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May 24, 2011 $ r3 [! m0 e" g8 t- l% Y9 h/ M 6 a, ], E+ Y Q; jClifford 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. ! Q3 n. S8 t, Z" z$ O- X5 s8 c1 r# e& r8 ?9 _" J F
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.” . k/ ?' M! b( E A# D 5 q4 P6 V6 u- x _The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. % f& y D# @, T, s! k5 S2 w6 f0 v6 A! Z& g9 j# B! b0 h
University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday.2 c$ J6 }' R, L; l" W3 I! I
( B, S9 `- Q# BKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads: , k' C7 v4 M/ }: S8 t3 v ; n- a0 n0 F. ?1 E4 ~% v“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.”
