grojc
04-20-2002, 07:08 PM
HOUSTON -- U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, who this week apologized for advising a group of Christian conservatives not to send their children to Baylor University or Texas A&M, was kicked out of Baylor, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday.
When asked about the matter, DeLay spokesman Jonathan Grella said the House majority whip was expelled from the private Baptist school in Waco in 1967 for his "extracurricular activities" and "too vigorous a social life."
Grella said the Sugar Land Republican's comments about Baylor had nothing to do with his expulsion. Grella declined to detail what DeLay did. He did say it involved "lots of pranks."
DeLay "accepted the consequences of his actions and was glad" they kicked him out, Grella said. "These experiences did him a favor and were helpful in helping him mature."
Baylor spokesman Larry Brumley confirmed DeLay attended the university from 1965 to 1967 but said he could not offer details because of confidentiality laws. According to The Washington Post, DeLay's use of alcohol contributed to his antics at Baylor. He was a pre-med student at Baylor, and in 1970 he earned a degree in biology from the University of Houston.
According to a 1995 article in the New Republic, DeLay was kicked out of Baylor for "dancing and painting buildings green at rival Texas A&M." At the time, Baylor did not allow dancing on campus.
Grella said DeLay openly talks about his problems at Baylor.
Last week DeLay told 300 people at Pearland's First Baptist Church not to send their children to Baylor or Texas A&M. A questioner had expressed frustration that major Texas universities do not teach creationism and asked DeLay for advice.
DeLay is one of the most ardent cultural and fiscal conservatives in Congress and has said evolution should not be taught as fact.
When asked about the matter, DeLay spokesman Jonathan Grella said the House majority whip was expelled from the private Baptist school in Waco in 1967 for his "extracurricular activities" and "too vigorous a social life."
Grella said the Sugar Land Republican's comments about Baylor had nothing to do with his expulsion. Grella declined to detail what DeLay did. He did say it involved "lots of pranks."
DeLay "accepted the consequences of his actions and was glad" they kicked him out, Grella said. "These experiences did him a favor and were helpful in helping him mature."
Baylor spokesman Larry Brumley confirmed DeLay attended the university from 1965 to 1967 but said he could not offer details because of confidentiality laws. According to The Washington Post, DeLay's use of alcohol contributed to his antics at Baylor. He was a pre-med student at Baylor, and in 1970 he earned a degree in biology from the University of Houston.
According to a 1995 article in the New Republic, DeLay was kicked out of Baylor for "dancing and painting buildings green at rival Texas A&M." At the time, Baylor did not allow dancing on campus.
Grella said DeLay openly talks about his problems at Baylor.
Last week DeLay told 300 people at Pearland's First Baptist Church not to send their children to Baylor or Texas A&M. A questioner had expressed frustration that major Texas universities do not teach creationism and asked DeLay for advice.
DeLay is one of the most ardent cultural and fiscal conservatives in Congress and has said evolution should not be taught as fact.