Berkeley Midterm Excuse: The dog ate my privilege

, Malcolm A. Kline, Leave a comment

Those of us who scrambled to obtain doctor’s notes when we didn’t want to take tests really missed out on a bold excuse.

“UC Berkeley students attempted to shut down their midterm exam, with claims that it would have a negative impact on their physical and mental health,” Ian Miles Cheong reported on The Daily Caller on October 5, 2017. “The students, who were captured on video, demanded a ‘take-home essay with significant time to prepare’ and accused their uncooperative professor of not checking his privilege.”