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Stockton Trustee Resigned Following Showboat Vote
Barbara Morvay didn't say why she resigned, but she did say she abstained from the vote due to a lack of information.
Stockton University Trustee Barbara Morvay resigned from the board after Stockton purchased the former Showboat Casino in December, the Press of Atlantic City reports.
Morvay didn’t say why she resigned, but she did say she abstained from the vote due to a lack of information, according to the report.
Stockton agreed to buy the Showboat for $18 million in November, with the intent to transform the former casino into a branch campus. However, a clause came to light in March that requires the Showboat to be run as a casino.
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Last week, Stockton and Polo North President and CEO Glenn Straub announced a deal that would allow Straub to purchase the casino and eventually sell it to Stockton.
Stockton students told University President Herman Saatkamp on Wednesday that they were leery of any association with Straub, who apologized for his use of slang from a different era, according to The Press.
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A lunch to introduce Straub to the students is possible, according to the report.
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