TenuredVulture wrote:It's more than grad students, though that's obviously the biggest impact. But lots of universities (including my own) provide tuition remission for dependents as part of their benefits package. For low income employees of universities, this is a significant benefit.

jerseyhoya wrote:

Eric Heisig @eheisig
.@BillForOhio, a sitting Ohio Supreme Court justice and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, apparently posted on Facebook about his sexual escapades.

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pacino wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

Eric Heisig @eheisig
.@BillForOhio, a sitting Ohio Supreme Court justice and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, apparently posted on Facebook about his sexual escapades.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I hope cordray runs

O'Neill also defended Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment from seven women, including molesting a 14-year-old girl.

"Roy Moore apparently seems to be a challenged individual when it comes to morality," O'Neill said. "I think that's very, very clear. He's been convicted of nothing and he's never had the opportunity to defend himself and that violates due process in America. The media is about to determine the election of a United States Senate campaign."

pacino wrote:HEY LADIES

thephan wrote:That tweet about the picture is really something given his Access Hollywood audio. A picture is worth 1000 words, and personally spoken words are worth what? Nada.

heyeaglefn wrote:I know Bob Taft Senior is handsome but I'd hardly call him gorgeous.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Democratic Party chairman Stephen Bittel is stepping down after a report detailing a hostile and “creepy” work environment he created for women.

“When my personal situation becomes distracting to our core mission of electing Democrats and making Florida better, it is time for me to step aside,” Bittel wrote in a statement posted on the FDP’s Twitter feed Friday. “I am proud of what we have built as a Party and the wins we have had for Florida families, but I apologize for all who have felt uncomfortable during my tenure at the Democratic Party.”

A Politico report published Friday detailed claims from six anonymous former staffers and consultants that he made inappropriate comments, ogled them and invited them to his house and on his private jet. He also kept breast-shaped stress balls at his desk, which he said was a gag gift from a female former general counsel.

No one accused Bittel of physically groping or assaulting them, but the environment he created made women feel uncomfortable.

One woman called him “creepy,” and another said “there was always a lot of boob stuff in his office,” according to the Politico story. Yet another woman said Bittel was “very demeaning” and cited his inappropriate comments, especially about women’s breasts, as the reason she left.

“The biggest thing I will say is that it became a policy that women, especially junior staff, were never to be left alone with him in his office, plane or house,” one of the women told Politico.

Bittel, a multimillionaire real estate developer elected to the party chairmanship in January, responded to the report with an apology and pledged to “do better.”

But all four declared Democratic candidates for governor — Winter Park businessman Chris King, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham and Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine — called for Bittel to step down Friday.

Marc Caputo @MarcACaputo
Longtime source/friend who knew Bittel through Miami political circles said she remembers he accidentally (she thinks) sent her an email with “pictures of dozens, if not hundreds, of clitorises ... I didn’t know there was such variation. I’ve only seen one!”

Houshphandzadeh wrote:so terrified of this bill

will change me and my girlfriend's lives pretty dramatically if it passes