James Ammons, in an interview with the Florida Times Union, told the paper that leading FAMU is a "dream job".Now, its students, alumni, faculty and state lawmakers all have their eyes on Ammons, hoping he can pick up the pieces of his alma mater and lead it back to prominence.
"They're looking to him as a savior," said Hope Hampshire-Jones of Jacksonville, who was named Miss FAMU before earning her degree there in 2003. "They're looking for someone to save FAMU."
Hampshire-Jones said she believes Ammons is "perfect for the job."
Some legislators agree, including Sen .Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville.
"It was an excellent choice to bring Dr. Ammons back," Hill said. "He was the provost at one time when the school was at its highest peak."
Hill said he anticipates a new atmosphere where all employees will work with each other, "no matter if you're the janitor or one of the top professors."
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If the all Boa Constrictors are not removed from FAMU, before too long they'll be squeezing the life out of a new administration. Anyone that does not have the FAMU vision of educating the best and the brightest students MUST GO...NOW!
ReplyDeleteIf Ammons believes that he's capable of getting the university back on track, then I certainly have faith that he is capable of doing so. It's a monumental task, and I hope he's ready for the job.
ReplyDeletePlease Dr. Ammons get to the COL fast before the baby mama/girlfriend/hoochie Club of four tear the place down.
ReplyDeleteThe A-Train is MOVING ON IN! All Aboard or get the hell outta the way!
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A-Train needs to be sure to properly advertise for the positions he wants to fill. there is a proces and he can't just stick people in where he wants them. We don't need any mor cronyism. Now do we need cronyism of a different stripe.
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 6/19/2007 11:35 PM ... You are so transparent. We all know who you are- El Presidente. Why are you up on the RN at such a late hour? Shouldn't you be writing researching or something? Don't know what that is? Well shouldn't you be plaigarizing (we heard about that 1994 paper that bought you under fire at your old school)or biting off one of your friends for a paper? It's been almost a decade and you don't have a by-line yet. Girl, you better get ta working! VD ain't the only one who should be looking at the clock on the wall
ReplyDeleteWhy Hurricane Katrina's So-Called Looters Were Not Lawless:. They Are Entitled to the Well-Established Defense of Necessity. What a bunch of crap! And the administration at the COL thinks this is PUBLISHING? Check out the comments from a blog that featured this hot mess:
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Professor Langston's article is deficient of adequate legal research. Ms. Langston's position is sorely uninformed and misguided opinion. Her argument lacks logical legal analysis. Langston states, "The defense of necessity is the law and I am only stating what the law allows." However, the article makes no reference to the Louisiana Criminial Code or to its unique terminology (justification). A basic perusal of La. Crim. Code Arts. 18-21 and Comments would have unearthed the following:
HOW DO YOU WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT A LAW AND DON'T MAKE ANY REFERENCE TO IT?
Oh it gets better. This is another comment on the site. Hope the SPTimes gets a hold of this ...
Did Professor Langston pay attention in her Jurisprudence classes? Forgot I.R.A.C.? Disregarded basic critical analysis from high school-explandums and explanans, hypotheses and theorems, corollaries and conclusions? As a poor attempt at affording the reader a synoptic view of a well established legal defense, Langston's article lacks depth and is void of any analytical intention. The theoretical justification for Langston's argument rests on very simple assumptions. Under any conception of necessity (justification per LA law), the defense is available when the legislature says so. The LA statute obviously says so. End of story. Langston never articulates sound reasons for her position and resorts to incogitant verbosity. There was no need for Langston to go on and on with the prolonged discourse: "We have watched, night after night ... footage of the plight of the citizens in New Orleans." Yada, yada, yada. Blah, blah, blah. Langston could have even discussed the possibility of the broad equitable discretion of the LA courts to tailor injunctive relief for necessity (justification), irrespective of whether there is a legal defense of necessity (justification)in any LA statute. Law professors like Langston should not stoop to spinning platitudes and refrain from regurgitating the banal remarks spoken by the bobbleheads on CNN and Fox News. In order to initiate and facilitate rational academic discussions, one must engage in scholarship that is thoroughly researched. Langston fails to demonstrate her capacity to properly discuss issues with sound legal authority. Langston's article is inexcusable sophomoric chit chat. It is academically dishonest.
IN OTHER WORDS El Presedente of the COL hoochie Club of 4 is an ACADEMIC BOOBLEHEAD.
Please hurry Dr. Ammons and get us a real dean who can rid us of this shame!
Dr.Ammons I have 100% faith that you are the right fit for this job. All I ask is that you listen to all employees, go back to the basics start low and work your way up, its the little people who know what's happening. The big people, VP', and yes some directors have put FAMU in a bad situation. I think this is the dream job for you, but the reality of it is that you must replace, remove, restructure and revitalize the people who has kept the university alive. Good Luck and God Speed
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