On His Case

In the case of Holmes' unsavory racial comments, the University should not award him nor allow him to speak. The comments that Holmes made was in reference to his scientific work and whether or not he believes them, he grounded them in his research and in a science periodical. I would explain that although Holmes has made great gains in the area of science and is very ingenious, his racial comments represent a scientific error that cannot be condoned by awarding him a title that should be given to someone more proficient in the area of scientific research. An award presented to someone signifies that a person is leading others through their progressive thinking. To award an honor to a man whose antiquated ideas still managed to slip his tongue indicates that he has not fully done that yet. Also to make such a comment clearly not rooted in scientific fact indicates his failure to think objectively and rationally.