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Ann Gruver Barnard's avatar

Love this post Pia. Thank you. Columbia is my Alma mater. They should have known appeasement doesn’t work!

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Hilary Hattenbach's avatar

Great post, Pia! It's maddening that Columbia folded like t-shirt at the first bark from a crazy person. I hope they're feeling pretty lame now that Harvard gave the administration the double middles.

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Pia Owens's avatar

I’ve heard from people there that it’s scary on campus and they don’t feel safe. History has shown us over and over that when we’re willing to sacrifice people’s safety and humanity for some other goal, we go to very dark places. And I think the negotiation lesson is, look into that crystal ball before deciding it’s easier to give in.

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Hilary Hattenbach's avatar

100%. So awful that people feel unsafe on campus.

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