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

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

Film School 101

Only in ILL!

The U.S. Flag = Hammer and Sickle

Then again, the fact that he thinks The Phantom Menace a * * * 1/2 movie should tell you something right there.

Posted by Hound No. 9

Gordy Hulten, who ran IlliniPundit blog site has been selected for the Champaign City Council Unit 5. While it shared its usual amount of pedigree lunacy, Hulten's blog was one of the most unabashed sources of the C-U Citizenry; certainly more than any local publication. It has been an invaluable source as a result, and its services missed (especially for No. 3, who’s beat along with the Saluki Way included IP posting. No worry, something else will be found for him to blog about).

We wish Gordy good luck in the future, and we shall keep the link as an honorary display as one of our favorite blogs.

Thank you for the opportunity Mr. Hulten. Tali Ho.

Posted by Alpha Hound

Last week the Chronicle reported that Duke University would be selling the property where the lacrosse rape hoax occurred but didn’t back in 2006. What will happen? Will Victoria Peterson buy it so she can finally burn it down? Or will Mary Katherine Ham purchase it as some historical marker, marking where Mangum never got raped?


In all seriousness, however, the statement that made us sit up and wag our tails was the part that said:

"The University plans to sell the lacrosse house—located at 610 North Buchanan and the site of the 2006 lacrosse scandal—following the resolution of several remaining civil suits."

Resolution of several remaining suits? The only lawsuit outstanding that was resolved recently was the Pressler lawsuit, stemming from when he was slandered by the Flying Squirrel. It was our impressions that the Ekstrand Lawsuit and others were nowhere near close to being finished, given the amount at stake. Perhaps though, as Duke settled with Pressler to avoid the discovery process, Duke is planing on the same thing with the others, and this property sale is a cue?

Is there something that the Chronicle knows that we do not?


Posed by Hound No. 2

When Speech gets Flagged

Yesterday, the news and blogs were barking up a storm concerning a blatant RABIES break out at Five Live Oak High School in California. Five boys (of various ethnicity) were sent home for wearing U.S. Flag-themed clothing during school on May 5th. The orchestrator of this particular outrage was the vice-principal (a Miguel Rodriguez). This has lead to parental and national outrage, and was met with denunciation by the district itself.

We predict it shall be extremely difficult for the school to lie its way out such a blatant free speech violation, even if the chameleons attempt to camouflage their actions under the guise of the "safety first' ruse. Such a move to obfuscate the obvious PC-grandstanding ere will hardly hold up. In order for it to do so, the backers of Rodriguez et al. would have to suggest, that the display of U.S. themed apparel (something we would expect to find in the U.S. perhaps?) could prompt a violence response, those celebrating Cinco de Mayo (who wearing mexican garb were not asked to leave as the others were) are predisposed to violence-the last thing the school would want. Naturally, lawsuit talk is on the tip of wet tongues.

The principal of the school and superintendent have since "apologized" for the incident by claiming the safety gambit we described above. There is no word, however from the instigator, Rodriguez, nor are any privy to what his current status is. Whether the apology suffices, or the occurrence becomes a cause celebre and court fight is unclear, but no matter which way, this will constantly return to bite them in the rear.

Posted by Hound No. 4

The news of the week has been, of course, Mayor Jerry Schweighart's well-publicized, and woefully moronic 'birther" opinion that Barack Obama has been less than forthright with the original copy of his birth certificate.

The comments are certainly ignorant and demonstrate he has the brains of a sheep (no disrespect intended. We know many sheep dogs, and many sheep. Most sheep we know are just meek and need something to flock to), but hardly novel. Remember please, that this is the state of ILL, and in the last year, there has been no shortage of dumb utterances.

For example, here are some from ILL alone in just the past year that you may remember:

“There's no secret clout list.” -B. Joseph White lying about the admissions scandal that, as the Tribune so poetically put it,"sunk his presidency." (The skunk's claim was later discredited after emails of his own lobbying for Tony Rezko's family members surfaced)

”All admissions... should be based on merit .” -White again. Anyone who was familiar with his thoughts and actions regarding his work during and after at the University of Michigan can spot this fib easily.

“It's very confusing to the University and the community."-Renee Romano insulting the intelligence of the average citizen of ILL,after being caught attempting to limit free speech of those who support retired Chief Illiniwek.

-Students aren’t qualified -Jarred Hall equally capricious of students (he himself is one, by the way...) who dared think critically of the University after the DI posted a list of faculty and employee salaries.

“You never asked” -Roland Burris explaining why he committed perjury during his testimony about the sale of his senate seat.

“I don't that's a productive use of my time - Dick Durbin explaining why he would not meet with his own constituents.


And here are some other winners:

"The system worked." -Janet Napalitano when the only reason people were not killed by the Christmas Day bomber was his hands were in his underpants.

"Baby Killer!"- Rep. Randy Neugebauer to Michigan Representative Bart Stupak.

"I don't worry about the Constitution on this."- Phil Hare on the Constitution's limits of congressional power. (Hare also pulled a DI and could not tell the difference between the Declaration of Independence)

“...acted stupidly- Barack Obama's description of a police officer in Cambridge responded to a burglary report.


And of course

"I don't think he is American, personally.“ -Jerry Schweighart


Schweightt's claim was ignorant and unnecessary. But it was hardly the only one.

Posted by Alpha Hound