[popdonnelly]

The Obama toadies are obviously hiding a lot of stuff.

I thought theses were the property of the universities, and were usually preserved.

[Parmenio]

I thought theses were the property of the universities, and were usually preserved.

Columbia College does not require a "thesis" for graduation. What the author of the article must be referring to is some time of senior paper. These are always returned to the student and are not kept by the Univeristy.

[ArrogantBustard]

I thought theses were the property of the universities, and were usually preserved.

Dissertations usually are, not sure about theses. In any case, folks I know who have written dissertations or theses were, at the time, quite proud of them and made sure to give copies to family and friends.