I Think I’m In Love With The Adams State University President Who Allegedly Bullied Everybody

Dent7 years ago

Adams State University is situated in the sleepy Colorado town of Alamosa. Parked right on the Rio Grande River, Alamosa’s population is mostly comprised of the type of people who identify with the term “blue collar” — like farmers and shit. Main attractions in town include some sand dunes, a reptile park full of alligators, and Adams State University.

Shouts to Wikipedia for the info.

By all accounts, however, ASU President Beverlee McClure hails from a different world than that of the blue collar people of Alamosa. Ole’ Bev is a corporate woman who tends to misplace her moral compass from time to time. Her subordinates colleagues refer to her as a “backstabber” and “bully.” Oh, and she (allegedly) doesn’t really like poor people.

As you’ll read in a minute, the people who have gotten to know Beverlee in her time at the school aren’t exactly what one would call fans. And after carefully reviewing all of the facts, I too have formed a strong opinion of her — I think I’m in love with the woman.

From The Denver Post:

Beverlee McClure, who became the university’s first female president in April 2015, was placed on leave last week by the school’s board of trustees, leaving the small San Luis Valley school struggling financially and under probation by a national accreditation organization, and critics angry — and still fearful — in her wake.

McClure, hired for her business acumen, has been attacked by detractors as being abrasive and combative. Critics say her dismissive attitude toward anyone but those in her inner circle was put on display at an Oct. 26, 2016, Halloween party. McClure attended dressed as an obese plumber and outfitted in a prosthetic fat suit and rotting buck teeth.

Abrasive, combative, and dismissive to anyone who isn’t down to ride with her? Those qualities may not seem great to other people, but those are exactly the type of character traits that I look for in a woman. There is a reason this chick is lauded for her “business acumen.” Real deal closers aren’t out in these streets to make friends. The game is tough, and it requires a tough person who isn’t going to back down. I like a woman who isn’t afraid to play dirty every now and then. Shit’s hot.

I think we can all agree that it is total bush league to just now be trying to condemn her over a Halloween costume from a year and a half ago. So what if she views all plumbers as fat, ugly dudes with rotting teeth? That doesn’t mean that she views ALL blue collar workers that way. Chances are she probably still does, but the point is you can’t prove it solely based on the costume.

I mean check out the fit for yourself. It’s more cheesy than anything else.

Image via watchingadams.com

She doesn’t even have on the most offensive costume in that picture. Cross-dressing in 2018? Yikes, not in this PC culture (that is a dude, right? I think that’s a dude…)

“It just showed her contempt for the working people in the community in Alamosa, which is very blue-collar and working class,” said former faculty member Danny Ledonne. “But that is McClure. She cultivated this campus culture of bullying and backstabbing, and anyone who didn’t agree with her or her group were thrown under the bus.”

Come on, Danny. Be real with us here. You’re not upset about the costume. Bev probably made you feel like a Grade A bitch boy in some way, and now you’re just lashing out. Did she laugh in your face for rolling up to school in a Ford Fiesta? Did her and her crew say that you couldn’t sit with them in the dining hall? Whatever it was, it’s clear that you’re just trying to mask the pain that you felt over it by getting back at her now.

You don’t need these stupid squids anyway, Beverlee. Why box yourself in by being president of a college? With that innate ability to flex power over others, you should be aiming your political sights much higher. First female president of Adams State? Nay — first female President of the United States is more like it. If you need a campaign manager/part-time lover, get at your boy and we can make this thing happen..

[via The Denver Post]

Image via Adams State University