thank you katherine board president ass. i want to add as a former student i would have liked to be able to or take to have been able to work with the board so i appreciate in opportunity >> (calling names). >> good afternoon. i'm here today to represent the labors local union. the foundation and the local are behind the support between the bay institute and the continually of san francisco. the reason that the foundation has chosen me to represent them today, i'm currently a resident of the east side of san francisco and know to is importance. i've been a student out at the eco and understand the importance of hands on experience that's provided to all of san francisco public schools and the duties of city college at the eco center. i also co-chair the horticulture program and see our policeman getting hands on exercise and they took classes through city college. as we all know the eco center is important it's not just a building would lots of potential growth and nourished by people who are passionate about that. i support

katherine, how should the universities move forward? >> first of all, the universities need to take back their power from athletic deposits. deposits -- departments. the athletic departments wield the power. and the board of regency does not. >> is that part of the problem here, that we're in fact, we're asking the university administrators to play a role that they're not qualified to play. a university president is not qualified to take the place of the police and prosecutors in investigating something as serious as an assault allegation. >> you're right. but under federal law, under title nine, schools must investigate, and so therefore, it has been put back into the academic side. you have the coaches, and let's take joe paterno. >> we have 3 seconds left. the first thing that needs to happen, of course, the ncaa needs it get involved. and they're not going to get involved. they're concerned with making money. even at the expense of the athlete. i want each of them to know what is sexual assault, how they should handle it, how they should be in the locker room, and really, bring it to them as, if this was your sister, if this was your girlfriend, would you to rate it? and i know what the answer is.