Wardrobe Malfunction? ; the Fcc and William & Mary Case

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What is wrong in Williamsburg? The College of William and Mary's new president, Gene Nichol, has ordered a century-old cross removed from the school's historic Christian chapel and the official reaction from faculty, administrators and even the school's Board of Visitors has essentially been .. indifference is too weak a word.

Michael Powell, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, leads William and Mary's board. The board has the power to reverse the decision and restore the cross. When asked by The Washington Post about the storm of protest that has resulted due to the cross removal ordered by Mr. Nichol a former ACLU leader and now president of America's second-oldest college Mr. Powell's response was to say he understood how people could get emotional about it. At last count, over 10,000 apparently emotional people have signed the online petition at SaveTheWrenCross.org to reverse the decision. Many alumni have stopped giving and others are changing their wills to remove gifts to the college.

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Wardrobe Malfunction? ; the Fcc and William & Mary Case

Rector Powell is the son of an august father who liberated a tiny country from a world-class killer. Yet, despite his own virtues that secured him the rector post, he seemingly cannot extricate a ...

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