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Mizzou malcontents

The most discouraging thing about the recent crisis at the University of Missouri is not the triviality of the president's offense or even that less than one percent of the student body participated in the uproar. No, the most outrageous result was the display of craven cowardice by university President Tim Wolfe, Athletic Director Mack Rhoades and football Coach Gary Pinkel who succumbed to blackmail and allowed a once respected university to be held hostage by a handful of pitiful, whining malcontents.

Joe R. B. Hacker

Lexington

This story was originally published November 21, 2015 at 2:52 PM with the headline "Mizzou malcontents."

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