Thank You, Gus
A lot has been said leading up to and following the departure of Gus Malzahn as the head football coach at Auburn.
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A lot has been said leading up to and following the departure of Gus Malzahn as the head football coach at Auburn.
There is no playbook in a pandemic. There are no hard and fast rules in a fast-moving crisis. Second-guessing in a crisis, especially from those who have never had to deal with such pressures, is counterproductive.
After serving as Auburn University's president for over a decade, Jay Gogue did the University a favor by coming out of retirement to provide some stability in an interim role when Auburn suddenly split ties with Gogue’s successor, Steven Leath, in the summer of 2019.
Auburn University undertook a program of Sentinel testing to track the prevalence of coronavirus on campus. They have repeatedly announced incredibly low positivity rates. When something is said to be incredible, perhaps it is not credible.
With the responsibilities of classes, work and maintaining a social life, it’s cliche to say it’s difficult for a college student to find the time to manage everything on their plate. But with the devastating coronavirus, economic depression and looming climate crisis, 2020 is the year of all years for students to get out and vote.
Auburn was looking good.
By now for most students, using Honorlock for testing isn’t given much second thought. We sure did adjust quickly. Following the shift to virtual learning, the many classes have relied on this software to ensure a trustworthy virtual testing environment. But how is it affecting students, and should there be a fair proctoring alternative?
Although there is no shortage of reasons to avoid events with thousands of attendees during a viral pandemic that thrives on large gatherings to spread, Saturday’s game can and should be an opportunity to not just show off Auburn’s ability to coordinate an event, but an opportunity to show off the Auburn Family’s commitment to the wellbeing of its fellow members and where its values lie.
Auburn’s beloved Tigers carry a roster hovering around 100 student athletes, while some programs struggle to field a team. The Tigers also boast some of the most up-to-date athletic facilities that rival some professional organizations, while some collegiate programs have to fundraise just to have some workout equipment.
On July 31st an Auburn University representative responded to social media posts by a new faculty member, condemning the posts and labeling them as “hate speech” while calling for us to “foster mutual understanding and respect within our communities” during these particular times.
Editor's Notes: When this article was first published, it unintentionally used language by Dr. Jennifer Brooks. That mistake has now been corrected. The Plainsman wishes to apologize to Dr. Brooks and to our readers for this error.
With life on campus starting back up again, Auburn University and its students have entered into a sort of trust exercise with each other.
We are writing to express our dismay at how Auburn University has handled the treatment of our colleague, Dr. Jesse Goldberg.
The public’s scrutiny of Professor Jesse Goldberg’s social media posts has focused primarily on the content of his speech. Some have drawn a comparison with the previous uproar over Professor Bruce Murray’s social media posts. I will not characterize the speech of Professors Goldberg or Murray, as neither one should be censured by Auburn University, regardless of the content of their speech, as free expression is a core principle of a community of scholars, which Auburn purports to emulate or at least simulate. Indeed, both these professors have fostered a healthy debate for which enlightened individuals should all be thankful.
In light of the circumstances surrounding incoming lecturer Dr. Jesse Goldberg, we at Auburn Spectrum are reminded of another situation where an employee's social media posts caused an outrage. Last year, Bruce Murray from the College of Education was shown to have made and shared several posts that deny and condemn the existence of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Auburn University is choosing to align with conservative values over their usual rigid defense of freedom of speech. On Wednesday, July 23, Dr. Jesse Goldberg, a new lecturer at Auburn University tweeted some choice words about police brutality:
Dear Dr. Cristen Herring,
We are Auburn Students and Community for Change. The purpose of the protest on Sunday, June 7, was to amplify the call to justice for the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and the countless Black people who have lost their lives at the hands of police brutality.
The May 25 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis was an egregious disregard of the morals and principles that govern this country.