Alexander Likely President Censorship:Echo Probably Safe
''Let one hundred flowers blossom; let one hundred schools of thought contend." The Student •INSIDE Phones p. 3 SGA Progress p. 4 Black History p. 7 'Miss Excitement" p. 10 Volume 82/Issue 16 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga January 22, 1988 »-7 1 I people the most. That is the kind of work I enjoy and what I believe 1 am best suited to do. Alexander Likely President my mission at UT: If the university community will have me, I would like to By Khaled Mattawa posts be made public. For this reason, try to help the UT system try to be what Echo Editor Johnson alluded, many potential it ought to be." candidates were reluctant to submit their The resume, which contained several Chris Gilligan names, fearing their current jobs might be misspellings and grammatical errors, Echo News Editor jeopardized. included the former governor's pet peeve: Former Tennessee Governor Lamar "It would have been a farce to conduct "people who don't use plain English." Alexander, recent nominee for the UT interviews (with Alexander and other The comment upon Alexander's self- presidency, visited UTC Wednesday candidates)," Johnson maintained, perceived "mission at UT" constituted the amid controversy over the process which because the search committee and Board substance of most of his responses during ied to his nomination. of Trustees considered the former the question-and-answer sessions. In his Alexander's visit was part of a governor a shoe-in for the job. opening statement to community leaders. whirlwind tour of UT system campuses Several faculty members voiced Alexander said he comes to the university during which he met with faculty, concern over the fact that they had not with "no big plan, no big agenda." administrators, students, and area reviewed any of the candidates' resumes Instead, he said he sees his role as a leaders.
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