Even less-than-preponderance seems good enough for some

Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2015-03-08 08:26

Story here. Excerpt:

'In late 2013 and early 2014, according to the Chronicle’s story, two women told classmates in group discussions at student retreats that Sulaimon had sexually assaulted them. Neither woman filed a complaint with law enforcement or Duke’s Office of Student Conduct, which investigates allegations of sexual misconduct on campus. And neither spoke to Chronicle reporters, whose story is based, in part, on the recollections of other students at those retreats and an “anonymous affiliate” of Duke basketball.

The “affiliate,” the Chronicle reported, heard about the allegations and brought them to Krzyzewski and several other administrators in spring 2014. This January, a second person — a Duke student who worked as a secretary in the basketball office — also told administrators about the rumors. On Jan. 29, Krzyzewski kicked Sulaimon off the team and released a statement saying the junior guard had been “unable to consistently live up to the standards required to be a member of our program.”

Federal law mandates university employees such as Krzyzewski report allegations of sexual violence and requires schools to investigate. But because the women wouldn’t agree to talk to school officials about their allegations, it would have been difficult for Duke to investigate. In statements this week, Duke administrators pledged they responded properly. On Thursday, Sulaimon’s attorney, who has refuted the accusations, told media outlets the university investigated last year and closed the case because the claims could not be substantiated.
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The Chronicle reporters — Emma Baccellieri and Nick Martin — declined interview requests this week and referred questions to Chronicle Editor Carleigh Stiehm. Stiehm declined to answer questions.
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Unless the alleged victims decide to pursue legal charges, or file complaints with the school, the story likely will dissipate with no firm conclusion of guilt or exoneration for Sulaimon.'

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A rumor heard by two reporters and published without corroboration is enough to get a kid kicked off his team, branded a 'campus rapist', and who knows what else? Will Duke decide to throw him out of school now that the story's reached The Post? Or will they answer further inquiries with "No Comment" if the public asks them just WTF are they thinking to let rumors without corroboration guide their student management actions? Said it before, I'll say it again: Co-ed colleges are no place for men, at least not anymore. Go to a men's college, guys, or none at all. (If you have to go to a co-ed school, find one with no residence requirements.) And for the love of Pete, stay away from college girls.

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2015-03-08 08:27

The trouble with going to a men's college is that there are only three 4-year non-religious men's colleges left in the United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_colleges_in_the_United_States#Traditional_institutions

If you count Christian and Orthodox Jewish colleges, however, the number rises to 66 men's colleges, though the majority of these colleges are Jewish and may not appeal to those men outside the Jewish faith (no offense to Jews intended).

Contrast this with the list of women's colleges:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_colleges_in_the_United_States

There are many more, although even these seem to be in decline. But some of these are resistant to accepting men, for example, consider the Mill's College protests toward accepting men in 1990 and how they relented.

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Submitted by mens_issues on Sun, 2015-03-08 17:01