Almost forgot to post...this may not be as easy as I thought...
Well, I had dinner with Stanford Pres. John Hennessey tonight. He was meeting with a bunch of grad students, who mostly had pleas for support for various projects (shuttles, programs, housing, etc.). But it was an interesting conversation, so I didn't butt in with any of my own questions.
I like his style--he's pretty down-to-earth, non-pretentious, but sensible and reasonable. Not afraid to make a mistake. On forgetting to put lockers in the new rec building: "That was just really stupid." On late notifications about the end to off-campus housing subsidies: "We should have notifitied you sooner."
The best thing he said was what I think more people in power need to be saying: "I would say that agriculture subsidies in Europe and America are simply immoral." Thank you. We need more and more people to talk about the immorality of these antiquated and destructive trade barriers.
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