Comments on: Peter Cataldo http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/ All the confusion and cruelty of barbarian cosmologies, and much of their gigantism and ineptitude. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:14:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: scooter http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-22 scooter Sun, 01 Jun 2003 02:42:19 +0000 http://www.purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-22 From your description, Peter Cataldo seems like a thoroughly rotten hallmate, perhaps in need of UGA intervention. I fail to see how this merits his unilateral expulsion from College property on charges that were never proven. As Cataldo was clearly the likely suspect, I believe Andrew is not claiming he was framed but rather is protesting the travesty of justice committed by the powerful forces of the College against a student. And, depending on the degree to which Cataldo was an actual threat, it is not obvious he should have been immediately expelled even if he had authored the message board text. If he did deserve go, the College would have had nothing to lose by presuming his innocence and then proving their charges rather than bullying him out. From your description, Peter Cataldo seems like a thoroughly rotten hallmate, perhaps in need of UGA intervention. I fail to see how this merits his unilateral expulsion from College property on charges that were never proven. As Cataldo was clearly the likely suspect, I believe Andrew is not claiming he was framed but rather is protesting the travesty of justice committed by the powerful forces of the College against a student. And, depending on the degree to which Cataldo was an actual threat, it is not obvious he should have been immediately expelled even if he had authored the message board text. If he did deserve go, the College would have had nothing to lose by presuming his innocence and then proving their charges rather than bullying him out.

]]> By: Dave Martin http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-21 Dave Martin Sat, 31 May 2003 20:40:11 +0000 http://www.purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-21 Pete Cataldo lived down the hall from me that fall of 1999; we were on the first floor of Topliff. I could comment on how ridiculous I find many of his claims about not knowing dorm policy, but I think I'll save it and just report the facts as I saw them. Charles "Chuck" Gussow was a completely sweet and reasonable UGA. In the quarter that Pete lived on the floor, Pete continually created disruptions and literally made some people afraid to live in the dorm. The hallways on the floor would be filled with smoke when he was at home. When you walked past his room to reach the restrooom late at night -- as half the floor had to do -- his large, black dog would growl and sometimes even bark. I was never more than annoyed with Pete's flagrant selfishness, but some of the freshman girls who lived on the floor were afraid of him. Chuck Gussow had the unfortunate job of having to ask Pete to change some of the behavior that others in the all didn't like; UGAs do this. As a result, Pete zeroed in on Chuck as the source of his hassles, which, initially, weren't all that big a deal. I can't lay claim to any particular insight as to how those anti-semitic comments ended up on Pete's door. If he did *not* write them, then I have to ask what would motivate somebody to frame him as he seems to believe happened. Chuck Gussow is not the kind of person for whom revenge is a modus operandi. Precisely this kind of muckraking and conspiracy speculation are what made me highly distrustful of The Dartmouth Review as an undergraduate, and I can see that things have little changed. Please don't attempt to lionize a truly egocentric, and maybe even dangerous individual at the expense of many well-intentioned, responsible people that were only acting to protect other dorm room residents from a person that was obviously unstable. Dave Martin '00 Pete Cataldo lived down the hall from me that fall of 1999; we were on the first floor of Topliff.

I could comment on how ridiculous I find many of his claims about not knowing dorm policy, but I think I’ll save it and just report the facts as I saw them.

Charles “Chuck” Gussow was a completely sweet and reasonable UGA. In the quarter that Pete lived on the floor, Pete continually created disruptions and literally made some people afraid to live in the dorm. The hallways on the floor would be filled with smoke when he was at home. When you walked past his room to reach the restrooom late at night — as half the floor had to do — his large, black dog would growl and sometimes even bark.

I was never more than annoyed with Pete’s flagrant selfishness, but some of the freshman girls who lived on the floor were afraid of him. Chuck Gussow had the unfortunate job of having to ask Pete to change some of the behavior that others in the all didn’t like; UGAs do this. As a result, Pete zeroed in on Chuck as the source of his hassles, which, initially, weren’t all that big a deal.

I can’t lay claim to any particular insight as to how those anti-semitic comments ended up on Pete’s door. If he did *not* write them, then I have to ask what would motivate somebody to frame him as he seems to believe happened. Chuck Gussow is not the kind of person for whom revenge is a modus operandi.

Precisely this kind of muckraking and conspiracy speculation are what made me highly distrustful of The Dartmouth Review as an undergraduate, and I can see that things have little changed.

Please don’t attempt to lionize a truly egocentric, and maybe even dangerous individual at the expense of many well-intentioned, responsible people that were only acting to protect other dorm room residents from a person that was obviously unstable.

Dave Martin ‘00

]]> By: scooter http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-20 scooter Sat, 31 May 2003 04:58:03 +0000 http://www.purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-20 An old D article said he was from Rome... Peter?P?Cataldo 719 W Liberty St Rome NY 13440 315-337-7031 An old D article said he was from Rome…

Peter?P?Cataldo
719 W Liberty St
Rome NY 13440
315-337-7031

]]> By: Anonymous http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-19 Anonymous Fri, 30 May 2003 17:17:05 +0000 http://www.purveyorofiniquities.com/2003/05/30/peter-cataldo/#comment-19 here's a website.... <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/journal/pacrome/mainframe.html" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/journal/pacrome/mainframe.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.angelfire.com/journal/pacrome/mainframe.html</a> probably cataldo's, no? here’s a website….

http://www.angelfire.com/journal/pacrome/mainframe.html

probably cataldo’s, no?

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