I returned this evening to find your lengthy email message, but I do not understand the point(s) you were trying to make

If there was no news coverage of the sanctions imposed on Dr. Kirstein today (Saturday), it probably is because either the press did not have time to get the story out in less than 24 hours or they did not think it newsworthy. The University sought NO coverage of this matter from the very start, but others did and thus planted stories in media outlets across the nation. For example, I never talked to the WSJ and the editorial carried a flat error which did not come from the university - that Dr. Kirstein "was forced" to issue an apology. In fact, he did it on his own before talking with anyone at the university. With regard to my Nov. 15 sanctions, on that afternoon we faxed a copy to every newspaper that printed a prior story. I suspect some will issue a second story and some will not. The Xavierite was not scheduled to be published this week. No issue there (pun intended)!

Finally, you seem to attribute the university's actions solely to pressure from the military. They did, indeed, attempt to pressure me and others at the university. The sanctions I imposed, however, are what the infraction required, not what the military folks wanted. All but a handful of them urged immediately dismissal. So I am not sure what you are driving at. I act on principle, not pressure. Pressure is a distraction, nothing more. The reason it took me two weeks to make certain decisions is that it took time for certain inquiries to be complete. I refused to rush to judgment, even though a thousand voices demanded it. So what is YOUR complaint? -