NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. "Former NIU student sues for alleged harassment, discrimination," reports the Northern Star. "In the civil suit, Carl Qualls, an African American, states that NIU 'permitted a racially hostile educational environment that existed throughout Plaintiff’s matriculation at NIU'." Litigation is pending, with a status hearing scheduled for December 18 in Rockford. Among the university officials named in the suit are President John G. Peters, whose interview visit to the Faculty Senate included mention of the diverse student population at the University as an advantage for workforce participation, Provost J. Ivan Legg, who still brags on the progressiveness shown by his Oberlin College senior class in electing an integrated slate of class officers, sometime before I was born, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Support Services Admasu Zike, acronymer extrordinaire, with extensive experience in area studies, Associate Vice President for Administration and Human Resources and Director of Affirmative Action Steve Cunningham (res ipsa loquitur.)

Update to be provided after December 18.