Rick Kamdar, a student expelled for discrimination, physical abuse, and “conduct that endangers others,” will be appealing his expulsion from American University. The former AU senior is considering suing the University as well. The expulsion stems from an incident that occurred in November, which began when Kamdar was told to “Go back to India” upon asking for a light. Kamdar responded with an anti-gay slur, and a tussle broke out. Although the insulted student was in fact gay, he contends that the precipitating comment was also discriminatory, and that he’s being unfairly punished.

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