Abby Connolly
They presented the class with two papers that suggested attractive female students tend to get better grades than the rest of their peers.
She felt super alienated during this presentation, especially since another group of guys was smirking and winking at her throughout it.
Things got worse when this group started teasing her right in front of her professors. She’s been casually seeing a Ph.D. student in the department for about a month. Once she was seen with him by one of her class bullies, they would not stop talking about it.
In class, one of them asked her in front of their professor loudly if her “boyfriend” had helped her with the exams.
Another said the Ph.D. student’s name loudly and noted that he had seen them together. Then, they continued to talk about her personal life, heavily suggesting that she got tutoring from another male student right in earshot of their professor.
“I didn’t confront them, but this has been causing me so much anxiety,” she explained. “Even without the exam accusations, I worked hard to get here, and I don’t want to be known among the faculty for my dating life.”
She finally decided to bring this issue to her academic supervisor, needing advice from another female scholar.
Her supervisor emailed her professors and told them to remind their students of proper conduct due to concerns raised by an “unnamed female student.”
Although she wasn’t named in the email, her bullies discovered it was her. They’re now complaining that they’re getting the cold shoulder from their supervisors because of the email.
One even said that his supervisor is responsible for his financial aid and that her complaint email could affect his status.
These guys are most likely trying to intimidate her and make her feel bad.
