University of Illinois Trustee Lawrence Eppley was getting grilled Tuesday by the state commission investigating the scandal that is the school's admission policy.
In short, kids with clout were getting in over qualified kids without connections.
Eppley, as the former trustee board chairman, was at the center of the scandal at times, but was reluctant to admit using any clout.
Eppley said he would simply forward requests regarding students, no pressure involved.
Eppley said he was merely making "inquiries."
Abner Mikva, the head of the state commission and a former White House counsel, grew frustrated at Eppley's way with words and his implication that he was merely forwarding things along.
"You weren't the postman?" Mikva asked.
Eppley had to agree he was more than a postman.
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