Different Sexual Assault Policies Explored

Tuesday, April26, 1994 • Vol. XXVI No. 131 THE INDEPENDENT NEVVSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Different sexual assault policies explored By JENNIFER HABRYCH Four years ago adminis lation requiring publication of assistant director of Residence orientation three years ago. News Writer trators at Brown University in crime statistics. Life, said. The response to C.A.R.E.'s Providence, R.I. discovered they At Notre Dame administrators Included under the bylaws of request for mandatory sexual "Would you mind if I held could no longer resist address were reluctant to revise the student rights, responsibilities assault programming and the your hand?" ing the issue. University's assault policy and and policies,_ the policy defines policy at Saint Mary's is differ "May I kiss your lips?" When a student frustrated implement mandatory orienta sexual misconduct as "includ ent than those at many other "May I unzip your jeans? ..." with Brown's hand's-off tion programs, but pressure ing, but not limited to sexual in institutions, according to Improbable questions? Not at approach to sexual assault from Campus Alliance for Rape tercourse without consent, Director of Residence Life Antioch College in Yellow wrot~ the name of her rapist on Elimination (C.A.R.E.) and the unwelcome touching or other Sherri Crahen. Springs, Ohio where a verbal a bathroom wall and more than Higher Education Amendments offensive sexual behavior," ~·our concern is for students sexual consent code was imple 15 others followed suit, the of 1992 forced the University to punishable by disciplinary sus and safety," said Crahen, who mented in June 1992. University found that its reconsider its one-sentence pol pension or permanent dis explained that the College is Since its conception Antioch's approach would no longer icy. missal. unique because it does not have policy has been the subject of work. The revised 1993-94 version The change is positive, to protect the accused. much press and scrutiny, but it When reporters asked ques of du Lac contains a sexual Michele Cummings, co-chair of The most important part of presents another administrative tions and the men whose names assault policy and four pages C.A.R.E. said. the both policies is that the vic response to a growing concern were scrawled on the walls detailing statistics, reporting "C.A.R.E. brought things to tim is offered options and on campuses across the sued the University for slander, and disciplinary procedures the administration that maybe choices. Victims decide if they nation-how to address sexual Brown added a sexual mis and resources for the victim they didn't want to see," want to seek counseling, go to assault. conduct policy prohibiting and accused. In addition, Cummings said. "Things have the hospital or press charges From Antioch's Iibera) policy "non-consentual physical con C.A.R.E., University Counseling progressed. Things are not per through the institutional or to conservative policies where tact of a sexual nature." Center and the Office of Student fect, but they are progressing local police systems. rape is confined to the act of Scenes like the one at Brown Affairs presented a mandatory and they are better than they Despite the choices offered to forced or coerced intercourse, are not unusual. An attack has session during orientation are elsewhere." victims of sexual assault, many even defining assault has be been unleashed on colleges and describing campus situations Saint Mary's implemented don't hear their options, come a volatile issue that the federal government press including sexual assault. mandatory sexual assault pro because most occurrences go administrators have found they ing them to revise sexual "I feel very good about the gramming presented by trained can no longer ignore. assault policies and pass legis- revisions," Catherine Bridge, members of C.A.R.E. during see ASSAULT I page 4 Alliance helps Hispanic familes while learning By BRIAN FITZPATRICK Second Language '·'class, has ex News Writer panded far beyond Hispanics. The English as a Second Lan "Although the classes were guage class on Wednesday originally intended for Hispan nights, the cultural awareness ics, they have since extended to sessions with Hispanic children individuals of varied ethnic on Saturday mornings and the backgrounds, often including tutoring and volunteering at the spouses of graduate stu the South Bend Health Clinic dents," Smoller said. were all a part of Isabel Another service is the inter Jakab's dream-a dream that preting students provide for the she has realized in the last two migrant farm workers at the years. South Bend Health Clinic. "The farm workers don't understand As an Assistant Professional English and the doctors and Specialist and Concurrent Lec nurses can't speak Spanish," turer in the Romance Language Smoller said, "Notre Dame stu Department, Jakab is the fac dents are there to bridge tbe ulty advisor to the Community gap." Alliance to Serve Hispanics, an organization which she said Saturday mornings are popu has two goals. lar times as well, for the Al "I wanted to devise a way for liance provides Hispanic chil my Conversational Spanish dren with what Smoller de class to practice and improve scribes as "cultural aware their Spanish by speaking with ness." native Spanish speakers and at "The children will come to the same time serve the His the Snite for story telling, or we panic community of South will watch movies with them," The Observer/Eric Ruethling Bend," she said. he said. A brand new home. .Although many of the ser The result was the Commu vices the Alliance provides ben Next fall's first female residents look at floor plans of Cavanaugh Hall in preparation for choosing next nity Alliance to Serve efit immigrants, Jakab insists year's rooms. Cavanaugh will be converted to a women's dorm beginning next year. Hispanics, a two-year old stu that the organization does not dent organization which spon aid illegal immigrants. "We sors several activities per week, help those who are eligible to Law School ranked third in poll providing services to the grow become legal immigrants take ing Hispanic population of advantage of the opportunity to By JASON WILLIAMS munity that pervades the build the level of satisfaction law stu South Bend, which Jakab esti do so," Jakab said. "We do not Associate News Editor ing," he said. dents have with the quality of mates numbers about 1,000 help any illegal immigrants." First year law student Anne life, faculty and facilities found families. Notre Dame's Law School is Hoge said Notre Dame's at 165 schools nationwide. Co-founder and Co-President Both Jakab and Smoller said among the best in the nation Catholic character sets it apart Within each category, some Carol Smoller, a senior Spanish the need for such an organiza based on student satisfaction, from Stanford, where she was 18,000 students were asked to and Government major, works tion is extensive, and the $800 according to a new study by an undergrad. evaluate degree of competitive at the immigration office help in funding the Alliance received The National Jurist and "You don't have the Christian ness, sense of community, op ing to reduce language and bu this year was essential. Next Princeton Review. flavor at Stanford," she said. portunities for female and mi reaucratic barriers. Smoller year, Jakab says the organiza Notre Dame placed third in "In fact I'd say its almost anti nority students, quality of sees the Alliance not so much tion is adding a citizenship the satisfaction survey, trailing Christian there. Notre Dame is teaching, faculty-student rela as a club, but as a service op class. only the Washington and Lee pretty unique in that way." tions, research resources and portunity. "We are going to try to help University School of Law, Lex Third year law student Lisa library staff. the immigrants take the next ington, Va., and Seton Hall Janda said as a student she is The Princeton Review is an "It is really just a gathering of step; we've already purchased Newark, N.J. absolutely satisfied with Notre undergraduate publication of Notre Dame students interested ten books," Jakab said. Fernad Dutile, associate dean Dame's Law School. Princeton University. The Na in serving Hispanics, where the and professor of law, said he "Its small size gives it a fami tional Jurist is a journal for needs of the Hispanics in the Estela Apolinar will take over was pleased with the high rat ly type atmosphere," she said. prospective lawyers and un community are matched with the presidency next year, and ing. "You don't have to be formal dergraduates, according to the interests of the volunteers," all students interested in the "We think the survey shows and it's easier and you feel bet Dutil e. she said. services provided by the Al that our students are especially ter about learning." This is the first year this par One of the most popular ser liance can contact her at 634- pleased with the sense of com- The rankings are based on ticular study has been done. vices, the weekly English as a 4837. page2 The Observer • INSIDE Tuesday, April26, 1994 INSIDE COLUMN WORLD AT A GLANCE We all fall Two killed in bombing, ten die in Johannesburg suburb PRETORIA, South Africa 1i · b b' J h b next to a liquor store in The explosion blasted a errOriSt Om lnQS near 0 annes urg Marabastad, a Pretoria neigh hole in the side of the tav borhood of vacant lots and run prey to life's ern, but its address could down shops used as a transit still be seen on one panel - point by many black commuters.

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