学生会随即发出的第二封公开信
To the Editor:
We the Chinese students and scholars at Kansas State University are shocked,
saddened, disappointed and feel hurt by the publication of the article, "
Public universities should not accept students firm the countries that have
bad relations with US", by Sean Frye in Collegian last Friday.
We are shocked because we have been collectively labeled by Sean Frye as “
enemies” of the US simply because we come from China.
We are saddened because the grossly wrong accusation by Sean Frye was
completely baseless when international students are paying out-of-state
tuition for pursuing their degrees at K-State. Obviously, neither Sean Frye
nor Collegian editors did bothered to check the facts.
We are disappointed because we regard K-State as a great international
community but unfortunately, alarming statements from Sean Frye seemed to
depict a different picture.
We feel hurt because we believe the US is a country of fairness and justice,
but such a defamatory and discriminatory opinion was published in the
campus newspaper under the disguise of freedom of speech.
K-State's Principles of Community are endorsed by the President, the Provost
, and all university governance bodies including the Student Governing
Association, the Graduate Student Council, the Graduate Council, the Faculty
Senate, and the Classified Senate. The first principle states that "we
affirm the inherent dignity and value of every person and strive to maintain
an atmosphere of justice based on respect for each other." The publication
of this article is a blatant violation of this very fundamental principle.
With the publication of Sean Frye's apology in Today's Collegian, we would
like to request:
-The Board of Directors of Student Publications Inc., the owner of Collegian
, should conduct an independent investigation on this article's publication
process.
-Collegian should apologize to the entire K-State community in the form of
an editorial.
We believe that all international students, including those from Afghanistan
, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and many other countries, bring goodwill, diversity,
different cultures and customs to K-State and Manhattan. We bring a window
to the world to the campus. As an international student organization, CSSU
has always strived to work hard to promote cultural exchange and the
friendship between domestic and international students. Despite what
happened, we pledge to continue to work hard toward this goal. We are all
WILDCATS, not “enemies”!
The Chinese Students and Scholars Union
(formerly the Chinese Students and Scholars Association and the Chinese
Students Support Council)
