Show Edi Editor tor As President President President dent I have been approached approached approached ap ap- and am concerned concerned concerned con con- with the letter written by discontent faculty faculty fa ufa culty and students which was sent to the local media excluding Points West I was one of the fortunate fortunate fortunate fortu fortu- nate people who accidentally accidentally accidentally tally obtained a copy This letter was sent to various people and groups of people one of which was the SL Institutional Council of which I am a current member I was not included on this list Why At first I thought the letter was a joke then I became became became be be- came rudely awakened by bythe bythe bythe the fact the had taken it seriously I did some detailed investigation investigation investigation in in- of my own and found that only three things written in the letter were absolutely true 1 President Cowgill does live in Ogden 2 President Cowgill does drive a Chrysler and 3 President Cowgills Cowgill's wife does work on campus I realize that campus communication is far from perfect but I really cant can't believe that these faculty and students didn't check checkout checkout checkout out their facts Poison pen letters such as these ruin the reputation that people have worked hard to build faster than anything The coverage it received has really deterred and confused confused confused con con- fused potential students considering enrollment here This Executive Council has always known exactly where it stood with President President President dent Cowgill We took the in a positive manner to change his mind about this Council Change is something that will go on forever The ability to make positive changes and accept change shows personal and mature growth and is isan isan isan an American institution of itself No matter the opinions of these certain people I feel they need not to undermine or seek other routes before they have COMMUNICATED their situations to those who could help them the most I feel the whole situation situation situation situa situa- tion to be a case of Sour Grapes Sincerely yours Roxann Ferguson Pres |