Last week, the Daily News editorial board said that people attacking an authority figure in the press should put their name next to what they have to say.
Perhaps we should've also mentioned that people defending themselves in the press should tell the truth.
President Blaine Brownell told the Associated Press Thursday that, although he and his wife were dedicated to the school, how long the two remained at Ball State was "beyond our control." However, he stressed Monday that he was not in any way forced to leave.
A WISH-TV reporter also confronted Brownell during Monday's press conference about a statement he had given her that he was with Ball State for the long haul.
Brownell admitted Monday that he had, in fact, already forseen his imminent departure when he gave those quotes.
"I meant it in the spirit, even though I knew ... the long-term wasn't very long," he said.
Although he knew that his tenure at Ball State would end even before the athletic teams he cut finished their last seasons, Brownell led the university community to believe he was committed to us.
That is absolutely the worst way an employee can end his relationship with his or her employer. It would've been better for him to remain silent than to give us all the wrong impression.
Ball State, Muncie and Indiana have been working hard to convince students to remain here after finishing their degrees. They want us to invest ourselves in this place for the "long-term."
We expect our leaders to set a positive example for us to follow. Brownell has failed that duty two ways: first, by leaving, and second, by lying about it.
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