I am not sure farm workers are any better off today.

Some folk think it's a dead issue, but sometimes, when issues aren't resolved, they tend to fester. Nothing has come to fruition, and, until it does, there's a sense of dismay in the students and staff.

I have talked to all of the parties involved and sensed a willingness to bring the matter to a closure. The time is ripe to settle it.

It's been a continuing issue for a long time. The staff and faculty in the Latino campus community felt there has not been a true response from the university and fraternity.

Ten years ago, we were hiring teams of lawyers. Today, we're hiring teams of biologists and workers to restore the creeks' habitat. If you're seen as resisting your environmental responsibilities, people will keep coming after you. This creek is going to continue to be under the microscope. We want to be on the high ground of that issue.

[Workers] are gravitating toward places of their choosing, ... Twenty years ago I'd say, 'I can't eat the scenery.' Today I can.