Holden Thorp stands alone for now

Posted Jul 29, 2011
Butch Davis is gone. Dick Baddour is retiring early. So UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp stood alone in the spotlight Thursday, answering questions about the school's football scandal and damage to the university's reputation. The news conference could well be Thorp's defining moment as chancellor. He announced Baddour's retirement and sought to explain his reasoning for firing Davis - after publicly supporting both Davis and Baddour for months. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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