Dr. Barnes has been telling dirty jokes in his anatomy and
physiology class for as long as anyone can remember. He is a very friendly,
outgoing teacher, gets excellent evaluations on his teaching, and has won
several teaching awards. Dr. Barnes has three teaching assistants who help with
various aspects of the course. During one of the labs for the course, one of
his teaching assistants, Heather, overhears two female students complaining
about his jokes. They fi nd his jokes both rude and offensive. Heather talks to
the two students. She says that she also found his jokes rude and offensive at
fi rst, but that she got used to them and they don’t bother her anymore. They
say that they do not want to get used to his jokes and that they are planning
to talk to the dean of students. What should Heather do?
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