THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
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the Huffington Post, a male student who admitted to "nonconsensual intercourse" was recommended by IOA to perform community service, be removed from campus housing, write a reflective essay and attend counseling. The article reported the office of Student Conduct and Community Standards decided not to impose the community service.
On Sept. 8, The Kansan reported another case in which IOA recommend the perpetrator be put on probation for six months, that he meet with IOA to discuss alcohol and consent and that he pay restitution to the victim for any out-of-pocket therapy expense related to the case. According to the complainant, those recommendations were not imposed by the office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, an office under Student Affairs.
Those cases have led to student outrage and a student group demanding that the University change its policies. The case reported by The Huffington Post is under review by the federal Office for Civil Rights.
McQueeny said when sanction recommendations are made, each case is looked at individually, and the impact on the victim and the community is considered.
"Is this someone who we think is going to be a risk for our community?" McQueeny said.
Not Alone, the first report of the White House Task Force to protect students from sexual assault, urged campuses to develop separate and comprehensive sexual misconduct policies.
The task force report states that universities should have a separate sexual misconduct policy in order "to provide a single, easily accessible and user-friendly document for students, employees, and others affected by sexual misconduct to find information regarding an institution's rules and procedures, including the rights of students and the obligations of the institution and its employees."
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"We need to have a more transparent and consistent process, especially in the sentencing."
EMMA HALLING Interim study body president
As part of the task force report, schools were provided with a checklist for developing a policy for sexual misconduct. In the checklist, it states the policy should explain the possible results of the adjudication process, including sanctions.
When a student is found responsible for sexual assault, McQueeny makes recommendations for sanctions to the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, which decides which recommendations to implement.
Organization brings puppies to campus
Despite this educational, non-punitive approach, suspensions and expulsions do happen. Of the 27 sexual assault cases the IOA investigated from Jan. 2013 through July 2014, five students were expelled and four were suspended. McQueen said.
According to its website, "The Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs takes an educational approach to all conduct cases, not a punitive one. When students are found responsible for the allegations, it is our opportunity to educate the student/student organization on the effects of his/her/their behavior and to effect a change in the student's behavior for the future."
Emma Halling, a senior from Elkhart, Ind., and interim student body president, said she believes that there needs to be a change in the current policy.
Hawks Helping Hawks, an organization devoted to assisting students in financial need, is hosting a Puppy Party to reach out to students wanting more information.
"We need to have a more transparent and consistent process,especially in the sentencing" Halling said.
"Nobody can turn down a conversation while you have a puppy to pet," TJ Blake, a sophomore from Hutchinson, said.
Halling and other students have called on the University to reform policies. The Kansas Boards of Regents said it is also reviewing KU's sexual assault policies as well as those at K-State and Washburn.
Puppies such as a black Lab, German shepherd and pug will be in front of Gamma Phi Beta next to Chi Omega from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hawks Helping Hawks can provide assistance in the case of a medical event or car problem that financial aid doesn't always cover.
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Student hit by car near Allen Fieldhouse recovering at KU Hospital
probably a week after that."
Joshua Wepking, a senior from Lansing who was struck by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in front of Allen Fieldhouse, said he is now in stable condition at KU Hospital.
"I'm in stable condition and recovering. No more surgeries, now it's just physical therapy and a few tests." Wepking said. "I should be able to go home on either Saturday or Sunday and back to school in
Wepking said he remembered the accident which occurred when he was trying to cross Irving Hill Road to get to work.
Wepking caught the headlight with his leg, his left hand went through the windshield and he did a few summersaults before going into the street, he said.
The accident resulted in a broken left leg, road rash, a three-by-two inch gush on his left hand, and a right hand fracture. Wepking had surgery on his left leg and right hand.
Anguiano of the KU Public Safety Office, Wepking was in serious condition.
According to Captain James
He was airlifted to the KU Hospital after Public Safety Officers, an ambulance, and firefighters arrived at the scene.
Sgt. John Dietz of the Public Safety Office said University police were dispatched at 2:47 p.m. to the 1500 block of living Hill Road, where the accident occurred.
According to Dietz, the case was still under investigation on Monday.
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Anthony isn't the only one who has had problems with system. Another student, Codie Dean, a fifth-year senior from Wichita, has also been denied by SafeRide.
lem taking SafeBus, but I really needed to get home and you know, I live all the way out at the Legends (Place), and there was no way I was going to walk," Anthony said.
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SafeRide, the system dedicated to picking up students at night and taking them to their home, has not picked up every student who has called for their services.
who has been denied by this system.
SafeRide is a service available to students who are out at night and feel unsafe walking back to their home. Students can call Saferide and a vehicle will pick them up at their location. But for some students, the SafeRide system hasn't worked that way.
Alex Anthony, a junior from Olathe, is one of the students
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Anthony said it was Halloween night when he went out with friends, and his ride left him. He said he saw SafeRide circling, and a few empty SafeRide cars around him, so he decided to call one. After getting ahold of dispatch, they said they weren't going to pick him up because he was near a route for SafeBus and it was supposed to arrive in a few minutes — no more than five.
"I waited about 45 minutes in the cold, and I didn't get back until at least like 3 or 4 in the morning. I don't have a prob-
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and Wagner were getting a lot of traction on the off-campus lighting project, which would bring more lighting to neighborhoods where students live near campus.
Said will also begin filling board and committee appointments and work to ensure that there is adequate student representation.
"I am really proud of the way that so many students have put aside petty politics and understood the real impact that this issue and this election have on the student body as a whole," Said said.
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University to set a standard for sexual assault policies.
"This is a great time for KU to set a national standard for how sexual assault is addressed at institutions of higher education." Murphy said. "I think we have the momentum, we have the right people in place, especially in the student body and I do think we have an administration who is open to hearing these things."
Morgan Said, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., and student body president elect, said she plans to continue working with Halling and administration on Title IX initiatives.
"Student Senate acted quickly and very directly, something that I don't think we can say about the University
administration at this point in time," Said said.
Said said she and Natalie Parker, a senior from Overland Park and vice chair of Rights Committee, sat down with Jane Tuttle, assistant vice provost of Student Affairs, on Tuesday to discuss concerns. The pair also urged Tuttle to have someone from Student Affairs attend the open forum on sexual assault at the ECM that night. No one from the office attended, Halling said.
Tuttle, who was in attendance at Wednesday's full Senate meeting, declined to comment.
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