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I'll catch that on the next update. Have a feeling we'll have a few more inbound transfers.

And that's the issue most people have. Unless you're on their side carrying the torches and pitchforks, you're the enemy. Neutrality/moderation isn't allowed anymore, I guess.

Oh, i agree, but it is a damned if you do, damned if you don't on several of those issues and in the end you are still a state employee in the end. Abortion and Palestine/Israel is a loser no matter which way you go in this state, although the percentages would generally tell you otherwise. Not going say what those percentages are though lol. Although, blocking free speech is never the way to go imo.

Good to see.

True. Although it is probably generally better to be more hands off in that situation vs rocking the boat with a heavy stick.

My take on the specifics: Not a needle mover for me either way. There has been war in the middle east for literally millennia at this point, and I have no dog in that fight. Not a reason for a vote of no confidence though. Reprimanding a faculty member for lying on a form and conducting an event without university authorization. Isn't that what a president should be doing? From a financial standpoint, I don't have a problem with this. A president wants to investigate the possibility of selling off an asset for potential financial gain for the university? Again, kind of sounds like what a president should be doing. Not trying to liquidate it at all costs because they want to get rid of it. Not scratching and clawing to keep it. Investigating the possibility. Also, notice the lack of commentary about what the Kinsey Institute is in my statement. That's intentional. That's a very strategically worded statement. "Refusing to publicly support....". Did the president also refuse to publicly admonish the act? IE, remaining neutral/issuing a no comment? If so, good, that's what a president should be doing in this instance. They're trying to spin this up into an issue whether the university as a whole is pro- or anti-abortion, which doesn't need to be done. This is an issue I'd need to research further before commenting on. My response to this would be....ok, fine. Provide examples of just what the hell you're talking about. That's like being charged with a crime that's defined as "conspiracy to commit wrongdoing". What's the wrongdoing? Graffiti? Jaywalking? Murder? High Treason? Big range of things that isn't described. So there's a few items that I'd need clarification on, a few that I'd side with the president on and a few that look like someone trying to push their political agenda. There's no misappropriation of funds, no blatant association with known hate groups.....nothing I can see that would warrant a VONC.

True, our opinions are based on incomplete information but if pro-Palestinian was an accurate generalization then I don't see how the exhibit should have been cancelled. Those that were offended could just boycott it. It would have to move towards antisemitism or saying Israel deserved to be attacked for it to move to towards that line of being cancel worthy imo. Anyone who complains about becoming a nation of cancelling people for their views should see this in that same light based on what little is known. But if those posts come to light and are much worse than expected then of course my opinion may change so put an asterisk next to it for now. I've heard quite a bit of people complaining of liberal bias in universities. If that is an issue then conservative bias should be just as much an issue.

She is just in a rock and hard place. Indiana is very much a conservative run state that and the university has a lot of liberal thinking throughout. It is a balancing act to keep the funding flowing from the state, but not impose restrictions on free thinking. Many of the issues are no-win situations no matter who is in charge.

What good is a 40% shooter if they don’t shoot. How many of those averaged more than 4 attempts a game. And if all you need are 40% 3 pt shooters to win, why didn’t Gillis, Colvin, and Heide play more?

Are you assuming the exhibit was canceled solely based on ideology? The IDS article leads one to make that assumption but it’s fair to ask what else there is to that story. Has anyone asked what was in the exhibit? Has anyone asked what was in the social media posts that the person putting on the exhibit had posted? I, for one, would like more context before I reach a full conclusion. I’m not saying you’re wrong. I just don’t think we have enough information. Or at least I haven’t seen that information.

Although it does says that it is a common scenario in these types of votes, not that it was the reason this time or that it was just referring to IU only. That may have just been contrasting the reasonsing for Whitten's vote of no confidence verses what most vote of no confidences are about.

I once tried to get into Axis underage, no fake ID or anything. Not to drink, I just really wanted to see Victor Wooten. Obviously the bouncer up front wasn't having it, but I got real close to talking my way in through a side door. Two folks were out there smoking, might have been with the band. The woman was all for letting us in, said her kids sneak into shows all the time, but the guy waited for her to go back in, then apologized and said he couldn't do it and shut the door on us.

Guilty as charged here as well. 😂

DoorDash some Taco Bell. The Hershey River will be flowing inside an hour.

Heyyyy... I've done wayyyy worse than what Yogi tried to pull, nonetheless, it WAS incredibly stupid. It changed my opinion of him ZERO, I love Yogi, Top 5 Hoosier for me. (Yogi was also "old" for his grade, he turned 21 like 2 weeks after this happened lol)

An example that these are young kids we’re dealing with and even the good ones may need a mulligan. To Yogi’s credit, never had any legal incidents the rest of his career.

Any further details with CE? Havent seen a reason to lose any confidence yet. Assuming at breakfast around this time?

The article lead off with divisive political decisions as a reason for the vote of no confidence. However, buried in the middle..... The reasons for no-confidence votes vary from institution to institution. The most common scenario behind such votes recently has been faculty displeasure with large-scale academic restructuring and budget reductions directed by presidents, provosts and boards of trustees. Seems about right in this news climate. Get people hyped up on political emotions and then drop a seemingly important footnote later in the article.

Watch this nuke he hit against FSU in the supers.... lol Landed in the middle of the parking lot

Nephew sent me a video. The band pointed them out and sang the fight song.

Kyle's post-season stats--- .245/.375/.557 with 20HRs (T3 all time)

And NOBODY hits home runs harder than he does. When he turns on a pitch, he REALLY turns on a pitch. Lol

I remember visiting my IU friend on campus, he said he wanted to check out an underage club in Bloomington. The doorman said we could go in and look if we wanted to stay come back out and pay the cover. We came back out and thanked him, instead of co-eds everyone inside was like 14!