North Carolina State students rallied in support...
North Carolina State students rallied in support of embattled basketball Coach Jim Valvano, who may become the target of a lawsuit by the university.
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors will meet Monday to consider authorizing N.C. State to sue Valvano, said Robert (Roddy) Jones, chairman of the board.
The board, governing body of the state’s 16-campus system, must authorize litigation brought by a school.
The N.C. State Board of Trustees voted, 9-3, last week to instruct attorney Howard Manning to terminate the school’s contract with Valvano. Manning told the trustees that he thought the school had grounds to end the contract based on a contention that Valvano failed to ensure the academic progress of basketball players.
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