Student Affairs deserved its awful reputation in the 90s
I am not sure about how it operates today. There are many problems with having the enforcement of regulations and rules done in an unfair or capricious way. One of them is that people will begin to operate outside the system and enforce rules in-house. This can work on occasion and for a time. But the inherent secrecy necessary can protect evil actors, whether in IRA run neighborhoods in Belfast, or in Zahm Hall in the 1990s. Honestly, I thought it did work in Zahm, until I found out it clearly didn’t.
Complete thread:
- Zahm rector abuse report has been released -
Jay,
2026-05-28, 11:15
- Everybody knew about King in the '80s - Dylan, 2026-05-29, 07:03
- This could be a statement after a mass shooting: - Grantland, 2026-05-29, 06:17
- Contains a perfect description of Zahm
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Publicola,
2026-05-28, 13:46
- new info in there about rector of Sorin, Fr. Porterfield
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Jay,
2026-05-28, 14:40
- ND Student Affairs people in the 80s and 90s... -
PMan,
2026-05-28, 15:55
- King positioned Student Affairs as the enemy -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 05:03
- This is exactly like my rector. -
Silk,
2026-05-29, 08:46
- Ditto for my Grace rector - KelleyCook, 2026-05-30, 06:48
- What makes things difficult -
Greg,
2026-05-29, 11:09
- I suspect - Silk, 2026-05-29, 11:24
- Have they ever not been the enemy? -
HullieAndMikes,
2026-05-29, 08:26
- I was there at (roughly) the same time -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-29, 08:36
- For awhile I think they got briefly worse? - HullieAndMikes, 2026-05-29, 08:40
- I was there at (roughly) the same time -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-29, 08:36
- I did not mean to imply King isn't terrible. -
PMan,
2026-05-29, 08:13
- So many admin come across either as neglegent or incompetent - bpeters07, 2026-05-29, 08:51
- Student Affairs deserved its awful reputation in the 90s -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 08:43
- King's disciplinary "system" was similarly arbitrary - Publicola, 2026-05-29, 08:58
- This is exactly like my rector. -
Silk,
2026-05-29, 08:46
- As a '94 grad, can confirm. -
KGB,
2026-05-28, 18:34
- Well said. - Irish96, 2026-05-29, 09:51
- King positioned Student Affairs as the enemy -
Flann,
2026-05-29, 05:03
- Porterfield's predatory creepy behavior was well known - Captains Corner, 2026-05-28, 15:52
- ND Student Affairs people in the 80s and 90s... -
PMan,
2026-05-28, 15:55
- new info in there about rector of Sorin, Fr. Porterfield