Folks, it is time for a timeout. When we get to the point where no one can criticize President McDavis because he's black and if they go ahead and do it anyway they're labeled as racist, we've got a problem. We're treading on thin ice, and if we continue in this direction, we're going to end up at a place none of us want to be. As a group of university professionals and students, we should be able to have a debate about the merits of the current OU administration in a civil and respectful manner. It is incumbent on all of us to treat everyone in our community with the utmost respect and civility. I beg everyone in every corner of this debate to temper the rhetoric and think before they speak. We cannot let this debate degenerate into racial conflict. Not here. Not now.
Ken Brown is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry.
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