5+ years of Boarman?

[Jeremy Portzer]

Hi all,

I happened to be taking some time to read old archives of this list, and 
realized that it's been quite a while since the last round of 
Boarman-bashing.   He's been at the school for more than five years now. 
   The last controversy espoused here was the renewal of the fight to 
build a track & stadium, with lighting, but even this seems to have gone 
away.  The tuition grant discussion isn't really about Boarman, but he 
clearly supports it and no one has faulted him for this.

So I'm wondering, does this mean Boarman is now getting along better 
with the community?  As far as I know, he hasn't recently ordered secret 
cameras in smoke detectors, hired his cronies from Maryland, proposed a 
new student fee, changed the academic calendar, added GPA and inflated 
grades, asked for an increase in his housing allowance, or anything else 
that has raised the ire of the students and alumni.  There has been 
little talk of the "direction" the NCSSM administration is going as a 
whole and why we should withold giving to the Foundation as a result. 
Nor has the school been shut down early for stress that I know of.

Does this means that things are at a status quo, and that SGF[*] Boarman 
is focusing less on making these types of changes?  Maybe all is well - 
the Pax NCSSM of 2007?  Or does this mean we just aren't hearing about 
this type of thing on this list?

I do wonder if recent alums (e.g. '06), and upcoming '07 are hearing 
about this list as I think it's been a great tool in the past for those 
interested in advocacy about the school, not to mention great stories 
from the past.  Are we able to announce this list to 2007 graduates in 
any straightforward way?  Or maybe email is too much of a 1990's 
technology, not relevant for today?

--Jeremy Portzer c/o 1998

[*] SGF = Sarah Mayfield's Good Friend