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Date Posted: 17:18:27 05/31/02 Fri
Author: NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE!
Subject: Exclusive from the XU boardroom...

Just got back from campus and need to give my peeps the 411:

* Most of you know there will be no Homecoming basketball game this year. Many people and alumns are not happy. They want a big turnout for the Hall of Fame induction dinner and decided to induct PETE GILLEN! He will be there, will give a speech, and they expect a sell out.

* Thad and Bobinski will not be as accessible as before. They want to limit both of their access to the masses and make them available for only exclusive high roller events.

* Next on the building agenda is a first class work out facility. Kids demand it look like a Bally's and they will focus on this before renovating Alter.

* Alter will be a difficult task to redo b/c the building is divided by four Heater/AC systems. (That's why the building was always freezing or scalding) They cannot turn one off and work on another section. Someone suggest just tearing the thing down and start over.

* XU has a little problem with the building plans. They are running low on bricks and mortar funds and have to wait until the endowment (currently a paltry $81 million)gets bigger. Or, they may do a building fund. Get your check books out!

* Diversity is very big with Father Graham. They have hired some top academic talent (who happen to be not white) and are actively looking to add more. They are rolling out programs to attract more students of color and will give more scholarships as well.

This is just a taste...I have more and will tell when appropriate.

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[> Like I have said before, I love to see Xavier's facilities improve but part of me wants to see these kids suffer through some of the hell we were forced to endure. Rickety old Alter is part of that. I am also pleased to see Fr. Graham embrace diversity, so long as he doesn't misconstrue that into meaning he can allow the French to defile our hallowed halls. Diversity at X means a few hot chicks, and from what I have seen they have made great strides in that area, unless I'm just old enough where anything under 25 looks hot now. Remember the bumhole workout room they had back in the day? -- Homeskillet, 18:28:28 05/31/02 Fri

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