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In an unexpected move late last Friday. administrators picked pop singer Elvis Costello to fill the position of Athletic Director here at Georgia State University. The position had been vacant since former director Rankin | In an unexpected move late last Friday. administrators picked pop singer Elvis Costello to fill the position of Athletic Director here at Georgia State University. The position had been vacant since former director Rankin Cooter quit last month. | ||
When asked why Mr. Costello had been chosen, one administrator, who asked not to be identified, answered. "Well, we think that the kind of appeal someone like Mr. Costello can bring to our program is phenomenal. Look at Rankin Cooter. How many hit records has he had in the past ten years? That was our primary problem. When you have someone in a position like that and they're just not producing original, peppy songs — songs that still reflect a social consciousness, mind you — when that person is not producing songs... well, they're just under a lot of pressure to leave." | When asked why Mr. Costello had been chosen, one administrator, who asked not to be identified, answered. "Well, we think that the kind of appeal someone like Mr. Costello can bring to our program is phenomenal. Look at Rankin Cooter. How many hit records has he had in the past ten years? That was our primary problem. When you have someone in a position like that and they're just not producing original, peppy songs — songs that still reflect a social consciousness, mind you — when that person is not producing songs... well, they're just under a lot of pressure to leave." |
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