<p>“…but it is a negative story. To pretend otherwise is silly.”</p>
<p>Of course it’s a negative. I do not pretend it’s not, but to use one instance as a basis to denigrate an otherwise commendable university is even sillier than pretending it isn’t.</p>
<p>A reputation is made by a number of incidents, not just one.</p>
<p>“… surprised me a bit given the demographics of the student population at BC.”</p>
<p>You weren’t laboring under the illusion that BC students are angels, were you?! I mean, there may be one or two, but, again, that is no reason to think of the whole place as inhabited by them. ;)</p>