[Alumni-chat] Dayton Daily Editorial

[Laura Fathauer]

 > Sunday, July 01, 2007
> 
> One of the more remarkable statements made in the
> wake of the
> announcement of Antioch College's closing was by
> President Steven
> Lawry.
> 
> He said the reason he didn't tell anybody on campus
> that the decision
> was coming was that he didn't know.

Here's where I call "Bullshit". 
(aka I know you're not holding 5 aces in your hand.)

Preamble to the Board Resolution, of June 9th:
"Having thus considered all of the options open to it,
the Board saw no alternative but to immediately
declare financial exigency at the College. Rather than
close the College permanently, the Board sought to
encourage further development of a plan brought
forward by the University Leadership Council without
dissent."

If ULC brought a plan TO THE BOARD regarding the
'reopening' of the college, at what point PRIOR to the
board resolution did the ULC (including the College
president) discuss this plan for the 'reopening?' Is
the Board lying about ULC bringing forth this plan, or
is the president lying about discussions he had prior
to the June board meeting?

Look at the date of the resolution. June 9th. Means
the board meeting was June 8th and 9th. 

Go back and look at the date on the last page of the
6-page "Declaration of Financial Exigency". It says
"6-5-07". 

Given the dates on the documents produced BY the
university, this means the University walked into the
June board meeting with the declaration IN HAND. 

If the University is drawing up plans for financial
exigency PRIOR to the board meeting, discussion, and
resolution, what chance is there that the President of
the College didn't know about it? If he truly didn't
know the situation was dire enough that the university
was drawing up exigency documents PRIOR to the board
meeting, then why did he not immediately QUIT upon
learning that the university was planning the closure
of HIS institution without his knowledge?

Bullshit.

-l





       
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