> Lake Lagunita was closed to student activities in 2001, ostensibly to protect an endangered salamander that had taken up residence in the artificial waters. Eventually, Stanford let the lake go dry.
Simple: Stanford should be held responsible for the impact their actions, that here directly caused harm to an endangered species.
Either they did lie before, about the salamander (then they're on the hook for lying for material gains) or showed negligence after, causing the draught.
In either case, neither the truth nor endangered species are acceptable casualties in Stanford ongoing war against its own students.
Also, if you dig down to other events mentioned in article, what article calls spontaneity involved actual documented pretty heavy issues like sexual harassment and violence. And some of the events even as taken exactly as written in article strikes me as "I totally get why other students and people don't want to put up with this".
I believe there's a fair bit of complexity regarding the salamanders, including where they actually breed, and which areas are best for them. Points is, I wouldn't spout off on this topic quite so confidently, given a one-paragraph description in a very subjective opinion piece.
Simple: Stanford should be held responsible for the impact their actions, that here directly caused harm to an endangered species.
Either they did lie before, about the salamander (then they're on the hook for lying for material gains) or showed negligence after, causing the draught.
In either case, neither the truth nor endangered species are acceptable casualties in Stanford ongoing war against its own students.