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Happy Hoosier

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2. This was at my wife's university.
Tue May 26, 2026, 02:33 PM
May 26

Needless to say, she (and I) were extremely upset. The weasely admin caved to threats from the state Attorney General and Lt Governor when they threatened a take-over similar to what they executed at Indiana University if she weren't fired.

The President tried to calm faculty and staff by assuring them they they would "vigorously defend" the suit and that "they would reveal their evidence at trial." This was widely interpreted as meaning they had jack shit. Mearns (the President) was also sued personally in his capacity as President since he said the firing was his decision. He settled first, and while his settlement has been kept quiet, the word is that it was 6-figures as well. In other words, students and taxpayers get screwed to placate our psychotic state government.

This is GREAT news.

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Great news malaise May 26 #1
This was at my wife's university. Happy Hoosier May 26 #2
David Letterman's Alma Mater, too. Kid Berwyn May 26 #4
Yes! He visits once in a while and... Happy Hoosier May 26 #6
I love Indiana -- Hoosiers are great people! Kid Berwyn May 26 #17
Wabash alum here- We won the Monon Bell from DePauw last year. How's that for Indiana talk? NBachers May 26 #19
Letterman went to Ball State in Indiana! spanone May 26 #10
Does that mean the awful "president" had to pay out of his own pocket? muriel_volestrangler May 26 #9
They probably have the "errors and omissions" insurance. FoxNewsSucks May 26 #13
The University paid it. Happy Hoosier May 26 #21
What she wrote about the late NAZI... Kid Berwyn May 26 #3
And that was grounds for firing her? bif May 26 #7
The right went absolutely crazy after Kirk was killed. They showed they have no concern about "free speech" at all muriel_volestrangler May 26 #11
Imagine what they'd do to us? Kid Berwyn May 26 #15
Belatedly "Rec'd" erronis May 26 #16
Dingl. This. Kick. AllaN01Bear May 26 #5
If Kirk were such a messiah, why didn't he rise from the dead? GreenWave May 26 #8
Charlie who? twodogsbarking May 26 #12
This racist jackass grifter: FoxNewsSucks May 26 #14
Good. mwmisses4289 May 26 #18
"Significant disruption" means butt-hurt Nazi snowflakes going off on a crying screaming toddler tantrum. NBachers May 26 #20
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