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FREEDOM AND FAIRNESS £0 Jfipg VOL. 105 ISSUE 14 TheFoghornOnlinf.com .UARY 1!), 200!) USF Student Arrested, Facing Rape Charges Senior ROTC cadet Ryan Caskey incarcerated, awaiting arraignment LAURA PLANTHOLT that Caskey had provided alcohol to the Many cases of sexual assault and rape concerned that more students were not StaffWriter women, to the extent that they were un­ go unreported because the victims don't discussing this matter more seriously. "I'm conscious when the supposed assaults took Allegations of assault and rape made by know if they were really raped, or think furious that the average student isn't more place. The Chronicle also reported that four female University of San Francisco they might have partially been at fault. furious," she said. Caskey was accused of using force, injur­ students prompted the arrest of 21-year- Rape and sexual assaults are among the She was also concerned about the Uni­ ing at least one of the females. old USF senior Ryan Caskey last Thursday. most under reported crimes; RAINN re­ versity's policy of being what she called "in­ Caskey was arrested by the San Francisco Lawson emphasized that the nature ports that 60 percent of sexual assaults go tentionally vague," only releasing the most Police Department on campus in the early of the rapes were "acquaintance rapes" as unreported. basic information to the student body, who evening and is currently incarcerated at the opposed to "stranger rapes," a distinction Many students at USF have reacted she felt had the right to know the whole SF County Jail with an arraignment to be that should be less fear-inducing to the with an expectable amount of outrage. story. Mullens is not alone in her concern community. He said, "Many people in the A group of about 12 concerned students over this. Lawson said a group of resident Timber! Facilities workers trim held sometime this week. community are fearful when they hear that gathered Monday night, just days after the advisers from Pedro Arrupe Hall had al­ and cut down trees around cam­ Each of the reported rape incidents a rape has occurred. Their understand­ news had broken, to develop a list of re­ ready come to him asking for more details pus to prevent damage caused took place in on-campus residence halls ing is that somebody was waiting behind quests for the administration to increase of the case to share with their concerned by wet limbs. over the last several months according to a bush or climbed in through a window USF Director of Public Safety Dan Law- awareness and education about sexual as­ residents. However, Lawson explained N] - a complete stranger." Lawson added, son. All of the alleged victims were female sault and rape. The requests focused on that he had been specifically asked by the "[An acquaintance rape] is not any less se­ students and acquaintances of Caskey. educating students about what defines SFPD to not release any more information vere. But it is important to remember that sexual assault. One of the female students came to than was absolutely necessary, and he was [Caskey] knew all of the victims, and they Lawson with her testimony on Feb. 10, Erika Carlsen, a senior politics major, merely following standard procedure. knew him." According to the Rape, Abuse and from there Public Safety was able to attended the meeting and said that edu­ Caskey was in his fourth year at USF, and Incest National Network (RAINN), investigate, conduct interviews with other cation about sexual abuse should be sus­ majoring in politics. In addition to his 73 percent of rape victims know their as­ alleged victims, and make a case to pres­ tainable, an integral part of orientation to studies, he was also serving as a cadet sailants. ent to SFPD. SFPD was contacted Feb. college. in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps 11, and after reviewing the case, they took The four alleged victims are currendy re­ They plan to solicit feedback and con­ (ROTC) program, where he was one of Caskey into custody the following eve­ ceiving counseling for their trauma. Their cerns from more students at a meeting on the top ranked cadets in his class. ROTC ning. identities are being protected for their own Thursday in Parina Lounge at 12:15 p.m.. Program Assistant Maria Palmo said that privacy. From there they will draft a letter to the Because of confidentiality required by ROTC had no comment about Caskey or Senior politics major Erin-Kate Esco­ administration that addresses these issues. the justice system, Lawson is not able to the incident in general. He has been ex­ bar, who did not think she knew any of They have also distributed fliers through­ release many specific details about the case pelled from the ROTC program since his the four women, said she felt "so proud" of out campus stating, "These assaults are not to the public. Lawson could not clarify arrest. them for coming forward to testify about isolated incidents; they are part of a larger when or where the alleged rapes took Caskey is also on interim suspension what had happened. "I feel empowered by culture of violence and power." Columnist Jon Coon focuses place, or whether date rape drugs were said from USF, which stipulates that he not at- their strength; I don't know if I would have Maggie Mullens, a senior sociology on another side of hip-hop to have been used. been as strong," she said. major who also attended the meeting, was RAPE: Continued on Page 2 artists. The San Francisco Chronicle reported OPI Vagina Monologues Panel Pinpoints Controversial Scene as Cause of Debate vagina could talk, what would it say?" and "If your vagina could wear clothes, what would it wear?" The monologues surround not only topics concerning female sexual­ ity- masturbation, orgasms, and the body- but, also social concerns such as how we define gender and historic sexual abuses like Japanese "comfort women" during World War II. One critique that the panel addressed is that "The Vagina Monologues" is too ex­ clusive. The tide itself appears to be mar­ keted to women only. Novak, the only male' panelist, said that women's voices need to be heard, and that this takes priority over men's feelings of exclusion. He said, "The show becomes a worldwide phenomenon that is vital and important." Find out about the music from USF's recent Erasmus benefit, Wardell said, "Each woman has mul­ Festival For Freedom. tiple narratives to be told." She went on to say that the performance allows students to _s further expand the dialogue about violence e^ against women. Raeburn was concerned about whether the performance could ad­ Melissa Stihl/Foghorn equately represent all women's views. The USF Profs. Nikki Raeburn, Peter Novak and Dean of Students Mary Wardell discussed the controversy surrounding the performance attempts to display a wide performance of "The Vagina Monologues" in Presentation Theater. Religious colleges get lots of flack for hosting the performance. variety of women; for example, the mono­ CHELSEA STERLING ists Peter Novak, associate dean for the man, a sophomore psychology major, tack­ logues include single, married, straight News Editor arts and humanities and a performing led the topic of why some groups object to and lesbian women. It also integrates the With colorful paintings depicting vari­ arts professor, Mary J. Wardell, associate the performance that Novak described as a role of women as mothers, spouses, part­ ous parts of the female body displayed vice president and dean of students and community ritual. ners and providers. Raeburn pointed out on stage in the Presentation Theater, Nikki Raeburn, a sociology professor and "The Vagina Monologues" is a series of that gender is socially constructed and several key members from the produc­ breast cancer survivor. Each guest brought speeches that is based on hundreds of in­ that modern society determines what is tion team of "The Vagina Monologues" a unique perspective- that of a gay person, terviews of women conducted by feminist masculine and what is feminine. Pohlman hosted a panel discussion that focused on a single mother and a former student at a activist and advocate Eve Ensler in 1996. posed a question that illustrated this idea: the criticism that the provocative series of Jesuit seminary program. Along with these Ensler asked these women about their "What does it mean to be a strong, power- speeches prompts. Producer and alumna members of the USF faculty, director Meg sexual experiences and received spirited MONOLOGUES: Continued on Page 2 Julie Henderson introduced guest panel­ O'Connor and cast member Megan Pohl- answers to her odd questions, like "If your Love those short shorts: Fog­ MSA Seeks to Enlighten Others About Islam International Students Feel horn writer Heather Spellacy finds the scenery more inter­ NICHOLAS MUKHAR who came to the family's house only to Squeezed by U.S. Recession esting than the score at USF StaffWriter find that the entire family had already fled USF junior and finance major Laise to New York. They ended up in California Irigoyen, international student representa­ rugby match. HUNTER PATTERSON Popal sat at the head of the table on Thurs­ a year later. Now Laise Popal has brought tives of ASUSF knew of any international StaffWriter _SR day night, joined by 10 other members his Islamic roots to USF in hopes of creat­ students who have left the university re­ $m. of USF's new Muslim Student Associa­ ing a movement to spread awareness and When it comes to equality in college cently due to financial difficulty at home, tion (MSA).

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