Going to the press would be a baaaaad idea. We are getting many concessions and improvements by working in an civil manner within the OU adminstration. I am swamped till next Monday. Afterwards, I will write a detailed e-mail about what's up. If people want to know now, call me at 405-579-1291. Perhaps, we could even set up another PWA meeting. Yes, we will go to Pres. Boren. But remember, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Yes, it is trite... but I burned a lot of bridges unecessarily before I saw the truth in it. Will --- "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I think going to the Daily or the Oklahoman is a > poor idea. It's very > easy to paint a picture of the PW department being > overlooked, > overworked and underfunded and to not hilight the > department's potential > or good points. It also has the potential for > backlash as it could make > the group look really fussy, and we all know there > are many other > programs at OU that are in the same boat. > > On the other hand, a meeting with Boren is good. At > least talk to him to > find out why the funding is going to brick and > mortar instead of > enhancing the programs. He's a smooth talker, so > don't be put off by > what he says and don't buy into it completely > either. Still, it'd be in > the PW program's interest to make their requests > known. That man can > milk funding from anything, and if he doesn't spend > it on fancy > furniture somewhere, you guys should tell him that > you'd like a piece of it. > William D. Prescott University of Oklahoma office no. 405-325-2710 [log in to unmask]