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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS ' VOL. 105 ISSUE 16 Get Down for Gaza event celebrates, supports Palestinians affected by Israeli attacks. *m GK3 "Favorite Online Comments" Read the Foghorn's top online comments from the last two issues. _QE1 Stephen Malkmus wows fans during Noise Pop at the Great American Music Hall. SCE St^ c? Men's rugby loses another game, this time to Santa Clara, despite their best efforts. _SE Video Street Talk now online. In print you can read what they said but only online can you see how they said it. FOG ■mm 3Fmmmt& 3f&Qb®m ThcFoghoinOnline.com MARCH 5, 2009 Sexual Harassment On Campus Is Often Unreported SAMANTHA BLACKBURN StaffWriter Author's Note: Initia/ reporting and interviews/or /fits artic/e were completed last spring. However, new reporting and updated interviews were done to address issues raised fry tie arrest on Fefr. 12 of Ryan Caskey, a University of San Francisco senior who has freen charged with tie rape and sexual assault of four of his fema/e c/assmates. Cas/key has p/ed notgui/ty to these charges. He are aware this story includes graphic language, frut it is important to acknow/edge that sexual'assau/t and harassment are happening on this campus and on many other campuses across the tVnited States. The names of students and victims in this artic/e have freen changed to protect them. One night, Jane Dixon and a few of her friends were outside Gillson Hall, a freshman dormitory at the University of San Francisco, drinking and partying, when things got out of hand. John, a good friend of Jane's, was extremely drunk and high on cocaine. Jane knew John had had a crush on her for a long time; he even had a nickname for her: "monkey." However, whenever John was intoxicated, he would try to make a move on Jane. On this particular night, he was lying in the dirt drunk with his pants down to his thighs. "He started looking at me and saying 'monkey, monkey, monkey.' I was like what, do you need help?" said Jane. Jane noticed that John had an erection and tried to run, telling him to "put it away." Jane said John continued to hassle her and said something along the lines of "Monkey, you gotta f- me, like you have to. We need to have sex, it will make my reputation so much better back home. You have the perfect body, and all I want to do is have sex with you." It did not stop there; following this vulgar plea, he proceeded to pull out his genitalia, began masturbating, and chased Jane around. "I was drunk too. Everyone was laughing, and it was kind of like a joke," said Jane. This type of behavior may be appalling to a reasonable person and is legally considered to be sexual harassment; however, Jane's reaction, or lack thereof, is typical of college students. Assistant Dean of Students Julie Orio said, "I think sometimes when situations come to us, it probably could have been resolved five steps before. But then it was kind of silence accepted, silence accepted, it's not a big deal, its not Photo Illustration by Melissa Stihl/Foghorn Various forms of sexual harassment are prevalent on university campuses, but the victims of these incidents often keep silent to protect themselves and their friends. a big deal, and then all the sudden it's a big deal." News of USF senior Ryan Caskey's arrest has the entire USF community talking about sex and violence. Many young women feel uncomfortable making waves friends, I think reporting [it] would cause a lot of unnecessary drama," said Jane. In 2005, a survey conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) revealed that 62 percent of college students say they have encountered ff But then it was kind of silence accepted^ silence accepted, its not a big J J deal, its not a big deal, and then all of a SUdden itS a big deal -Assistant Bean Julie Orio in their social circles so they laugh off or endure offensive behavior from friends that they would never accept from strangers. And even if they do want to report unwanted sexual attention, it can be hard to know who to turn to or what will happen. "If it's a situation where you have mutual some type of sexual harassment at school. The AAUW's report emphasized that sexual harassment takes an especially heavy toll on female students, and that the majority of students do not report the cases. According to the survey, sexual harassment is a major problem on most college campuses, and this university is no exception. In response to the recent events at USF, many students have blamed violence associated with military culture for the rapes allegedly committed by an ROTC student. However, it is important to note, none of the students interviewed for this story were in ROTC and such incidents are common on all kinds of campuses throughout the United States. Peer pressure is especially tough for first-year students, who are in a new community and want to fit in, said Orio. Of the night outside the dormitory, during her freshman year, Jane said, "Reporting the experience never crossed my mind." For some students, reporting harassment would disrupt their social lives, which in Jane's opinion is much more important than "reporting one stupid incident." Another student, Elizabeth Smith, also chose not to report the sexual harassment she endured in a class her sophomore year. "Guys will make comments or say sexual things, and they just think it is funny. Because it happens all the time, our generation has become used to it," said Elizabeth. Beginning around the first week of class, a male classmate of Elizabeth's began commenting and writing notes about the way she looked and things she was doing. He would call her sexy, touch her hands and arms, and even attempted to caress her leg. Elizabeth verbalized her discomfort to her classmate; however, this behavior persisted throughout the semester. As a result, she dreaded going to class and avoided him on campus. "If I tried to report every gross comment a guy ever said to me, I feel like I would be in the counseling center every day," said Elizabeth. Victims of sexual harassment are protected under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) works with the Department of Education to protect civil rights in federally funded education and prohibit gender discrimination. Maureen Guilfoile, who worked as a Senior Equal Opportunity Specialist at the OCR from 1996- 2005, said, "Schools subject to Tide IX are required to maintain an environment that is free of sexual harassment." Title IX protects students from unwanted and unlawful sexual harassment at all university programs, on and off campus. Guilfoile said a student should report the incident to a school official and file a complaint with the OCR. "To file a complaint HARASS: Continued on Page 2 MELA Event Highlights Injustices ISO invites other clubs to discuss global inequalities NICHOLAS MUKHAR StaffWriter On Thursday night, McLaren Hall was home to USF's second MELA event, where six USF clubs each brought a different social injustice to the forefront of discussions among the hundreds of students in attendance. The Indian Student Organization (ISO) spearheaded the event that featured traditional dances and music, South Asian food and speeches by USF students and professors. The ISO's main issue was the pollution in India. "We want to inspire people to join a cause and find something they care about," said co-president of the ISO Priya Sajja, who said the ISO got the idea for their cause from the movie "Slumdog Million- n aire. "We want to create awareness about the South Asian community at USF," said senior Ravi Sandhu. Sandhu, who was the DJ of the night, is the former president of the ISO, but has since passed on the tide and is still a member. After roughly an hour of socializing during which students had the opportunity to visit each group's table and learn more about specific causes, the first speaker of the night, USF Professor Taymiya Zaman, stepped to the podium to speak about her life as a Pakistani-American. "Do I find it difficult to be a woman in Pakistan? Not really," said Zaman, as she discussed the prejudices she and her fam ily have battled in the United States, from airport security to the questions about her appearance. The roughly 400 students in attendance went from a loud, talkative crowd to a silenced group as Zaman passionately tackled U.S. foreign policy and the use of the words "extremists" and "terrorists." "Those extremists' groups provide healthcare for people that US.-backed regimes do not provide," she said. The other five groups who shared social injustices were the Muslim Student Association, Back to da Roots, Invisible Children, School of Americas Watch and Not For Sale. "There has been a 20-year-long war on children in Uganda," said freshman Maggie Kennedy, whose Invisible Children group focused on the suffering of children in northern Uganda. Kennedy has been studying this issue since high school, and traveled to southern Uganda two years ago as part of a humanitarian mission. Kennedy and her group were not allowed to enter northern Uganda though. Invisible Children is a nationwide group that was started in California. There is a branch of the organization in Kampala, Uganda, the nation's capital. After two separate musical and dance performances, one by USF sophomores Ravi Amarawanza, Marina Liu, and Sarah Reinheimer that featured South Asian music performed on the sitar, drums and ISO: Continued on Page 3 Melissa Stihl/Foghorn USF student Marisela Marquez accesses USFrooms at the Office of Residence Life. New Software Improves Housing Selection CHELSEA STERLING News Editor Beginning this spring, incoming freshmen, transfers and returning students will be able to choose their room and roommate from the comfort of their homes. The Office of Residence Life has implemented a new electronic system that has moved the housing and roommate selection process online, meaning students no longer have to wait in long lines to secure a room. Director of ORL Steve Nygaard said, "The idea is to improve our service to stu dents." Students who wish to live on campus for the 2009-2010 school year will not have to wait in line to choose their room. In past years, students have received a lottery number which determined their room selection date; the lottery number was partly based on credits earned. After waiting in a long line, students would look at the big dry erase board and see what rooms were still available and choose accordingly. Resident assistants and ORL staff would ORL: Continued on Page 2 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 415.422.0122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2057
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Transcript | FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS ' VOL. 105 ISSUE 16 Get Down for Gaza event celebrates, supports Palestinians affected by Israeli attacks. *m GK3 "Favorite Online Comments" Read the Foghorn's top online comments from the last two issues. _QE1 Stephen Malkmus wows fans during Noise Pop at the Great American Music Hall. SCE St^ c? Men's rugby loses another game, this time to Santa Clara, despite their best efforts. _SE Video Street Talk now online. In print you can read what they said but only online can you see how they said it. FOG ■mm 3Fmmmt& 3f&Qb®m ThcFoghoinOnline.com MARCH 5, 2009 Sexual Harassment On Campus Is Often Unreported SAMANTHA BLACKBURN StaffWriter Author's Note: Initia/ reporting and interviews/or /fits artic/e were completed last spring. However, new reporting and updated interviews were done to address issues raised fry tie arrest on Fefr. 12 of Ryan Caskey, a University of San Francisco senior who has freen charged with tie rape and sexual assault of four of his fema/e c/assmates. Cas/key has p/ed notgui/ty to these charges. He are aware this story includes graphic language, frut it is important to acknow/edge that sexual'assau/t and harassment are happening on this campus and on many other campuses across the tVnited States. The names of students and victims in this artic/e have freen changed to protect them. One night, Jane Dixon and a few of her friends were outside Gillson Hall, a freshman dormitory at the University of San Francisco, drinking and partying, when things got out of hand. John, a good friend of Jane's, was extremely drunk and high on cocaine. Jane knew John had had a crush on her for a long time; he even had a nickname for her: "monkey." However, whenever John was intoxicated, he would try to make a move on Jane. On this particular night, he was lying in the dirt drunk with his pants down to his thighs. "He started looking at me and saying 'monkey, monkey, monkey.' I was like what, do you need help?" said Jane. Jane noticed that John had an erection and tried to run, telling him to "put it away." Jane said John continued to hassle her and said something along the lines of "Monkey, you gotta f- me, like you have to. We need to have sex, it will make my reputation so much better back home. You have the perfect body, and all I want to do is have sex with you." It did not stop there; following this vulgar plea, he proceeded to pull out his genitalia, began masturbating, and chased Jane around. "I was drunk too. Everyone was laughing, and it was kind of like a joke," said Jane. This type of behavior may be appalling to a reasonable person and is legally considered to be sexual harassment; however, Jane's reaction, or lack thereof, is typical of college students. Assistant Dean of Students Julie Orio said, "I think sometimes when situations come to us, it probably could have been resolved five steps before. But then it was kind of silence accepted, silence accepted, it's not a big deal, its not Photo Illustration by Melissa Stihl/Foghorn Various forms of sexual harassment are prevalent on university campuses, but the victims of these incidents often keep silent to protect themselves and their friends. a big deal, and then all the sudden it's a big deal." News of USF senior Ryan Caskey's arrest has the entire USF community talking about sex and violence. Many young women feel uncomfortable making waves friends, I think reporting [it] would cause a lot of unnecessary drama," said Jane. In 2005, a survey conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) revealed that 62 percent of college students say they have encountered ff But then it was kind of silence accepted^ silence accepted, its not a big J J deal, its not a big deal, and then all of a SUdden itS a big deal -Assistant Bean Julie Orio in their social circles so they laugh off or endure offensive behavior from friends that they would never accept from strangers. And even if they do want to report unwanted sexual attention, it can be hard to know who to turn to or what will happen. "If it's a situation where you have mutual some type of sexual harassment at school. The AAUW's report emphasized that sexual harassment takes an especially heavy toll on female students, and that the majority of students do not report the cases. According to the survey, sexual harassment is a major problem on most college campuses, and this university is no exception. In response to the recent events at USF, many students have blamed violence associated with military culture for the rapes allegedly committed by an ROTC student. However, it is important to note, none of the students interviewed for this story were in ROTC and such incidents are common on all kinds of campuses throughout the United States. Peer pressure is especially tough for first-year students, who are in a new community and want to fit in, said Orio. Of the night outside the dormitory, during her freshman year, Jane said, "Reporting the experience never crossed my mind." For some students, reporting harassment would disrupt their social lives, which in Jane's opinion is much more important than "reporting one stupid incident." Another student, Elizabeth Smith, also chose not to report the sexual harassment she endured in a class her sophomore year. "Guys will make comments or say sexual things, and they just think it is funny. Because it happens all the time, our generation has become used to it," said Elizabeth. Beginning around the first week of class, a male classmate of Elizabeth's began commenting and writing notes about the way she looked and things she was doing. He would call her sexy, touch her hands and arms, and even attempted to caress her leg. Elizabeth verbalized her discomfort to her classmate; however, this behavior persisted throughout the semester. As a result, she dreaded going to class and avoided him on campus. "If I tried to report every gross comment a guy ever said to me, I feel like I would be in the counseling center every day," said Elizabeth. Victims of sexual harassment are protected under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) works with the Department of Education to protect civil rights in federally funded education and prohibit gender discrimination. Maureen Guilfoile, who worked as a Senior Equal Opportunity Specialist at the OCR from 1996- 2005, said, "Schools subject to Tide IX are required to maintain an environment that is free of sexual harassment." Title IX protects students from unwanted and unlawful sexual harassment at all university programs, on and off campus. Guilfoile said a student should report the incident to a school official and file a complaint with the OCR. "To file a complaint HARASS: Continued on Page 2 MELA Event Highlights Injustices ISO invites other clubs to discuss global inequalities NICHOLAS MUKHAR StaffWriter On Thursday night, McLaren Hall was home to USF's second MELA event, where six USF clubs each brought a different social injustice to the forefront of discussions among the hundreds of students in attendance. The Indian Student Organization (ISO) spearheaded the event that featured traditional dances and music, South Asian food and speeches by USF students and professors. The ISO's main issue was the pollution in India. "We want to inspire people to join a cause and find something they care about," said co-president of the ISO Priya Sajja, who said the ISO got the idea for their cause from the movie "Slumdog Million- n aire. "We want to create awareness about the South Asian community at USF," said senior Ravi Sandhu. Sandhu, who was the DJ of the night, is the former president of the ISO, but has since passed on the tide and is still a member. After roughly an hour of socializing during which students had the opportunity to visit each group's table and learn more about specific causes, the first speaker of the night, USF Professor Taymiya Zaman, stepped to the podium to speak about her life as a Pakistani-American. "Do I find it difficult to be a woman in Pakistan? Not really," said Zaman, as she discussed the prejudices she and her fam ily have battled in the United States, from airport security to the questions about her appearance. The roughly 400 students in attendance went from a loud, talkative crowd to a silenced group as Zaman passionately tackled U.S. foreign policy and the use of the words "extremists" and "terrorists." "Those extremists' groups provide healthcare for people that US.-backed regimes do not provide," she said. The other five groups who shared social injustices were the Muslim Student Association, Back to da Roots, Invisible Children, School of Americas Watch and Not For Sale. "There has been a 20-year-long war on children in Uganda," said freshman Maggie Kennedy, whose Invisible Children group focused on the suffering of children in northern Uganda. Kennedy has been studying this issue since high school, and traveled to southern Uganda two years ago as part of a humanitarian mission. Kennedy and her group were not allowed to enter northern Uganda though. Invisible Children is a nationwide group that was started in California. There is a branch of the organization in Kampala, Uganda, the nation's capital. After two separate musical and dance performances, one by USF sophomores Ravi Amarawanza, Marina Liu, and Sarah Reinheimer that featured South Asian music performed on the sitar, drums and ISO: Continued on Page 3 Melissa Stihl/Foghorn USF student Marisela Marquez accesses USFrooms at the Office of Residence Life. New Software Improves Housing Selection CHELSEA STERLING News Editor Beginning this spring, incoming freshmen, transfers and returning students will be able to choose their room and roommate from the comfort of their homes. The Office of Residence Life has implemented a new electronic system that has moved the housing and roommate selection process online, meaning students no longer have to wait in long lines to secure a room. Director of ORL Steve Nygaard said, "The idea is to improve our service to stu dents." Students who wish to live on campus for the 2009-2010 school year will not have to wait in line to choose their room. In past years, students have received a lottery number which determined their room selection date; the lottery number was partly based on credits earned. After waiting in a long line, students would look at the big dry erase board and see what rooms were still available and choose accordingly. Resident assistants and ORL staff would ORL: Continued on Page 2 SAN FRANCISCO FOGHORN 2130 FULTON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118 NEWSROOM 415.422.0122. ADVERTISING 415.422.2057 |
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