I feel ashamed compared to the guy posting memes in the thread...ironic.

I've said this already. Medical records are irrelevant to having to conduct an investigation. It's simply one avenue for evidence. They didn't get consent to see the medical records and could not view them, so yes, those were still confidential. However, once a school knows of an allegation, they must do an…

What did I say that wasn't based on reason? You do understand there's a law in place for things like this, right? That says the school must conduct a "thorough" investigation? Independently of the police investigation?

Let me get this straight. You're allowed to say they did enough, but I'm not allowed to say they didn't? We don't have the same credentials? There's plenty of non-private info an ESPN reporter found, albeit with parental involvement. So yeah, they don't get to wash their hands clean for not getting medical records.

How is this a fantasy world? They only "audited" her email because of her parent's records request. What exactly do you think Mizzou did that could be considered "starting" an investigation other than asking the parents for consent to see the medical records? What else did the university do?

Sorry, but I have to disagree with pretty much most of that. Nothing has to be reported for an investigation to start, as I noted in my previous post. When the newspaper published the story, it had a small blurb that could have been easily overlooked. But, when the university found the email draft that mentioned there…

Here's the thing. Anderson claims that she was never told, even though the journal says otherwise. The journal was found by the parents and the allegations were first published in a newspaper article.

According to the guidelines on Title IX, schools are required to investigate allegations of sexual assault between…

I typically find myself in that uncomfortable gray-zone about how I feel about this new "internet-shaming" fad. But you honestly make a good argument. If people are going to knowingly broadcast their thoughts publicly like this, they should be fine being held accountable.

TL;DR. The team paid her less than minimum wage based on their own calculations and wage statement, which is where those numbers came from. It's math, not policy.

It's not "training," it's a physically-demanding rehearsal of what you already know. Not to mention the countless charity events they are expected to attend, which they may or may not be compensated for, at the team's discretion. Does your programming job require you to show up on your days off? Does your contract…

False analogies. Part of their employment contract is that they attend mandatory events/practices that they aren't paid for but can be fined for not attending or being late. Those are job "duties," as you have called them. And yet, football players are paid for attending mandatory training camp sessions, even if they…

Because people hardly ever consult a lawyer when signing an employment contract and doubtfully know that their employer is asking them to sign something against state law. As a side note, I doubt the list of fines and the actual work hours necessary to be an NFL cheerleader were in the contract.

You're absolutely right. Though, a part-time job that pays around $2,500 isn't exactly something everybody has a "choice" to walk away from. She waited until the end of the season, saw her paycheck, realized she was only paid $8/hour in the end (and not even for all of the hours actually worked), and then filed a…

Because people hardly ever consult a lawyer when signing an employment contract and doubtfully know that their employer is asking them to sign something against state law. As a side note, I doubt the list of fines and the actual work hours necessary to be an NFL cheerleader were in the contract.

I would imagine you're going to get higher results with "Richie Incognito" and "thug" because of how long ago that story broke. Takes time for people to write up stories and for Google to scrape links.

Prof. Galloway owns several businesses...what are you on about?

I don't see what people's problem with the Blackberry design; every single touch screen phone since the first iPhone look practically the same.

@designgeek: Sorry, but, that's still a matter of preference. I personally find Mac programs much less intuitive. Having rounded edges and nicely rendered fonts doesn't make a program easier to use.

So, most of these aren't really about functionality, it's about how pretty they are to a particular user?