Volume 126 Issue 45
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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SEXUAL ASSAULT
Campus leaders discuss awareness issues
KAITLYN KLEIN
kklein@kansan.com
Student Senate held a meeting with leaders from various student organizations last Tuesday to discuss sexual assault awareness on campus. They addressed what is working and what isn't in terms of current policy.
Vice President Emma Halling
Vice President said Student Senate doesn't have a direct role in sex education policy, but that, as elected leaders of the student body, they felt
Halling
compelled to address the issue and work toward a solution.
Halling described the meeting as a "gauging where we are discussion on sexual consent on and off campus.
Student Body President Marcus Tetwiler leads the discussion with other student leaders about sexual assault awareness on campus last Tuesday, Nov. 5. Senate used the meeting to gauge the situation regarding sexual assault on and off campus.
The consensus from the meeting was that students need to feel more personally invested in the issue, and that the current presentation of information on sexual assault doesn't facilitate that.
Currently, students are required to take an online training session on sexual harassment and sexual assault, which includes a quiz they must pass at the end.
Jane McQueeny, director of Institutional Opportunity and
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Access, said IOA often gets emails from students who don't want to take the training.
She recommended that students take the training and provide comments, and added that IOA has received some great feedback.
Halling said people dismiss the training as another check mark on their list of things to do after being admitted to the University of Kansas.
Halling attended the "Heartland Campus Safety Summit" Friday and met with lawyers and police officers who addressed the best practices of universities regarding Title IX.
From that meeting, Halling is putting together an assessment of what would work best at the University. She said it was important to tailor policy directly to the KU student body.
Students who wish to have their voices heard on this issue can contact Halling at atsbvp@ku.edu. She also encourages students to volunteer at the Emily Taylor Center for Women and GaDuGi, a rape crisis center.
— Edited by Duncan McHenry
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Emily Taylor Center for Women provides resources and education for all students. Their mission is to promote gender equality and challenge gender stereotypes.
contact: emilytaylorcenter@ku.edu(785)-864-3552
GaDuGi provides 24-hour support to victims of sexual violence. It also promotes prevention education and community awareness.
Contact: (785)-843-8985
IOA — provides resources for students who feel discriminated against and investigates complaints. Its mission is to promote diversity and inclusion on
campus
Contact: (785) 864-6414; IOA@ku.edu
Sexual Assault Breakdown
3% of all college women become victims of rape (either completed or attempted) in a given 9-month academic year.
One in five women experience rape during their time in college.
Between 80 and 90% of raps involve the victim and assailant knowing each other.
Less than 5% of completed and attempted rapes of college students are brought to the attention of campus authorities and/or law enforcement
enforcement.
—This is from 2005 (U.S. Department of Justice) and is the source that the USA Today article cited.
CAMPUS
International Education Week comes to campus
csisk@kansan.com
CALEB SISK
Yesterday marked the start of International Education Week, which is dedicated to the promotion of international studies and the global community. A number of University departments and professional schools have come together to provide a packed schedule of events throughout the week.
"This week demonstrates the numerous opportunities available to students at the University of Kansas, whether that's through the Office of Study Abroad, lectures or a student organization," said Alison Watkins, communications director for the Office of International Programs.
With nearly 20 different events being held throughout this week, there is something to interest nearly every audience. Topics of
For students who are not initially concerned with specific issues, there will also be general information sessions, such as the "Study Abroad Student Panel," being held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Sabatini Multicultural Research Center.
discussion will range from "What's in a protest?" — a discussion on upheaval in the Middle East — to "LGBT issues in Russia."
Most of the week's events offer
free admission to KU students, but there are a few that will be invitation-only or require a ticket purchase.
One such event is "Romantic Epicenter, works by Dvorák, Schumann and Brahms," a concert hosted by "Five of the world's most talented musicians from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center," according to the Lied Center website. The event will be held tonight at the Lied Center at
7:30 p.m. and tickets range from
$11-$24.
The week's events will provide valuable insight into the global community for students, and possibly spark interest in learning more about world cultures. The departments involved hope students will gain a perspective on how international education both affects and can benefit them.
“[Being] successful today means being aware of what’s going on in
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For more information and a complete schedule of events visit international.ku.edu.
- Edited by Duncan McHenry
the world," Watkins said. "Being an active participant internationally is a great way for students to set themselves up for the future."
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