I got a reply from the owner of friendsofdukelacrosse.blogspot.com expressing further interest in Dibona:
"What is more strange, in his CV, he claims to be writing a book with Dave Evans and Matt Zash (the two captains of the Lacrosse team). I find this real strange. What else are they saying in freerepublic about that opinon piece? Can you do a follow up on it?"
Here's the letter:
Brodhead can't handle it
Duke University President Brodhead has made the most unfortunate error of his life by reinstating the lacrosse team and as a consequence should resign his office. Don't misunderstand. I think Brodhead is a wonderful individual -- talented, sensitive and understanding -- but his decision on lacrosse reveals he is not able to lead a great university out of the serious quagmire in which it now finds itself.
For months he said we should await the outcome of the judicial process before determining what should be the next step, and here he suddenly chooses to ignore the forthcoming jury trial. In other words, it no longer matters whether the team will be found guilty or innocent. Presidents must be made of sterner stuff.
He ignored the sound advice of his own Bowen-Chambers committee, which called for wider opinions at the top, another look at the role of athletics in the university culture and a demonstration that he understood the deep-seated racial divisions between Duke and Durham. His action clearly shows his inability to understand where Duke is and where it needs to go. Is this rally what we can expect in leadership? I think not. The question I would put to President Brodhead is, Why are you still clinging to a job you obviously cannot handle?
JOE DIBONA
Durham