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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Michael Hogan Resigns

Michael Hogan has resigned. I confess that this comes as a surprised to me (some of my fellow Hounds are not).

Hogan was a disappointment. Not because of what he did, but what he did not do. He did nothing to fix the scandal that caused his predecessor's demise-he never fired White, Herman, Hurd, or any of the others involved. He never fired Ghosh, ask questions about Frerich's appointment. He never fired Renee Romano or Anna Gonzalez. David Green is still collecting a pay check for...something. He has not lowered tuition, improved quality of applicants, nor brought any kind of faith in the U of ILL back to the people of Illinois. 

Oh yes he did manage to fire Dr. Howell. There is that.

Posted by Alpha Hound

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Congratulations Gordy Hulten (Redux)

Gordy Hulten is in the news again, this time to take over for Mark Sheldon as Champaign County Clerk.

Sheldon was one of the few to raise concerns about some of the hanky-panky over there at the U of ILL and in Champaign by Clouter Mike Frerichs, who along with Fox/Atkins, Avijit Ghosh, and BJ White gets his wife a clout job in the business park. And there was John Cullerton, who gets family members of Tony Rezko into the U of Clout with the help of Richard Herman and (again) BJ White. We only hope that Mr. Hulten will serve the people of ILL as well as his predecessor and not resort to political shenanigans as those mentioned above did.

So for the second time, we wish Mr. Hulten the best (though we do miss his blog, which is now, for all intents and purposes, defunct. And its spiritual successor, "Halfway-Interesting"-is just that).

Posted by Alpha Hound

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Veteran's Day

It is veterans day today where we honor those who take of the uniform of defenders of our freedom. Today, that comes from an unlikely source-the Daily Illini with no less than three articles espousing the importance of our service men and women.

In
one such article is the revelation of the U of ILL's hostility to making veterans collegiate experience an adequate one. No news here, as the UI has a long history of laying veterans on the sidelines. Yet, if the TASSers in the DI had done their job properly in the past, the University of ILL's poor standings in the Best for Vets list would come as no revelation.

No doubt the sycophantic praise of veterans and pro-veteran policies-both of which the DI has abhorred since 2001, is the result of verbal, and (if its copious advertising for the Global Campus fiasco is of any indication) a very likely monetary directive.

Yet the DI all but ignored the revelations back in 2007 when the University of ILL conspired to revoke and remove its promised MBA scholarships to veterans in the College of Business. Championed by Rob Van der Hooning with support of Pat Quinn and Rahm Emanuel, the scholarship program was removed by administrator's including BJ White, Herman, Ghosh, DeBrock, and Ikenberry (David). White later used his position and via then-Chancellor Sylvia Manning to weed out Van der Hooning. When he objected to the railroading of the veterans who were promised, not to mention the unethical actions by we have all come to expect now by the clout-filled crowd, he was illegally fired.

We could go on, but for a much better summary, read it at
Marathon Pundit.

Ghosh's rationale that there were "too many jar heads" and his attempt to run them out of the program by bumping up deadline dates without informing the applicants, besides being underhanded, strikes us as pandering as well. After seeing the racist and hate-filled harangues concerning veterans coming from the likes of employees such 9/11 "Truther" David Green (who now has
sunk to a new low accusing veterans of enlisting just because "they think it's cool to blow people away) , or even DI employees such as Chelsea Fiddyment or Amy Allen, we are left with no doubt exactly who the administrators concerned are pandering to.

More telling is the status of those involved: the ethically-challenged BJ White is now continuing to extort the taxpayers behind a near-invincible fortress of tenure. Ghosh is imperator now of economic development, not to mention clout appointments of state senators' spouses. DeBrock now is dean of the College of Business, and one of the clout masters.

Meanwhile the DI only printed a
few words from Van der Hooning, and an entire accusation from Robin Kaler. The TASSers at the DI spout their false praise for the day, knee deep in their own complicity.

Posted by Hound No. 9

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Sweeping Funds under the Rug?

The second of September marked a surprising addition to a rather uninspiring repertoire of start-of-term publications by the Daily Illini. The article focuses on a small section of a large FOIA documents surrounding the role of the skunk, BJ White, with regards to funds spent to renovate and furnish the University of ILL’s presidential house.

Given the copious amounts of clout, scandal, Worsty Awards, spending, etc. at UI, it is only natural that the general public, students, and concerned alumni would question the necessity of such expenses and (especially if BJ White is involved) any ethics issues related. Based upon the story, there seems little, if anything, objectionable or illegal; certainly nothing to compare to the clout scandal.

Enter the Serial Obfuscator: Tom Hardy.

The electronic equivalent of barking and frothing at the mouth, Tom Hardy posted a rabid harangue on the comment board shortly after 1p.m. the same day, turning it into a mad house, because his bosses reputations may well be in the dog house, all over the costs of the penthouse, while it was the White house, who belongs in the Big House.

Accusing the DI of exploiting a “Gotcha” moment, and launching into several name-calling tirades such as “amateurish” “half-baked” and in violation of fair, objective journalism the post is rather extraordinary since there was little to castigate in the DI’s originally article. Nowhere in that article appears any conclusion or insinuation of wrongdoing warranting the accusation of a “Gotcha” moment that Hardy insulates in his Palpatinian out lashing. Indeed, the DI reported the renovations, attached the price to the rug, and includes the relevant documents. In the second and third paragraphs, the DI identifies the go-between, and the source of the funding. Nowhere in either does the publication insinuate or identify any improprieties-a hallmark nonetheless characteristic of the White regime.

The second to last paragraph merely is a statement of record, concerning White’s fate regarding the admission scandal. Nothing contained therein reported is false-White did resign. He was replaced by Ikenberry and ultimately succeeded by appointment of Michael Hogan. Or would Hardy dare to challenge these facts? Hmmm?

Finally a promise to follow up on the story. If, if we can bear to take Hardy’s word, there are 1200 more pages worth, this hardly seems unrealistic. Needless to say, hardly anything worthy of the boorishly delivered monikers of “half-baked” or unprincipled.

Hardy’s tirade, in which he attempts to take the moral high ground with claims about “friendly’ facts and a lack of secrets, becomes even more incredible when one bears in mind that, in addition to being called out by the IPA for "thumbing its collective nose" at the FOIA request regarding the cost of presidential searches, he and the university currently face a push for a state ruling by the News-Gazette for failing to adhere to the recommendations of the IL Public Access Counselor. Nor shall we forget that this man previously (in an equally brazenly hypocritical, snide, albeit less hot-headed manner) chastised the DI’s editorial picture for calling into question BJ White’s actions during the admission scandal. The context was the revelation that White (which he testified to) used his position on behalf of a member of his own family, which Hardy bizarrely omitted, in his letter to the DI, ever happened. Hardy's description of White handing himself over to "private" life also causes some scratches to the head (for us behind the ears), given that White is now a golden-parachute faculty member, teaching of all things ethics(!). Given Hardy’s brazen need to completely whitewash White of anything, no one would be surprised if tomorrow Hardy started to insist White’s urine was, in fact, wine (if only “half-baked.”)

Perhaps this was a non-story, and we shall wait to see if it was. But Hardy’s expose of bureaucratic indignation over some fiscal transparency and accountability has replaced it. Regardless of the journalistic merit of White’s unsurprising largess (a topic that has been, and will likely continue to be analyzed, but as Tolkien would say, does not enter into this tail). Tom Hardy IS now the story. We know the DI well. We are forced to read it everyday (this Hound in particular!) This can be a chore. As anyone who reads us knows we have been adamant since the start of the fall term concerning the DI’s failure to update or retract a false rape allegation that it has previously reported. And we know full well, ’amateurish” ’half-baked’ and in violation of “every principle of fair, objective expository journalism “ are accurate, well labeled appellations of the Daily Illini’s journalist apparatus on most days.

But not today. And we challenge Hardy to show specifically where it is otherwise.


Posted by Hound No. 9

***Update 9-2-2010 5:31 P.M.***

The Daily Illini has posted an update regarding the rationale for the publication of this story. Though not by name, it is certainly a rebuke of Hardy's accusations. The Daily Illini's explanation echoes No. 9's post and our own defense of the publication.

Posted by Alpha Hound

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

The incoming leader of the University of ILL, Michael Hogan has handily set himself in to the system and repertoire of the institution. Only a month into his tenure, he has managed to lead the institution into a discrimination case for one of his adjunct professors, and he has raised eyebrows about the cost of his services in a time where the state faces record budget deficits, a clear result of fiscal mismanagement, overspending, and conspicuous consumption concerning higher and primary education. An unquestionable benefit resulting from the whole situation is the ever-more stringent scrutiny over university finances, and its disposal of taxpayer monies from the ever-constant shakedowns political allies in the state government undertake on its behalf. Several local news outlets including the News-Gazette and the TASSers at the DI have filed FOIA regarding the costs and identities the U of ILL’s presidential search. While the amount spent on the searches is a story in of itself, there is another result which is even more telling...

Described in a News-Gazette, the U’s reaction is, at least, doubtlessly consistent. All the pertinent names of the candidates and institutions had been blacked out. And airports they may have flown from. And travel agencies. And other expenses

This, in spite of Public Access Counselor Cara Smith's maxim, " the disclosure of this information [said expenses], in and of itself, does not constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."

So the university, like
so many other institutions, sees fit to rationalize and hide behind FIOA privacy clauses, as well as the misapplied FERPA exemption, in order to protect its own inconvenient truths.

Despite all of Hardy' claims about how we need to protect the privacy of candidates fielded for the leadership positions, he never answers the most fundamental question that arises: why do we need to protect the identities and privacy of the applicants? Should not the shareholders of the university, as the IPA's Craven asserts, be privy to exactly what type of candidates are fielded, especially in a plus-$300k deal? Considering the growling and hissing about how Professor Howell was employed through the Newman Center, why should not the rest of the professtocracy and administrators be held to the same amount of transparency? Hardy obviously subscribes to a much different type of transparency: the
B.J. White kind. If, as said, that sunlight is the best disinfectant, the U of ILL could quite easily rival the the brilliance of say, Minakami Village.


Hardy may speak more accurately than he realizes when he challenges the view of the Illinois Press Association counsel, that the U of ILL thumbed it’s nose at the public. A more accurate assessment would be to say it lifted its leg on the public.


Posted by Hound No. 6

Sunday, May 16, 2010

The DI posted its “Top Ten issue."

Amusing was its section on the top ten crimes committed on campus . According to the DI, the highest occurring crime is theft. That sounds rather vague., Everyone by now knows, given the leadership and types in the university, administration, and the DI itself, the the most-often committed crime is bribery, corrupting, and fraud. Granted that White’s Global campus failure, and Ghosh’s scholarship deception might, on an intrinsic level, qualify as theft. Perhaps, the DI felt that fell under its umbrella category?

Interestingly, and probably to the DI’s great displeasure, sexual assault/rape did not make the list (basic assault did). This cannot be good for the DI-UI propaganda machine. What will Ross Wantland write about in the buzz now? Perhaps its because as they always claim that most sexual assaults go unreported? This would not come as any surprise, as there are many things that go unreported in the DI, like
this and this (as well as several sexual assaults that the DI did not report, like this and this).

But never fear! There are
ways to correct these problems when the facts and numbers come up short.

Posted by Hound No. 9

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

New President a Conn Man

The typically non-transparent U of ILL committee meetings have announced the replacement for former, disgraced, BJ White.

University of Connecticut president, Michael Hogan will take over as the new leader of the UofI as of July 1, 2010.

Posted by Hound No. 6

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Herman too

Herman's long-overdue resignation came this week, marking the fall (or pithy demotion, as it were) of another conspirator of the admission scandal.

Naturally Herman blames all but himself, and his toads in the faculty and money brokers are quick to remind us of his "accomplishments' as chancellor and provost. Such as providing incentives to low-income student applicants. Of course, Herman has done nothing to make college more affordable to anyone, much less the less-fortunate. Indeed for someone who get paid almost a half-million dollar income a year plus severance and compensation, yet constantly screams on the hardships facing higher-ed, we have to wonder what exactly the kind of help he has brought. Considering that tuition is now roughly 6.5% in advance, what possible justification could Herman's devoted sycophants have to tout his contribution to improving the lives of any member of the university other than his own cabal?

Ironic that according to University press release, Herman will join the College of Education. There he will join another disgraced criminal administrator-turned teacher, Gene Amberg. Not to mention the rest of the golden-parachute faculty including:

Avijit Ghosh
Heidi Hurd
Larry DeBrock
B.J. White

Posted by Hound No. 6

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Bye Bye BJ

The main news of the day is the resignation of Bernie White (the News-Gazette's
"White Out" was a headlined article worth lamination.) Resignation seems a bit inadequate, given his role in ruining the UI. He still will be considered faculty, which we owe White's appointment to the University in the first place. Ostracizing from the ILL would be more appropriate.


Nevertheless, this ranks among several other great days. Like this one. And this one.

Posted by Hound No. 3

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

After delay and much skepticism, the UI Faculty-Student (in that order) Senate voted 98-55 (almost a 2-1) margin on a resolution to remove White and Herman from the University.

White's defense was that he was only responsible because he was the superior administrator. Never once did White make any mention that he had testified at the Mikva inquiries that he was using his position to admit extended family members.

Though non-binding, this vote surely will put significant pressure on the new Board of Trustees.

However, this resolution leaves some noticeable gaps, especially the involvement of people such as Ghosh, DeBrock, Hurd, Hardy, and Kaler.

Posted by Hound No. 9

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The TASSers over at the DI live up to their textbook definition in a piece of journalism malpractice on Wednesday. First, they printed what they generously refer to as a question and answer with BJ White, considering the fact that White did not answer anything. In this pathetic tete-a-tete, not once did they ever even bring up the fact that White was using his position to lobby for special admissions for his own family members.



Posted by Hound No. 9

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Reform of Admission Process: White in Action

BJ White held a conference of administrators, chancellors, deans, and admissions officials on how to fix (as if it was not fixed to begin with) the UI clout list. Once again, White sends out his ad nauseam and empty promise of "transparency."

Did we forget to mention the conference was behind closed doors?


Posted by Hound No. 6

Friday, August 14, 2009

Future of UI, Black?

Is the future of the University of Illinois black? Perhaps there will be a Black in its future, as state representative Bill Black has requested to be named as a Board of Trustee member since the fallout of the Admissions scandal.

We believe that Bill Black has been a well-established voice of the community in downstate ILL and believe as a result he will be an excellent voice on the board. Given too, his proximity to his constituency (and hence, the university) we would support him.

Black has previously said that "When I think they [the University administration] are wrong, I'm going to say so."

We hope so.

And yet, we have trepidations, since we feel Black will not send those responsible with their tails between their legs. His "no preconceived notions" of the culpability of White, Herman, etc. and his necessitating of examination in "and orderly fashion and with due process" worries us. The latter, no. The former yes.

It surpasses the bounds of belief that Black can have no preconceived notions of White nor Herman's unethical behavior. If the results of the Mikva report are not sufficient in its own right, then what? Perhaps White's admission of pushing for family member entrance via his official position (an obvious violation of UI ethics policy)? Or perhaps Herman's grudging acquiescence that Hurd's "facetious" nonsensical ramblings were indeed genuine ("Sometimes a plow is a plow," as Mikva himself observed)?

Black is up to the task of leading the university no question, but that cannot be seriously undertaken until the obstacles that prevent that are removed. Right now that is White, Herman, Hurd, Ghosh, DeBrock, Hardy, Kaler, et al. Unless the darkness that engulfs the Unversity now is disinfected with transparency and new light, there is no sense in adding more Black.

Posted by Hound No. 6

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Comission Findings

The findings of the committee chaired by Abner Mikva regarding the illegal admission actions by UI officials have been approved today, and we are waiting to view the text of the forty-five page report once it becomes available.

Highlights we overheard from WDWS include the resolution that Pat Quinn should call for the resignation of the complete body of the Board of Trustees. Trustees Shah and Larry Eppley have already given up the ghost.

Also, minor details of the report leave rebuking remarks that White and Herman both had willfully tampered and engaged in unethical acts unbecoming of university leaders. While the commission unfortunately does not in itself call for their complete and immediate ostracism, it does recommend that the new board have a complete and thorough review of them.

We hope to add more information, commentary, and citations as, once again, the commission report becomes available.

Posted by Hound No. 6

Update

The News Gazette now has the story with a link to the findings of the comission report.


As the story implies, blame goes around to several administrators including Herman (obviously), White (even more obvious), DeBrock (who we warned you all about several weeks ago), and Hurd (who's behavior has become even more guilt-ridden and erratic)

There will be a look at each player in the future now that the report is out.

Posted by Hound No. 6

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

You Dunnit

The admissions scandal (no doubt to the dismay and frustration of the UI administration) has gone well beyond the fenced yard of ILL and to California following Linda Katehi.



In an article for the UC Davis, White comes to the defense of Katehi, at the expense of... Richard Herman?



But first this selection:



"I do not believe that Provost's (my, aren't we possessive, White?) Katehi (it goes here, you know) bane has appeared in the press for the simple reason that she had no involvement in admissions cases that are fueling the controversy," White wrote in an email to [president] Yudof.

That is quite a declaration from a man who originally claimed that there was
no controversy, nor where there any admissions classified as Category I. Either
White has finally come to find out what happens on his own campus, or his pithy
attempt at denial has ceased to be effective even to himself.

The most curious part of White's testimony, however, comes next:

"The reason [she had no involvement] is that the chancellor [emphasis added] handled these matters directly with the admissions director and, in some cases, the deans."

Sorry Herman, BANG!

Posted by Hound No. 6

Summary of UofI Admissions Scandal

Here is the rundown of the Scandal thus far:

  • The Chicago Tribune breaks the story that the University of Illinois has seated unqualified (or less-than qualified) applicants based upon relations to ILL political connections, in particular to those connected to Rod Blagojevich. The case points to intervention including that of Joe White and Richard Herman.
  • White denies that the list even exits. (First Lie)
  • White later concedes that the list exists. He sends a statement where he makes audacious claims that include: this is common and acceptable (!!!) practice at other intuitions (namely the ones that he has previously administered-convenient). He also claims that the program is justified that because the list is small it is insignificant. Finally, despite being a belligerent opponent of removing favoritism and discrimination in admissions at UM and universally, he bizarre claims that he himself [emphasis added] believes applicants should be admitted solely on the basis of merit. (Second Lie)
  • The Tribune posts emails of Richard Herman (who had denied being any part of the scheme) shown to be smoking gun evidence of blatant activism on behalf of under-qualified applicants by no less than the person occupying the office of the chancellor.
  • he scandal sparks outrage by alumni, students and community members. Several state representatives call for investigation by legislatures into the roles that BOT members, White, Herman, and other had in the admissions of connections. The Tribune reports that White was involved with admitting relations of convicted Blago fundraiser crony, Tony Rezko.
  • ILL representative Boland calls for White, et al. to resign.
  • White calls for internal investigation. Quinn announces his own investigation. Quinn's council to investigate turns out to be a sham when it is revealed that his appointments include a former Clinton Administration counsel, members of race groups with tie to pro-affirmative action lobbying. Hardly a sounding repertoire for objective viewing of admission processes.
  • White issues a statement calling for cooperation in the investigation and promises to offer whatever the panel requires. (Third Lie)
  • The Tribune sues the White administration for the transcripts and supplementary data on the applicants concerned.
  • The panel requests the same material for its investigation. White breaks his promise of cooperation and hides behind abuse of the FERPA act (something that occurs in other campuses).

As the observer can note, the admissions scandal is in itself despicable and telling of the way White has tyrannized the state through the UI. Yet, the scandal, whether it leads to criminal proceedings or not is only the larger aspect of far more visible and straight-forward wrong. The ethics of admissions aside, the mere fact that White (let us not forget Herman nor the BOT Blago toadies) has been dishonest to the public on at least three occasions since the scandal was publicized demonstrates res ipsa loquitur that he cannot be trusted to continue in his current title and public office (an office, which he has no democratic claim to, we might add).

We think that in ILL territory, that even the most bitter Cubs, Cardinals, and White Sox rivals can agree on "three strikes and you're out!"

Posted by Hound No. 6

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tribune Attacks

The ones who brought us "Cloutgate" are now suing the UI for admission records. The Tribune continues to take the leadership role on this issue and initiates the tribunal power of the people, while Springfield dances around it. There will be more on that in another post.

The University will no doubt try to circumvent the procedure by bizarrely hiding behind FERPA, which has nothing to do with the issue. The students have been caught in the middle of White scandals constantly, and yet White, in a Reinhardt-esque fashion, merely warps them to do his dirty work.

FERPA abuse is not novel to ILL. Other cases abound of institutions abusing FERPA to hide from public scrutiny and culpability. There is more info at FIRE
here.



Posted by Hound No. 6

Sunday, May 31, 2009

A Klass Act

Professor Gary Klass over at ISU in a letter to the editor at the DI wrote quite aptly that "White gives inadequate explanation of admissions scandal"

As we mentioned in our previous post immediately after the scandal was broken at UIUC, White's own testimony follows on the ludicrous premise that because the unethical behavior is minor, it is irrelevant.

Klass' last paragraph, an excerpt:

"...if the category I acceptance rate were 61%, White would claim that 13 students were actually denied admission to the university by virtue of their political connections."

And his conclusion:

"One can only wonder how White himself was ever admitted to a university."

We assume the Professor was "wondering" rhetorically. If he is not (or for the benefit of those who may not see clearly), then the answer to the wonderment was his previous sentence.

Professor Klass, you are one classy guy.

Posted by Hound No. 9

Friday, May 29, 2009

Tribune Calls out Corruption at UofI Top

Originally, this space was to occupy some commentary on the poultry amount of level-headed leadership by the turkeys over at Liberty University. However, breaking (and breathtaking) news has erupted in our own back yard.

Just when all of us here in ILLinois thought that nothing could top the Blago-Burris scandal...

Brought to our attention by No. 9 and No. 3, the Chicago Tribune has broken the story that White, the BOT, Herman, and others have been less-than-honest (surprise) about selective admissions to the UI.

The Tribune story which was picked up, naturally, by the News-Gazette and reluctantly by the DI, says that relatives of Blago men, including a relative of Tony Rezko were admitted on White's recommendation. For a look the juicy emails, go here.

But the corruption does not end with the skunk White. Trustee Frances Carroll, who has previously used her position in attempts to violate freedom of speech as well as Cullerton who replaced (better yet, succeeded) the position and corrupt Chicago strong-arm of Emil Jones.

White has fired back with his own pithy statement on his supposed support of merit based admission. This statement is absurd and typical white wash:

"First and most important, all admissions to the University of Illinois should be based on merit. There will be many inquiries and expressions of support and interest for applicants, including from powerful people, but it is our job to manage a merit-based system and not
succumb to pressure."

Merit-based system? We shall give you all a friendly nip if you are not sure that this is reality. This is the same man who scoffed at and showed that he openly despised the democratic process and the people's right to vote in the state of Michigan after the ruling of unconstitutional admission practices at UM.

But let us pass upon the debatable and dubious usefulness of racial preference in admissions, as it is second in importance to White's statement. The important point is thatthe mere fact that he fanatically supports such preferences makes his claim to admit solely upon merit is an affront to the truth.


"Second, it is the case that we track inquiries and expressions of interest in particular applicants...this was the case at the University of Michigan, where I spent 25 years, and at Georgetown University, where I serve on the the board of directors."

Like some sort of naive junior high punk, White seems to think that to engage in illicit practices is cool and okay because everyone else is doing it. White cites in his defense both the before mentioned UM and Georgetown. What do these have in common with White? He just told us-himself. Apparently, White's argument is that any place that he breaks the law previously, it is justified somewhere else because he himself thinks it is.

"Third, the Tribune makes not assertion that unqualified individuals were admitted to the University."

We cannot respond to this. The only possible way that White can remotely attempt to make the assertion that the Tribune did NOT make the assertion, was to have either not read or ignored the story.

If we have a problem with inappropriate pressures for admission...numbers from the Tribune article suggest it is a small one which does not corrupt the admissions system..."

Outrageous. White (and Herman and Hardy as noted in the main articles in the Tribune, N-G, and DI) now having been finally caught in the scandal, rationalizes that little corruption is okay because it is little. Would any student, parent, alum, for example, expect the University to overlook any bill, donation, loan dollar that is not nailed down if it were a small amount compared to the larger? No, it is absurd to even ponder. Corruption and crime is corruption and crime. Even if White only illegally let one person into the university, the fact that it is one out of twenty-thousand makes it no less a crime.

Readers should not be surprised (and based upon the DI article, they are not) that White should have Chicago corruption on his breath. As Trustee Schmidt (the ONE trustee who was voted democratically and has a legitimate claim to the BOT) says that "some must go down" White has certainly gone down on the laps (perhaps that is what the BJ stands for?) of Chicago patrons before to get what he wants. One most prominent example was to reward Jones, Blago, and others for the nifonging of the Chief by pay-for-playing them with tickets for 2007's post-season Rose Bowl tournament.

It comes as no surprise that everyone from lawmakers to students, to parents, to taxpayers of ILL are outraged.

White has continued to (now exposed quite literally) buy loyalty of BOT and others with misguided and deceitful assurances about his Global Campus failure, and of course let us never forget White's dedication to students and admissions when he helped Ghosh, Ikenberry, and DeBrock ruin the prospects of military applicants for the MBA program and ruined Van Der Hooning's reputation in the process. What goes around comes around, White. As we have also previously reported, the entire University has been mum on its continued employments of guilty accessories to child abuse and statutory rapes by clinical faculty, Gene Amberg.

As Hardy says, this is an easily manageable and correctable problem. We saw it with the ex-governor.

IT IS TIME TO WHITE-OUT WHITE. AND HERMAN. AND CARROLL. AND HARDY. AND EPPLEY. AND KALER. AND SHAH.

NOW.

Posted by Alpha Hound