Malamud at Oregon State: A Digital Humanities Project

Pages 38-48 - "he looked more deplorable"

With this paragraph, we see a distinct difference between Spitzer and Duffy, as Malamud takes dramatic license in the circumstances surrounding Duffy's dismissal. However, the being discharged from his position by the president of the college is a direct match to real life circumstances. Although not initially public, Oregon State College President August L. Strand gave a public address regarding the dismissal. 

To read more about President Strand's public address, check it out here.