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Symposium looks at how universities can better handle sexual assault cases
MCKENNA HARFORD
@McKennaHarford
"Something needs to be done," was the prevailing message on Friday at the School of Law's annual law review symposium, which focused on campus sexual assault this year.
Six speakers, including experts from across the country and Chrissy Heikkila, the director of the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center, discussed strengths and weaknesses of Title IX, which requires universities to investigate sexual harassment and sexual assault as a form of gender discrimination. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits discrimination in education based on gender and sex.
The speakers also discussed how universities are currently addressing Title IX and what contributes to sexual assault being an issue on campuses.
The speakers said that most
Professor Corey Rayburn Yung, a University law professor, said in his presentation that universities need to handle sexual assault cases. He said this is because in the criminal justice system, cases are settled or dropped, or the police have so many cases that it takes too long for anything to happen.
universities currently address sexual assault by following the guidelines of Title IX and the Clery Act — the federal law that requires schools to report crimes that happen on campus.
Although the speakers discussed different aspects of campus sexual assault, all of the speakers talked about what could be changed to better handle sexual assault cases.
1. Universities need to address sexual assault.
Yung said he wants student safety to be prioritized. He said he believes schools should treat sexual assault like any other crime and focus on safety, so he encouraged the use of interim measures, like suspension or dorm changes, as well as a judiciary process.
He said that currently universities make sure they are compliant with federal laws,
In her presentation, University of Delaware professor Chrysanthi Leon said schools often
2. Universities need to focus on helping students, not compliance.
like Title IX and the Clery Act, but aren't addressing the issue correctly. Yung used the example of a Sexual Assault Task Force recommendation to clarify the procedure for reporting. The University said it was implemented, but when Yung looked into this he said he found the procedure used federal policy jargon that students may not understand. He also said he had a hard time finding the procedure online.
are concerned about complying with Title IX or the Clery Act, but not necessarily with helping victims. If universities don't comply, federal funding can be taken away. But universities are just meeting the bare minimum, not looking out for students, she said.
Leon said this approach doesn't address sexual assault, and, as evidence, cited Title IX complaints of universities not handling cases well. She suggested that universities listen to empirical evidence, what those with less power have to say and the experienced experts to create real solutions. Leon said Delaware legislators wrote a law that would require universities to start a criminal investigation any time they opened a sexual assault investigation, despite activists and students telling them that it would discourage reporting.
3. Universities must address sexual assault inclusively.
In her presentation, Heikki-la discussed the myth of the perfect victim: a pretty, white, cisgender woman. This myth needs to be dispelled in order to fully address sexual assault because it makes people less understanding of victims, she said.
Heikkila urged universities to use inclusive language in discussion, like gender-neutral pronouns, and use intersectional examples like a black male victim or a transgender victim.
She said that doing so could help get rid of the myth of the perfect victim and allow all victims of sexual assault to be taken seriously. She also said it would allow victims to deal with their assaults in whatever way they need to so that they can heal without feeling pressure to follow anyone else's idea of what their healing process should look like.
Parking Commission encourages students to share concerns and suggestions at its forum on Tuesday
Edited by Derek Johnson
DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhoutan
As a way to listen to student concerns about parking changes, the KU Parking Commission will host an open forum next Tuesday.
Lot 90 near Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The Parking and Transit department usually hosts two forums a year, according to an email sent to University students. The forum will also address student concerns about the changes made this year; however, there will be no immediate changes to the current student parking situation.
JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
Students spoke out on Twitter about the parking changes after spaces were lost in some yellow lots on campus. This frustration prompted Alex Hardee, a senior, to petition the department earlier in the semester to add more yellow parking spots on campus.
student parking separates this forum from others in the past, said Harrison Baker,a student senator and a member of the Commission. Parking sent an online survey to students last week to collect feedback. Students are also invited to voice suggestions at the forum.
Pushback about the current
"I'm aware of the aches and pains of parking. We want to hear people's creative suggestions."
DONNA HULTINE Director of Parking
According to Donna Hultine, director of parking, the forum will serve as a way for students to get involved in parking decisions.
"I'm aware of the aches and pains of parking," Hultine said.
No injuries in fire at Kappa Delta; cause of fire still unknown
PAIGE STINGLEY
@paigestingley11
Lawrence fire captain Zane Morgan said on Sunday afternoon that they are still investigating the cause of the fire at the Kappa Delta sorority house. There was no interior damage to the house, and the exterior damage is minimal.
The top level of the house
caught fire before 11 p.m. on Saturday.
Women in the house, which is at 1602 High Drive, were evacuated but were allowed back inside around 11:15 p.m. The president of the sorority was not available for comment.
Fire Chief Mark Hummel said no one was injured and the fire was a structure fire.
"We want to hear people's creative suggestions."
Baker said that although students were made aware of changes, they may not have been aware of how drastic these changes were going to be.
Hultine said she believes the frustration might be stemming from confusion about lot changes, specifically the Central District Plan. This concept deals with the area in the blocks between 15th and 19th streets and Naismith and Iowa streets. These areas will be used for developing more academic buildings and parking.
Parking has also been tweeting updates about which lots are open.
PAIGE STINGLEY/KANSAN
The forum will be held at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union.
is a big part," Hultine said. "It might be a little painful before it gets better."
The forum doesn't necessarily mean changes will be made to parking. The goal is to answer questions and hear ideas.
Women in the Kappa Delta sorority house were evacuated when the top floor caught fire Saturday night.
"The biggest issues that parking has been working on is getting students acclimated to the changes," Baker said. "They aren't going to give spots back. There aren't going to be any changes — just feedback."
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