Saying it was an unfortunate and off the cuff remark, and he does not support gun violence in any way. He went on to say he has used the comment before many apoligized. I spoke with Lisa Gardinier on the phone. She said she believes harrelds comment wasnt made seriously, but said its not something to joke about. cg Kristin Rogers its not just a staff member that was unhappy with the president s comment but students arent happy about it either. cg roseina britton student im studying counceling education and supervison so soon ill be standing in front of students and teaching myself so you know that wasnt very encouraging for me. Others agree. cg olivia ginther student gun violence is a very serious issue and so jokes about it shouldnt nessisarily be taken lightly. The student did tell me they appreciate the president s apology and feel like it was we did reach out to didnt have room in his schedule to meet with us. We were only able to show you snippets of the email conversation between