Embry-Riddle Student Sues Professor for Libel

Students sometimes end up in trouble for comments made on social media about their professors, but a case at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., is putting a spin on that formula. Cody Scheers, a student at the university, is suing Carolina Anderson, associate professor of aeronautical science, for libel after Anderson in a Facebook message referred to Scheers as "troubled," the News Chief reported. Anderson reportedly made the comment because of a disagreement over how to run a "cash-strapped" off-campus aviation club. Scheers, who serves as treasurer, had suggested selling a club-owned airplane. Scheers is seeking more than $15,000 in damages.