THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN SEEMS TO SAY that U.C. Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl is misrepresenting the truth:

At a press conference last night, Chancellor Berdahl said he had informed ASUC President Jesse Gabriel that red, white and blue ribbons—not white—would be distributed.

He added the student leaders had initially chosen white ribbons because multicolored ribbons were too costly.

But student leaders said the decision was not based on financial concerns.

“It’s true that (white ribbons) are cheaper,” said Graduate Assembly President Jessica Quindel. “But I was at the meetings, and the decisions had nothing to do with the prices.”

Red-white-and-blue will be permitted, and the “Star Spangled Banner” may even be sung.