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David Wiginton On:
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:21 PM
Comment Title: Patriacrhal racism does not exist.
Minority groups should be happy to live among superior white peoples. If white people were so racist they'd go back to their savage countries.
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plasmapal On:
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:32 PM
Comment Title: Hypocrisy
To the poster who charges patriarchal racism, would you please demonstrate why you believe this? What exactly is your evidence? I don't think you have anything to offer beyond the fact she's a woman and hispanic. Seems like this is all you need to know to paint the entire community with your hate colored brush. If McKinney had been the one ousted would you say he was treated unfairly? I doubt you could pick him out of a lineup any more than you can describe what happened to cause this whole mess. You have a big chip on your shoulder, and it's ugly.
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Joel On:
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:22 AM
Comment Title: Really? You believe this... ?
"Everyone's always saying we need to do this, or do that to be a top tier University. Well guess what we are top tier University. What makes us special is that we are different. We have tradition and we have values." That statement made me lol.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 11:32 PM
Comment Title: To "sounds simple"
Thank you for one of the few reasoned comments on this page.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 9:23 PM
Comment Title: Sounds Simple
Whatever else people might think is behind all of this, it sounds like she just did not do an acceptable job. Given all of the possible fallout from discharging her, and it looks like there is plenty of that, it only makes sense that such a stink would only be risked if she really just did a poor job. It just happens to be a very public decision. Every bad thing that happens to people is not the result of some grand conspiracy. Sometimes people just aren't good at the jobs they have. People get fired or resign instead of waiting for that to happen.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 7:44 PM
Comment Title: Hypocrites
After reading these postings and the ones on KBTX, I can honestly say that I am ashamed of all of you who are showing your true colors--patriarchal racists who claim to be such good Christians!
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Monday, June 15, 2009 5:02 PM
Comment Title: To Common Sense Guy
No, it is not possible that she was a bad president; she is female and she is Hispanic, and everyone knows that this automatically means she is a good president. And of course, since there is anything remotely political about it, it is dirty, especially because we are talking about conservatives here. All conservatives, as anyone in academia knows, are ignorant, biased, unthinking anti-intellectuals. And you don't need to go to any of the meetings or have any knowledge about what is really going on. Combine the above two factors with the insightful and unbiased reporting of a media source that only searches for truth and never buries anything that might suggest that the headline is sensationalized in the last three paragraphs of a story, treating anything that might suggest that there is more to the story as if it were unimportant---hey, that's all you need to know. It's all common sense.
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Common Sense Guy On:
Monday, June 15, 2009 4:01 PM
Comment Title: Quit assigning motives
Is it possible that Murano simply was a bad President? Or was it definitely dirty politics? You guys seem to know better than me since you were involved in all the meetings and everything. Does the Eagle qualify as a good reference source? lol
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Monday, June 15, 2009 11:29 AM
Comment Title: To poster of "Murano treated unfairly"
Before you make assumptions about "dead weight," maybe you should take a look at who got jobs and at what salaries.
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Dan On:
Monday, June 15, 2009 11:06 AM
Comment Title: Murano treated unfairly
I have personally known Dr Murano for over 10 years. She is one of the most honest and caring people I know. What she did she did because she thought it was the best for the university. She is not a politician, but an educator who tried to do the best job possible of her University. She made many efforts to get the dead weight out and that ruffled some feathers. I can say with 100% certainty what she did was never for personal gain, which I wish I could say the same for others involved in this episode. It is unfortunate that in order to be a university president you have to be a politician like Rick Perry.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 10:24 AM
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"Surely you are not suggesting that a BOR should be composed of academicians. What a farce that would be." -------------------------------- You mean what a Nightmare that would be!!
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Monday, June 15, 2009 10:19 AM
Comment Title: To the poster of "Vison?"
Surely you are not suggesting that a BOR should be composed of academicians. What a farce that would be.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 9:42 AM
Comment Title: Not quite right yet...........
Dr. Murano is from Cuba not Puerto Rico or Mexico just for the record.
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Ricky G On:
Monday, June 15, 2009 9:34 AM
Comment Title: Shows just how smart you are
David Wigins. She is from Puerto Rico not Mexico. I love when you people show just how smart you are. I sorry let me say in way you understand. "How smart you all is" Go back to school.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 8:27 AM
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There's so many misinformed people on here it's funny :) Vimel Patel and Eagle have not told the whole story. Murano resigned because she knew she messed up. Believe what you want, but the outcome has already been decided. The two positions will NEVER be merged EVER. Get your facts Vimel.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 8:18 AM
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Everyone's always saying we need to do this, or do that to be a top tier University. Well guess what we are top tier University. What makes us special is that we are different. We have tradition and we have values. We need to stop trying to be like t.u. and try to be the best Texas A&M we can be. I came to A&M because it wasn't t.u. Let's take our University back people!!!!!!
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Monday, June 15, 2009 8:15 AM
Comment Title: Class of '70
Neither my money nor my grandchildren will be going to A&M if I have a say. This is the saddest era in the history of Texas A&M and I am heart broken that our traditions and school has been taken away by the likes of Perry and McKinney.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 8:11 AM
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Gig 'em the whole aggie system is a joke. Anyone remember the effort for a "World Class University" well guess what that is out the window, we may not even be in the top 5 in Texas.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 8:06 AM
Comment Title: Vimel you are a hack.
Another one sided article from the Bryan Enquirer. Combining the the roles was never even considered. The chancellor has told the BOR repeatedly that won't work. I guess if you did you're homework you'd know that. Keep printing your gossip column. The liberal faculty here seem to enjoy it. Maybe after the Eagle fires you, you can start an internet blog, lol.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 7:43 AM
Comment Title: Vision?
To the person who posted: "In order for us to remain in the top 10 Universities..." You need to cut back on something. We are not a top ten university overall, in all U.S. universities, or even U.S. state universities. We did have a high ranking in the category of high value, from a publication I'd never heard of before. The U.S. News & World Report site lists A&M at: 137nd in the world overall (based on the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings) [from the US News & World Report site], 64th in all U.S. universities, 34th in best value (computed with the America's Best Colleges score to price ratio) in U.S. universities, and 24th among U.S. Public universities (state schools). And apropos to rankings, the recall the report referenced in an Eagle story (Case made for 2 A&M positions, 6/11/09) , which compared the A&M and UT systems. The report listed UT-Arlington, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso, and UT- San Antonio as "Emerging Research Universities" which are rising in prestige, while the A&M satellite schools column for this category garnered one word: "None". While at the US News & World Report site, I noticed the following U.C. schools in the Top Public Schools List: #1 UC Berkeley, # 3 UCLA, #7 UC-SanDiego, #12 (tie) UC-Davis, #12 (tie) UC-Irvine, # 12 (tie) UC-Santa Barbara, #40 UC-Riverside, # 45 UC-Santa Cruz. None of the UT satellites rank anywhere close to the stellar units of the UC system, but the two examples shed light on where A&M system stands in the academic community. Perhaps if McKinney concerned himself more with the underachievement of the satellite schools, he would have been too busy (or self-conscious) to churlishly upbraid Murano. To the poster of "Tiresome Outrage": Don't give the Regents so much credit. They are political appointees, who helped get the governor elected, or are friends/business acquaintances, and are primarily corporate luminaries, not academicians. Part of this political tussle is the notion of shared governance versus a top-down corporate model. The latter is fundamentally wrong as a philosophy, or leadership structure for a university, by definition. And just as there is confusion as to the purpose and meaning of a university at the executive levels of his one, so there is a more troubling one at the student level, enabling a culture of unquestioning acceptance of authority, an anti-intellectual predilection (perverse in a secular university) and the entrenchment of incompetence at the top. I see this controversy as more than squabbling over who's right: Murano or McKinney, or the Perry rumors. I see this as a possible referendum on the very mission and future of A&M. Will it be the stated purpose of Vision 2020, and to strive towards that goal? Or will it be the louts with their 'highway 6 goes both ways' intolerant country-club mindset? I don't know how anybody decided the traditions and history of A&M would be in jeopardy if it were to resolutely and energetically seek the accomplishment and prestige of 'World Class University' (a slogan A&M presidents and administrators undeservedly used in the early 90's). Perhaps its the observation that truly world class schools have a reputation for liberalism. The University of California-Berkely is the exemplar of a lesser state school which became a top-ten school. In fact it is a perennial #1 state university in multiple ranking publications. If A&M were to achieve a shade of that success, I do not believe it would do so by selling out. I say that the lofty goals originally stated in Vision 2020 have been sold out to boards and meetings of a overly corporate administration. This is pertinent to the hiring of the 450 professors, and the slipping of A&M's rankings during the period, and the posted comment titled "hiring faculty". I watched the 'vision' of Vision 2020 debased to the fodder of PowerPoint presentations, with easily achievable and endlessly redefinable measures of progress. There is also the laughingstock angle. This rankle, and the un-businesslike conduct of these corporate executives leaves the impression that a bunch of disconnected buffoons run this school.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 1:39 AM
Comment Title: McKinney Should Do The Same
Never did I think that things would come to this. Chancellor McKinney is a blight on this great university and university system and I hope he has the good sense to realize the shame he has brought, and step down as well. And to the gentleman who just made the comment that there would have been no outrage had this been a white man or woman, you bring just as much shame to our school and our world. You embarrass us all. This entire episode reeks of ignorance, petty partisan politics, and hubris and as much as it pains me to say, Dr. Murano is a "bigger man" than McKinney will ever be.
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Marco On:
Monday, June 15, 2009 12:36 AM
Comment Title: Wah wah wah
If this had been a white woman or man, there wouldn't have been such an outrage.
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rnj class of 91 On:
Monday, June 15, 2009 12:19 AM
Comment Title: Murano's resignation
Sounds as if System Chancellor Mike McKinney is trying to protect himself and his position by bad-mouthing (slander?) Ms. Murano's performance. The board of regents should really think twice about having a person as Mr. McKinney be president of our University. If he was unprofessional in his writing of Ms. Murano's performance evaulation (hand-written, how tactless can one get!) to save his own skin and undermine Ms. Murano, who knows what kind of other unethical behavior acts he may be capable of doing as president of Texas A&M.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:51 PM
Comment Title: hiring faculty
I don't like seeing hiring faculty just because the university wants Vision 2020. The university brought many faculty, they got start-up research funds and stop doing any research. The university doesn't need this kind of faculty. Please check the Psychology department to see what some of faculty did with start-up money.
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Mr. I Came Via Easterwood Not HWY6 On:
Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:22 PM
Comment Title: Aggies can't protest: a sad truth...
The sad truth is that "protest", "civil disobedience", and "disagreeing with authority" are not aggie traditions. Given the size of the school, and the magnitude of the matters that might be protested, the collective aggie spirit must overcome internal resistance to protesting. After that, it must then figure out how to protest. Finally, it must assure that all final agreements are made honorably and are henceforth honored. A&M still has quite a bit of trouble with step 2... If you want an example of how to change your school, then there are other schools who have set forth examples of how to do that. Unfortunately, they all tend to be very liberal institutions. Any real dissenters who might have lead such protests here, at this crucial time, on this important matter, who could have instilled the much needed fervor for genuine change, have long since left; being told that "highway 6 goes in both directions," so many times, they finally left. Stop blaming Perry, McKinney, Murano, Faculty, and any other scapegoat you wish to get rid of, for problems that arise within this community. No matter how poor a commander or general is, he possesses only the power given to him by his soldiers. Enough of this Puritan scapegoat mentality. Grow up Aggieland! You can't get rid of all your problems by getting rid of people you don't like and isolating yourselves. It's this very collective mindset of exclusiveness, devoid of any sense of collective responsibility, that created this mess. I speak now to the Aggie Spirit as I would any individual, but with gentle borrowed words: "You cannot hope to solve your problems using the same mindset you used to create them." ~Albert Einstein
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:17 PM
Comment Title: What about Dr. Murano's response?
Did Dr. Murano release her objections to the performance review to people other than the Chancellor? Is that the accepted protocol? (I think not.)
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:14 PM
Comment Title: Comment to BOH
And this is a surprise because...? Last time I checked, Regents to any of the state's universities are appointed by the Governor. They are chosen because the Governor in question trusts them to do a good job in representing the priorities the Governor has for the position. Presidents of organizations always hire according to whether the potential employee seems to be someone who has the same goals and priorities as the executive has.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:10 PM
Comment Title: Correction to comment to person who was responding to Brian
Actually it was not A&M that obtained the chancellor's notes by a freedom of information request; it was the Eagle.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:10 PM
Comment Title: what?
Yeah, right, universities are not run like businesses. That's why they can't control their costs, and why they can't rid themselves of detritus as easily. What a self absorbed sanctimonious sack of shiite. Reminds me of Kerry telling those college kids they might end up as poor ignorant soldiers - elitist to the bone.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:09 PM
Comment Title: Why is this racism?
Why is it that if a female or Hispanic or African American is evaluated for her/his performance negatively it is automatically racism? What is racist is the presumption that because someone is a member of one of the preferred minorities, they are not subject to the same systems---including honest appraisal of performance---that a white person would be expected to experience.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:07 PM
Comment Title: BOH
Here are your Board of regents by name. Feel free to look them up sometime. Morris E. Foster by Governor Rick Perry in 2007 James P. “Jim” Wilson by Governor Rick Perry in 2007 Phil Adams by Governor Rick Perry in 2001 Richard Arthur Box by Governor Rick Perry December 8, 2008 Lupe Fraga by Governor Rick Perry in 2005 Bill Jones by Governor Rick Perry in 2003 Jim Schwertner by Governor Rick Perry in 2009 Gene Stallings by Governor Rick Perry in 2005 Ida Clement Steen by Governor Rick Perry in October of 2005
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:06 PM
Comment Title: To person who commented to Brian
No, you got it wrong. The Chancellor did not leak anything. The handwritten notes from the evaluation were obtained by A&M by virtue of a freedom of information request. For all we know, they simply had not yet been tranferred to final written form before the freedom of information request required them to be released.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:02 PM
Comment Title: Universities are not Businesses
To Brian: Evidently you don't know much about the PURPOSE of universities, why faculty EARN tenure. One thing I will teach you...universities can you useful business principles, but are NOT meant to be run like businesses. ESPECIALLY when it comes to (as you stated) doing what the boss says. Faculty do NOT blindly follow, nor are they expected to! At least, that is NOT how it is done at the nation's TOP TIER Research institutions. Please, become informed before you post comments based ignorance.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:47 PM
Comment Title: A&M
The honorable thing for Chancellor McKinney would be to resign too ! (But who expects McCrony to do the right thing?)
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:28 PM
Comment Title: Real Issue
Let's focus here on the real issue--shared governance. Can/should all this be done without the Board of Regents consulting with its key stakeholders--including faculty, former students, and current students? And to what avail? Dr. Murano was a competent and in some ways visionary leader. What will happen now? Chaos? It is deeply disappointing to many.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:07 PM
Comment Title: Like I said
I told you it was the Bush dynasty, Barbara herself is at the door with Dick Cheney and several SS types. I never should have s
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:05 PM
Comment Title: Railroaded into resignation
It is patently obvious that Dr. Murano's resignation was not of her own free will. She clearly was given an alternative: Resign or be fired. She took the high road. Her love for Aggieland and her desire to see no harm come to this great university is greater than any moral vindication she would get by allowing herself to be fired. However, make no mistake. If McCrony and the (as another writer so aptly named him) thinks he can silence his critic by firing her, he now will find he has 10,000 critics who will not be so gracious.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:03 PM
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McKinney, you know the System released your hand written evaluation (no matter how poorly written, and in haste) only to help you. Mr. Perry, just what is your relationship with Mr. Mckinney?
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:52 PM
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Nice, McKinney. Nothing like a flunky from Cougar High to mess things up.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:44 PM
Comment Title: WiseAg
Follow the money, it's about research funds. Don't let the System dictate.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:32 PM
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Her race and gender should not have anything to do with her qualifications for this position at A & M. Stop making this the issue. Who cares?
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plasmapal On:
Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:25 PM
Comment Title: gotta be racism
There's just no way this situation would have happened if El Presidente sin gusano had been a white male. No way! She would have triumphed over the lesser white males as the laws of physics and thermodynamics dictate. Duh . . . this is obviously the work of the Bush dynasty. RACISM pure and simple.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:11 PM
Comment Title: To Brian
I think you've got it backwards--no executive would ever send a handwritten performance appraisal directly to the one being reviewed and certainly would never leak it to the press! How long have you worked in the "real world?"
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Charles On:
Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:55 PM
Comment Title: McKinney AKA Mc Do Do Head
McKinney=EMBARRASSMENT TO ALL AGGIES AND AGGIELAND. HE IS THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO QUIT ALONG WITH THE REST OF HIS JOKERS.
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JAMES( AHSAMED TO BE IN AGGIELAND) On:
Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:51 PM
Comment Title: SCREW AGGIELAND AND YOU RACIST PIGS
YOU RACIST BIGOTS GOT WHAT YOU WANTED. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ALL THE MESS YOU DONE. DR MURANO YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS STUPID RACIST SCHOOL.
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plasmapal On:
Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:49 PM
Comment Title: Sin gusano
Of course, she could have handled herself in a more distinguished manner (a la Gates) and been far more productive and constructive as a result, but that would have required a depth of character and an understanding of her opponents that was apparently beyond her reach.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:42 PM
Comment Title: El Presidente
The whole Murano presidency is a debacle. Rewind back to her "auspicious" hiring, those same voices who loudly cry for justice today were the ones who blamed good hair and other mysterious forces for putting her in power to begin with. Because of the circumstances of her hiring she never had a legitimate claim to the respect of her office, and she took that chance with her eyes wide open. She's not going to be destitute or downtrodden as a result, but nobody can take the experience or title away from her. She certainly made her administrative decisions without remorse or apology, and she doesn't seem to be seeking any from others on her way out the door. She's also played her cards with subtle mastery, and I respect her for that. McKinney has to deal with a latina martyr now, and the spotlight is on.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:28 PM
Comment Title: Consensus
Based on the comments I see here, the common thread is definitely the same: meddling from the top down has hurt Texas A&M University. Whether you believed she was the greatest, worst, or somewhere in between, you either disagreed with how she came into the President's office or how she went out. Likewise, controversy surrounds anyone appointed to power who is linked to Governor Perry. Too many shake-ups have resulted in distraction and distrust. Unfortunately, this is not over yet. And to the person who believes Sen. Hutchison will rid Austin of good ole boy politics, you are in for a disappointment. She is just as entrenched as any male which is why she has been successful. God Bless A&M...bless her with uncompromising leadership from the very top on down.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:05 PM
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I am glad to see that Dr. Murano has consulted a lawyer. Dr. McKinney, are you paying attention? You might need one soon, too.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:02 PM
Comment Title: Tiresome outrage
Although it is not the least bit surprising to read all this outrage laden with conspiracy theories in the wake of such an event as Dr. Murano's decision to step down, I really do think people need to calm down. In the first place, in situations like this, there is always a lot more than we as outsiders know. I would guess that there are some very valid reasons for concern about Dr. Murano's performance. The BOR doesn't call meetings just for the fun of it, and if this were something totally without merit, it would not be playing out the way it is. Having said that, I am not the least bit impressed with the way Chancellor McKinney has handled any of this. He has used poor judgment in many ways. But he was Dr. Murano's primary champion in getting her hired, so it is unlikely that he was hoping she would fail. I find all the speculation about Governor Perry's motives especially tiresome. I have never seen anything that indicated to me that he has ever wanted anything except the best possible outcome for Texas A&M. Whether he harbors a desire to become the president of A&M at some point or not I could not possibly know. But I do not think he has any plans for anything except trying to win the Governor's race in 2010, and it is ridiculous to think that he intentionally tried to engineer a bad situation for A&M as a strategy for being chosen some day as president---again, if that is even truly his goal. It wouldn't suprise me if it were; there are hundreds of former students who would, I think, love to have that chance. But this would not be a good strategy for making that happen. Oh, and please, people: Give up this childish "Governor Goodhair" thing. Does having good hair disqualify the man from public office? And while this may have been some attempt at humor from someone at some point in time (it sounds like something Molly Ivins would have said), it is no longer original and it is a poor attempt at an ad hominem attack.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:21 PM
Comment Title: Follow The Money
Follow the money. Follow the money. Where is a good investigative reporter? This is easy pickins' for someone who is interested in exposing pay for play in Texas. Illinois politics has nothing on Texas!
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:16 PM
Comment Title: ________NO CLASS___NO VISION_______
If I ever hear the terms "World class university, or Vision 20/20 used in reference to Texas A&M University again, I think I'll be sick.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:07 PM
Comment Title: very sad day
this whole affair is the best reason i know to defeat Rick Perry in the Primary. His BOR appointments are a joke......Everything Dr. Gates did to improve TAMU is now history....including a legacy of ethinic advancement. The TAMU BOR has exhibited the worst kind of racism...the kind cloaked in old boy back door politics.....The Gov needs to go.....time for a change....time for Kay
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:06 PM
Comment Title: McKinney must go
If Dr. Muraano, a leader, innovator and good for TAMU leaves, then the ex UT exec should go too - from his bio "Dr. McKinney came to the A&M System from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he was senior executive vice president and chief operating officer." Why was he hired in first place? More to the question is his total lack of professionalism in handling this situation with Dr. Murano. What ever shred of dignity he may have had is forever tarnished. If it is even slighty true that his plans are to bring in Rick Perry - SHAME ON YOU!!
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:58 PM
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I am disgusted by the behavior of Chancellor McKinney and by the acquiescence of the Board of Regents to his behavior, from the beginning of this distasteful episode. I am not certain what can be done but am strongly supportive of a demand for Chancellor McKinney to step down and for the Board members to explain their behavior in this mess. I was appalled that the Board completely disregarded the search committee's list in the first place, but it is clear that they believed that Dr. Murano was a pawn in their plan, until she refused to hire "their" candidate for Vice President for Research. I would encourage a complete investigation of the Chancellor's office and Governor Perry's involvement with these pharmaceutical and technological companies that the System has gotten involved with over the past year or so. I hope that Texas Monthly swoops down on this University and that the Eagle continues to demand records, and I hope that Dr. Murano decides to sue the Chancellor and the Board of Regents........ There is no credibility any more with any of them, and I cannot imagine who they will get to serve as interim President---which may be a part of their repulsive plan......
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:36 PM
Comment Title: God Help Us!
What a tragedy and loss for the University. The way Dr. McKinney and the BOR conduct themselves is an embarrassment to all Aggies and a disservice to the Students, Faculty, Staff and Former Students. Dr. McKinney should resign or be terminated. I am very proud of how Dr. Murano has conducted herself over these last few weeks and the sacrifice she is making by resigning. What happened to her is JUST WRONG. I would hope that someone in a position to do something about this will call the US Attorney's Office and ask the DOJ to come in and investigate the conduct and business practices of The Chancellor, BOR and if that road leads to Austin then so be it.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:35 PM
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This is a sad day for all Aggies who believed in change. Mckinney did not do this for the students or faculty of Texas A&M. He did this so that he and his buddies can make money. Texas A&M is about to make a HUGE deal with the LRA of Ingleside, Texas where the A&M system will make millions of dollars as a business, not a university. Mckinney wants in on this and so does his friend Perry. Put two and two together and what do we get??? President Mckinney and Chancellor Perry when Kay Bailey Hutchinson beats him in the gubernatorial race...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:15 PM
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Are you kidding me? Not only was Murano hired in an underhanded manner (talk about a godd ol boy system), but then headed up the closing of the MSC and appointed a vice president of student affairs without the input of students. I'm glad to see her go, now maybe the BOR will hire one of the candidates presented to them, instead of a glorified food science prof. that happens to be a cuban female.
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Brian On:
Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:02 PM
Comment Title: Idiots
I hope none of you are ever in a position of authority. Most of you are idiots. "Handwritten review notes on scratch paper?" - it is common practice among excutives to handwrite their comment and have someone else type them up later. Again, you have no clue. You all are brain washed with the whole rumor on Perry and President. Quit reading into rumors. You all can't be this dumb. After reading her review, it sounds like she didn't do things that the Board and Chancellor requested. EVERYWHERE I worked, you ALWAYS do what the BOSS says. It has been too many years that the University has been doing things their way. It is time the University was a team player and not the owner. If any of you Aggies were smart, you would know this.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:42 PM
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We should all show up outside Rudder at 8 am tomorrow and protest McCronie, I mean McKinney, and ask for HIS resignation!
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:37 PM
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Handwritten review notes on scratch paper? The BOR should seriously think about showing Chancellor McKinney out the door. As an alumni, I am appalled as to the behavior of this man who hold also an important office in the University. Selfishness and greed is written all over this. I think in these economic hard times, greed begins to take place and one will do whatever he/she has to for more money. I never did think this would happen in such a fine and outstanding University. The president never had a chance. She did an awesome job and it was good to see such a diversity at TAMU.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:16 PM
Comment Title: So much for cost cutting measures
OK, now let's assess the cost cutting measures around which the affair began. Murano will now return to the faculty most likely with her contractual salary intact assuming she prepared for this as well as any hidden perks in her package (spousal support, etc.). She will return a disappointed, unmotivated and potentially bitter, most likely looking out for her small selfish domain. A&M has lost her selfless service. The dollar cost to A&M's image and reputation is hard to estimate, but likely in the long term millions/billions. The only good thing that could come out of this is triggering an audit of cost effectiveness of Perry/McKinney's commitments of taxpayer dollars to questionable for-profit partnerships and the ETF funds so far, not only to A&M but State-wide. Plus the cost-effectiveness of costs of expansion of the A&M System/Chancellor's offices and positions at the expense of TAMU and other deserving component faculty.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:14 PM
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I'm sad that Murano buckled under to the pressure from McKinney and Gov. Goodhair's cronies on the BOR. A&M has once again shown itself to be the laughing stock of academia. Good luck trying to get good faculty or decent students to come here. It will just be filled with the lazy no-goods from rich daddy Old Ags. When Perry takes over as either Chancellor or Prez, then if you work for the university, kiss your job goodbye as he fails to keep adequate funding coming from the legislature.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:14 PM
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In order for us to remain in the top 10 Universities, we must eliminate the people and issues that may cost the ranking of this superburb institution down. Let us begin with Chancellor McKinney and his behavior, Secondly, Gov. Perry needs to go on to greener pastures, Thirdly, think about the history,traditions, the alumni, the current students and the future ones. Have we forgotten what Texas A&M represents? This is about what's good for the University not what is good for the ego and selfishness of one particular individual. I do agree that this is a very, very sad day for Texas A&M University,faculty, and students.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:58 PM
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This is a sad day for TAMU all around. Pretty hair boy really did it this time. Also, an embarrassment for the University of having the Chancellor doing his review handwritten on paper. No wonder we always the center of Aggie jokes. The Chancellor needs to resign too.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:52 PM
Comment Title: Association of Former Students must influence Regents
....to contain the negative impact of this embarrassing sequence of events, or the institution will find it impossible to attract the leadership needed to achieve Top Ten status. The faculty senate has done its part and Dr. Murano has respectfully chosen to play this game no longer. Does TAMU want to be a Top Ten university? If so, the Regents must act accordingly and assert their independence from political favoritism and exert their authority. If not, faculty and former students should lower their expectations considerably, and expect KBH to eventually support another Research 1 university in the state that will behave like one, conduct its business like one, and meet the needs of the state, the country and the international community.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:40 PM
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Maybe tomorrow they will oust McKinney and appoint Dean Brescani as president or Chancellor. A true leader.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:34 PM
Comment Title: So Much for TAMU Being Top-Tier University
Well, let's give Gov. Good Hair and Chancellor Kiss A$$ for putting TAMU back in the dark ages--the Good Ole Boy Network is alive and well here in Aggieland. Say goodbye to all the moving forward in social justice and diversity. We will be the laughing stock of American universities after this fiasco!
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:18 PM
Comment Title: Class of 89
McKinney should resign as well. Perhaps Gene Stallings should be President or Chancellor. He was the only one who saw the Emperor had nothing on when this all started. If McKinney can't call em any better than this he should step aside too! Perhaps then we can move ahead. As it is, TT will move ahead of us as the #2 university in TX pretty fast!
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:59 PM
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Wow governor good hair really is getting his way. Every good Texan should be sad and ashamed today. All true Aggies should rise up and ask questions about what is happening and do something about this
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:58 PM
Comment Title: Sad day in Aggieland
I'm glad to see that she has put herself above the petty politics and will no longer put up with it. She's a great leader whose ability has been hampered by our wonderful chancellor and BOR. Im sure they've busted out the champagne knowing McKinney will probably step in. The day that happens is the day I'll take my Aggie Ring off.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:34 PM
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McKinney should be forced out for the way he has handled this. I'm sure the Regents won't force one of Rick's boys out, though. Governor Perry - if you truly love A&M, quit appointing unqualified friends and associates to positions of power within the A&M administration.
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