5 B6 i3 ]! c% z4 ?$ I9 H 5 J# @6 ]% k: HUCSD professor apologizes for web site slur 2 _$ v5 u" y+ @* n5 W. ?5 Y " Q& }& e6 Z2 y) U5 \* yMay 24, 20110 R& I9 s. l" t# s: o2 ~% k9 K
% O* w! |5 W' g1 zClifford Kubiak, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California San Diego, has posted an apology for an offensive term that was used on his laboratory’s website.( n$ c5 {# G8 i( d4 m
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In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.”0 i0 P) R1 |+ Y
4 t- {8 m1 l+ qThe existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics.7 E0 M- t' O9 Q0 [
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University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday. # z2 X, [3 p2 o: u8 l! Y6 h+ _ 9 _* |! w: M5 \Kubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads:9 F, l+ L. I! B/ o
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“Please accept my personal and sincere apologies for the insensitive language recently found on my laboratory’s website. I find the language offensive and I am embarrassed by the poor judgment exhibited in posting the offending language. Although I was unaware of the existence of this page until it was brought to my attention, I accept full responsibility. I have taken steps to remove the offending language and will arrange for appropriate training for my research group and me relative to the UCSD Principles of Community.”
