I am sorry to be blunt but this cognitive dissonance makes no sense to me. The university faces multiple existential threats. I do not understand how you can say you care about the Bears and then watch
1) Attacks on federal science funding that account for 50% of the new research the university is doing
2) Attacks on Foreign students that make Cal what it is.
3) Attacks on freedom of speech, a cornerstone of what makes this university great and foundational to its modern history.
And honestly the "protests" that occured 2 years ago were pretty weak sauce. No one was beaten up. The level of "discomfort" was frankly fairly low. They were set up on the side of Sproul. UCSD? Yes, I thought allowing the encampment on library walk was fairly bad. But Cal has a huge amount of experience with this.
Your politics for the most part are you own business. But thinking that there will be a Bears team to root for if the administration gets all it wants is just sunshine pumping to the extreme.
As the chancellor said in today's note, Join the UC Advocacy network and make your voice hear.
1) Attacks on federal science funding that account for 50% of the new research the university is doing
2) Attacks on Foreign students that make Cal what it is.
3) Attacks on freedom of speech, a cornerstone of what makes this university great and foundational to its modern history.
And honestly the "protests" that occured 2 years ago were pretty weak sauce. No one was beaten up. The level of "discomfort" was frankly fairly low. They were set up on the side of Sproul. UCSD? Yes, I thought allowing the encampment on library walk was fairly bad. But Cal has a huge amount of experience with this.
Your politics for the most part are you own business. But thinking that there will be a Bears team to root for if the administration gets all it wants is just sunshine pumping to the extreme.
As the chancellor said in today's note, Join the UC Advocacy network and make your voice hear.
