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I wrote to Stephen Baldwin this morning after reading his letter to the editor in today's Chronicle. Clearly he is being attacked on all sides. I told him that although his fellow faculty members may be criticizing him, that the parents and students were solidly on his side. He replied that it had been a little tense around there the last couple of days to say the least. That no matter what language he used, he likely would have been criticized and that for some people this issue is about racism and racism only. He said for him, it's about doing the right thing. Then he said, "that said, I am going to put on my kevlar and go to lunch." Those who show courage always have a harder path.