Andrew
- There were numerous incidents during his time as president. He did nothing about the incidents and brushed them under the rug. He is the face of the university, so he should have acted.
- He cannot control what happens, but he should have taken steps to support the people affected by the racial issues.
- He should have reprimanded the offenders. There should be stricter policies towards racial slurs.
- There is a low percentage of African American faculty members at Mizzou.
- The president chose not to do anything about it. He had a lack of response to incidents which is why the protestors were upset.
- Counter (Matthew): It is a small incident between specific groups. It is not a campus-wide event. The president should not have to deal with this. The smaller departments should be targeted. The president is more of a business leader of the university.
- (Moderator:) How will the leadership change affect the problem?
- The new president will make this his/her priority. A change in leadership will be good for the morale of the students. A fresh face is good in a time when the student body is aggravated.
Con-he should not step down
Matthew
- It does not resolve the problem. It will take time to find a new president to fill in. It is not his responsibility to monitor what individual students say to each other.
- (Moderator:) The president is the face of the university so shouldn't he be responsible for the students of his university?
- When adolescents are put together in a college setting, incidents will happen. This is the case at any university. Perpetrator should be reprimanded, but the president should not be responsible for their actions. The perpetrator should be responsible for his/her own actions.
- When students are together they will do stupid things. These incidents should not result in the loss of someone's job.
- It is a student body issue. The president should be given time to solve the problem.
- The protestors blew the issue out of proportion. It is unfortunate that people were racially offended, but this slip should not force the president to resign. Everyone makes mistakes. He could have used this as learning experience for the future of his career.
- Counter (Andrew): Why should he be given a second chance? He has been given many second chances in the past.
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