We will still have a crisis every so often, but what we do then is of concern. It is composed of two characters put together. We should turn our crisis times into the opportunity for a teachable moment. Need to go through established channels. Maybe we need something new not something different but something to push the envelope for change.
Some issues do fit into the existing structures and some don t.
It s hard to give it up to people who may not understand the issue enough to push it forward. The person who made the inflammatory remarks in the spring created a teachable moment. But that didn t happen and now there is no telling what could happen with this student, or in general. The comment was along the lines of - wow, that s pretty high for a black person . Point being, from the moment that students step on campus they are creating and being part of the community.