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I went to summer camp with this guy and he was THE WORST on so many levels. Misogynistic, and thought he was the hottest shit on earth. Ugh.

Yea... about the grad students not needing to attend. As a former grad student, I'm calling BULLSHIT buckoooooo. Sometimes I think the higher you climb the academic ranks the more fucked up your perceptions of power dynamics becomes.

maybe if we stopped pretending like it's cute to wear someone down, we could then also stop pretending it's not okay to say yes, too. They go hand in hand...empowering people to make decisions they want by respecting and trusting them when they say what those wishes are.

My husband, not overly sentimental, says to me on Sunday "Aww, did you see that latest proposal video? It's cute."

Plus in the case of organizations doing studies on the University's behalf, usually the student data is aggregated and/or anonymized in accordance with the requirements of an Institutional Research Board and all individuals have been trained/certified in ethical concepts relating to using humans as research subjects,…

That's exactly right - it's that they're not protecting the student in this instance. I have some issues with University Health Clinics being considered University employees first, and health care workers second, for sure. Should be the other way around.

None of the parties on the list you posted that schools can share with without consent are bad things. The point of FERPA is to protect students from uninterested or irrelevant parties from gaining access to a students' educational record. But schools need to be able to conduct business or perform studies to test new…

I work at a university as well. For the most part it does a lot of great things... But there are some really weird portions that, well, as the saying goes, paved the way to hell.

FERPA is a federal law. It's both a saving grace and a giant shit show all rolled into one.

Particularly combined with the line "health insurgence", which makes me feel like it's revolutionary countercultural healthcare, and thus probably very hemp-centric :)

ETA: No judgment on typos, my typing is a train wreck. They just coalesced awesomely here.

If the judge deems it necessary, the absolutely (think malpractice cases). Now this does sidestep some of the process, which could be an issue, but with something like this its probably just a formality.

She's suing UofO for "mishandling the assault," not the men who raped her. Via the news article:

I think Kim looks more like one of those Dark Crystal geldings.

One of my cats melts like jello in a sack on a hot day when you hold him. When I'm alone, I dance with him because he lets me. He purrs like crazy and oozes about in my arms while the other pets look on like we're both nuts, but this cat is the perfect dance partner. He never minds if I miss the steps, and he's…

They didn't consider the effect this would have on already abused and traumatized children because they didn't think of them as children, but vanity tokens.

"Liquid diet."

Do you only get to know the secret if you have a penis? AND now I'm picturing a fat little penis sneaking around wearing the gnome outfit.

Well now I'm trying to figure out what the agenda of a secret penis gnome would even BE.