The Reptile King

By: Sean Pitman, Dr. Warren Ashworth, and Pastor Ron Cook July 12, 2001 On the front cover of the spring 2011 edition of La Sierra University Magazine there is a wonderful photograph of Dr. Lee Grismer smiling at a gecko in his hand and titled, “The Reptile King”.  The article goes on to detail Dr.…

La Sierra University Resignation Saga: Stranger-than-Fiction

Educate Truth shares the following article from Adventist Today as a service to readers. Submitted Jul 1, 2011 By Atoday Editorial Team On June 10, 2011, three La Sierra University (LSU) faculty members and a board member resigned. News of their resignations set off a storm of rumor and speculation. The stranger-than-fiction saga came to…

My Goal for La Sierra University

By Sean Pitman Many, by now, have heard of the recent resignation of three faculty and one board trustee from La Sierra University (LSU) over the public release of a recording of a private conversation.  On April 20th, a board trustee, Lenny Darnell, turned on the record function of his cell phone in a private…

Bradley, Beach and Kaatz retain attorney

Educate Truth shares the following excerpt from Spectrum as a service to readers. The LSU Faculty Senate called an emergency session on Friday where an action was voted requesting the Board of Trustees not to accept the resignations. After graduation the Board met from 2 pm until approximately 8:30 pm. On Tuesday in a meeting…

LSU resignations discussed by Faith and Science Sabbath School

Educate Truth shares the following video from Faith and Science Sabbath School as a service to readers. Paul Giem discusses the La Sierra resignations, reviewing LSU’s news release and Gary Bradley’s email. Afterward he recounts the story behind the accidental recording of Jeff Kaatz, Gary Bradley, Jim Beach, and Lenny Darnell. Geim’s presentation on LSU…