The e-mail was sent to students in Thomas's constitutional law class, and raised questions about Thomas's legitimacy as a professor and a lawyer. The e-mail included issues concerning race when Thomas's ability to teach was compared to another black professor.
The attack caused a series of outraged e-mails within the class about the content of the letter and also the author's unwillingness to be identified.
At the meeting, Brest condemned the attack but said he defended the student's First Amendment right to remain anonymous.
Students said they were not pleased with the way the dean dealt with the issue. "Brest didn't take a strong stance ... he never gave any thought to the fact that an attack on a professor because of skin color is an attack at all," Stanford law student Dominique Day said.
The lawsuit was filed in January by former College of Nursing Dean Judith Plawecki. Plawecki claims the USF discriminated against her and other female employees in wage salary and benefits practices. The university denies the claims.
John Campbell, the defending attorney, said that the case is unfounded and should be dropped.
The money raised at the 48 hour marathon goes to the Four Diamonds Fund, which is based at Hershey Medical Center. It assists families who have children with pediatric cancer. The money in the fund goes toward medical bills, and in some cases household expenses.
Dance Marathon originated at Penn State more than 25 years ago, and has now spread to encompass college campuses across the country.
The Boston University Medical Center said in a written statement that Ramos's teaching appointment expires in June and will not be renewed regardless of the outcome.
The rape allegedly occurred in 1987, and the seven instances of assault and battery each allegedly occurred with three different victims in 1994, 1995, and 1996. All instances took place in Ramos's office.
If convicted Ramos could face up to 20 years in prison for the rape and five years for each count of indecent assault and battery.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Lauren Gibbs.
02-24-99
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