Looks like our very own President Dan Mote is not the only one stepping down these days.
Several university presidents and officials across the nation resigned this week for unusual and, in some cases, unexpected reasons.

President Gary W. Streit of Malone University resigned immediately this week after accusations surfaced that he had not attributed sources in some of his speeches. Streit served as president of the university in Canton Ohio since July 2007.

The president of University of Mary Washington, resigned unexpectedly during a university Board of Visitors meeting. Judy G. Hample has served as president for two years and the exact reasons for her resignation still remain unclear. A statement from the university only says that Hample chose to “to pursue other interests in higher education.”

A member of the Board of Governors of Missouri Southern State University resigned Monday after making a homosexual slur at a board retreat over the weekend. The board had been discussing changes in the athletic department including tweaks to the university’s mascot, Larry the Lion, and logo made a few years ago. To which the board member in question, David Ansley, commented, “We went from the f– lion to the ferocious lion.”

Quick Hits:
Prince George’s County will not receive federal aid for clean-ups associated with the first snow storm this season in December. The county did not meet the minimum 29 inches required to qualify for aid. The county could still get assistance for the most recent snowstorms.

The state of Maryland will be reviewing its laws when it comes to sex offenders in the light of the December killing of 11-year-old Sarah Haley Foxwell by a sex offender awaiting trial for another offense. A committee starts meeting today to discuss tightening restrictions on sex offenders and eliminating loopholes in the system.

Metro riders across the D.C. area can breathe a sigh of relief this morning. All metro routes running without a delay or detour for the first time since February 4. Take a picture, because who knows how long it will be until this happens again.

Baltimore’s new Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake gave her first State of the City address last night. The speech was not exactly a picker-upper, however, as the mayor addressed the city’s $120 million deficit.

Former Annapolis mayor candidate Samuel E. Shropshire,will receive a weekend in jail for groping a 21-year-old Naval Academy midshipmen he had been sponsoring.

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