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标 题: 有local news报道UCSD事件了
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Wide knowledge of the web page developed over the weekend after its contents
were posted on an Internet forum for Chinese-speaking academics,
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/23/ucsd-closes-webs
UCSD closes website over slur
Professor’s posting triggers backlash, prompts apology
By Pat Flynn, UNION-TRIBUNE
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 8:14 p.m.
LA JOLLA — University of California San Diego officials have taken down a
chemistry professor’s web page that used a term offensive to Chinese people
and issued an apology.
A web page for Clifford Kubiak, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry,
included a set of purported “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous.
The first three “rules” were: “no Disney music,” “don’t be that guy”
and “if you can’t turn on the instrument, you shouldn’t use it.”
No. 4 was: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.”
Wide knowledge of the web page developed over the weekend after its contents
were posted on an Internet forum for Chinese-speaking academics, prompting
a flurry of comment around the world.
“At least in the U.S., the word ‘Chinaman’ is usually considered
derogatory,” Mingyu Guo, a lecturer at the University of Liverpool in
England, wrote in an email to The San Diego Union-Tribune. “Usage of this
term is strongly discouraged by Asian American organizations.
“At this day and age, it is incredible to see this kind of racial
discrimination still exists, so I brought it to your attention.”
UCSD spokesman Jeff Gattas said the web page was taken down sometime over
the weekend, as soon as chemistry department leaders became aware of it.
Suresh Subramani, UCSD’s executive vice chancellor for academic affairs,
and Mark Thiemens, dean of physical sciences, issued a statement late Monday
afternoon:
“On behalf of President Mark Yudof, Chancellor Marye Anne Fox and the UC
San Diego community we are truly disappointed by the insensitive and
offensive language that appeared on the website of Professor Clifford Kubiak
. This language does not conform to our commitment to the UCSD Principles of
Community.
“We have communicated today with Professor Kubiak, who has ensured that the
offending language has been removed, and he will provide a formal, written
apology. This apology will be posted on Professor Kubiak’s website.
“Further, we have asked the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and
Discrimination to review the matter. Please accept our sincere apologies on
behalf of the university.”
Kubiak, who was chairman of his UCSD department from 2002 to 2006, did not
respond Monday to requests for comment. |
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