UPDATE: May 6, 12:48 p.m.
Mordy Cadaner, rabbinic intern at Illini Chabad, provided The Daily Illini with a comment on the state representative’s speeches.
**This interview has been edited for length and clarity.**
DI: Can you tell us why you guys invited state representatives down here?
Cadaner: I wasn’t really involved in the decision-making of that. I’m here like every other student. I think it was just to give clarity and to reassure our students that (we are doing) everything in our ability — including the leadership of the Jewish community here and the University — to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for all students here.
DI: State Representatives met with administration earlier today, what are your hopes that come out of that conversation again?
Cadaner: Just clarity and making sure that the University is not being blindsided or whatever by personal vendettas and making sure that they’re sticking to school policies and again peaceful environments for everyone to live happily and safely in our campus.
