brett can crank it out there. Brett autographed several footba...

Sarge

Here's a thought: The EPA banned CCA pressure treated lumber a couple years ago, though the actual ban is currently on hold and one can still purchase CCA lumber at any building supply store. Obviously, both lumber companies and wood treatment plants are worried about the ban and are certainly s...

webster

clean house < 1. statement that USM conspiracy theorists have been waiting for; 2. term used by Roy Klumb in a conversation with Dave Elliott (host of WLOX talk show, Sunday Night), in reference to what Shelby Thames was hired by the IHL Board to do at USM; 3. Elliott also reported (5/9/2004) that Sh...

la chica

Is something wrong with the fire shelby website? On the homepage, it says it is closed or out of order...can't remember the exact wording. Yet the link to this message board worked fine.

ThomasCooleyJr

Hey dad, didn't you and your RM make a trip over to France last summer to see ole Tim and the women? Uh, er, I mean "students" in France? I hear lots of learning and scholarship are taking place that will lead to five new MacDonald's on Hardy Street. Unfortunately, they cannot serve red wine as Tim does to o...

Quiet-but-Perceptive

How much money can be redirected to Campus in order for raises to be given? How much money can be redirected to Campus in order for the various departments to hire more Faculty? The Answer: How much money is Hudson's Castle abroad costing us. Can we continue for him to use Conti...

Miles Long

http://adirondackreview.homestead.com/interviewberry.html

Quiet-but-Perceptive

I believe I misplaced my earlier thread. For viewing go to the "Clean house" thread.

Thomas Cooley

Dear Supporters-- I write to you now with some important information. My risk manager, his associate and I had a private working lunch today at the Hattiesburg Country Club. We spread out and thoroughly examined 3 sets of documents that my risk manager was able to photocopy la...

La Alum

There are many alumni who would love to be at graduation to show our opposition to Thames next weekend, but will be unable to make it. Could someone please try and take pictures of signs of support for G&S (ie caps) and post them on this board so we can see what happened?&n...

Austin Eagle

What happened to the thread concerning Tim being appointed interim President? It seems to have abruptly disappeared from the message board...or is it just a glitch with my computer?

Impeach The LEECH

GOODBYE JACK HANBURY! Klumb says that Shelby will be present at May 19/20 IHL meeting... FACULTY SENATE votes to ask IHL to oust Shelby Thames... Shelby's letter to USM community... One Man Protest: David C. Berry destroys awards in protest of U...

noel polk

I've sent this to Clarion-Ledger, Hattiesburg American, Sun Herald. They probably won't publish it at its present length, so I thought I'd share it here with any who care to read it, perhaps even the board. NP AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COLLEGE BOARD I’m writing this out of considera...

Caretaker

The url for the USM AAUP web site is http://www.aaup-usm.org/

Newgirl

http://www.aaup-usm.org/

texaseagle

University needs leader like Thames LETTERS The faculty at USM are putting their own comfort, likes and dislikes before those of the students. They have been employed for so long now that they have completely forgotten about their students. They are well-paid, teach few classes...

elliott

Dave Elliott just called Jack Hanbury a "shadowy figure, that no one in Hattiesburg liked..." He also said he's heard Angeline is going soon. Yes!

LVN

When I jumped over to SR's home page (sru.edu) I found a link to a performance of a "Requiem for Fred Rogers" -- this is a segment from All Things Considered in March. Lovely, lovely, well worth listening to. (Contrast the educational spirit and attitudes of the people we are discussing....

texaseagle

Sorrow tempers outrage at Southern Miss By Janet Braswell; jbraswell@hattiesb.gannett.com American Senior Writer Thames What's ahead The Faculty Senate adopted a resolution on Friday asking the state College Board to seek the resignation of Uni...

USM Sympathizer

Any thoughts on the best practical, activist ways to spend our time this week? Is there anyone in particular to whom we should write? I have posted, on other threads, the addresses on the governor and of the house and senate committees on colleges and universities. Is there anyon...

Miles Long

Outing myself My name is Ashley Morris. I attended USM as an undergrad and completed my studies in December 1985, with a B.S. degree in Computer Science, with a minor in music. I was also a member of the Pride drum line. After several years in industry, I went back to USM for a MS degree in Compute...

ConspiracyTheoryProven

I think after Dave Elliot's show, we can forget about Thames ever being asked to step down, even when the state auditor uncovers more wrongdoing. It was brought out clearly by Dave Elliot that IHL hired Thames to "clean house" and tear USM down. Dave said both Thames and Klumb used that exact lan...

Ellen Weinauer

The tide seems to be turning--slightly, but oh how deliciously--in our favor. A couple of things we might do to keep it turning: (1) Write specific letters to the four new College Board members detailing our plight and explaining its urgency. They are brand new--who knows the...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

Go to Google, type in Shelby Thames, and hit the "I feel lucky" button. Small satisfaction this morning... Somehow, we have googlebombed Shelby--unintentionally.

(Googlebombing happens when other websites link to the one that shows up when you hit "I feel lucky." Evi...

Fire Shelby · Outside Observer

I just read an article which mentioned that Pres. Thames is meeting with the college board at its next meeting to discuss ways to fix the problems at USM. Have any faculty/staff/student representatives been asked to meet with the board? If not, isn't the board getting only one side of th...

The Question

Ahem. Has anyone noticed the passage of the USM 1 percent sales tax in a story in today's Hat. Ame.? Please do yourselves a favor and read it. It left me wondering what people here might make of this new development and what it might mean over the coming months before the November election? ...

Pinecone

With all this trash in the news, students were upset because the faculty were upset. Classes were disrupted and topics were not as some students would like them to be. Discussions were always returning to the fact that Shelby Thames was messing with a good university and he has no idea what he is doing w...

USM Sympathizer

The letter below (published in today's C-L) should be passed along to the governor, legislative committees, legislature, IHL, etc. Thomas Bonner is an immensely respected name in the study of American literature, having made significant contributions to the study of Kate Chopin in parti...

Flash Gordon

All the talk about an IHL mandate to "clean house" at USM has me wondering what it could mean. Does it mean getting rid of non productive faculty? The student/faculty ratio at USM is the highest in the system by a wide margin. The last numbers I saw put the load per faculty 20% above the system average. Cos...

USM Sympathizer

Does anyone have the addresses (preferably email) for the new IHL board? The IHL website has not, apparently, been updated yet, since Roy Klumb is not presently listed as president of the board.

babbs

Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida) Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi) Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement) David Berry, P...

EyeonUSM

New position posted in Economic Development on 5/6/04 Questions: 1) a Ph.D. is not required to teach Ph.D. candidates? I bet the College of Business Adm acreditation group AACSB will find this interesting; 2) Will a non-Ph.D. teaching Ph.D. students and directing research be gran...

Thomas Cooley

Hello everyone Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts over the weekend. I've been drinking the pink stuff all day yesterday, and trying to keep myself hydrated. I'm doing a little better. I trust you all found last night's report from my risk manager informative. This morni...

la chica

Shelby stays in power for the next two years... Maybe next year, the smarter students, the ones who can think for themselves, run for SGA offices? What would happen? Maybe we could give this PUC thing a try..as long as the students who can think for themselves get placed in those positions....

Neumann

Had lunch with Thomas Cooley today. We took our beloved mothers to the new Chinese place that Shelby just opened. The cuisine was delectable: however, an hour after we ate, we were all hungry for power. The fortune cookies were unique, though similar in their biblical theme. "Vengence is mine, s...

Angeline

I moved this over from another thread per FS's advice. Let's compile a list of student names to cheer during graduation. One thing we faculty should definitely do - and it is not ever done at graduations I have attended at USM in the past - is to stand up and clap and cheer when certain student's n...

Anita Stamper

So far I have received three responses to my email to all representatives and senators. I got an acknowledgement from Rob Paterson, a somewhat positive note from J. Fillingame, and just now a very lengthy and promising response from Senator Deborah Dawkins, from District 48, West Harrison County....

Racer X

Just saw that Dr. Henry is going to be on Dave Elliott's show...they sort of advertised it as a "respone to Klumb." WLOX, Sunday, 10:30 pm. Go Faculty Senate!

Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager

Greetings Fire Shelby Posters I am Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager. Judge Cooley asked that I address you all this evening. He has diarrhea again (he gets that real easy), and is unable to speak to you this evening. He is resting at the Hawthorne now. I'm glad to be able to a...

LVN

I hope somebody can get the real scoop on the MD/ Russ Willis situation. Also, if my heart-throb Thomas C. is still in town, come by for coffee, y'heah?

Jim Hollandsworth

A Point-By-Point Rebuttal of Thames’s letter Yesterday afternoon Thames released a letter addressed to “students, faculty, staff, and friends of Southern Miss.” The letter consists of eight paragraphs and four sub-paragraphs. I will focus my response on the main paragraphs because the fo...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

To: www.geocities.com/fireshelby From: Dr. Douglas Chambers, Asst. Prof., History Dept., USM Date: 9 May 2004 Justifying End Dear Friends, Begging your indulgence, this lowly assistant professor of African history offers a final screed, a justifying e...

tvscene

The 3 finalists for the Slippery Rock presidency should be announced tomorrow afternoon. I believe the on-campus interviews are still going on for the UT-Pan Am job.

Voice of Reason?

Given Dr. Douglas Chambers' very well reasoned letter on the new string called "Justifying Ends" and several other posts this past week, does it make sense to give voice to a succinct compromise that could be presented to the IHL Board? A compromise that is just that, a realistic meetin...

Adam Sencenbaugh

Obvioulsy, more than just getting rid of SFT. The reason I started this thread is I wanted to try and distill some of the arguments, values, and motivations of those who want to keep Shelby in office. From reading the letters to the editor by a number of his various supporters, I think there are a num...

webster

2 questions: 1. Who discovered, and posted on the board, that Roy Klumb had completed a degree/program at GCCC in ornamental horticulture? (can't remember) 2. Who pointed out on the board that when things get tough we always seem to turn to history and literature to inspire us, and not beige pain...

Fire Shelby · Outward Bound

I am getting old and forgetful, but in the last few months I keep remembering bits and pieces of Dana Thames' speech that introduced her 'Daddy' at the USM Foundation dinner at the Gulf Coast coliseum in late April or May, 2002. I wish I had a tape recording of the introduction, but I remember she s...

Otherside

I would like to hear your opinions on something I heard recently. If so many are departing USM, especially senior faculty and staff, do you expect a housing market decline in the greater Hattiesurg area in coming months?

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

...that jokester who posted as "Shelby Supporter" last week will strike again. I could use another laugh. Thing is, it's difficult to tell the spoofs from the real Shelby supporters.

Thomas Cooley

Hi everyone-- We had lunch with several people in the business community. They brought up the day's work for a day's pay argument. It took about 2 hours, but I think we disabused them of it. Does the term "bankers' hours" mean anything to you all? That was how my risk manage...

EndGame

Rex Cottle SFT Carl Nicholson Roy Klumb USM falling behind Jackson State business community payoffs Mississippi Delta I leave it to our board sleuths to figure this obvious one out. I saw this broached in another string and I am surprised the board has not figured this o...

Green Hornet

Question: Has the tenure/promotion list come out? I have colleagues on campus who were up for tenure and would like to know if they received any news.

Robert Campbell

I've just put another installment of the USM story on Libery and Power, focusing on the evasive handling of the Hanbury firing, the complete silence about Mark Dvorak's status, D. C. Berry's demonstration, and the Faculty Senate votes. http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/5085.html And the link c...

Southern Mess to the Top!

Every year when graduation rolls around, I am reminded of how important it is to connect with these brand spanking new alumni. At one time there was a Student Alumni Association. Where are they in this crisis??? Where is Bob Pierce??? Is it me, or is the the Alumni Association&nbs...

Advocate

Baylor Fac Sen votes second no confidence in president. This is a private, church-run institution, but I think you will find this interesting. Baylor sounds like a good place to send kids if you want to keep them away from "them liberals." Senators said a breaking point was a proposed ad...

ignorant

For a nonMississippi native who clearly has a crappy background in history, would somebody please explain the significance of the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission?

Anne Wallace

I've been reading the thread "Graduation: what faculty can do," and it reminded me--in the happy uproar about Hanbury's departure, did you all read that last great issue of the Printz? Thursday's paper was the last produced under the extraordinary guidance of Rachel Quinliven, and it was, as a...

Anon

Just received via campus mail this letter to all of us: Dear students, faculty, staff, supporters and friends of Southern Miss, The University of Southern Mississippi has experienced some difficult times recently. I regret that some of the changes made since I've become President o...

tvscene

Senate seeks Thames’ resignation The Faculty Senate passed a resolution Friday asking the state College Board to request Shelby Thames’ resignation as president of the University of Southern Mississippi. The resolution passed 39-1 with one member abstaining. It is to be subm...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

I have just been informed that Shelby Thames reads this board! LOL!!! Oh how I wish I could reveal WHY this source is credible, but I can't, or I would break confidentiality. All I can say is, if you have your doubts, trust me. HI SHELBY!!

webster

a day’s work for a day’s pay < 1. specious argument made to criticize USM faculty by pro-Thames members of the business community, suggesting that college professors work about 2 to 3 hours a week; 2. this argument is often made by pro-Thames business people likely at the insistence/urging of She...

Hotty Toddy

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/editorial/letters/8623943.htm

Fire Shelby · Thomas Cooley

Hello all Not much happened last night during our surveillance of the mansion on Jamestown Road. But, right at the break of dawn, a BMW pulled up to the gate out by the road. It was the same one --- license plate IRGU4U --- that we had passed on the way to dinner. Jack Hanbury got out,...

ram

Notice that I am posting this as "ram." Newsflash: That is not my real name. Like many others on this board, I am posting anonymously, because my job (ergo, my paycheck; ergo, the welfare of my family and my own self) might be in jeopardy if I were to do otherwise. Okay, call me...

babbs

Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida) Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi) Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement) David Berry, P...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

I was asked to post this here to recognize all the moms at USM: This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here." Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on...

elliott

They reported that Art Kaul house in the historic district burned down. Likely due to something with some construction that was going on. Roy Klumb has requested that Shelby bring a report to the next board meeting indicating how he will take USM forward. This last point is inter...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/8618189.htm

Thomas Cooley

Hello All Happy Mother's Day. It's almost 1:00a.m. and we're doing van surveillance. Not too much is happending. We've seen a t.v. flickering in the great room for about one or one and a half hours. My risk manager just got back from a recon up the driveway to look in the win...

Fire Shelby · Thomas Cooley

Hello everyone: We had an early dinner planned at the Hub City Grill this evening. We got off to a late start because we were a little tired from the jet skiing this afternoon. Plus, my risk manager has made several phone calls to his friends in Michigan law enforcement to tell them about...

Eagle in Cairo, Egypt

I realize that it is a little late in the semester for this to work, but I just had a thought. Why don't/haven't individual student organizations like the Greek Council, the Residence Hall Association, etc. release statements to the press in support of the Faculty Senate's resolution? And...

elliott

I haven't heard any names. Can we get a list going on this board?

Thomas Cooley

Hello all: We had a great day at Canebrake Lake. My risk manager's associate is a terrific skier. He spent the entire afternoon showing off for Lisa and C.E. He did a little trick skiing and some slalom. My risk manager shot a 9 lb. 3 oz. largemouth bass right before we docke...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

"Dr. Thames has no intention of resigning," Mader said. She said the Southern Miss president had left town for the weekend and was unavailable for comment. "He was put in place by the College Board to advance the university, both academically and financially," she said. "He has realized many succ...

babbs

Isn't he the one angeline denied tenure and put on terminal contract? does any one know what his plans are?

Fire Shelby · Green Hornet

With graduation next Friday on the Hattiesburg campus, what's the word on the special red marked "quarters"? Are we still following thru on carpeting the floor at commencement? I for one, have my quarters "marked and ready". Anybody else? "NO QUARTER"

webster

Number of Entries: A - 24, B - 17, C - 33, D - 18, E - 13, F - 23, G - 20, H - 24, I - 11, J - 6, K - 6, L - 10, M - 32, N - 15, O - 6, P - 23, Q - 3, R - 7, S - 28, T - 36, U - 12, V - 5, W - 18, X - 0, Y - 1, Z - 0. Total Entries: 391

webster

a day’s work for a day’s pay < 1. specious argument made to criticize USM faculty by pro-Thames members of the business community; 2. now, all anti-Thames people can think about when they hear this line is Frank Glamser and Gary Stringer kicking back on a gorgeous white sand beach with a cold one. ...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

USM faculty has now set a dangerous precedent Since the hearings at USM involving President Thames and certain faculty members, the winners and losers have become apparent. The winners are the majority of the USM faculty who have gotten what they wanted since Day 1. Consequently, USM students wi...

hostage

In all the news coverage, little attention was paid to the conflict of interest between Hanbury and BOTH Dvoraks. Interesting to note that the stories of Hanbury's resignation NOW indicate that he "was a former law partner of Mark Dvorak." Another aspect found only in the C-L story o...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

May 2, 2004 Dr. Shelby F. Thames Office of the President 118 College Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406-001 CC: Board of Trustees of The Institutions of Higher Learning Dear Dr. Thames, I am a 1968 graduate of The University of Southern...

babbs

Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi) Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement) Wayne Billon, Associate Professor of NFS (Western Carolina University) Tyrone Black, Profe...

ThamesSupporter

Thames had every right to punish the two professors. You people need to get lives. The problem with our school is all of you hippies that thrive on controversy. Go save a tree...or better yet go hang out in front of Java Werks. You people suck. &...

webster

Elliott, Dave < 1. on-air talent at WLOX, host of a news magazine show; 2. his news magazine show hosted IHL yahoo Roy Klumb on 5/2/2004 (Elliott gave Klumb no quarter, and was supported by almost all of the show’s callers in doing so. In response, Klumb referred to Frank Glamser and Gary Stringer as...

Fire Shelby · Fire Shelby

...the University Council will solve USM's problems with the poll information that it won't. The HatAm poll yesterday--90%+/- voted that the PUC would make no difference. While Lisa drones on about the healing power of the university council, we need to be out there making the point tha...

Angeline

From the Hattiesburg American: Thames' actions incomprehensible On May 14th, we will attend graduation ceremonies at the University of Southern Mississippi for our beloved daughter, Rachel Quinlivan. We would like to thank all of her professors and counselors and numer...

bluegrass professor

I thought it might be nice, since Lisa says that Shelby wants us to heal, to make a list of things that Shelby could do that would REALLY put us on the road to healing. I'll start with: 1. Pay back to the state of Mississippi all of the money he squandered on the termination pro...

Thomas Cooley

My risk manager and I are exhausted, having spent the evening in a van outside the Thames' mansion on Jamestown Road. We stopped off at Krispy Kreme for some crullers and headed back to Hawthorne Suites to watch cartoons. We're going to spend the entire day on the lake at Canebrake, doing some...

T. C. Mits

One theme sounded in D. C. Berry's speech today was the responsibility of the college board for the mess USM is now in. And he was right. The college board has sat on its hands and allowed the situation to deteriorate beyond the point of healing and still gives no indication that it plans to...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	HUDSON'S PERKS? (Preview) Quite: I like your thread regarding Hudson's Castle. Yes, those questions need to be answered. Here are a couple of other questions that need to be answered along with yours. 1.Why is Hudson still living in the Provost's house on the Coast and how much is that costing us? 2. Who pay...	I NEED Prozac	3	686	May 11, 2004 by Quiet-but-Perceptive
	2 pro SFT letters in HA, May 11th (Preview) 2 letters from the May 11 Hattiesburg American opinion section, for your enjoyment... ---------------------------------- Faculty should 'get back to work' ---------------------------------- I am a very proud two-time graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and...	BogusBoy	3	454	May 11, 2004 by Flash Gordon
	Housecleaning (Preview) I apologize in advance if this is a question already addressed. If the IHL "housecleaning" mandate is turned on its head and Thames is ousted, does the new President have independant authority to terminate and replace all of the Thames lackeys, such as the Dvoraks, Mader, etc.?	Austin Eagle	4	557	May 11, 2004 by Flash Gordon
	a big evening (Preview) Greetings Fighters-- We had just arrived at the Favre's when my risk manager's associate called. He was doing "some foolin' around" in the surveillance van when he noticed Angeline enter the dome just after dusk. My risk manager and I jumped into our car and jetted over to campus. W...	Thomas Cooley	1	548	May 10, 2004 by ThomasCooleyJr
	"Clean house": reaction on campus? (Preview) How have people on campus been reacting to the "clean house" comment from the Dave Elliott show? Does it seem as significant now as it seemed to some in the immediate aftermath of the show?	USM Sympathizer	1	546	May 10, 2004 by foot soldier
	If you've read Bok, check this one out! (Preview) http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0674011465.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg	elliott	1	459	May 10, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Another good book (Preview) I have not read Exit 13, but I have been reminded by recent events of a little-known sci-fi novel by C. S. Lewis (it seems to be my night to mention him) called That Hideous Strength, the last volume in his "space trilogy" that also includes Out of the Silent Planet and Perelan...	Jameela Lares	1	449	May 10, 2004 by LVN
	On the perils of "moving ahead" (Preview) Am I alone in being concerned about the fomulaic insistence that the university be "moving forward" or "moving ahead"? Check back through official pronouncements and see how often it pops up. (Thomas Cooley, are you hearing this phrase often as we are? ) Moving...	Jameela Lares	4	550	May 10, 2004 by LVN
	USM Council Moves Ahead - HA (Preview) http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/updates/6215.html	Advocate	26	1024	May 10, 2004 by stephen judd
	Hollandsworth censored (Preview) I've been posting items of interest near the mailboxes in my department every so often: the Chronicle article, items in the local papers, an occasional bit from fireshelby. Last week I posted Hollandsworth's essays on running the university like a business and his rebuttal to Thames's letter. Sev...	foot soldier	5	713	May 10, 2004 by Robert Campbell
	Liberty and Power: Rebuttal to Thames' Letter (Preview) I just put my point-by-point rebuttal to Thames' awful letter from last Thursday on Liberty and Power. Looks like the link's gone cold again: http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/5101.html Meanwhile, I don't blame Fire Shelby for taking a deserved rest...but I look forward to seeing FS on...	Robert Campbell	12	843	May 10, 2004 by present professor
	an early evening (Preview) Hello everyone.. We had a great time out on the links this afternoon. I shot a 66, despite missing two 6-foot birdie putts. Brett Favre and I took $7,923 from my risk manager and his associate in a best ball format. Brett can crank it out there. Brett autographed several footba...	Thomas Cooley	0	402	May 10, 2004 by Thomas Cooley
	Klumb &Thames + EPA ban = two rich (er) people (Preview) Here's a thought: The EPA banned CCA pressure treated lumber a couple years ago, though the actual ban is currently on hold and one can still purchase CCA lumber at any building supply store. Obviously, both lumber companies and wood treatment plants are worried about the ban and are certainly s...	Sarge	3	706	May 10, 2004 by Invictus
	new Glossary entries: C & T (Preview) clean house < 1. statement that USM conspiracy theorists have been waiting for; 2. term used by Roy Klumb in a conversation with Dave Elliott (host of WLOX talk show, Sunday Night), in reference to what Shelby Thames was hired by the IHL Board to do at USM; 3. Elliott also reported (5/9/2004) that Sh...	webster	0	348	May 10, 2004 by webster
	Fire Shelby homepage (Preview) Is something wrong with the fire shelby website? On the homepage, it says it is closed or out of order...can't remember the exact wording. Yet the link to this message board worked fine.	la chica	1	475	May 10, 2004 by Invictus
	Tim Hudson's French Castle (Preview) Hey dad, didn't you and your RM make a trip over to France last summer to see ole Tim and the women? Uh, er, I mean "students" in France? I hear lots of learning and scholarship are taking place that will lead to five new MacDonald's on Hardy Street. Unfortunately, they cannot serve red wine as Tim does to o...	ThomasCooleyJr	0	441	May 10, 2004 by ThomasCooleyJr
	HUDSON"S CASTLE IN FRANCE (Preview) How much money can be redirected to Campus in order for raises to be given? How much money can be redirected to Campus in order for the various departments to hire more Faculty? The Answer: How much money is Hudson's Castle abroad costing us. Can we continue for him to use Conti...	Quiet-but-Perceptive	1	610	May 10, 2004 by Bumper
	Inverview with Berry (Preview) http://adirondackreview.homestead.com/interviewberry.html	Miles Long	10	722	May 10, 2004 by dismayed
	Hudson MUST Go! (Preview) I believe I misplaced my earlier thread. For viewing go to the "Clean house" thread.	Quiet-but-Perceptive	19	1358	May 10, 2004 by educator
	today's working lunch (Preview) Dear Supporters-- I write to you now with some important information. My risk manager, his associate and I had a private working lunch today at the Hattiesburg Country Club. We spread out and thoroughly examined 3 sets of documents that my risk manager was able to photocopy la...	Thomas Cooley	3	578	May 10, 2004 by LVN
	Graduation Pictures (Preview) There are many alumni who would love to be at graduation to show our opposition to Thames next weekend, but will be unable to make it. Could someone please try and take pictures of signs of support for G&S (ie caps) and post them on this board so we can see what happened?&n...	La Alum	5	612	May 10, 2004 by info
	Hudson New USM Prez ??? (Preview) What happened to the thread concerning Tim being appointed interim President? It seems to have abruptly disappeared from the message board...or is it just a glitch with my computer?	Austin Eagle	6	845	May 10, 2004 by Austin Eagle
	Why is this website closed? (Preview) GOODBYE JACK HANBURY! Klumb says that Shelby will be present at May 19/20 IHL meeting... FACULTY SENATE votes to ask IHL to oust Shelby Thames... Shelby's letter to USM community... One Man Protest: David C. Berry destroys awards in protest of U...	Impeach The LEECH	15	1025	May 10, 2004 by Angeline
	Open Letter to the Board (Preview) I've sent this to Clarion-Ledger, Hattiesburg American, Sun Herald. They probably won't publish it at its present length, so I thought I'd share it here with any who care to read it, perhaps even the board. NP AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COLLEGE BOARD I’m writing this out of considera...	noel polk	6	842	May 10, 2004 by Eagle in Cairo, Egypt
	AAUP-USM.ORG (Preview) The url for the USM AAUP web site is http://www.aaup-usm.org/	Caretaker	0	402	May 10, 2004 by Caretaker
	Correct AAUP address (Preview) http://www.aaup-usm.org/	Newgirl	0	350	May 10, 2004 by Newgirl
	letter to HA editor today (Preview) University needs leader like Thames LETTERS The faculty at USM are putting their own comfort, likes and dislikes before those of the students. They have been employed for so long now that they have completely forgotten about their students. They are well-paid, teach few classes...	texaseagle	4	564	May 10, 2004 by cockeyedoptimist
	dave elliott's show.. (Preview) Dave Elliott just called Jack Hanbury a "shadowy figure, that no one in Hattiesburg liked..." He also said he's heard Angeline is going soon. Yes!	elliott	51	1864	May 10, 2004 by OId Librarian
	Slippery Rock - a diversion (off topic) (Preview) When I jumped over to SR's home page (sru.edu) I found a link to a performance of a "Requiem for Fred Rogers" -- this is a segment from All Things Considered in March. Lovely, lovely, well worth listening to. (Contrast the educational spirit and attitudes of the people we are discussing....	LVN	0	397	May 10, 2004 by LVN
	article in today's HA (Preview) Sorrow tempers outrage at Southern Miss By Janet Braswell; jbraswell@hattiesb.gannett.com American Senior Writer Thames What's ahead The Faculty Senate adopted a resolution on Friday asking the state College Board to seek the resignation of Uni...	texaseagle	0	429	May 10, 2004 by texaseagle
	What should we be doing this week? (Preview) Any thoughts on the best practical, activist ways to spend our time this week? Is there anyone in particular to whom we should write? I have posted, on other threads, the addresses on the governor and of the house and senate committees on colleges and universities. Is there anyon...	USM Sympathizer	9	466	May 10, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Outing myself (Preview) Outing myself My name is Ashley Morris. I attended USM as an undergrad and completed my studies in December 1985, with a B.S. degree in Computer Science, with a minor in music. I was also a member of the Pride drum line. After several years in industry, I went back to USM for a MS degree in Compute...	Miles Long	2	661	May 10, 2004 by Miles Long
	Conspiracy Theory is Proven,,, cut and paste (Preview) I think after Dave Elliot's show, we can forget about Thames ever being asked to step down, even when the state auditor uncovers more wrongdoing. It was brought out clearly by Dave Elliot that IHL hired Thames to "clean house" and tear USM down. Dave said both Thames and Klumb used that exact lan...	ConspiracyTheoryProven	4	643	May 10, 2004 by Eagle in Cairo, Egypt
	keeping up the pressure on the Board (Preview) The tide seems to be turning--slightly, but oh how deliciously--in our favor. A couple of things we might do to keep it turning: (1) Write specific letters to the four new College Board members detailing our plight and explaining its urgency. They are brand new--who knows the...	Ellen Weinauer	9	530	May 10, 2004 by educator
	Well this is just damned funny! (Preview) Go to Google, type in Shelby Thames, and hit the "I feel lucky" button. Small satisfaction this morning... Somehow, we have googlebombed Shelby--unintentionally. (Googlebombing happens when other websites link to the one that shows up when you hit "I feel lucky." Evi...	Fire Shelby	10	711	May 10, 2004 by RobertCampbell
	Thames Meeting with Board (Preview) I just read an article which mentioned that Pres. Thames is meeting with the college board at its next meeting to discuss ways to fix the problems at USM. Have any faculty/staff/student representatives been asked to meet with the board? If not, isn't the board getting only one side of th...	Outside Observer	17	947	May 10, 2004 by Fire Shelby
	USM sales tax (Preview) Ahem. Has anyone noticed the passage of the USM 1 percent sales tax in a story in today's Hat. Ame.? Please do yourselves a favor and read it. It left me wondering what people here might make of this new development and what it might mean over the coming months before the November election? ...	The Question	21	847	May 10, 2004 by Out of Stater
	Gulf Coast Campus (Preview) With all this trash in the news, students were upset because the faculty were upset. Classes were disrupted and topics were not as some students would like them to be. Discussions were always returning to the fact that Shelby Thames was messing with a good university and he has no idea what he is doing w...	Pinecone	26	1423	May 10, 2004 by present professor
	Here's a letter that deserves wider circulation (Preview) The letter below (published in today's C-L) should be passed along to the governor, legislative committees, legislature, IHL, etc. Thomas Bonner is an immensely respected name in the study of American literature, having made significant contributions to the study of Kate Chopin in parti...	USM Sympathizer	0	404	May 10, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Clean House? (Preview) All the talk about an IHL mandate to "clean house" at USM has me wondering what it could mean. Does it mean getting rid of non productive faculty? The student/faculty ratio at USM is the highest in the system by a wide margin. The last numbers I saw put the load per faculty 20% above the system average. Cos...	Flash Gordon	10	704	May 10, 2004 by cockeyedoptimist
	Addresses for new IHL? (Preview) Does anyone have the addresses (preferably email) for the new IHL board? The IHL website has not, apparently, been updated yet, since Roy Klumb is not presently listed as president of the board.	USM Sympathizer	0	294	May 10, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	USM departures 5/9/2004 (Preview) Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida) Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi) Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement) David Berry, P...	babbs	2	454	May 10, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	New job posting in Econ. Dev. (Preview) New position posted in Economic Development on 5/6/04 Questions: 1) a Ph.D. is not required to teach Ph.D. candidates? I bet the College of Business Adm acreditation group AACSB will find this interesting; 2) Will a non-Ph.D. teaching Ph.D. students and directing research be gran...	EyeonUSM	13	997	May 10, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	back at it this morning (Preview) Hello everyone Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts over the weekend. I've been drinking the pink stuff all day yesterday, and trying to keep myself hydrated. I'm doing a little better. I trust you all found last night's report from my risk manager informative. This morni...	Thomas Cooley	0	394	May 10, 2004 by Thomas Cooley
	What if... (Preview) Shelby stays in power for the next two years... Maybe next year, the smarter students, the ones who can think for themselves, run for SGA offices? What would happen? Maybe we could give this PUC thing a try..as long as the students who can think for themselves get placed in those positions....	la chica	7	600	May 9, 2004 by Insiderlookingout
	Had lunch with Thomas Cooley today (Preview) Had lunch with Thomas Cooley today. We took our beloved mothers to the new Chinese place that Shelby just opened. The cuisine was delectable: however, an hour after we ate, we were all hungry for power. The fortune cookies were unique, though similar in their biblical theme. "Vengence is mine, s...	Neumann	1	390	May 9, 2004 by foot soldier
	Graduation: What Faculty Can Do (Preview) I moved this over from another thread per FS's advice. Let's compile a list of student names to cheer during graduation. One thing we faculty should definitely do - and it is not ever done at graduations I have attended at USM in the past - is to stand up and clap and cheer when certain student's n...	Angeline	39	1271	May 9, 2004 by cindy
	letter response (Preview) So far I have received three responses to my email to all representatives and senators. I got an acknowledgement from Rob Paterson, a somewhat positive note from J. Fillingame, and just now a very lengthy and promising response from Senator Deborah Dawkins, from District 48, West Harrison County....	Anita Stamper	4	569	May 9, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Myron Henry on Dave Elliott's Show (Preview) Just saw that Dr. Henry is going to be on Dave Elliott's show...they sort of advertised it as a "respone to Klumb." WLOX, Sunday, 10:30 pm. Go Faculty Senate!	Racer X	15	915	May 9, 2004 by bumperupper
	this evening's events (Preview) Greetings Fire Shelby Posters I am Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager. Judge Cooley asked that I address you all this evening. He has diarrhea again (he gets that real easy), and is unable to speak to you this evening. He is resting at the Hawthorne now. I'm glad to be able to a...	Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager	4	554	May 9, 2004 by foot soldier
	Tomorrow morning (Preview) I hope somebody can get the real scoop on the MD/ Russ Willis situation. Also, if my heart-throb Thomas C. is still in town, come by for coffee, y'heah?	LVN	3	467	May 9, 2004 by T-SHIRTS
	Rebuttal to Thames's letter (Preview) A Point-By-Point Rebuttal of Thames’s letter Yesterday afternoon Thames released a letter addressed to “students, faculty, staff, and friends of Southern Miss.” The letter consists of eight paragraphs and four sub-paragraphs. I will focus my response on the main paragraphs because the fo...	Jim Hollandsworth	17	1157	May 9, 2004 by Ellen Weinauer
	"Justifying Ends" by Doug Chambers (Preview) To: www.geocities.com/fireshelby From: Dr. Douglas Chambers, Asst. Prof., History Dept., USM Date: 9 May 2004 Justifying End Dear Friends, Begging your indulgence, this lowly assistant professor of African history offers a final screed, a justifying e...	Fire Shelby	11	639	May 9, 2004 by LVN
	Slippery Rock finalists tomorrow (Preview) The 3 finalists for the Slippery Rock presidency should be announced tomorrow afternoon. I believe the on-campus interviews are still going on for the UT-Pan Am job.	tvscene	0	360	May 9, 2004 by tvscene
	An Acceptable Compromise? (Preview) Given Dr. Douglas Chambers' very well reasoned letter on the new string called "Justifying Ends" and several other posts this past week, does it make sense to give voice to a succinct compromise that could be presented to the IHL Board? A compromise that is just that, a realistic meetin...	Voice of Reason?	14	677	May 9, 2004 by educator
	what are we fighting against? (Preview) Obvioulsy, more than just getting rid of SFT. The reason I started this thread is I wanted to try and distill some of the arguments, values, and motivations of those who want to keep Shelby in office. From reading the letters to the editor by a number of his various supporters, I think there are a num...	Adam Sencenbaugh	5	549	May 9, 2004 by Robert Campbell
	need help on 2 guest entries (Preview) 2 questions: 1. Who discovered, and posted on the board, that Roy Klumb had completed a degree/program at GCCC in ornamental horticulture? (can't remember) 2. Who pointed out on the board that when things get tough we always seem to turn to history and literature to inspire us, and not beige pain...	webster	3	459	May 9, 2004 by Patti
	Dana Thames intro for Daddy at USM Foundation Dinn (Preview) I am getting old and forgetful, but in the last few months I keep remembering bits and pieces of Dana Thames' speech that introduced her 'Daddy' at the USM Foundation dinner at the Gulf Coast coliseum in late April or May, 2002. I wish I had a tape recording of the introduction, but I remember she s...	Outward Bound	7	898	May 9, 2004 by Fire Shelby
	Housing market decline? (Preview) I would like to hear your opinions on something I heard recently. If so many are departing USM, especially senior faculty and staff, do you expect a housing market decline in the greater Hattiesurg area in coming months?	Otherside	2	434	May 9, 2004 by Otherside
	Wonder when.... (Preview) ...that jokester who posted as "Shelby Supporter" last week will strike again. I could use another laugh. Thing is, it's difficult to tell the spoofs from the real Shelby supporters.	Fire Shelby	0	354	May 9, 2004 by Fire Shelby
	lunch today (Preview) Hi everyone-- We had lunch with several people in the business community. They brought up the day's work for a day's pay argument. It took about 2 hours, but I think we disabused them of it. Does the term "bankers' hours" mean anything to you all? That was how my risk manage...	Thomas Cooley	2	392	May 9, 2004 by foot soldier
	What do these eight have in common? (Preview) Rex Cottle SFT Carl Nicholson Roy Klumb USM falling behind Jackson State business community payoffs Mississippi Delta I leave it to our board sleuths to figure this obvious one out. I saw this broached in another string and I am surprised the board has not figured this o...	EndGame	4	582	May 9, 2004 by LVN
	Tenure/Promotion (Preview) Question: Has the tenure/promotion list come out? I have colleagues on campus who were up for tenure and would like to know if they received any news.	Green Hornet	2	590	May 9, 2004 by Topplethetop
	Latest Liberty and Power installment (Preview) I've just put another installment of the USM story on Libery and Power, focusing on the evasive handling of the Hanbury firing, the complete silence about Mark Dvorak's status, D. C. Berry's demonstration, and the Faculty Senate votes. http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/5085.html And the link c...	Robert Campbell	3	492	May 9, 2004 by USM Sympathizer
	Where is Bob Pierce and the Alumni Association (Preview) Every year when graduation rolls around, I am reminded of how important it is to connect with these brand spanking new alumni. At one time there was a Student Alumni Association. Where are they in this crisis??? Where is Bob Pierce??? Is it me, or is the the Alumni Association&nbs...	Southern Mess to the Top!	8	606	May 9, 2004 by Alum2
	Wacky in Waco (Preview) Baylor Fac Sen votes second no confidence in president. This is a private, church-run institution, but I think you will find this interesting. Baylor sounds like a good place to send kids if you want to keep them away from "them liberals." Senators said a breaking point was a proposed ad...	Advocate	3	641	May 9, 2004 by Advocate
	Mississippi Sovereignty Commission (Preview) For a nonMississippi native who clearly has a crappy background in history, would somebody please explain the significance of the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission?	ignorant	4	481	May 9, 2004 by Otherside
	Thursday's Printz (Preview) I've been reading the thread "Graduation: what faculty can do," and it reminded me--in the happy uproar about Hanbury's departure, did you all read that last great issue of the Printz? Thursday's paper was the last produced under the extraordinary guidance of Rachel Quinliven, and it was, as a...	Anne Wallace	1	475	May 9, 2004 by Jim Hollandsworth
	Shelby's Letter to All of USM (Preview) Just received via campus mail this letter to all of us: Dear students, faculty, staff, supporters and friends of Southern Miss, The University of Southern Mississippi has experienced some difficult times recently. I regret that some of the changes made since I've become President o...	Anon	40	1481	May 9, 2004 by Robert Campbell
	FacSen does it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Senate seeks Thames’ resignation The Faculty Senate passed a resolution Friday asking the state College Board to request Shelby Thames’ resignation as president of the University of Southern Mississippi. The resolution passed 39-1 with one member abstaining. It is to be subm...	tvscene	67	2115	May 9, 2004 by Greedy
	You guys are gonna LOVE this... (Preview) I have just been informed that Shelby Thames reads this board! LOL!!! Oh how I wish I could reveal WHY this source is credible, but I can't, or I would break confidentiality. All I can say is, if you have your doubts, trust me. HI SHELBY!!	Fire Shelby	11	813	May 9, 2004 by creeped out
	new Glossary entries: a-Z (Preview) a day’s work for a day’s pay < 1. specious argument made to criticize USM faculty by pro-Thames members of the business community, suggesting that college professors work about 2 to 3 hours a week; 2. this argument is often made by pro-Thames business people likely at the insistence/urging of She...	webster	2	376	May 9, 2004 by bluegrass professor
	Sun Herald letters (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/editorial/letters/8623943.htm	Hotty Toddy	4	553	May 9, 2004 by Hotty Toddy
	last night's surveillance and more... (Preview) Hello all Not much happened last night during our surveillance of the mansion on Jamestown Road. But, right at the break of dawn, a BMW pulled up to the gate out by the road. It was the same one --- license plate IRGU4U --- that we had passed on the way to dinner. Jack Hanbury got out,...	Thomas Cooley	4	526	May 9, 2004 by Fire Shelby
	Kill the PIGS!!!! (Preview) Notice that I am posting this as "ram." Newsflash: That is not my real name. Like many others on this board, I am posting anonymously, because my job (ergo, my paycheck; ergo, the welfare of my family and my own self) might be in jeopardy if I were to do otherwise. Okay, call me...	ram	2	500	May 9, 2004 by present professor
	USM departures 5/8/2004 (Preview) Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida) Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi) Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement) David Berry, P...	babbs	6	561	May 9, 2004 by Robert Campbell
	Off-subject: Moms (Mothers Day tomorrow) (Preview) I was asked to post this here to recognize all the moms at USM: This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here." Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on...	Fire Shelby	6	466	May 9, 2004 by Advocate
	tonight on WDAM... (Preview) They reported that Art Kaul house in the historic district burned down. Likely due to something with some construction that was going on. Roy Klumb has requested that Shelby bring a report to the next board meeting indicating how he will take USM forward. This last point is inter...	elliott	6	603	May 9, 2004 by info
	How will the closing of the coast VA affect... (Preview) http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/8618189.htm	Fire Shelby	3	609	May 8, 2004 by Pine Grove Pickup Alert
	It's 12:54 a.m. and we're sitting in the van (Preview) Hello All Happy Mother's Day. It's almost 1:00a.m. and we're doing van surveillance. Not too much is happending. We've seen a t.v. flickering in the great room for about one or one and a half hours. My risk manager just got back from a recon up the driveway to look in the win...	Thomas Cooley	0	361	May 8, 2004 by Thomas Cooley
	dinner at Hub City Grill and more (Preview) Hello everyone: We had an early dinner planned at the Hub City Grill this evening. We got off to a late start because we were a little tired from the jet skiing this afternoon. Plus, my risk manager has made several phone calls to his friends in Michigan law enforcement to tell them about...	Thomas Cooley	4	525	May 8, 2004 by Fire Shelby
	Student Organizations (Preview) I realize that it is a little late in the semester for this to work, but I just had a thought. Why don't/haven't individual student organizations like the Greek Council, the Residence Hall Association, etc. release statements to the press in support of the Faculty Senate's resolution? And...	Eagle in Cairo, Egypt	10	503	May 8, 2004 by Present Professor
	Any word on who's been placed on PUC? (Preview) I haven't heard any names. Can we get a list going on this board?	elliott	15	609	May 8, 2004 by present professor
	great day at Canebrake (Preview) Hello all: We had a great day at Canebrake Lake. My risk manager's associate is a terrific skier. He spent the entire afternoon showing off for Lisa and C.E. He did a little trick skiing and some slalom. My risk manager shot a 9 lb. 3 oz. largemouth bass right before we docke...	Thomas Cooley	3	620	May 8, 2004 by LVN
	Says Lisa: (Preview) "Dr. Thames has no intention of resigning," Mader said. She said the Southern Miss president had left town for the weekend and was unavailable for comment. "He was put in place by the College Board to advance the university, both academically and financially," she said. "He has realized many succ...	Fire Shelby	10	845	May 8, 2004 by Googler
	where is william kuskin going? (Preview) Isn't he the one angeline denied tenure and put on terminal contract? does any one know what his plans are?	babbs	6	668	May 8, 2004 by Green Hornet
	One week til Graduation (closed) (Preview) With graduation next Friday on the Hattiesburg campus, what's the word on the special red marked "quarters"? Are we still following thru on carpeting the floor at commencement? I for one, have my quarters "marked and ready". Anybody else? "NO QUARTER"	Green Hornet	21	885	May 8, 2004 by Fire Shelby
	some Glossary statistics (Preview) Number of Entries: A - 24, B - 17, C - 33, D - 18, E - 13, F - 23, G - 20, H - 24, I - 11, J - 6, K - 6, L - 10, M - 32, N - 15, O - 6, P - 23, Q - 3, R - 7, S - 28, T - 36, U - 12, V - 5, W - 18, X - 0, Y - 1, Z - 0. Total Entries: 391	webster	4	449	May 8, 2004 by ashamed former usm student
	new Glossary entries: A-Z (Preview) a day’s work for a day’s pay < 1. specious argument made to criticize USM faculty by pro-Thames members of the business community; 2. now, all anti-Thames people can think about when they hear this line is Frank Glamser and Gary Stringer kicking back on a gorgeous white sand beach with a cold one. ...	webster	0	314	May 8, 2004 by webster
	S-H Letter to Editor: Crybaby do-nothing faculty (Preview) USM faculty has now set a dangerous precedent Since the hearings at USM involving President Thames and certain faculty members, the winners and losers have become apparent. The winners are the majority of the USM faculty who have gotten what they wanted since Day 1. Consequently, USM students wi...	Fire Shelby	27	1730	May 8, 2004 by LVN
	Dvorak/Hanbury Conflicts of Interest (Preview) In all the news coverage, little attention was paid to the conflict of interest between Hanbury and BOTH Dvoraks. Interesting to note that the stories of Hanbury's resignation NOW indicate that he "was a former law partner of Mark Dvorak." Another aspect found only in the C-L story o...	hostage	12	880	May 8, 2004 by Googler
	Rebecca Hollingsworth Quinlivan speaks out (Preview) May 2, 2004 Dr. Shelby F. Thames Office of the President 118 College Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406-001 CC: Board of Trustees of The Institutions of Higher Learning Dear Dr. Thames, I am a 1968 graduate of The University of Southern...	Fire Shelby	19	1069	May 8, 2004 by stephen judd
	USM departures 5/3/04 (Preview) Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement) David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi) Ann Beardshall, Coordinator Delta Nutrition Project (retirement) Wayne Billon, Associate Professor of NFS (Western Carolina University) Tyrone Black, Profe...	babbs	10	1228	May 8, 2004 by babbs
	Glamser and Stringer were at fault (Preview) Thames had every right to punish the two professors. You people need to get lives. The problem with our school is all of you hippies that thrive on controversy. Go save a tree...or better yet go hang out in front of Java Werks. You people suck. &...	ThamesSupporter	10	857	May 8, 2004 by Pinecone
	new Glossary entries: A-Z (Preview) Elliott, Dave < 1. on-air talent at WLOX, host of a news magazine show; 2. his news magazine show hosted IHL yahoo Roy Klumb on 5/2/2004 (Elliott gave Klumb no quarter, and was supported by almost all of the show’s callers in doing so. In response, Klumb referred to Frank Glamser and Gary Stringer as...	webster	0	326	May 8, 2004 by webster
	We have to counter Lisa's statement that... (Preview) ...the University Council will solve USM's problems with the poll information that it won't. The HatAm poll yesterday--90%+/- voted that the PUC would make no difference. While Lisa drones on about the healing power of the university council, we need to be out there making the point tha...	Fire Shelby	3	530	May 8, 2004 by Outside Observer
	Rachel's Father Speaks Out (Preview) From the Hattiesburg American: Thames' actions incomprehensible On May 14th, we will attend graduation ceremonies at the University of Southern Mississippi for our beloved daughter, Rachel Quinlivan. We would like to thank all of her professors and counselors and numer...	Angeline	2	460	May 8, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	Healing: What Shelby can really do! (Preview) I thought it might be nice, since Lisa says that Shelby wants us to heal, to make a list of things that Shelby could do that would REALLY put us on the road to healing. I'll start with: 1. Pay back to the state of Mississippi all of the money he squandered on the termination pro...	bluegrass professor	1	394	May 8, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	Saturday a.m. update (Preview) My risk manager and I are exhausted, having spent the evening in a van outside the Thames' mansion on Jamestown Road. We stopped off at Krispy Kreme for some crullers and headed back to Hawthorne Suites to watch cartoons. We're going to spend the entire day on the lake at Canebrake, doing some...	Thomas Cooley	1	466	May 8, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
	David Potter (Preview) One theme sounded in D. C. Berry's speech today was the responsibility of the college board for the mess USM is now in. And he was right. The college board has sat on its hands and allowed the situation to deteriorate beyond the point of healing and still gives no indication that it plans to...	T. C. Mits	23	977	May 8, 2004 by truth4usm/AH
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