With the commerce school yanked haphazardly up the road to Athens, there was much to be done back on campus to keep a sizable potion of the student body on campus, and, just as importantly, paying tuition. In this sense, it truly was a matter of keeping Tech open and running at all. And it fell, as many crises before had, squarely on the shoulders of President Brittain.
This column is interactive. To prove my point, I’ll need you to grab a shovel and find a place in your backyard you don’t mind digging up.
Found it?