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The original ending took the stance that she was indeed the latter.
Is Jim McAllister simply a member of the Noble Profession whose entire life was destroyed by Tracy? Or someone who couldn't admit to himself that his marriage was falling apart, and took all his life's fustrations out by sabotaging the election of a student he had resentment (and Foe Yay, or No Yay) against? It was a student election, losing it would hardly stop her from moving up in the world as he told himself it would.
Vindicated by History: The film was overshadowed by American Pie at the box office, but TV airings and DVD sales (not to mention glowing critic reviews) helped it to build its reputation.
