By: osualum

osualum
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 03:30:04 +0000

Former staffer-you are entirely correct- Everyone wants to blame President Drake. He was here less than a month when this whole thing went down-it began under Elwood and Joe (the darlings of the OSU community) with the collaboration of the minions that were appointed by both of them. Drake was guilty of not closely looking at every document that awaited his signature and recognizing the impact it would have once signed. Unfortunately people expecting a positive outcome for Waters will have a long wait-because these businessmen and women who control the University lack compassion, a sense of true commitment to education and humility to do the right thing. They don't respect tradition at Ohio State -they are hellbent on re-writing tradition to fit the business mold from which most of them worship at that altar. So many people are disgusted at the direction the University has taken the past several years and that is why Ohio State continues to lag behind its peers in fund raising and National FB championship years aside- still cannot compete with its so-called peer institutions when it comes to bringing in funds to augment the meager amount they get from the state-especially when you consider the number of graduates it has every year. I love the University as do so many others that I have been associated with over the past 45 years as a member of the University community but alot of us cannot and will not validate the Board and the upper management of an institution that has sold its soul and reputation by contributing any more funds to it.