Comments on: Feel our ‘Paign, Gov. Quinn http://wischlist.com/2009/09/feel-our-paign-gov-quinn/ Chronicling Chicago (and other stuff) since 2002 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dave http://wischlist.com/2009/09/feel-our-paign-gov-quinn/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 Dave Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:33:45 +0000 http://wischlist.com/?p=300#comment-2635 Hey, thanks much for the comment, Steve. I actually ended up seeing Lou at the Alumni Center on campus on Saturday afternoon. It was very nice to hear that he shared the column with you and some others. In turn, thanks again for sharing your thoughts. Appreciate it. Hey, thanks much for the comment, Steve. I actually ended up seeing Lou at the Alumni Center on campus on Saturday afternoon. It was very nice to hear that he shared the column with you and some others.

In turn, thanks again for sharing your thoughts. Appreciate it.

]]> By: steve price http://wischlist.com/2009/09/feel-our-paign-gov-quinn/comment-page-1/#comment-2632 steve price Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:45:32 +0000 http://wischlist.com/?p=300#comment-2632 Lou forwarded this column to me. As a Californian for more than many moons (eons?) and totally detached from alumni affairs, I read your column with great interest and sadness. You are quite correct, it will take years to remove the stains of scandal. With no personal interest other than geographic proximity, I am reminded of UCI (Irvine) and the fertilization clinic scandals fueled by doctors' greed and abandonment of any personal sense of ethics and responsibility. UCI will fight this battle for years, and the same fate awaits the U of I., albeit for different reasons. With Illinois' apparent and innate proclivity towards choosing governors who seem to do the wrong thing, perhaps placing the decision making in the people's hands, or as you suggest, involvement in the selection of majority of the trustees, might result in a less tainted Board. N.B. Lou was my dorm counselor at Lundgren in 1960. Oh, the stories we both could tell! We have been good, very good friends, since that time. He is a most special guy. I will re-visit the campus next year for the first time in almost forty years. Although I am an extremely young 67, it still is a long time! Steve Price 949 587-1000 Lou forwarded this column to me. As a Californian for more than many moons (eons?) and totally detached
from alumni affairs, I read your column with great interest
and sadness. You are quite correct, it will take years to remove the stains of scandal. With no personal interest other than geographic proximity, I am reminded of UCI (Irvine) and the fertilization clinic scandals fueled by doctors’ greed and abandonment of any personal sense of ethics and responsibility. UCI will fight this battle for years, and the same fate awaits the U of I., albeit for different reasons.
With Illinois’ apparent and innate proclivity towards choosing governors who seem to do the wrong thing, perhaps placing the decision making in the people’s hands, or as you suggest, involvement in the selection of majority of the trustees, might result in a less tainted Board.

N.B. Lou was my dorm counselor at Lundgren in 1960.
Oh, the stories we both could tell! We have been good, very good friends, since that time. He is a most special guy. I will re-visit the campus next year for the first time in almost forty years. Although I am an extremely young 67, it still is a long time!
Steve Price
949 587-1000

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