The idea that students would come out en masse to support a president after he repeatedly tried to increase tuition over his superiors' objections might seem farcical, but it's exactly what happened last week in Texas.
When Texas Monthly Senior Executive Editor Paul Burka reported Wednesday night that, according to an unnamed source, the University of Texas Board of Regents was moving to remove UT-Austin President William Powers Jr. from his position - likely over Powers' clash with the board and Gov. Rick Perry about Powers' push to raise tuition - students were some of the first people t...