9/17/2012 11:36:17 AM

Welp...now what?

For the new page

from wral, he's taking the dick baddour route

Quote :

"Breaking News: Holden Thorp will step down as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the end of the 2012-13 school year, sources tell WRAL News. An announcement is expected to be made Monday."

[Edited on September 17, 2012 at 11:38 AM. Reason : L]

9/17/2012 11:37:01 AM

http://www.wral.com/news/education/story/11555762/

Link for page 244

9/17/2012 11:43:42 AM

God bless Marvin Austin.

9/17/2012 11:56:08 AM

9/17/2012 12:06:08 PM

Holden Thorp is such a weird looking person

9/17/2012 12:25:36 PM

9/17/2012 12:30:18 PM

You cant make them talk if they are no longer employed by the University.

Just another step in the Carolina Way

9/17/2012 12:36:52 PM

Where's that Miata pic?

And who woulda thought when this whole thing started that Holden Thorp would eventually be forced to resign because of Tyler Hansbrough's mom?

[Edited on September 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM. Reason : Ghh]

9/17/2012 12:36:53 PM

Quote :

"Dan Wolken @DanWolken I almost wonder if the magnitude of the Penn St story has desensitized the public to the enormity of the shame at North Carolina."

truth

9/17/2012 12:46:11 PM

If they replace him with a guy named Cooter or Enos they'll be halfway there to completing the cast of the most redneck names off the Dukes of Hazzard.

[Edited on September 17, 2012 at 1:10 PM. Reason : d]

9/17/2012 12:50:03 PM

Quote :

"Dear Carolina faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends, Today I am announcing what has been the hardest decision of my life ... my intention to step down as your chancellor effective June 30, 2013. I've decided that this is best for the future of Carolina. I told UNC President Tom Ross yesterday of my decision. I also let him know that I am willing to stay longer, if needed, to avoid any gap in leadership until the Board of Trustees, President Ross and the Board of Governors can name a successor. I will always do what is best for this University. And what is best right now is for me to make plans to step aside. This wasn't an easy decision personally. But when I thought about the University and how important it's been to me, to North Carolinians and to hundreds of thousands of alumni, my answer became clear. Over the last two years, we have identified a number of areas that need improvement. We have a good start on reforms that are important for the future of this University. I have pledged that we will be a better university, and I am 100 percent confident in that. We still have work to do, and I intend to be fully engaged in that until the day I walk out of this office. Together, we have accomplished so much. Student applications are up by 24 percent. Our faculty has made us a top 10 university in research funding. We have made excellent progress with faculty retentions. More alumni and friends made gifts to the University last year than ever before. We have pulled the campus through the financial crisis, emerging as a stronger institution. And we have launched a campuswide initiative to define our vision of the 21st Century public research university. It has been a privilege and honor to lead this great University, and I look forward to continuing to work with you. My love for Carolina, where I have invested three decades of my life as a student, faculty member, researcher and administrator, has only grown deeper with the time I have spent as your chancellor. With great appreciation for all of you and what you do for Carolina, Holden Thorp "

9/17/2012 12:53:08 PM

9/17/2012 12:57:49 PM

This is all great, but until the NCAA comes back to campus this means naught to me.

[Edited on September 17, 2012 at 1:36 PM. Reason : ]

9/17/2012 1:08:01 PM

Quick... Someone call their current top basketball recruits dad and offer him the position

9/17/2012 1:10:00 PM

Registered for this site because of this thread, thanks for keeping me up to date

9/17/2012 1:21:39 PM

BOYCOTT DA SCHOOOOOOOOOOOO

9/17/2012 1:23:33 PM

^^^Yep. I am waiting for the day we toss the banners in the dumpsters behind the Dean Dome and have a banner burning. That is when they will finally be getting the punishment due the many crimes committed here.

9/17/2012 1:45:23 PM

[Edited on September 17, 2012 at 2:13 PM. Reason : ]

9/17/2012 2:13:30 PM

Quote :

"Where's that Miata pic?"

I looked it up earlier today to send to my friends.

9/17/2012 2:28:27 PM

this must be way deeper than it looks. holden was entrenched, business as usual, in the face of academic fraud and impermissible benefits. as soon as this mama hansborough situation implicates their biggest athletic fundraiser, bam, cubemaster bolts.

9/17/2012 2:55:21 PM

Somebody should edit out the ginger and photoshop the Bye guy in the car with HT.

9/17/2012 7:42:08 PM

9/17/2012 9:56:32 PM

Gotta make his head bigger

9/18/2012 6:25:37 AM

Quote :

"Derek Medlin ?@DerekMedlin North Carolina's faculty will meet this afternoon to consider Holden Thorp's "dismaying announcement" and ask him not to resign."

Please let this dumpster fire continue.

9/18/2012 11:06:09 AM

more like they're negotiating how much hush money to pay him...

9/18/2012 11:43:25 AM

Quote :

"dismaying announcement"

Really? The guy has to deal with scandal after scandal and they're surprised when he finally decides that he wants to resign so as to not have to deal with all the mess?

9/18/2012 11:51:12 AM

they know that it's gonna be hard to find someone to come in to this current situation, and none of them want to deal with it either >.<

9/18/2012 11:54:19 AM

^^
http://faccoun.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Council-of-Chairs-Thorp-resolution.pdf

9/18/2012 11:54:25 AM

they put a lot of effort and thought into that

9/18/2012 12:02:13 PM

Probably had a tutor write it for them.

9/18/2012 12:05:41 PM

who tutors the tutors?

9/18/2012 12:23:41 PM

Whereas

9/18/2012 12:29:18 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/09/18/2350272/unc-athletic-officials-stunned.html

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 12:55 PM. Reason : ]

9/18/2012 12:55:31 PM

Quote :

"UNC faculty to rally in support of Thorp"

http://www.wral.com/news/education/story/11560731/

9/18/2012 1:54:37 PM

sounds like the faculty don't want a real chancellor who'll put an end to fake classes.

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 3:07 PM. Reason : .]

9/18/2012 3:06:50 PM

Something big sounds like its coming down the pipe

Quote :

"Dan Kane @dankanenando UNC dental foundation releases report showing unauthorized travel by Tami Hansbrough. UNC later said her trips were fundraising."

Quote :

"InsideCarolina @InsideCarolina #UNC Board of Trustees will hold an emergency meeting via conference call to discuss personnel matters tomm. at 4pm."

Quote :

"Adam Gold ?@AGoldFan @joeovies @dankanenando biggest question would be when was that unauthorized travel. If 2008-09 season to UNC games then trouble"

[Edited on September 18, 2012 at 4:03 PM. Reason : uh oh]

9/18/2012 4:00:19 PM

Remember when this was all going to be over by Friday? Then again, it is still early in the week. They've got time to issue another one of those statements.

9/18/2012 4:19:25 PM

Quote :

"DIRTY DAN KANE"

9/18/2012 4:35:45 PM

I glanced at the front page of the N&O earlier and saw something about Thorpe actually traveling with them as well. Maybe that was already stated, i'm not following this too closely.

9/18/2012 4:36:37 PM

Wouldn't put too much into the BoT meeting, since I imagine a meeting would be needed to figure out a new Chancellor. Although why is it emergency...

9/18/2012 4:55:08 PM

9/18/2012 4:56:31 PM

They got a school year to find a new chancellor.

Aren't the 216 (or whatever butches # was) phone records going to be released soon?

9/18/2012 4:58:19 PM

Roy won UNC's "Last Man Standing" award...
(stolen from FB)

9/18/2012 5:14:21 PM

butch needs to be photoshopped in (and then x'ed out)

9/18/2012 5:17:30 PM

9/18/2012 5:26:34 PM

9/18/2012 5:34:04 PM

9/18/2012 5:35:50 PM

I feel kind of bad for Holden

not for UNC though

9/18/2012 5:39:13 PM

9/18/2012 5:44:19 PM