The Yale Quarterback/ Rhodes Scholar candidate may not have been as noble as we thought

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NEW HAVEN — On Nov. 13, Patrick J. Witt, Yale University’s star quarterback, announced that he had withdrawn his Rhodes scholarship application and would instead play against Harvard six days later, at the very time of the required Rhodes interview. His apparent choice of team fealty over individual honor capped weeks of admiring national attention on this accomplished student and his quandary.

But Witt was no longer a contender for the Rhodes, a rare honor reserved for those who excel in academics, activities and character. Several days earlier, according to people involved on both sides of the process, the Rhodes Trust had learned through unofficial channels that a fellow student had accused Witt of sexual assault. The Rhodes Trust informed Yale and Witt that his candidacy was suspended unless the university decided to re-endorse it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/sports/ncaafootball/at-yale-the-collapse-of-a-rhodes-scholar-candidacy.html?_r=4&hp=&pagewanted=all

This morning, Joe Scarborough expressed outrage towards the NYT for airing the story since the accuser has not yet gone to the police.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

1. Article was garbage.

And the NYT should apologize.

[gopiscrap]

2. Fuck Joe

everytime he questions anything about sexual assault he needs to reminded of the dead intern.

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3. He denies that Rhodes knew about his criminal history

Yale Quarterback Denies Rhodes Candidacy Was Suspended Because of Allegation

A statement released by a sports management firm representing Witt confirmed that an allegation was made, but “yielded no disciplinary measures, formal reports or referrals to higher authorities.” It described the accuser as a person Witt “had known for many months prior and with whom he had engaged in an on-again, off-again relationship beginning in the spring of 2011 and ending about two months before the informal complaint was filed.”

The allegation was made to campus authorities as an informal complaint, which, unlike a formal complaint, cannot result in what Yale considers disciplinary measures. No independent investigator is appointed and no finding of guilt or innocence is ever made.

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4. So what is the purpose of an informal complaint