Comments on: Seligmann and Finnerty Invited to Return to Duke http://www.all-encompassingly.com/seligmann-and-finnerty-invited-to-return-to-duke/ we still remember mitch hedberg Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tiffany http://www.all-encompassingly.com/seligmann-and-finnerty-invited-to-return-to-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-30029 Tiffany Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:35:58 +0000 http://www.all-encompassingly.com/seligmann-and-finnerty-invited-to-return-to-duke/#comment-30029 Although it may not be readily apparent from the media, President Brodhead has actually handled the whole situation amazingly well. He has been the one who has kept reminding everyone that they are "innocent until proven guilty" even when it looked very much like they were guilty. The players were suspended because: "Historically, it has been the university's practice to issue an interim suspension when a student is charged with a felony or when the student's presence on the campus may create an unsafe situation." http://www.dukealumni.com/__page/10036878.100.6.aspx They were suspended based on University policy to suspend students who have been charged with felony, not based on the University's own assessment of the matter. If you are interested in how Duke has handled the entire situation, you may want to go to the site the University has set up about it: http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/mmedia/features/lacrosse_incident/index.html Read Pres. Brodhead's letters to the community. I have found them all to be quite impressive, but what will be even more impressive is if he can actually institute the changes recommended by the special committees he formed. Although it may not be readily apparent from the media, President Brodhead has actually handled the whole situation amazingly well. He has been the one who has kept reminding everyone that they are “innocent until proven guilty” even when it looked very much like they were guilty. The players were suspended because: “Historically, it has been the university’s practice to issue an interim suspension when a student is charged with a felony or when the student’s presence on the campus may create an unsafe situation.” http://www.dukealumni.com/__page/10036878.100.6.aspx

They were suspended based on University policy to suspend students who have been charged with felony, not based on the University’s own assessment of the matter. If you are interested in how Duke has handled the entire situation, you may want to go to the site the University has set up about it: http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/mmedia/features/lacrosse_incident/index.html
Read Pres. Brodhead’s letters to the community. I have found them all to be quite impressive, but what will be even more impressive is if he can actually institute the changes recommended by the special committees he formed.

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