"Why I won't be cheering for old Notre Dame"

[Larkspur]

1. Gee I remember when the University of Alabama allowed boosters to provide prostitutes for

football recruits until someone spilled the beans to the NCAA and the public.

Is Melinda Henneberger saying that the power of the Law of Indiana is weaker than the threats of some of the the ND football players?
Lizzy Seeberg, the St. Mary's student who committed suicide after allegedly being raped, also had a history of depression prior to going to college and prior to the alleged sexual assault. Depression is a main cause of suicide. Apparently, she also went to college away from where her parents could have helped her with her psychological problem.

And since ND doesn't have it's own hospital, I take it that the alleged rape victims were taken to one off campus? Hospitals should have rape kits, so if the alleged rape victim told them she was raped, they should have taken evidence and given it to the police.

Since Michael Floyd and Kyle McAlarney, 2 famous ND athletes, who committed crimes were disciplined by the University and their coaches, I don't think ND would cover up a sexual assault, if it was real, because they don't have control over all the circumstances, especially what happened at off-campus hospitals. The University suspended McAlarney, who was caught with a small stash of pot. Michael Floyd faced DUI charges. He could have been kicked out of school, but he agreed to rehab and faithfully did so.

Rape is a serious crime and should be investigate and the perpetrators punished, but like any alleged crime, accusation does not mean it is a fact. Should have ND security been quicker to investigate? Maybe. I don't know all their circumstances. But Melinda Henneberger is a political writer, not a journalist or criminal reporter. Her column seems based upon her biased opinion. What facts does she really have to convict the alleged football player? None and maybe that is what the police had too.