Monday, August 29

Sha-la-la-la ... Shame on you.

Donna Shalala, who was caught posing with convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro, makes promises, promises down in Miami, now that the football team's caught up in a potential career-ending controversy...

Wait a minute. I forgot.
These administrations never go under because of the corruption occuring all around, and under, them. Even with the pictures, even with the cashed checks. Blame it on ignorance, willful ignorance...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami President Donna Shalala said it's been "quite painful" dealing with the scandal that could blacken the name of the university's athletic department for years to come.

The NCAA and the school are investigating whether the athletic department, including 15 current student-athletes, broke rules in their dealings with convicted Ponzi scheme architect and former booster Nevin Shapiro. A person with knowledge of the process told The Associated Press last week that eight football players have been declared ineligible, though the school remains hopeful they will soon be reinstated by the NCAA.

"These past two weeks have been quite painful for me," Shalala wrote in a letter published in Sunday's editions of The Miami Herald. "It is way too early to know all of the details ... but the allegations alone cause serious concerns."

She added: "Here's my commitment: I will do, and we will do, everything possible to find the truth, learn from any mistakes and take measures to prevent any such behavior from happening again."
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The letter marks the third time Shalala has issued a statement about the scandal. Aside from one interview with student media at the university, she hasn't been available for questions.

"We have committed to the NCAA every possible resource to get to the bottom of all this," Shalala wrote. "We promised the NCAA we would not comment on any specifics until the investigation runs its course. We continue to honor that commitment."


Sha - la- la- la ...