Comments: DaveD - 2004-06-16 13:27:22 Did this guy do one good thing for the University? All I seem to remember of his tenure was the whole debacle around the new President's house. And the controversy around the new Student Union, which I don't think they really needed. There is the Rec/IM expansion, though, which is going to make the facility one of the best in the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-06-16 13:43:27 I'm somewhat aghast at the volume of money now under the bridge--seems pretty wild for a small university. When an EMU student I used to hang out all the time in the old Student Union food area in McKenny Union--that seemed more than adequate as far as a small university's student hangout area. Haven't seen the new one but am curious. * * * * * * * * * * * * DaveD - 2004-06-16 13:57:10 If I remember correctly, it's going to be located across from the Hill towers, which seems like the most counterintuitive place to have it-away from the share of the academic buildings. I don't quite see the need for a new Union, either, considering that 75% of the student body leaves town on the weekends and evenings. I also think the McKenny building is one of the nicer buildings on the old part of campus, and it's a good location. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-06-16 13:59:23 All good points I think--the place is a ghost town on weekends. I always thought of it as a commuter school, with a lot of adult students (way more, proportionately, than U-M). And yes--who wants to hang out around the Hill Towers? * * * * * * * * * * * * raymond - 2004-06-16 14:54:29 both the EMU Presidential Palace and the proposed Union were in the works before Pres Sam came. Sam has a reputation as an excellent fundraiser. i don't know what/how much he brought into EMU. Sam and Pam are charming people to hang with. i don't think he got a fair shake here. he's lucky to get out. maybe if McKenney Union still had the bowling alley in the basement instead of fastfood franchises upstairs he would have stayed. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-06-16 20:38:14 thanks Raymond--there's always more to the story, so I'm glad to see some balancing info. * * * * * * * * * * * * leighton - 2004-06-17 09:42:15 I heard that fundraising was up about 30% since the "house" was built, but I doubt it paid for the Palace. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-06-17 09:48:10 I'm sure it did not; there were so many overruns. I'm still trying to figure out why his golden handshake is nearly 4 times U-M prez Mary Sue Coleman's salary. * * * * * * * * * * * * shot-picture - 2004-09-04 21:59:28 shot picture * * * * * * * * * * * * Free-Porn - 2004-10-03 08:25:20 Porn Free * * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: your name: your email: your url: back to the entry - Diaryland