I'm not familiar with the housing setup at Yale, but most grad students at that level and at that age don't stay in dorms at least in most of my college experiences and those of people I know who are at that level of academia.

Maybe I'm completely off base on that, but that is/was the first thing that struck me as odd about this person (after the whole racism thing, although sadly that is less uncommon than a 43 year old dorm resident).

It was no big deal. He was a cool guy and we all got along great.

But is it a common thing nowadays? It definitely wasn't at any time I was in college and not anecdotally with friends I have (many of whom spent many, many years in academia), but maybe things have changed. It wouldn't surprise me if given the economy and costs of living if it was cheaper to do so.

But I'm only a few years older than that and could not possibly imagine how weird and uncomfortable it would be to live in a dorm, with a bunch of 18-25 year olds.

fields of interests - she has degrees in philosophy, law, aerospace and mechanical engineering, and eventually another one from Yale that she's working on - are actually leading to one grand theory of something

A few months ago, I read that articles she'd written in 2009 and 2010 for The Humanist were pulled after the incident(s) at Yale, one deemed racist and the other one "out of step with our commitment to social justice and to the pressing need to be realistic about the racism that permeates our culture today." https://thehumanist.com/contributor/sarah-braasch/

She seems warped in a Rachel Dolzeal kinda way to me.

"You can't imagine the pain of having everything you've worked for your entire life ripped from you in a matter of moments when you've done absolutely nothing wrong."

No, you did do something wrong. And your failure to own it and apologize for it is what's ruining your life.

some errant racist called the cops on their non-criminal behavior.

Learn a lesson (one you damn well knew before this happened).

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