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by CrazyStat 1377 days ago
> Who speaks for Oberlin,

Employees acting in their official capacities, just like any organization.

> how can a college slander?

Same as any newspaper or corporation can slander. In this case a dean acting in her official capacity (she was at the protest for her job) distributed a libelous flyer.

> "local speech codes" = whatever offends the sensibilities of small town Ohioans.

The appeals were not decided by small town Ohioans.