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[quote=Anonymous][url]http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-oct[/url]

[b]The Herald-Sun[/b] (Durham, N.C.)

"I bristled when reading the words of UNC Provost Jim Dean ("UNC Provost: "Progress" seen on paper-classes scandal," Oct. 1). When referring to UNC's athletic/academic scandal, the provost said "not everyone really seems to want to get past it."

Speaking as a proud UNC graduate ('71) and after reading "Cheated: The UNC Scandal, the Education of Athletes, and the Future of Big-Time College Sports," I do not want to "get past it" until sweeping changes occur.

Why sweeping changes? Because UNC now stands at the forefront of college athletic/academic scandals. For 18 years, UNC housed a program that cheated many athletes of their promised educations by creating a scheme whereby athletes were placed in courses with little or no content. All this, while a number of administrators, athletic officials and faculty looked the other way.

If it were not for professor Jay Smith, whistleblower Mary Willingham and others, this exploitation of athletes may not have come to light. For the provost to urge people to "get past it" is the same threat that Smith and Willingham faced when first examining the true extent of the scandal.

UNC's motto is "Lux, Libertas" (light, liberty). "Light" is not an administrator's push to "get past" issues that still sorely trouble my university.

John E. Chase

Durham"
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