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Re:Star Simpson speaks out about how MIT treated her in LED ... by tehwebguy on Friday December 11, 2015 @07:50PM (#10721224)
> So, I went directly to the best place I could think of: the very first place I walked to after I was let free, was the Office of the President at MIT. (In loco parentis, right?) But I was stopped at the door. She wouldn’t see me or talk to me. Liability, and all. The potential cost of giving me any legal advice or talking to her directly about anything, would simply be too great. So MIT found the protection it sought, while I did not.

Bummer, it seems college sometimes prepares you for the real world by turning its back on you just like the real world does.

> Star Simpson’s actions were reckless and understandably created alarm at the airport. — MIT News Office, Sep 21 20

Ouch, fuck MIT

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Re:Star Simpson speaks out about how MIT treated her in LED ... by lsc on Friday December 11, 2015 @11:26PM (#10721789)
Yeah, MIT kind of has a rep[1] for being particularly unfriendly to students in legal trouble. Really, it doesn't seem like a very good place for people who want to push the envelope.

It seems like something a student ought to consider, I mean, that MIT seems to be more concerned about it's reputation with the legal community than with it's reputation with students.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

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