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Lennox seeks funding delay
Student against Gary Peters to address Michigan Senate
By: Angie Favot
Issue date: 2/22/08 Section: News
Dennis Lennox II is taking his message about Gary Peters' campaign to the Michigan Senate.
Lennox will travel to Alma to speak in front of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education at 10:30 a.m. today in the Tyler-Van Dusen Campus Center at Alma College.
Lennox, a Topinabee junior, said he will be asking the senators to delay any increase in funding for CMU until it resolves the issue concerning Peters, who currently is CMU's Griffin Endowed Chair as well as a Democratic congressional candidate for Oakland County.
"I think CMU is a great school with a lot of great students and faculty, and I'm not arguing for their funding to be received, just temporarily delayed until questions are answered," Lennox said
Lennox said Peters' contract states he has to give his primary commitment to CMU.
"This isn't about partisan issues," he said. "(Peters) has tarnished our image and reputation in Lansing, and it's something they have to be accountable for."
But Lennox won't be the only person speaking about CMU. University President Michael Rao is expected to speak on the school's behalf.
Kathleen Wilbur, vice president of government relations and public affairs, said Rao and other university presidents typically testify twice a year, once in front of the Senate and once in front of the House.
Wilbur said Rao will deliver a current status report and a vision for the future, including the 2010 effort on campus, the possibility of starting a medical school and CMU's commitment to teaching growth in research areas.
Director of Media Relations Steve Smith said the meeting is an opportunity to tell the university's story and what CMU has accomplished over the years, using an example like CMU's role in stimulating the economy.
"(Rao) will talk in general terms about (the) state's funding decline, and the funding of higher education in the state of Michigan will come up I'm sure," Smith said.
Smith said he heard Lennox would be speaking at the meeting, but has no first-hand knowledge.
Lennox will travel to Alma to speak in front of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education at 10:30 a.m. today in the Tyler-Van Dusen Campus Center at Alma College.
Lennox, a Topinabee junior, said he will be asking the senators to delay any increase in funding for CMU until it resolves the issue concerning Peters, who currently is CMU's Griffin Endowed Chair as well as a Democratic congressional candidate for Oakland County.
"I think CMU is a great school with a lot of great students and faculty, and I'm not arguing for their funding to be received, just temporarily delayed until questions are answered," Lennox said
Lennox said Peters' contract states he has to give his primary commitment to CMU.
"This isn't about partisan issues," he said. "(Peters) has tarnished our image and reputation in Lansing, and it's something they have to be accountable for."
But Lennox won't be the only person speaking about CMU. University President Michael Rao is expected to speak on the school's behalf.
Kathleen Wilbur, vice president of government relations and public affairs, said Rao and other university presidents typically testify twice a year, once in front of the Senate and once in front of the House.
Wilbur said Rao will deliver a current status report and a vision for the future, including the 2010 effort on campus, the possibility of starting a medical school and CMU's commitment to teaching growth in research areas.
Director of Media Relations Steve Smith said the meeting is an opportunity to tell the university's story and what CMU has accomplished over the years, using an example like CMU's role in stimulating the economy.
"(Rao) will talk in general terms about (the) state's funding decline, and the funding of higher education in the state of Michigan will come up I'm sure," Smith said.
Smith said he heard Lennox would be speaking at the meeting, but has no first-hand knowledge.
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Nick Smith
posted 2/22/08 @ 8:28 PM EST
Just when I think the lunacy of this Lennox guy can't reach any higher of a level, he outdoes himself with his rampant idiocy yet again.
I'm shocked this moron says CMU's a great place, except for whatnot involving his situation. (Continued…)
Johnny 5
posted 2/24/08 @ 12:11 AM EST
Lennox is a liar.
He said, on the record, he filed a criminal complaint with the State Police because of the abusive treatment he received from the CMU faculty. (Continued…)
Melissa
posted 2/25/08 @ 10:10 AM EST
I agree with Nick and Johnny on this. I know when I attended Central I rarely had time to eat and sleep. Is Lennox a full time student? What's his major? Whatever it is I should have done it, I would have used all this time he has to do more productive things, like volunteer, and maybe get a nap in (though that's not all that productive, but I would have really liked time for a 10 minute nap in school). (Continued…)
Dennis
posted 2/25/08 @ 2:52 PM EST
"This isn't about partisan issues,"
The minute some chump tells you that it's not about partisan issues...it's about partisan issues.
buck
posted 2/25/08 @ 6:53 PM EST
I just did a directory search of his same on cmich.edu and nothing came up after searching his name. Meaning he possibly is not taking any classes.
michmediaperson
posted 2/28/08 @ 11:22 AM EST
Lansing should cut CMU's appropriations until CMU quits wasting money on speakers and programs that promote political agendas such as liberalism.
CM LIFE should question the state how Lansing and even Washington can keep its tax-exempt status when it brings in liberals to promote the liberal Democrat Party political agenda. (Continued…)
SM
posted 3/09/08 @ 1:27 PM EST
Have you ever noticed how conservatives have more than enough time to stir the pot over BS political agendas? Perhaps people would like them more if they actually went out and had a good time for once and stopped interfering in other people's lives. (Continued…)
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