Discord abounds at HSU
Tuesday’s convocation — the annual right of passage marking the official start of a new school year — was rife with enmity, some of it directed at HSU President Rollin Richmond and much of it directed at gargantuan budget cuts coming from the state. A line of a couple dozen protesters donning black ribbons greeted California State University Chancellor Charles Reed when he arrived at the annual event Tuesday morning. Huge red signs detailing more than 70 classes canceled due to budget cuts overlooked the plaza in front of the Van Duzer Theater. And those entering the theater for the convocation, the official start to the new school year, were met by a sign reading "no confidence means no confidence," a not-so-subtle reminder that many faculty and staff at HSU remain displeased with Richmond and his administration.
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by Thadeus Greenson, The Eureka Times-Standard.