October 4, 2002

Auburn U. Controversy Becomes a Political Issue

A long-running controversy surrounding Auburn University's Board of Trustees is providing fodder for political attacks in Alabama's gubernatorial race this fall.

U.S. Rep. Bob Riley, the Republican candidate, has charged that Gov. Don Siegelman, a Democrat who is running for re-election, "shares the blame for the conflict and turmoil that has engulfed the [Auburn] university campus over the past four years" by missing all 20 of its trustees' meetings during his

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