Totally crazy story: a "cult" at Sarah Lawrence College

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Anonymous wrote:How on earth did the school allow this man to live there? When you rent a house, there’s usually a clause limiting the number of times someone not in the lease can stay over. How does a college allow an adult to basically move in to a dorm?

I'm waiting to see if SLC issues any response. Nothing yet and the story has been out for two days. Terrible damage control on the college's part. This is getting picked up all over the place. As it should be.

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That one family—the Columbia university freshman, the Harvard grad medical resident, and the Sarah Lawrence kid? All three successful siblings in this family destroyed. Those poor parents! They did this amazing job of educating their kids and poof! Gone.

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Anonymous wrote:How on earth did the school allow this man to live there? When you rent a house, there’s usually a clause limiting the number of times someone not in the lease can stay over. How does a college allow an adult to basically move in to a dorm?

Seriously. A grown man (a parent no less) MOVES IN to a dorm -- nobody says anything? There are not security guards, RAs, resident deans or anything? Or other students did not complain?

It seems like the roommates didn't have a huge issue at first - the guy ingratiated himself.

(I am the OP) - Like I said, I would not have left this at the school shrugging its shoulders. I would have half moved in myself and required my kid to come home for weekends and the summer. Also, I think it's a good thing that Larry Ray stay in NY. I don't think he'd be above ground in a lot of states in our Union.

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Anonymous wrote:How on earth did the school allow this man to live there? When you rent a house, there’s usually a clause limiting the number of times someone not in the lease can stay over. How does a college allow an adult to basically move in to a dorm?

Seriously. A grown man (a parent no less) MOVES IN to a dorm -- nobody says anything? There are not security guards, RAs, resident deans or anything? Or other students did not complain?

It wasn't a dorm. It was off campus housing. The landlord went to court to get this guy evicted eventually.

No - it was a dorm at first. The apartment in NYC was for school breaks and the summer. The dad was living in the dorm at first.

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what the ever living F?!

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Anonymous wrote:The one chick, Claudia, has a pretty nutso website - looks like it is still active:

https://claudiadrury.com/

Listen to her recording with her mom. OMG.

https://claudiadrury.com/talking-with-my-mom

That girl is not sane. The poor mother.

"I'm not delusional. They ruled out delusional." Oy vey!

[Anonymous]

Mental illness is terrifying. The type that Larry has is just evil.

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I know someone like this guy. He’s close to 40, I first met him 20 years ago. Obviously a smaller scale, he doesn’t know any world leaders as far as I know. He’s crazy. Always had crazy stories about nightclubs and directing movies. Truly bizarre. I look him up sometimes and he always has a willing group of minions singing his praises.

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Anonymous wrote:I know someone like this guy. He’s close to 40, I first met him 20 years ago. Obviously a smaller scale, he doesn’t know any world leaders as far as I know. He’s crazy. Always had crazy stories about nightclubs and directing movies. Truly bizarre. I look him up sometimes and he always has a willing group of minions singing his praises.

Yes some people are psychopaths like this. They can hypnotize crowds and influence people all around them. Apparently Hitler was mesmerizing.

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Anonymous wrote:How on earth did the school allow this man to live there? When you rent a house, there’s usually a clause limiting the number of times someone not in the lease can stay over. How does a college allow an adult to basically move in to a dorm?

Seriously. A grown man (a parent no less) MOVES IN to a dorm -- nobody says anything? There are not security guards, RAs, resident deans or anything? Or other students did not complain?

It wasn't a dorm. It was off campus housing. The landlord went to court to get this guy evicted eventually.

No - it was a dorm at first. The apartment in NYC was for school breaks and the summer. The dad was living in the dorm at first.

Yes, Slonim is the name of two SLC dorms. Small houses, not larger dorm buildings, but undoubtedly college property. Would love to see the college called out on this even if there isn't any legal liability (and unfortunately there likely won't be at this point). SLC has several of these houses that look like they're part of the neighborhood but are actually college dorms. I'm waiting to hear if there were no RAs, no faculty advisers for the dorm (some colleges have faculty who are assigned to certain dorms as "fellows" just to build good relationships). Maybe no janitorial services inside the house either--? Because if figure a regular cleaner would notice an adult squatting in a college building.

Appalling.

[Anonymous]

This is whack! Just read and need to process.

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Anonymous wrote:How on earth did the school allow this man to live there? When you rent a house, there’s usually a clause limiting the number of times someone not in the lease can stay over. How does a college allow an adult to basically move in to a dorm?

Seriously. A grown man (a parent no less) MOVES IN to a dorm -- nobody says anything? There are not security guards, RAs, resident deans or anything? Or other students did not complain?

It wasn't a dorm. It was off campus housing. The landlord went to court to get this guy evicted eventually.

No - it was a dorm at first. The apartment in NYC was for school breaks and the summer. The dad was living in the dorm at first.

Yes, Slonim is the name of two SLC dorms. Small houses, not larger dorm buildings, but undoubtedly college property. Would love to see the college called out on this even if there isn't any legal liability (and unfortunately there likely won't be at this point). SLC has several of these houses that look like they're part of the neighborhood but are actually college dorms. I'm waiting to hear if there were no RAs, no faculty advisers for the dorm (some colleges have faculty who are assigned to certain dorms as "fellows" just to build good relationships). Maybe no janitorial services inside the house either--? Because if figure a regular cleaner would notice an adult squatting in a college building.

Appalling.

Apparently Claudia's parents complained to the dean of student life - twice. He acknowledged other complaints and still did nothing.

[Anonymous]

I think the cult members are commenting on the article. For reelz.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sarah Lawrence used to be a women's college and trust that this sordid tale would not have happened if it still had been.

Cannot believe this even happened -> So in late September 2010, at the beginning of sophomore year, when Talia told her housemates that her father was getting out of prison and needed to crash with them for a while, they were mostly unfazed.

I can't believe it happened like that either. I was triggered when my roommates left dirty dishes in the sink. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't take kindly to prison dad on the couch.

[Anonymous]

Once again, do not expect ANY supervision from colleges regarding social or even criminal behavior. The US Supreme Court discouraged "in loco parentis" in the 1970s. Now colleges are advised not to set any precedents by setting or enforcing rules on conduct. It's gotten much worse since 2000.
Your college kid is on their own - totally.