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it can nonetheless be assessed in relation to MIT's response to Aaron's arrest. At minimum, this letter is a recognition that a university can insert itself bet
by cynicalkane 13y ago
it can nonetheless be assessed in relation to MIT's response to Aaron's arrest. At minimum, this letter is a recognition that a university can insert itself between prosecutors and students
You're still talking about Swartz as if he was part of the MIT community in some strongly meaningful sense. He was not.
- sitkack 13y agoTo say that Aaron was not part of the MIT community is disingenuous at best. Perhaps your username gives you away.
- hueving 13y agoWas Aaron a student at MIT?
- qq66 13y agoMIT has a technical definition of "MIT Community," which I believe includes students, faculty, staff, and affiliates (not alumni, I believe). There is of course the more day-to-day meaning of community, but there are specific policies that apply to members of the MIT Community that don't apply elsewhere.
- sitkack 13y agoOverly minced words turn to mush.
- brians 13y agoWell, that could be true. But it's not. Check MIT's own definition, at the first Google hit for "MIT Community" and the shockingly predictable URL HTTP://web.mit.edu/community : MIT's diverse community — comprising students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and more — work together on more than research and education. Outside of the classroom, student clubs, staff organizations and religious life groups are just some of the ways community comes together at the Institute.