This article is a cat bath for Oberlin.
It does not mention the hateful emails from Oberlin staff against the bakery, which figured into the punative award, and minimizes the attack on the shopkeeper by the shoplifter’s pals.
The elderly owner of the store also broke his neck when some unidentified activists tried to scare him by knocking on his window at night. He got up and slipped on his front step which caused the fracture.
“Neither Oberlin College nor Dean Meredith Raimondo defamed a local business or its owners, and they never endorsed statements made by others,” Varner wrote. “Rather, the College and Dr. Raimondo worked to ensure that students’ freedom of speech was protected and that the student demonstrations were safe and lawful, and they attempted to help the plaintiffs repair any harm caused by the student protests.”This is a lie. Clear evidence was presented that proved Oberlin directly supported, endorsed, encouraged and participated in the defamation of this family business.
At a much deeper level, Oberlin, and other colleges and universities fan the flames of hate under the guise of "social justice". This brainwashing of students from a young age is the root of much of the racial hatred in America today. Oberlin is the tip of the iceberg. 100's of similar verdicts against academia would be a good start.