Posted on 01/04/2007 5:21:01 PM PST by ValentinesDay
Duke Named in Civil Lawsuit Stemming From Lacrosse Case Posted: 20 minutes ago Durham — A former Duke University lacrosse player sued the university Thursday alleging that one of his professors unfairly gave him a failing grade because he was a member of the team. Kyle Dowd graduated in May 2006, two months after a woman said she was raped at a lacrosse team party. The allegations set off a tumultuous few weeks in Durham, with almost daily protests by people who criticized lacrosse team members for a pattern of rowdy behavior. Dowd's lawsuit alleges that visiting professor Kim Curtis gave him an F in a politics and literature class that nearly prevented him from graduating, even though he had earned passing grades on his assignments to that point. Curtis could not be reached for comment Thursday evening. A Duke University spokesman said he could not comment because he had not seen the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, only one other person in the 40-student class, another lacrosse player, received an F. "Defendant Curtis engaged in extreme outrageous and unethical conduct ... due to personal bias and prejudice," the lawsuit says.
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ping for later
From story:
The lawsuit also states that Curtis, a visiting assistant professor at the time who specialized in political theory and feminist theory, was listed in support of an advertisement in The Duke Chronicle that sympathized with the alleged victim.
FEMINIST THEORY????? What the heck is that????
Some feminist whore trying to give this guy hell in the form of an undeserved failing grade. Figures. I wonder if she's apologized now that it's clear that they're innocent? I'd bet my liver that the answer is "no".
Go for it!!
Duke ping.
I'm guessing it's "males are the evil oppressors of women and, even if they do the course work, are not entitled to a passing grade."
I think it's some theory that feminists are actually feminine. It's been widely discredited. ;)
LOL
It has begun! :)
Another liberal engaging in double-standards? Who woulda thunk it?
These FemiNazi and/or vomitous PC drivel type classes are mandatory for graduation in many schools.
In any case this was an atrocity, and I hope Duke pays many, many millions for the injuries to the innocent young men on the lacrosse team.
"FEMINIST THEORY????? What the heck is that????"
In summary, the only thing men are good for are sperm donors.
An "F" in mandatory-for-graduation FemiNazi PC indoctrination is a badge of honor, IMHO. That being said, let the legal games begin!!!!
OK, first lesson for any conservative on a leftist campus: DO YOUR RESEARCH! His "professor" probably has a plenty of published work to indicate what she is all about--also check the course selections. If you do not do your legwork, and make sure you are at least getting a fair prof, then you are setting yourself up for poor grades and much suffering. This is imperative! Check with the college conservative groups, go to the library, use your computer, check her course readings, etc, etc. I have no doubt that this young man could have avoided this nut if he had taken his education a little more seriously. I routinely dropped 3 or 4 courses each semester (with back-up courses lined up) because of leftist profs. Also, use your first day or two to get the info you will need, pose as a crazy, radical leftist and go have a chat with the prof; if he bites, drop him fast.
...well this guy's suffering is *nothing* compared to what the "victim" that accused them went through. Remember what Susan Estrich says....
When forced to take one of these harpies for a class (because all the other classes are closed) it's best to keep one's mouth shut and them smoke them when the evaluations are passed out.
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