Man (REPUKE) Sues University For $10,000 After Receiving B- Grade

[matcom]

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LAS VEGAS -- Bob Whitney isn't willing to accept a B-minus. He's suing the University of Nevada, Las Vegas after losing an appeal over the grade.

Bob Whitney, 52, alleges in the lawsuit that a history professor discriminated against him because of his conservative values. He seeks at least $10,000 for emotional duress, tuition, books and living expenses

University officials say the complaint filed Jan. 12 in Clark County District Court has no merit.

Whitney said the grade he got in Eugene Moehring's class in spring 2004 damaged his grade-point average and made him ineligible for student loans. He claimed Moehring's fast-paced lectures prevented him from taking complete notes, and Moehring criticized his conservatism in written assignments.

Whitney accused Andrew Bell, then a graduate coordinator, of refusing to change the grade and humiliating him by yelling at him in front of his wife.

Bell, now associate dean of the liberal arts college, and Moehring, who has taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for 28 years, declined comment on the lawsuit.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/4164628/detail.html

[Spinzonner]

1. And this isn't a frivolous lawsuit why ?

I'm sure that Bush will leap to condemn this abuse of the courts and judicial process.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. The complaint about the notes is ridiculous.

He could have taped the lectures and transcribed the notes when he got home. Further, I highly doubt that one B- would ruin his financial aid. This is probably more about his hurt ego.

[shoelace414]

4. If the teacher complained about

his conservative view in papers.. I'm sure he's pissed because the teacher is a liberal.

[KurtNYC]

11. Or that is a smokescreen - the guy possibly asserts things that

didn't happen. Imagine a history paper written by Fox News with stuff like "so after they found the WMD in Iraq the mission became.." The prof says in effect that is not a fact and the guy refuses to accept that. In his mind he is being criticized for a conservative view not for sloppy fact checking. Just a hunch.

[blondeatlast]

15. Interesting, because a case can be made for citing FAUX.

The prostitution of our so-called "free press" creates a new ethical dilemma all the time.

I can't defend using FAUX News as a source, but can you be faulted if you do?

[Zuni]

17. Or if he filled his papers with Hannity -like blanket statements like

"there is freedom in the world because we made it happen."

[blondeatlast]

7. Regarding point 2 (it's been a while, I may be mistaken): if he's in graj

school, to be eligible for financial aid, I believe you have to maintain a B in EACH class.

Perhaps someone could confirm or deny with this.

[madrchsod]

3. the guy is 52 years old..hmmmmmm

you want to bet this guy has been an asshole all his life? he`ll get laughed out of the courtroom....

[blondeatlast]

8. Don't like the odds; I'm pretty sure you'll win.

I can almost picture him, actually.

[sniffa]

5. aLways trying to keep whitey down

poor, oppressed conservatives. :cry:

[blondeatlast]

6. A Repuke--ON THE GOVERNMENT TEAT?

Using the legal system to bail him out?

For this class assignment, I, as self-appointed guardian of all things RW, give him a big, fat, F.

[sendero]

9. Move on, nothing to see here...

... just another (aren't they all) conservative hypocrite.

[Zuni]

18. Repukes love big government

as long as they don't have to pay taxes to support it

[baldguy]

10. There's got to be other people in the class.

Everyone would have been effected by those "fast-paced lectures', and I'm sure there are other students with "conservative values" too.

Is anyone joining him in his lawsuit?

[Zuni]

19. How come the lectures were faster for him than everyone else?

Did the laws of nature cease to be obeyed in this classroom?

[Beware the Beast Man]

12. Tort reform, indeed.

:puke:

[displacedtexan]

13. Excuse me, Bob! You EARNED a B-!

I hate it when people say they RECEIVED a grade. That implies that the student has no control whatsoever over the quality of his/her classwork.

[mondo joe]

14. I'd wonder how his CONSERVATISM even became an issue

I wrote plenty of papers in college.

I never felt the need to make personal political declarations in any of them.

He's lucky he got a B-.

[Zuni]

16. Perhaps he got a B grade because he was more interested in ideology

than facts

And this isn't an abuse of the legal system? I thought the pukes wanted to end 'junk lawsuits'.