They were going to do this over the summer while most of our student body was away. That meeting was called together to begin negotiations between the students and the administration regarding opening the process up for further student and community input on the Marriott contract through open forums on the subject this fall. Nate's personal agenda was a minor footnote. Both of your stories talking about infighting are way off the mark. You are right about one thing.
Somebody needs to learn how to communicate better.
I would suggest that either a quick phone call, or a short walk to one of our offices might help remedy the situation. The only damage that has been done throughout this entire process has been this misinterpretation and misrepresentation of what is really going on. The real story is that our student body should be sharing in a rare victory for all of us at this moment. Your people know where to reach us. Although the CCB's involvement in the Marriott contract was heavily debated at the meeting mentioned, the meeting was not held expressly for that purpose.