Brenda Bethman, Coordinator of the Women’s CenterHarris Berger, Associate Professor of Performance StudiesJoseph Jewell, Assistant Professor of SociologyLarry Oliver, Professor of English
The Feb. 13 Battalion article on SGA’s decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship for the Feb. 18 “Compelling Interest” diversity rally contains numerous misrepresentations of the facts.
As members of the planning committee for the rally, we categorically deny the allegation made by a student senator that the Faculty Committed to an Inclusive Campus (FCIC) had a “hidden agenda.”
Our goal from the outset was, and still is, to plan and coordinate a broad-based rally in support of diversity.
Our rally is not in opposition to President Gates; indeed, we have worked with the upper administration as we planned the event, and Vice President James Anderson is scheduled to make remarks prior to the unity march at 3 p.m. More than 30 other campus groups and organizations are co-sponsoring the rally.
Please do not allow inaccurate information or false rumors to discourage you from participating in the event. Join the rally and march on Feb. 18, and help show the world that the Texas A&M community is committed to a
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February 15, 2004
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