Donors No More
12/4/2005
TO: Editor of the Colgate Scene:
I have been an active participant of Colgate since 1945. I have always
been impressed how the University has handled newsworthy issues good and
bad. I have stated in letters to the editor of The Scene that Colgate
is changing. The web sites do not respond to current issues such as the
fraternity buy out lawsuits and most recently the article in a recent
U.S. News & World Report. I am developing a sense that censorship
has taken over all information relating to the University. I am now convinced
that President Chopp is a detriment to the university. I look forward
to end of the term of the John Golden and Ms. Chopp moving on to greener
pastures
I have had my Last Will and Testament revised removing Colgate as a beneficiary.
I cannot support an Institution that ignores its rich history and tradition
and replacing it with a private agenda of no real purpose.
William J. Torrens, PhD class of 1949
622 Sunnybrook Circle
Turlock, Ca. 95382-0952
209-667-0244
Fax 209-634-4878
There is a great ideological war raging in the United
States today. That war is the war between the holdouts like the folks
listed below who believe that our country was founded upon and exists
to foster individual achievement and responsibility; and the whining,
self-indulgent, “me first” people. These are the people who
would vote for a person based not on what that person represents, but
on the perceived return on invested participation.
It is infinitely clear that current University administrations, Colgate is not alone in its apostate world view, are intent, not on conferring a meaningful, and useful education as is called for in their respective charters, but on achieving some nebulous social purpose. It is manifestly clear that administrators like Adam Weinberg are more interested in education as social experimentation (Reference the capture of those “learning moments”) and self promotion, than they are in giving honest value in return for a student’s $40,000 plus a year.
Not only do the intellectual vampires at Colgate
thumb their noses at Colgate’s traditions, but they also expect
the alumni to support them. My stepfather, Mr. Arthur H. Stewart, passed
away a year ago. As his executor, I signed a check from his estate for
a $25,000 gift to his alma mater Delaware University. Based on recent
trends, I think I can safely state that it will be a cold day in hell
when I am inspired to emulate him by remembering Colgate in my will.
Yours Truly,
John W. Stewart
1/22/06
Hi Tim,
Thanks for the work of sa4c.com.
Getting rid of John Golden is a good idea, but isn't it just a start?
Don't we need a housecleaning of the board, too? Or did Golden work autonomously?
I was extremely pleased when word came that the dangerous Adam Weinberg
left Colgate. Was sa4c.com instrumental in that? His political orientation
was alarming.
I hope Weinberg's replacement will not be so eager to indoctrinate students
with the goals of organizations like Move-On.org. College should be a
place where students learn to think and exercise judgment without steering
from the right or left. They need to learn to think on their own.
We need some balance at the 'Gate.
I'll continue to withhold my contributions, meager as they are, until
Rebecca Chopp, too, has exited.
Keep up the good work and communications.
Best regards,
Warren Hutchins, '58
1/23/06
(Colgate Admissions Office) Heather:
I really thank you for the invitation, and prior to the recent policy
changes at the university, I would have jumped at the opportunity to talk
to prospective students about Colgate. Particularly, all the great things
it offered me back in the late '80's and early '90's. Newman is a great
School, and I am certain there are many qualified students interested
in Colgate. But in light of the radical changes being forced on the student
body by an ultra-liberal administration, I have decided to cut any and
all ties to the university at this time.
Frankly, I do not feel the university is the same place I graduated from
and its simply not because I am upset about the fraternity problems or
the schools need to control them. I was a Sigma Chi and the university
already owner our house.
I think it’s really sad, but what can I do? Makes me wish I had
participated more in the past so this decision would have more impact.
Regards,
Scott Avanzino
January 11, 2006