The much-awaited talks between President Jischke and The September 29th Movement have fallen through, again — this time due to a disagreement over the secrecy of the meetings.

This latest action reveals much about both groups.

The Movement claims they did not violate the secrecy rule because they did not accept the guidelines prior to the meeting.

If you enter talks such as this, you agree to the stipulations simply by sitting down at the table. Thus, not abiding by a stipulation because you disagree is still a violation.

But the blame for the breakdown cannot rest solely with The Movement.

Why was the administration dead set against notifying the public that the meeting was taking place? The Movement was not asking that the public be present, they simply wanted to alert people about what was happening.

One would think the administration would welcome an opportunity to show the public that they are continuing to work with the students on this issue.

Instead, they chose to make it secretive, as though they were ashamed or embarrassed to be involved in the meeting.

The Movement has some excellent ideas for increasing diversity on campus. They have big goals and ideas.

Unfortunately, it seems The Movement has begun to lose sight of these goals. When there is a 45-minute meeting about how a meeting should be run, there is a problem.

The Movement is so focused on tape recorders and conciliators that they have lost much of their support.

Meanwhile, the administration’s fear of tape recorders makes it look as if they have something to hide from us.

Both sides need to focus on what is important — communication.

This is obviously not working. Both sides need to reevaluate this debate and explore a new plan of action to see it to its finish.