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Gannett: CSU turned down sale of Collegian, partnership dismissed
Advisory committee members question timeline, administration's intentions
Erik Myers
Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: News
"Now is the time to change that," Parsons said. "The administration receives a phone call from Gannett out of the blue that says 'We're interested in talking with you,' and so we say 'Alright, now's the time, we're gonna look across the board: Should we keep the same system? Should we think about a partnership or a sale? Should we do this?"
Christina Dickinson, committee member and station manager for KCSU, the student radio station, then responded, saying she felt the committee had shifted its original focus from potential proposals for bettering Student Media to changing the BSC bylaws in response to a September editorial in the Collegian that used the F-word in large print next to the president's name.
"It seems more or less that we're looking at the Collegian … because of the editorial in the fall, because the university wants to take action, but it can't because of the BSC bylaws," Dickinson said. "As a student, that's what it appears to me to look like."
Parsons later said the CSU Board of Governors intends to change the bylaws, regardless of the advisory committee's recommendation. She suggested the committee make a recommendation to the BOG on how to approach such a change.
"I know that there probably has to be a change in the BSC bylaws … That's the only thing, from my perspective, that has to happen out of this, and regardless of this, that's going to happen," Parsons said. "I just see this as an opportunity to look at all the options, and that's a perfectly legitimate recommendation out of this group."
Moore did not return phone calls or messages from the Collegian Thursday.
News Editor Erik Myers can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Christina Dickinson, committee member and station manager for KCSU, the student radio station, then responded, saying she felt the committee had shifted its original focus from potential proposals for bettering Student Media to changing the BSC bylaws in response to a September editorial in the Collegian that used the F-word in large print next to the president's name.
"It seems more or less that we're looking at the Collegian … because of the editorial in the fall, because the university wants to take action, but it can't because of the BSC bylaws," Dickinson said. "As a student, that's what it appears to me to look like."
Parsons later said the CSU Board of Governors intends to change the bylaws, regardless of the advisory committee's recommendation. She suggested the committee make a recommendation to the BOG on how to approach such a change.
"I know that there probably has to be a change in the BSC bylaws … That's the only thing, from my perspective, that has to happen out of this, and regardless of this, that's going to happen," Parsons said. "I just see this as an opportunity to look at all the options, and that's a perfectly legitimate recommendation out of this group."
Moore did not return phone calls or messages from the Collegian Thursday.
News Editor Erik Myers can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Craig Hawley
posted 3/08/08 @ 10:43 PM MST
congrats to the Collegian on not being sold. Now if you guys can stay away from future profanity and articles glorifying theft and drunkenness , and write more articles like the Holocaust piece I am behind you 100%. (Continued…)
Deebo
posted 3/10/08 @ 8:49 AM MST
"Strategic partnership" means sale 9 times out of 10. Dr. Penley's background is in business. Makes sense.
Craig Hawley
posted 3/10/08 @ 8:55 AM MST
well said deebo
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