Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Faculty leaders at the University of Idaho want the state Board of Education to reconsider removing the term "flagship" from the school's mission statement. The board approved updated mission statements for Idaho's public universities in February. The University of Idaho in Moscow was founded in 1889 and is the state's oldest. The word "flagship" was added to a proposed new mission statement last year, though school officials have long used the word to brand the university. The board, however, didn't deem the term appropriate and it was struck. In a resolution circulated to the media Thursday, the university's Faculty Senate expressed "profound disappointed" with the Feb. 16 omission. Faculty called on the board trustees to reconsider their decision at their April meeting in Moscow.