'the royal nonesuch' On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:47 PM, George Robinson < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > It might be useful to know how much money the university blew in order > to switch from the Big 12 to the SEC. And why they're paying a football > coach that much money to finish with an 8-5 record. > The whole thing is a ludicrous piece of mismanagement worthy of a > scoundrel from a Twain novel. > > George Robinson > > > On 5/29/2012 6:56 PM, John Bird wrote: > > There is now a Facebook page, "Save the University of Missouri Press." > > People are sharing some very well-written letters. > > > > One point I find very compelling: the new president of the university > > is trying to save money. The press gets $400,000 a year. The football > > coach gets $2.7 million... > > > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Gregory specter > > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:37 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: U of Missouri Press > > > > Hello List Members=E2=80=94 > > > > > > > > A quick FYI. Since it published so much on Twain, I thought I=E2=80=99d = > > pass along this article about the closing of the University of Missouri = > > Press. I find the closing of the press particularly disappointing = > > because it produced an extensive catalogue of books on the history, > > art, = > > literature, and life focusing on the state of Missouri.=20 > > > > > > > > > http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/may/24/university-missouri-press= > > > > -closing/ > > > > > > > > Greg Specter > > -- > Which is the greater crime? > To rob a bank, or to found one? > > -- Bertolt Brecht, Threepenny Novel >