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| via Instapundit.com Los Altos Hills, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2004 -- On Tuesday, December 7th, in an ongoing controversy at Foothill College, Political-Science Professor Joseph Woolcock filed a grievance against student Ahmad Al-Qloushi for mentioning Woolcock's name in the media. Don Dorsey, Dean of Student Affairs, summarized the grievance as, "Professor Woolcock feels harrased by your (Al-Qloushi) having mentioned his name to the media." On Wednesday December 1st, Foothill College Political-Science Professor Joseph Woolcock tried to intimidate student Ahmad Al-Qloushi into seeing a therapist because of a Pro-American essay he wrote in Woolcock's class. The thesis of Al-Qloushi's essay is that the US constitution was a very progressive document, which has contributed to freedom beyond America's borders. Al-Qloushi and the Foothill College Republicans defended that intellectual diversity must be respected on campus, and are lobbying to have the "Academic Bill of Rights" adopted as official policy by the college"s elected Board of Trustees. Professor Woolcock's name was mentioned on numerous websites including www.townhall.com/clog and www.davidlimbaugh.com. "This (Woolcock"s) grievance will not detour us from our goal," said Cori Jenab, Vice-President of Foothill College Republicans. "This grievance ignited a First Amendment rights outrage from the kindling of existing controversy at Foothill College." "Intellectual diversity must be respected at Foothill College," said Ahmad Al-Qloushi. "This grievance will not detour us from our goal of having Foothill's Board of Trustees pass the "Academic Bill of Rights" as official school policy." Woolcock filed the grievance through an institutional process normally used by students who experience inappropriate behavior on behalf of Foothill teachers such as an "act or threat of intimidation or general harassment." Dorsey was not able to release the case number or text of the grievance at this time. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #11 Typical lib prof - can dish it out but cannot take it. After all, the most dangerous thing to a liar is someone who tells the truth. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-12-11 6:26:17 PM |
| #10 Typical lib prof - can dish it out but cannot take it. After all, the most dangerous thing to a liar is someone who tells the truth. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-12-11 6:26:17 PM |
| #9 ****sigh**** I give up, OK, alright already! Leave the name of this damned LLL academic as Woolcock. Are yeh happy now? Uh, what about Woodchuck? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-12-11 8:48:40 PM |
| #8 You see, I was just trying to elevate the discussion out of the gutter fine - take it out of my element, huh? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-11 8:37:15 PM |
| #7 Yeah yeah yeah I thought about that, but I was thinking of this little bird hanging around in the woods, flitting about from the slightest noise. If we are in that subject area, **ahem** then woolcock would be the right choice. You see, I was just trying to elevate the discussion out of the gutter. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-12-11 8:35:17 PM |
| #6 Sorry,it should read: Alaska I think for that type of guy, woolcock is a better name than woodcock |
| Posted by: SwissTex 2004-12-11 8:28:29 PM |
| #5 Alaska I think for that type of guy, woolcock is a better name woodcock |
| Posted by: SwissTex 2004-12-11 8:25:34 PM |
| #4 Woolcock, AP. A "Woodcock" would not be considered a defamation :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-11 8:16:58 PM |
| #3 So Woodcock is going to file a grievance, BFD. Then the grievance committee will look into it and they might say, "Al-Qloushi, old boy, you mentioned Woodcock's name in the media, so say you're sorry." Al-Qloushi will say, "Hokay, sorry Woodcock. Now can I go?" And the committee will say, "Yes, we feel that justice was done and we can all go. Hey, fellow academics, hey, Woodcock and Al-Qloushi, let's all go down to the local boozer and have a beer, or at least an O'Douls. Wacha say, for brotherly love and all that?" |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-12-11 7:59:44 PM |
| #2 I find it hee-hee-larious that all the college Publicans have Arab names. |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-12-11 7:11:38 PM |
| #1 Typical lib prof - can dish it out but cannot take it. After all, the most dangerous thing to a liar is someone who tells the truth. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-12-11 6:26:17 PM |