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Pastimes : Murder Mystery: Who Killed Yale Student Suzanne Jovin? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Janice Shell who wrote (663)	3/17/2000 1:15:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1397

There seems to be huge misconception of the role of a college thesis adviser. Advisers point you in certain directions; they advise. Their role is not to take a B paper and help the student turn it into an A paper. I was a poly sci major. My adviser never read my thesis prior to me submitting it. Again, that's not what their role is. They are there to help one find resources and to help keep focus. Yes, some will read one draft of it in order to flag major problems, but beyond that, again, we're talking college not high school. Yes, of course there's anxiety when submitting a thesis for review. Did I just waste months of time on it? Did I do a good job? The important point here is that while the professor has a good idea what constitutes "A" work, the student can only guess. Similarly, while the student might know what it took to write their thesis, the professor most often hasn't a clue whether the student pulled a week of all-nighters, worked diligently every day for a few hours, or even plagiarized... nor do they really care. It does appear Suzanne was full of anxiety. People handle stress in different ways. Perhaps the unusually warm night influenced Suzanne to take a walk that night to try to clear her head. Perhaps she wanted to just be alone. - Jeff

To: Janice Shell who wrote (663)	3/17/2000 10:09:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 1397

I don't really have a problem with any of this. Jim probably wasn't aware that Suzanne was as upset as her friends and family say she was. He knew he'd be able to finish up with his comments on Saturday afternoon, no doubt in a short time. Saturday afternoon or any time at his convenience seems like it would be in line with his intentions. BUT, my understanding is this is not what happened. His lawyer stated that he was planning on communicating with her in the morning. His lawyer would have learned about this after the fact so it does not seem like a presumption. Zeuspaul