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Harvard University provided Sinedu Tadesse '96 with inadequate advising and medical support, Melanie Thernstrom '87 alleges in her new book about the 1995 Dunster House murder-suicide, Halfway Heaven, which hit bookstores in late August...
...Thernstrom, a former English department Faculty member and Adams House non-resident tutor, alleges that the University also attempted to whitewash the tragedy, "to protect and promote its distinguished reputation at the cost of its own student body...
Rosenthal characterized Thernstrom as a "competent writer" but questioned the validity of drawing conclusions about mental health services at the University based on the few testimonies she cited. "I'm sure she wouldn't interview those who were happy with...
...purpose of the book was not to say what could have been done but rather to outline what actually happened, Thernstrom said last night...
...time she was researching, Thernstrom said officials characterized Tadesse as a student who had no problems and showed no warning signs...