[Redrum]

even with an internal investigation (a REAL investigation) that would have ended not in legal prosecution,  but with dismissal (or more pathetically, suspension) of the accused parties.  ND has some published code of student conduct,  a fundamental standard, that would have allowed it to move based on ethical standard,  not some legal standard for criminality.  They were unwilling to even take that route, probably because  1)  It would have admitted there was a  problem... and not a problem with a depressed, mentality unstable "victim" as they re-cast it.  2)  Protecting the football program was more important to several parties and the best, most tolerant interpretation of university action was:  there was an internal debate and those who wanted to protect the program won out.  The worst interpretation is that at every step along the way,  the interests of the woman and the ethical standing of Notre Dame were subordinated without dissent (or much dissent) to the views of the football worshippers.

[Redrum]

even with an internal investigation (a REAL investigation) that would have ended not in legal prosecution,  but with dismissal (or more pathetically, suspension) of the accused parties.  ND has some published code of student conduct,  a fundamental standard, that would have allowed it to move based on ethical standard,  not some legal standard for criminality.  They were unwilling to even take that route, probably because  1)  It would have admitted there was a  problem... and not a problem with a depressed, mentality unstable "victim" as they re-cast it.  2)  Protecting the football program was more important to several parties and the best, most tolerant interpretation of university action was:  there was an internal debate and those who wanted to protect the program won out.  The worst interpretation is that at every step along the way,  the interests of the woman and the ethical standing of Notre Dame were subordinated without dissent (or much dissent) to the views of the football worshippers.