Cowardly? I think you need to educate yourself before you go commenting on what is or isn't best for the University. Bob Brown's job is to protect this institution, and that is what he is doing. What good would it do if BU hired hundreds of people, students stopped coming because they couldn't afford it, and then everyone lost their jobs. Then even more people would be furious. As far as BU contributing to unemployment, no more so than anyone else. I'm sure BU won't be firing or laying off people, just not hiring. There are plenty of businesses that have taken that stand even before this crisis. To be firing people would be contributing to unemployment. To not be hiring is just good business sense in this situation. When we get through it, the doors will be reopened and we will continue to support all the job seekers. I again go back to the point that we are no use to anyone if we fail, and Bob Brown is just making sure that doesn't happen. Think through all aspects of a decision before letting your personal convictions and thoughts get in the way of speaking foolishly.