Wonkette.com reports rumors that Al Gore is "on the shortlist" for presidency of Northeastern University. Gore could bring the "big name" to help with jumpstart fundraising at the school where the fundraising has been in a slump. Deans and professors really are the academic backbone to the University machine – the post of President is largely regarded as a handshaking titular head, responsible for bringing in the bucks. Current President of Northeastern, Richard M. Freeland, intends to step down after the academic year wraps up.
The Huskies are proud of their solar-powered student center. That is, those who actually know about it – note the largest crowd. The green building is sure to entice Al to the NU chief post. He has been recently parading around the world talking about his new movie, An Inconvenient Truth, about global warming. (Somewhere there is a quote with "sexy" and "Gore" in the same sentence – Google isn't being much help right now.)
UPDATE: After all, maybe Wonkette was wrong on this one. Looks like some linguist who's the current dean of USC will get the nod. Sorry to get your hopes up, Al.
Contributed by Ben Silva, a Northeastern student who knows the student center thrives on green energy
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