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| UC Berkeley Chancellor Accuses Tree Sitters Of Racism |
| 2008-09-25 |
| “[R]acism against our minority student athletes ... underlies much of the opposition to our student athlete high performance center,” declared UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau in a letter sent to two major donors to the school. That allegation in a June 27 letter stunned the recipients, Berkeley residents and long-time university donors and supporters Thomas and Janice Boyce. The appearance of the letter, given to this newspaper by a third party, comes as the campus is launching the public phase of a $3 billion endowment fund-raiser, with Birgeneau in the lead. The chancellor’s letter followed earlier letters from the couple questioning the university’s handling of the tree-sit protest at the now-leveled grove at Memorial Stadium, as well as the expense of rehiring campus police chief Victoria Harrison. Stephan Volker, one of the attorneys who challenged the university’s plans to level the grove to build the four-level high-tech gym and office complex, called Birgeneau’s claim “beyond bizarre.” “It seems the university will leave no stone unturned to smear anyone who disagrees with their policies,” said the attorney, who briefly attended the school himself and whose spouse and a son received Cal degrees... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 WTF? Hippies aren't racist! This guy is dangerously insane. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-09-25 22:46 |