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The dismissal of one undergraduate convicted ofindecent assault and battery, D. Drew Douglas,Class of 2000, was approved Tuesday night by avote of the full Faculty. A large student protestin favor of Douglas' dismissal and greaterservices for rape victims on campus ended justhours before this attack.
The full Faculty voted by a wide margin todismiss Douglas, with 19 voting against and over100 for dismissal.
Douglas pled guilty to indecent assault and battery in Middlesex Superior Court on Sept. 24, 1998. Before the case went to court, the Administrative Board determined that a rape had occurred and recommended dismissal to the Faculty.
Faculty Council members had the opportunity toreview Ad Board files about the case before votingto recommend dismissal. One council member saidTuesday the council had been unanimously fordismissal before reading the documents, but after,five supported withdrawal instead.
Ryan said others in favor of dismissal,including herself, recognized that the woman hadrefused Douglas's advances several times.