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Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 23
What: Kansas Economic Policy Conference
When: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union
About: A meeting to examine the effects of the Affordable Care Act in Kansas.
Friday, Oct. 24
What: Film and Media Studies Internship Fair When: 2 to 4 p.m. Where: Oldfather Studios,100 About: Students interested in internships can bring their resumes to meet prospective employment.
What: Tunnel of Oppression When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center Where: A tunnel designed to create an awareness of different types of oppression.
What: Chet Faker concert
When: 8 to 11 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: Tickets are available at the Union Progrmas Box Office, the Lied Center ticket office and online at suaevents.com
Saturday, Oct. 25
What: Self Defense Workshop When: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center About: A workshop designed to improve awareness, personal safety and confidence in self-defense.
What: Leo Kottke concert
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: A performance by a Grammy-nominated acoustic guitar icon.
Sunday, Oct. 26
What: Tovarich
When: 2:30 p.m.
Where: Crafton-Preyer Theatre,
Murphy Hall
About: A play put on by KU Theatre,
about a Russian Grand Duchess
and her husband living in exile in
Paris.
University hasn't funded on-call nurse for sexual assault exams
ROCHELLE VALVERDE
@RochelleVerde
Despite discussions about the need for a nurse to provide sexual assault examinations during the hours when most assaults occur, the University has not allocated the funds to pay for one.
Campus advocates like Angela Murphy, a graduate student who co-chairs the University's newly appointed Sexual Assault Task Force and is a member of the school's Title IX Committee, say that may discourage students from being examined.
Since January, one sexual assault-related exam has been performed at Watkins Health Services, although more than 50 sexual assaults have been reported to the University office that investigates the cases.
Currently, sexual assault victims who want an exam after normal business hours have to go to Lawrence Memorial Hospital or another hospital. That can be a problem for students who don't have transportation or have been drinking. According to IOA records, it is estimated that 75 percent of the cases reported at KU have involved drinking.
"For some students, calling a friend to drive you wherever, especially if there's alcohol involved, you're already getting into several issues for the victim, of access to this resource," Murphy said.
Murphy said in Title IX Committee meetings, students, faculty and administration officials have discussed the need for a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), a nurse certified to conduct sexual assault examinations, to be available on-call so students who want exams after hours can get them.
"These suggestions were not met with enthusiasm," Murphy said. She said the response was "Much more
of a 'We are eons ahead of our peers in many regards'-type attitude coupled with indifference."
ROLE OF 10A
The Institutional Opportunity and Access Office has applied for a federal grant to fund an on-call SANE position. Neither Jane McQueeny, the executive director of IOA, nor other school officials have said why they need to go outside the University for funding. McQueeny said if IOA does not get the grant, she'll ask the Student Senate to fund the position.
Currently, Watkins has one SANE on staff who is available during business hours. A SANE is certified to do the forensic medical exam to collect DNA evidence after a sexual assault. This evidence is needed should the victim decide to report the crime to police.
Federal government statistics found that nearly 20 percent of all women on college campus are sexually assaulted during their college careers. McQueeny, in a previous grant application, said the number of assaults on campus could be as high as 2,800 per year.
The U.S. Justice Department report found that fewer than 5 percent of sexual assaults were reported to law enforcement. Diana Malott, associate director at Watkins, said the only exam that has been performed since January was performed this week. She said no exams were performed in 2013 although 20 students reported being sexually assaulted to IOA.
The University's one SANE-certified nurse, Kathy Guth, works during normal business hours. She said she thinks most sexual assault victims don't come to Watkins for the exam because most sexual assaults occur after the center is closed at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Watkins is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and
closed Sundays.
"Most assaults are going to occur during the early morning between midnight and 6. That's the typical time," Guth said. "That doesn't mean that they couldn't come in, of course, afterwards, but often it's that they go to the emergency room."
According to the U.S. Department of Justice report "The Sexual Victimization of College Women", only about 12 percent of sexual assaults took place between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nearly 52 percent of rapes took place after midnight and 37. percent occurred between 6 p.m. and midnight.
Guth said after a sexual assault, a victim should not shower, change clothes, go to the bathroom, eat or drink, or brush their teeth before the forensic medical exam, in order to preserve evidence.
"We absolutely like to try as soon as possible, but we can do it up to five days afterward, but each day that passes then there's always a chance of not getting as good of evidence as we could," Guth said.
COSTS OF EXPANDING ACCESS
Douglas Deachair, director and chief of staff at Watkins, said in the year he has been in his position, the possibility of expanding SANE availability had not been directly brought to Watkins administration, but said he thinks it would be something worth exploring if it was determined there was a need.
The Kansas Coalition against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV) offers a SANE certification course. Joyce Grover, KCSDV executive director, said after a 40-hour training, the nurse observes exams done by a SANE, then can apply for certification. Grover said the course costs about $150. She said the most significant costs would be to pay nurses. Dechairo said a SANE exam takes two to four hours to perform and in addition to the SANE, it's likely that
at least two other personnel would be required. Because the county reimburses the cost of the exam itself, Dechario said Watkins would only be paying personnel for the additional hours. Based on this, Dechario estimated the cost to Watkins would be about $100 per exam.
"Cost-wise I don't know that that would be prohibitive," Dechairo said. "I think it really is more just logistics and organizing a group to come in in a timely manner to do it. That's probably the biggest thing."
McQueeny said the application for the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), which requested grant funding for the on-call SANE, was submitted this semester and IOA will know by early November if it is approved. If denied, McQueeny said she would like to work with Student Senate to fund the additional SANE position.
Murphy said the task force would like to work with Watkins to expand the SANE program and they would prefer to recruit a nurse who already works at Watkins to get certified and be on call.
Another possibility would be partnering with Lawrence Memorial Hospital to work its on-call SANEs into a rotation that would also serve Watkins, Murphy said.
Edited by Sarah Kramer
CORRECTIONS
CORRECTIONS
Due to an editing error, in an article title "Expertis discuss Ukraine media coverage" in Monday's issue of the Kansan, Finch was misquoted as saying the U.S. government caused unrest in the Ukraine. Finch actually said the Russian media portrayed the U.S. government as causing the unrest.
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Due to a reporting error, in an Oct. 9 article titled "New Somali language offering grow slowly," the lecturer who conducts the Somali workshops was incorrectly identified as Abdifatah Shafat. The lecturer's name is actually Abdirahman Gutale.
No charge for sexual assault medical exams
Victims are entitled to free forensic medical exams regardless of whether they intend to report the assault to police, said Joyce Grover, executive director of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.
Even if victims have the forensic medical exam done at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Guth said, they can still be referred back to Watkins for follow-up treatment.
Having a nurse certified in performing such an exam is crucial because the evidence collected can be used to prosecute the case. If the victim decides not to contact law enforcement at the time of the exam, the evidence, commonly called a "rape kit," is marked only with a case number. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation holds the kit for five years, and the victim can choose to file criminal charges anytime within that time span.
Other medical costs related to the assault, such as treatment for injuries or prescriptions to prevent HIV and STIs, should be either free up front or reimbursed later. Victims can file a claim to Crime Victims Compensation, a state agency, to cover any costs charged to them for sexual assault related treatment.
Kathy Guth, a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) at Watkins Health Services at the University, said preventative treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia are also free, as well as a pregnancy test if there is a chance of pregnancy. At Watkins, treatment of injuries related to the assault, such as stitches, is not free up front, Guth said. A victim could apply to the state for reimbursement of these costs.
Guth said sometimes victims are afraid that because they're students, their parents might have access to their records at Watkins. That is not the case, Guth said, and like all medical records, all treatments are confidential.
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