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āSeattle Timesā Columnist Weighs In on Professor Peter Ratener
In todayās Seattle Times, opinion columnist Bruce Ramsey pens a about Professor Peter Ratener of Bellevue Community College, whose case Ā鶹“«Ć½IOS took up last month. For those who donāt remember, Professor Ratener had the misfortune to write a math exam question that involved both a watermelon and a person named Condoleezza, leading to punishment from his college. Ramseyās column looks at the issue from the perspective of other Bellevue professorsāand what he finds isnāt good news for those who care about free speech on campus. Key quote:
āWhat I learned last spring,ā says a BCC prof, āis that if I offend somebody, intentionally or not, and that person goes to the media, Iām screwed."
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