We all lead busy lives and cannot all read all of the "extra curricular" e-mails sent to us outside of those we must for work, let alone "blog" on a regular basis. This "static" selection of more important MSM news items (with some value in terms of their degree of "permanence" and "staying power") hopefully absolves both the Provost and reader of a measure of responsibility for their failure to keep up with MSM's sometimes overwhelming electronic, print and social media communications!