In his fall address, President Alexander Gonzalez mapped out a new plan for Sacramento State. He made mention of his commitment to bridge the communication gap that many feared had broadened further since last school year. Rumors of a now-nixed plan to build a natural history museum started to surface, and with that, it would seem some habits can be hard to break.

The latest development revolving around Gonzalez is just another notch in an already controversial totem of events that has been his term at Sac State.

However, with regard to recent events, Gonzalez’s battle for vindication may be an uphill battle that could be hard to win.

In a letter addressed to the campus community, Gonzalez begins by recognizing his failure to keep the campus aware of important events – something that he has once again failed to do. Later on in the letter, he places blame on titles, rather than names, calling out the former Vice President for Advancement, the former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and a “faculty member.”

If one is to place blame on another, it would be nice, if not reasonable, to at least give the “member” a title, or better still, a name.

Gonzalez goes on to talk about how he was asked to support the Sniders’ request to seek some specimens to complete the collection they thought about giving Sac State.

It’s interesting he wasn’t able to make this decision on his own when dealing with an issue like hunting “at risk” species – seems like a no-brainer.

No one’s going to call into question Gonzalez’s intentions. His intentions were good, even noble. A natural history museum on campus was and still is a good idea. However, there are more pressing matters to address first; for instance, maybe improving student morale.

Gonzalez has been known to be a fundraiser. He says in his letter that the campus never “chases” money, but we attempt to raise recourses for the campus. What’s the difference?

Clarifying this situation has once again raised more questions with Gonzalez’s continuing habit to talk out of the side of his mouth. He hopes to continue to keep all of us apprised to situations he deems necessary to communicate to us directly.

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