One meaning of the word tenure is that if the lab as a whole does good work, as this professor had and won the Nobel for it, then certain things are overlooked. But after the potassium cyanide student, the school does make some changes. It adds a hotline for those who desperately need someone to talk to. Just call and we’ll listen, say the e-mails that are sent around. But the line is always busy, say the colleagues who are downtrodden. Is it? I call just to see and get the busy tone.
