I Hit You Because I Love You

From the Central Florida Future:

The fact sheet also claimed that the administration likely violated Florida Sunshine Laws by not consulting with faculty and students before arriving at its decision, but Hitt said he preferred the faculty not direct their anger toward each other.

"It's a hell of a lot better that you be mad at Terry Hickey and John Hitt than be mad at one another for suggesting that your programs be cut," Hitt said. "You want to see something that could really be terrible to faculty morale? Let faculty colleagues be suggesting that one another's programs be eliminated — that'll do it."

Unless the reporter for the Future left it out, Hitt didn’t address the argument that he and Hickey violated Florida Sunshine Laws. Instead, Hitt offered the non sequitur that he did the faculty a favor by not letting them participate in the discussion. He did this because he loves them and doesn’t want them to fight amongst themselves. In no way did he break the law and the norms of collegiality to avoid addressing the propositions that UCF has plenty of reserve money and that any cuts should first come from a bloated administration.