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Question: Mark Morris is a professor at Enormous State University. Every morning he greets the department secretary, Mollie Bloom, by saying, "Hello, sexy!" Bloom has become increasingly annoyed by Morris's comments, but whenever she complains to Gilman, the department chair, he ignores her complaints or tells her she needs to develop a sense of humor. Does Bloom have a legitimate complaint of sexual harassment? What must she show to establish such a claim? Would the university be held liable for Morris's conduct? How would your answer change if Bloom were Morris's graduate student instead of an employee of the university?