One Ikenberry Enough for Now

Interim President of the U of ILL, Stan Ikenberry, personally scuttled an expensive project, that would put a large statue of himself in the renovated Ikenberry Commons (formerly the so-called “Six Pack” dormitory bloc). Ikenberry’s rationale for the move, said Tom Hardy, was "he didn't want to generate any ill will toward the university or put the university in an embarrassing situation."

We very much had to chuckle at the irony of this. From clout, to cover-up, to numerous free speech violations, to underhanded dealing, to discrimination, to insider advancement, etc. It would be awfully presumptious for any member or part of the university to believe the UI has any angstrom of ethics and credibility left to protect.

Nevertheless, Ikenberry should be applauded for his decision in this matter, and we wish that he and other would follow suit more often.

Posted by Alpha Hound

While checking on a statement that a poster left about the DI’s “Top Ten” issue, we came across something interesting: When we went to examine the DI's online version of the most viewed stories of the year, we found it had changed somewhat from th e printed one. Actually, it changed quite a bit since it’s original version. The last three most commented stories in the DI were changed, including Jason Ferbey’s attack on Sarah Palin.

What possible reason does the DI have for this discrepancy, we wonder?

Posted by Hound No. 9