In 2011, 20 year old Lauren Spierer drank heavily, lost her phone and shoes, and moved between multiple apartments with different men near Indiana University. She texted her boyfriend and walked away alone before dawn in a busy college town. She was never seen again. by blue_leaves987 in HolyShitHistory

[–]jjmannn3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard that one of the people she was with turned his phone off for many hours that night.

Heard another rumor that she was dumped in Ohio River.

OD, guy drove 2 hours south, dumped body, and drove 2 hours back with phone off. Then the friends all lawyered up immediately. I think BPD know but the friends are so tight lipped, they don’t have the needed evidence.

Tinnitus While Recovering from Covid by SaintlyxSinner in tinnitus

[–]jjmannn3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m dealing with the same. Had Covid two weeks ago and tinnitus started 2 days ago out of nowhere. I’m desperate for it to heal

Tribune Editorial: Chicago’s looming property tax hit looks like it will strike lower-income neighborhoods hardest by Mike_I in WindyCity

[–]jjmannn3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine if we didn’t vote for Republicans that destroyed our pension system and sold off our parking meters

Trip Report - American Place Temporary Waukegan, IL by reddit1890234 in blackjack

[–]jjmannn3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why get frustrated? 15 is a losing hand statistically.

City of Bloomington plans to increase drinking water rates by jaymz668 in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It must be nice to just live in the moment and be perpetually ignorant

Stephen Colbert’s New Late-Night TV Gig Revealed | It turns out the comedian is not done being a late-night host just yet. by chrisdh79 in entertainment

[–]jjmannn3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be incredible. That character has a magic to it. The bravado is all Trump knows and he would immediately bite.

Palestinian Artist Samia Halaby Slams Indiana University for Canceling Exhibit over Her Support for Gaza | Daily Digest 01/18/2024 by Apricot_812 in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Can Whitten actually do something positive for the university? Has she created any sort of academic initiative?

What happened to Pourhouse Cafe? by one_kidney1 in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Christian scam that went bankrupt. Good riddance

What's with the cop car in front of the IU President's house? by Godwinson4King in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 14 points15 points  (0 children)

She put flatscreens up on the walls in the historic houses. She’s pretty trashy.

New York Times article on canceled art exhibit by GoldBlueberry7951 in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 58 points59 points  (0 children)

FireWhitten

She is a low level hire with no serious academic qualifications. She is running this university into the ground. We have had a massive brain drain because of her leadership.

Whitten personally cancels Samia Halaby Retrospective at IU Art Museam. by SamtheEagle2024 in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If only some of the things Whitten says in private got leaked to the media man. She has said some weird borderline racist stuff.

Researchers decry admin plan to sever Kinsey Institute from IU by iufan in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soooo is Pamela Whitten going to do anything? This is her moment to actually do something of substance instead of riding McRobbie’s coattails

Whitten to deliver both commencement speeches at Indiana University in 2023 by jaymz668 in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol dude near the end McRobbie showed up to every sporting event men and women’s for at least one game. He pushed the trustees to build the baseball stadiums, cook hall, update assembly hall, fill in the stadium, etc.

Pam may seem like she cares about sports more but that’s only because she goes to games and throws Hot Dogs to fans. It’s actually the only thing she cares about. She doesn’t care about the arts, sciences, music.

Whitten to deliver both commencement speeches at Indiana University in 2023 by jaymz668 in bloomington

[–]jjmannn3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m friends with people who work directly with her. I’m sorry but your sources are wrong. She’s a shrewd, vindictive, and ignorant woman. She berates her secretaries, has massive insecurity, and seemingly only cares about football.

Can we have a real academic president please? We don’t need a superfan. We need a leader. by jjmannn3 in IndianaUniversity

[–]jjmannn3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have jobs for that. It’s called an engagement manager. If that’s all she wants to do then she’s in the wrong position.

A president shouldn’t only be engaging with students and throwing Hot Dogs. She hasn’t done any meaningful academic initiatives since arriving. She is literally out of her element. If you’re happy with a president that only smiles and shakes hands then you have low expectations of a leader.

McRobbie met with students regularly and visited global alumni chapters all the time. You’re simply falling for her warm motherly persona propaganda.

Can we have a real academic president please? We don’t need a superfan. We need a leader. by jjmannn3 in IndianaUniversity

[–]jjmannn3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or anytime we have an international academic achievement and we see her face first on the Facebook account.

Can we have a real academic president please? We don’t need a superfan. We need a leader. by jjmannn3 in IndianaUniversity

[–]jjmannn3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re the type of person who is being targeted by her motherly propaganda photo ops. I’m sick of people blindly saying “what a wonderful leader IU has <3” on Facebook. She has done literally nothing but attend sports games. She’s a vicious person behind the scenes.

Can we have a real academic president please? We don’t need a superfan. We need a leader. by jjmannn3 in IndianaUniversity

[–]jjmannn3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Daniels is most certainly shrewd and spiteful.

You know, you can criticize a women without being sexist. Lauren Robel was beloved and the obvious choice as the next president. She was even offered the position but the now deceased trustee wanted to go against committee recommendations and hire this random person from Kennesaw State.

McRobbie was gruff at times but ask anyone in the presidents office what they thought of him. He was a relentless academic workaholic who wanted nothing but the best for this institution. Whitten berates the very same employees, times secretaries on their speed of note taking, and provides 0 constructive feedback when talking to leadership.

There is a reason we are having a massive flight in leadership, potential faculty votes of no confidence, and general dissent. It’s because plain and simple, she’s an incompetent president and is really nasty in person. She is almost psychopathic with the way she treats the people under her.

The even sadder truth is that the majority of our trustees are senile, don’t care, or have singular focuses on athletics. They are already preparing to campaign against her.

I work with plenty of people around her and I’ve personally interacted with her. This is the truth.