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Ok, so they didn’t actually say beware of Worldwide Pants, but they are cautioning students in the school’s internship program to stay away from David Letterman, who owns Worldwide Pants, the television and film production company behind the Late Show.
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past month, you’ve heard the sordid tale of a would be blackmailer (CBS news producer John Halderman) trying to squeeze $2 million out of Letterman for having sexual relationships with his female employees. Letterman described his behavior as creepy. We agree. And apparently so do the folks over at Quinnipiac University. A rep at the Connecticut college reportedly told TMZ that in light of “recent circumstances,” they’d be having discussions with university staff responsible for placing students with the show in the future, to help ensure that interns are “out of harms way.”
It’s a responsible stance for the university to take I guess, but I’ve said it before, you can’t really legislate behavior. I think it’s the school’s responsibility to clearly explain to their students what constitutes sexual harassment. But in an ironic twist, I think that some eager young interns, male or female, might not see the “big deal” in having consensual sexual relationships with their bosses, especially if they think it’ll help them get ahead.
What are your thoughts? Is the school going too far by warning off potential interns?
Source: Vertex News
Update: The Quad News, “QU’s independent voice” tweeted us @reallybadboss just to make sure everyone was clear…
News surrounding the David Letterman scandal has prompted the internship director at Quinnipiac’s School of Communications “to be more attentive” when placing student interns. But there are no plans, however, to drop “Late Show With David Letterman” from the internship program.
“The only change is my awareness of what’s gone on there,” said Grace Levine, professor of communications and director of the communications internship program. “I think I’d be remiss in just trying to ignore this.”
Thanks for the update guys. Get the full Quad News story here.
