Disappointing
Well, I for one was very disappointed with the forum last night. Not surprised mind you, just disappointed. The chancellor totally dodged the issue and wouldn’t give any statement on the Chief issue. Mind you, I can’t blame him (for that at least) too much given that he works directly for the Board of Trustees.
As for the Chancellor’s response to the question about a LGBT cultural house, his use of “sexual preference” was downright insulting, particularly given that the question used “sexual identity”. (For any who might not be aware, “sexual preference” is disliked because it implies a choice. Being gay is not a mater in which you have any choice what-so-ever. It’s simply the way you’re born.)
Check out http://www.iresist.org/ for a video of the forum. Well over 1600 folks were there. They had all of Foellinger Auditorium full, plus overflow in Greg Hall and the Union.