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Thoughts about Murano's resignation
Issue date: 6/15/09 Section: News
The minds of students, Aggie fans and even Aggie opponents have been stirring since the news of President Elsa Murano's resignation was released.
Comments from articles in The Houston Chronicle and The Eagle indicate that most people are not surprised, but blame has been pointed to different people and issues.
Some simply blame Murano, and claim that she never had the best interest of the students at the core of her decisions. Her fans say she was an advocate of Aggie Spirit and that it was nice to see diversity at A&M.
But, many claim she had not fulfilled Robert Gates' hopes for the University.
Other comments stated that she was hired simply as a ploy for Texas A&M to look like a more diverse university.
The fact that she resigned seemed respectful to some, who saw her decision as a way of removing herself from the unpleasant spotlight that was shining on her position and the positions around her.
A list of input compiled from Facebook and Twitter reveals what many people think about Murano's situation:
• an accomplished, intelligent latina cannot last even one year before she's shoved out the door. proud day for a&m, indeed.
• Murano resigned..... FML! No doubt that the crooked board of regents was going to oust her anyway, she saved face... that slime-ball rick perry is behind it.. i know it!
• Rick Perry's probably behind it but I disliked Murano as president, as did a lot of students. She was pretty unpopular.
• president murano just resigned! that was sudden.
• its actually not her fault. They should fire mckinney, the head of the board of regents, not her. Many former ags are furious about this, and are threatening to withdraw large donations.
• so uncool: appoint someone who obviously isn't equipped to perform well to make a&m appear as though it's progressive, then make women+minorities look bad, just giving obnoxious ol ags an excuse to say "well, you saw what happened when a woman led..." so annoying + still thinking it was a publicity stunt in the first place.
Comments from articles in The Houston Chronicle and The Eagle indicate that most people are not surprised, but blame has been pointed to different people and issues.
Some simply blame Murano, and claim that she never had the best interest of the students at the core of her decisions. Her fans say she was an advocate of Aggie Spirit and that it was nice to see diversity at A&M.
But, many claim she had not fulfilled Robert Gates' hopes for the University.
Other comments stated that she was hired simply as a ploy for Texas A&M to look like a more diverse university.
The fact that she resigned seemed respectful to some, who saw her decision as a way of removing herself from the unpleasant spotlight that was shining on her position and the positions around her.
A list of input compiled from Facebook and Twitter reveals what many people think about Murano's situation:
• an accomplished, intelligent latina cannot last even one year before she's shoved out the door. proud day for a&m, indeed.
• Murano resigned..... FML! No doubt that the crooked board of regents was going to oust her anyway, she saved face... that slime-ball rick perry is behind it.. i know it!
• Rick Perry's probably behind it but I disliked Murano as president, as did a lot of students. She was pretty unpopular.
• president murano just resigned! that was sudden.
• its actually not her fault. They should fire mckinney, the head of the board of regents, not her. Many former ags are furious about this, and are threatening to withdraw large donations.
• so uncool: appoint someone who obviously isn't equipped to perform well to make a&m appear as though it's progressive, then make women+minorities look bad, just giving obnoxious ol ags an excuse to say "well, you saw what happened when a woman led..." so annoying + still thinking it was a publicity stunt in the first place.
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