"Dartmouth Teacher Sues Students for Being Mean to Her"

That sounds like the title of an Onion article...I can't tell if this is a joke or not:

"As an example of Venkatesan's rejection of views different from her own, the student highlighted Venkatesan's cancelation of class for a week after the class applauded a student who contradicted Venkatesan's opinions about post-modernism." - Dartmouth News

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[Edit]: She did in fact file a lawsuit, but has rescinded it. Now she teaches at Northwestern! Check out the Gawker update