In an exclusive sit-down with the Tribune, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa contradicted published reports questioning the job security of UT-Austin President Bill Powers. Powers had reportedly angered UT regents with his comments following their vote against raising the school's tuition.
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First, kudos to Evan Smith for getting this interview and conducting it so rigorously.
Second: notice when his interviewee looks up and to his right, as though searching for an answer. These were invariably moments when Powers' job security came up.
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Attack the messenger?