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Last week, a few students in the Dartmouth writing class “Science, Technology, and Society” received a nasty shock. When they checked their inboxes, they learned that their professor, Priya Venkatesan, was planning to sue them for discrimination. Later investigations revealed that she also planned to sue the College and several faculty members, not referring to any particular episode, but mentioning the “hostility” she felt during her time as a professor and saying that “maybe it has something to do with my ethnicity or my gender...
...things stand now, it’s no surprise that Venkatesan has had trouble finding a lawyer: Her arguments seem groundless. Venkatesan has flip-flopped a number of times about whether or not she will drop the case, but as this issue goes to press, she still plans to sue and to write her autobiography. To do so would be unfair to students, and would only turn any of her potentially legitimate concerns into the worst kind of farce...
...musician, I love stories that are real,” Corrigan said, “and there’s nothing more real than someone sitting in a wheelchair, saying that there’s always hope.” —Staff writer Sue Lin can be reached at suelin@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Arianna Markel can be reached at amarkel@fas.harvard.edu...
...said, “I didn’t know any of their music before my dad did the event. But since then, I’ve been catching up. I’m a newborn Dispatch and Braddigan fan.” —Staff writer Sue Lin can be reached at suelin@fas.harvard.edu. –Staff writer Arianna Markel can be reached at amarkel@fas.harvard.edu...
...label] filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, which basically means you can’t sue them for money owed and they don’t have to really fulfill any of their obligations—but you can’t leave the label or anything...