Dartblog

We written several times (here and here) about the string of clichés that seem to flow trippingly from the pen of Carol Folt. A close observer of the College furthers our analysis:

What strikes me about interim president Folt’s vacuous message is that amongst the treasury of abstractions presented, the only specific ideas mentioned are those old ones of Dr. Kim: “promote wellness and reduce high-risk drinking, sexual assault, and hazing.” These, in my opinion, are tactical in nature, not strategic. Wellness, something of an abstraction in itself, goes unmeasured, combating drunkenness is embarrassingly measured by self survey, and dealing with hazing—the moment of truth for Dr. Kim—was actively suppressed until it came to light, at which point it was actively ignored. As I see it, President Folt brings nothing to the table other than an appeal for someone else to bring something to the table.

When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland the old Cincinnati Royals played 5 or 6 home games a year in Cleveland. I went to see Wilt Chamberlain when he was with the Lakers in his latter years. The morning of the game the Plain Dealer sports section’s front page had a story entitled “Will Wilt Shoot?” The premise was that Wilt still had the ability to score at will if he wanted to. Wilt must have read the story. He scored 60 points that night to the delight of everyone. A couple weeks later he scored 66 against the Suns. Will the board act? Like Chamberlain they can if they want to. Do they want to?

We might ask if the members of the MBA-rich, academic-poor Board can recognize tripe when they hear it?