From Richard A. Yanikoski, President

To davidpet

Date Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1232 PM

Subject Re SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND THE KIRSTEIN AFFAIR

Mr. Peterson,

I read your latest email and will continue to do so. The reason that I only sometimes reply personally, as I did to one of your prior messages, is that to date I have received nearly 2,500 emails from around the country. I am not "hiding" behind anything or anyone (as you claim). I simply do not have the time to answer each person individually, especially in iterative fashion where rebuttals and opinions never end. I agree with some of your points and disagree with others, but cannot engage in a point-by-point analysis with you. -- Dr. Yanikoski