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4 C6 |0 d; z" K* TMay 24, 2011, E: t4 L- [3 C! A
. w" C( q- C- ^9 W ~0 BClifford 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. 0 V& w" q* W8 [3 j$ z. l4 L7 s' S0 }+ P% ^" [* w
In a list of “lab rules,” apparently meant to be humorous, there was the phrase: “Don’t believe anything the Chinaman says.”: I, {6 E, @- w, |$ ]9 ^+ d% z
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The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet forum for Chinese speaking academics. ! g6 R! m1 W; g; I& ?9 Q3 ]& L. j3 [9 I
University officials took the site down as soon as they learned of it and issued an apology late Monday.* m; e; [6 x) V3 P9 A
5 R3 n. m6 J! l9 a S8 h; C- qKubiak’s message, posted on his lab website, reads: 1 g0 W! Z$ Q* _8 m( ^+ t F' Z) W! O8 z' P: |
“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.”