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I would disagree. Regardless of how you view the decision, most people are pretty united in the idea that the process was a ****show by the administration. Leebron himself admits that they wanted to have an open discussion but they were advised against it for reasons that he’s not willing to disclose.</p>
<p>If you really want to use the gay marriage analogy, then you’d have to modify it. Proposition 8 was a public process in that people debated it and voted for it. To fit into this analogy, the California government would have internally discussed gay marriage and banned it without any input from what the people want. While people may be split in their opinion of gay marriage, not following the correct (and in this hypothetical case, legal) procedure would be a valid grounds for argument. As it happens, since the Rice admin owns all the rights and titles involved they don’t have to go through a particular process. It’s just very snarky and completely contradictory to their Call 2 Conversation, which is why it has affected more than just the standard KTRU listeners.</p>
<p>If Rice had created open discussion before going through with the secret sale:</p>
<p>(1) All the people who don’t listen to KTRU but are miffed about the process (such as me) would not have been complaining
(2) KTRU would in effect have been given an ultimatum to improve or have their station be bought out
(3) Many of the justifications the administration has suggested would be addressed and discussed, and in some cases, shown to be flimsy</p>
<p>The administration completely deserves all the flak it is getting right now. They pulled a complete lowblow by making this whole process secretive. I’m sure UH is not extremely thrilled about the situation either, since it seems that the Rice admin kind of duped them into thinking no one would really care.</p>