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Female Dartmouth College Psychology Students Seek $70 Million for Sexual Harassment, Sex Discrimination

Matthew McDonald

Seven female students are asking a federal court to award them $70 million from Dartmouth College for harassment and unwanted sexual aggression from three psychology professors that they say the college did nothing to stop.

The students describe inappropriate banter, pressure to binge drink, sexual touching, and coerced sexual activity as part of the atmosphere of the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences at the Ivy League school in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Sharks or People?
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Sharks or People?

NBP Editorial Board

Seals are cute and fun to watch. They're also a nuisance on Cape Cod, where tens of thousands of them are eating fish that might otherwise be caught by Cape fishermen and drawing great white sharks that are occasionally attacking swimmers at Cape beaches.

A man was seriously injured by a great white shark August 15 in Truro, and another man was killed by a great white on September 15 in Wellfleet. These attacks, while sad, aren't surprising. In fact, given the explosion of seals and sharks in recent years, it's remarkable it has taken this long. More such attacks are likely next year.

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