I live far away from a lot of my friends and enjoy getting updates about their lives from facebook, so no, I am not going to take your condescending advice to avoid it just because some Bernie supporters are obnoxious.

My FB feed, two college bros standing near me at a bar, reddit, Gawker, etc. We’re not making it up.

I think your second paragraph is incredibly important to why colleges have separate hears through their conduct systems about sexual assault/rape. A majority of campus rapes are incredibly hard to prove in court, because they involve acquaintances and alcohol. It usually boils down to, as you said, a he said/she said.…

If you want to take this kid’s case pro bono and sue Yale you could do that. They gave him his due process, they didn’t violate his rights. Have fun wasting your time.

Actually, all students have property rights when it comes to their college enrollments. All progress made towards a degree is considered property (since you pay a fuckload of money for it), and thus all students, after matriculation, are considered to have a liberty interest while enrolled at the university. Expelling…

No, sexual assault is a criminal offense when tried by a criminal court. It is a violation of the student code of conduct when tired by a university conduct board. The university followed their own due process procedures, which are spelled out on their website if you care to investigate.

You know if a college senior gets drunk at a bar and punches someone, they can be expelled from college before they even appear in court, right? Why is it that certain people (cough MRAs cough) get really mad about college conduct systems ONLY in sexual assault and rape cases?

THANK. YOU. As someone who works in higher ed admin, I am constantly horrified by commenters’ lack of understanding of these systems while they rage against them. I know it can get confusing, but it isn’t that hard to understand that no, universities are not actual courts, right? If you are going to protest how…

He has not been convicted of anything, unless the victim also went to the police. University conduct systems are entirely separate from the court system. He was found guilty by a university conduct board, which does not (and should not) have to wait for a criminal conviction in order to hear a case. Otherwise conduct…

The name is part of the joke. The writers chose it to turn the sexist trop of the “crazy” ex-girlfriend on its head. It’s even referenced in the theme song.

The song was written for The Hunting Ground, a documentary about campus rape and assault, so I think she wanted the survivors on stage to be people who had experienced assault in college.

Are you talking about DOMA and DADT? I was quite young when these passed, but it was my understanding that they were actually seen as liberal compromises when Bill signed them into law. He was facing overwhelming majorities of Republicans in both houses of congress, and with a few Democratic votes they could have a…

Yes, these national general election numbers being floated around are virtually worthless, IMO. It doesn’t matter that current polling says Bernie would beat the Republicans by a larger margin than Hillary, because 1) that is national, not state-by-state, which we know is what really matters with the electoral college…

There are plenty of other people filing briefs about this who are doing so based on legal arguments. I think the entire point of this was to directly address Kennedy’s earlier assumptions that large numbers of women regret abortions (which also is not a legal issue but informed his decision).

Melissa Click was an assistant professor, not an associate professor. This is very easy information to find and substantially changes the story. Associate professors have tenure while assistant professors do not.

This is exactly how I feel! Really I'd be ecstatic with either one. But The Revenant is a broody man film whereas Spotlight and Room are just about kids and women surviving. Psh, you know the Academy doesn't care about kids and women when they can have Broody Man Films instead!

I used to think NYC had great water. Then I moved to Memphis.

No, using “woman” “man” or their preferred gender identification would be more inclusive of trans or gender non-conforming people, not referring to someone’s genitals.

Internet commenters are on a vastly different stage than someone who is inextricably linked to a major political campaign.

Obviously I know that since I referenced the woman who said it (Elliott) in my comment. I don't think a woman saying it makes it any more acceptable.