'Fat list' embarrasses, outrages dance majors told to lose weight

For dance majors in the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA), one of the most intense days last year was when a list was posted outside of Studio 204 in Lawrence Hall asking certain students to see Peter Merz, an associate professor of dance.
After they met with him, it became the general consensus that everyone on the list was asked to lose weight.
The list became known among students in the department as "the fat list," and many were outraged.
"I can assure you we are not here to publicly embarrass people, and if some students were embarrassed - that was never the intention," Susan Stowe, chair of the dance department and associate professor, said. "From now on we will find other ways of talking with students about their weight."
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