We have directed campus police, government relations and research officials to aggressively pursue the strengthening of federal and state laws to ensure just punishment for those committing such terrorist acts, the passage of a federal bill that would require the FBI to create a national clearinghouse in order to aid the apprehension and conviction of offenders, and the limiting of personal information provided on federal grant forms in order to better protect faculty members listed as grant recipients. And we ask your help, as well, in reaffirming the rights of us all to live free from threat, in supporting those among us who have suffered such harm, and in thwarting terrorist activity. Callers to the Crime Tip Line may choose to remain anonymous. The Devil's Advocate Forum was a great idea. And from reading the article in The California Aggie, it goes to show how far our society has to go.
Ethnic studies attempts to fill the gap where history books continue to fail.
If Davis was an institution that just locked you up in the little box of your department, it would quickly become the laughingstock of the academic community that fosters complete knowledge. I guess UCD does not value diversity after all. I am pleased that The Aggie devoted front-page space to the article on meningitis. It is a serious disease that can suddenly strike healthy people and cause terrible consequences. We are all familiar with the Culture Week events presented by the Student Programs and Activities Center, but the creation of Diversity Days is another exciting way to expand community awareness and openness toward other cultural groups.