We, the undersigned, commend those who participated in the sit-in at the Kimmel building, and fully support all of their demands.  We see in their effort a pursuit of badly needed democratic reform at NYU. For years, and particularly under the tenure of President John Sexton, NYU's administration has stonewalled all attempts to make the university a socially responsible institution whose operations would be open to democratic scrutiny. We condemn any and all efforts to retaliate against, punish, or sanction the students involved in the sit-in, and further insist that the administration meet the demands that were raised by the sit-in.