We report a quasielastic light scattering measurement of the isotropic-nematic phase transition of a liquid crystal in silica gel. The normalized intensity autocorrelation function, ${G}_{2}(t)$, which samples the order-parameter fluctuations, is consistent with the form ${G}_{2}(x)\ensuremath{\sim}\frac{1}{(1+{x}^{2})}$, where $x=\frac{\mathrm{ln}t}{\mathrm{ln}\ensuremath{\tau}}$. The relaxation time, $\ensuremath{\tau}$, diverges near a temperature ${T}^{*}$ and can be quantitatively described by the Vogel-Fulcher law, $T={\ensuremath{\tau}}_{0}$ exp[const/($T\ensuremath{-}{T}^{*}$)]. The measurements suggest that the silica gel imposes a weak random anisotropy on the system, with the bulk nematic phase being replaced by a "glassy" state. However, hysteresis, normally associated with random-"field" behavior, is absent.