(02-03-2026, 08:34 PM)PalmTree Wrote:(02-03-2026, 08:03 PM)martyup Wrote: Has the person who wrote the letter to Katie been identified? Was there any indication that that person might have had animus towards high achievers, winners, white people, athletes, or specifically Katie?
According to this article (a good read, BTW), the letter was drafted by Tiffany Gabrielson, now Dean of Students at UC Law SF (previously Hastings).
Also, I believe Bob Ottile, '77 is the lawyer advocating to allow external legal representation for students accused of Honor Code violations that someone else asked about earlier in this thread.
Great article. Interesting title: "Stanford's War Against Its Own Students." Key lesson: lawyer up ASAP when confronted with authorities. You are the rankest of amateurs and the adverse institution will bring the horses. Get one of your own.
Along those lines, a video on why one shouldn't talk to the police (or really any authority). I made my sons sit through this. Taught by a very entertaining law school professor (former criminal defense attorney) ably abetted by a police officer who was a student in the class. It's very long and very thorough:
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