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(65,420 posts) Tue May 24, 2016, 12:17 PM May 2016

Report: Baylor Board Of Regents Fires President Ken Starr [View all]

Source: Sports Illustrated

The Baylor board of regents fired school president Ken Starr on Tuesday amid the sexual assault scandal involving the Bears football team, according to HornsDigest.com.

The regents believe that the blame for the school’s failure in handling rape and sexual assault reports falls on Starr, according to the report, and may not bring punishment down on head coach Art Briles.

Starr has been Baylor president for the last six years. It is not clear if he will be moved to another position at the school, or terminated completely.

• Niesen: Latest sexual violence allegations highlight Baylor’s broken system

Reagan Ramsower, Baylor’s senior vice president of operations and chief financial officer, is expected to succeed Starr in the interim.

Read more: http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/05/24/baylor-bears-board-regents-expected-remove-president-ken-starr

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Report: Baylor Board Of Regents Fires President Ken Starr [View all] hatrack May 2016 OP

Aahhhhhhaahahahahahaaaaaaaa ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #1

Poetic Justice pmorlan1 May 2016 #2

What a legacy he's building.... RiverNoord May 2016 #29

And karma. It's a bitch. trof May 2016 #47

Oh, the irony! elljay May 2016 #3

ironically ironic! rurallib May 2016 #6

+1 hamsterjill May 2016 #11

Wuuuaaahhhahhhaaa!!!! Beacool May 2016 #4

From the context of the article it seems that his firing is justified. iandhr May 2016 #8

From Wikipedia billh58 May 2016 #17

Got it iandhr May 2016 #18

Karma! SunSeeker May 2016 #5

The mills of god grind slowly, but sarge43 May 2016 #7

He deserves to be penniless tabasco May 2016 #9

Fat chance. Baylor will likely pay him to the end of his contract. yellowcanine May 2016 #45

Ken Starr is a wealthy man, tabasco May 2016 #46

So fitting. nt bemildred May 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author DebbieCDC May 2016 #12

Did the prurient pervert get a golden parachute? Surya Gayatri May 2016 #13

Situational ethics has bitten him in the ass good and hard.... Hekate May 2016 #14

Civil Cases should sue the crap out of both, Ken Starr and Baylor. Sunlei May 2016 #15

He's on the NY Times today bemoaning the "unpleasantness" with Bubba DebbieCDC May 2016 #16

that is both ironic and appropriate samsingh May 2016 #19

Starr sure went after someone for consensual sex. Iggo May 2016 #20

Maybe he's only against consensual sex, and, only when illegally appointed no less. Festivito May 2016 #30

With about 8 years left on a contract (estimated $40 mil.) firing Starr is likely cheaper than... xocet May 2016 #21

Charlie Weiss of the University of Notre Dame (coach) LittleGirl May 2016 #32

The only thing more fitting would have been to appoint a special committee to investigate LisaM May 2016 #22

WooHoo libodem May 2016 #23

Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. (nt) Paladin May 2016 #24

I still think Bill should have just said packman May 2016 #25

Dear Mr. Starr 47of74 May 2016 #26

Karma lark May 2016 #27

Thanks for posting! emulatorloo May 2016 #28

Karma's a bitch and she just took a chunk out of Ken Starr meow2u3 May 2016 #31

He's a craven hypocrite. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #33

Step aside while Reagan Ramshower muscles in, Ken! NBachers May 2016 #34

The irony!!! JDPriestly May 2016 #35

Yes. The irony is quite thick isn't it? lunatica May 2016 #36

finally a consequence for Starr trc May 2016 #37

Didn't he just criticize Donald Trump? L. Coyote May 2016 #38

How does a major research university wind up with a political hack as president? arendt May 2016 #39

reading comments so far... rustbeltvoice May 2016 #40

Kenneth Starr, Who Tried to Bury Bill Clinton, Now Only Praises Him UpInArms May 2016 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #42

What took them so long? avaistheone1 May 2016 #43

There is a bigger issue at Baylor.... Lurker1234 May 2016 #44

Exactly. alarimer May 2016 #48