NYT-1201: STATE OF THE ART A Thermostat That's Clever, Not ...
NYT-1201: STATE OF THE ART A Thermostat That's Clever, Not ...
NYT-1201: STATE OF THE ART A Thermostat That's Clever, Not ...
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s needed for the program to even begin to be compe<br />
titive, and that list has now largely been elimina<br />
ted,” said Mike Griffin, who was an assistant athl<br />
etic director from 1996 to 2004.<br />
And the endless losing seasons, combined with thes<br />
e recent advances, creates a sort of job security,<br />
where a handful of victories would be a major suc<br />
cess and losses would not create undue pressure.<br />
“There’s a certain hope-springs-eternal quality wi<br />
thin the job,” said Jim McMenemin, the director of<br />
principal gifts and senior adviser to the dean of<br />
the college. “This is particularly true now, as u<br />
niversity leadership is fully behind the football<br />
program being successful and believes it to be com<br />
patible with the academic and intellectual culture<br />
of the university.”<br />
Murphy acknowledged the futility of Columbia footb<br />
all, pointing out that it had only five winning se<br />
asons since 1956. She disputed, though, the charac<br />
terization of Columbia as apathetic toward footbal<br />
l. As an example — one she said she was disappoint<br />
ed to see — she said Wilson’s wife had been subjec<br />
ted to rude comments from angry fans at recent hom<br />
e games.<br />
She believes steadfastly that football is a core e<br />
lement of the college experience, even in New York<br />
.<br />
Murphy said in the past she had been “naive” about<br />
the influence of the city on the job, discounting<br />
such factors like the cost of living and where a<br />
coach would send his children to school. Now, she<br />
said, the city was one of her strongest selling po<br />
ints and that a candidate’s enthusiasm for it woul<br />
d be a primary concern as she looks to hire a coac<br />
h before a self-imposed Dec. 15 deadline.<br />
“There’s nothing like New York,” Murphy said. “And