And wtf is “her self-preservatory instincts were proof positive of Darwinism” suppose to mean?? And, no, there was no warning on the cup that: “If you spill this coffee it will cause 3rd degree burns requiring hospitalization and skin grafts.” Jeesh!

However, in order to educate myself of Ms. Thompson’s full premise, neither case petition or court docket have been released to the public for review. Reading slanderous remarks about another [person], i.e., “an idiot; moron”, “…is trying to get rich quick by being litigious after graduating a marginal student” or “…is a victim of her own inadequacies, not of the school she attended” destructively effaces one’s (legitimate) angle. Misapprehension and slander fail to substantiate reasonable arguments.

Although blogging is an interesting way to greet different perspectives, my point is not to criticize any one person’s experiences or opinons from another. I find it an unfortunate social consequence that many educated people are geared to react without paying mind to the legitimacy of PR- or media source(s) from and by which information transfers.

…doesn’t make the woman any less dumb for putting the cup of coffee between her legs though. Hot water burns you, and her self-preservatory instincts were proof positive of Darwinism. Funny thing is, there apparently already was a warning on the cup…it was just “not big enough.”

I also agree that some schools have notoriously aggressive “placement” advertisements. It seems Monroe, if they really did such an ad, needed to keep closer tabs on their students. For example, Boston College claims a high statistical acceptance of their pre-meds into Med School, but they temper this by being very very internally selective. I imagine Monroe may have some kind of caveat…surely no school would be so incredibly short-sighted to advertise 100% placement, for someone who could not even maintain a B average, in a Business Admin program? This warrants a further look.

Agreeing (slightly) with all the “poetic” talk on here…going to university, and the success you reap from that, depends on you, the student. However, people are also correct that higher education is very very reactive…I work at a university and the tactics we use to get more students are quite aggressive…”oh, let’s do more nano- or bio-engineering…” it never ends. However, we never overtly promise jobs.

If Monroe DID do something like that, well then they are stupid and deserve a lawsuit like this. I guess we’ll see what happens, and if this girl’s lawyer can dig up anything like that statement. However, unfortunately she will now deal with the fact that she is inherently unhirable….sad.