I was very disturbed by some of the comments made by Student Regent/President Elizabeth Kraemer about Regent David Hergert.
Student Senate opens discussion on Hergert and appoints two members - UNO Gateway
Here are some of the highlights…
UNK, UNMC and UNO student governments have yet to hear any resolutions regarding Hergert. Kraemer advised senators to investigate the issue independently after stressing the significance of the situation.
“This is an important issue. It is necessary to be well informed because they (the board of regents) make decisions about the university.
“I encourage everyone to investigate the situation and to form an opinion,” she said.
Come on Ms. Kraemer take a stand on the issue. Put your personal relationship with Hergert aside and form your own opinion. Either you support what he did or you don’t.
“I applaud Lincoln for getting involved, but it’s not necessarily an issue for the student body,” Kraemer said.
That’s bullshit. This is exactly an issue that the student body should care about. Kraemer just said “this is an important issue” and the Board of Regents “make decisions about the university.” I think Hergert should visit every campus in the university system and explain to us why he shouldn’t resign.
However, Kraemer believes that the issues surrounding Hergert have been exaggerated.
Wrong again. If this issue had been exaggerated, then every single student at UNO would know about this situation. I don’t think enough attention has been given to this situation. Why doesn’t student government hold a town hall meeting on this issue? Student government is supposed to be representing the students. Why don’t we hold a forum and see how the students feel about Hergert? Ms. Kraemer could stand up and say that Hergert is a good guy and did nothing wrong. Unfortunately, Hergert will be a no show because he decided long ago that he doesn’t have to be accountable to the students. If Hergert cared about the opinions of the students, he would have resigned already.
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