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Tuesday, Volume 154 April 21, 2020 No. 35 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY Swimmers scrutinize investigation Alleged retaliation, resignations mar sexual misconduct inquiry INFOGRAPHIC BY CHELSEA NGUYEN FLEIGE, KUNAL MEHTA AND AUSTIN TURNER By Christian Trujano that Shaw allegedely massaged her 2009 investigation told USA all the fight that he has for us,” organization, which currently has NEWS EDITOR breast over her bra and another Today that SJSU’s investigation Schmidt said. more than 300 signatures as of alleged he put his hand within a half was insufficient. Schmidt said she immediately publication time. After sexual misconduct inch of her nipple. The university said it investigated emailed Papazian after receiving Her goal is 1,000 signatures but allegations against a San Jose State USA Today reported that one athlete’s complaint against Shaw the campuswide email saying she said she doesn’t expect the athletic trainer were made public on Hopkins disclosed the allegations and treated the other 17 allegations that it’s ridiculous that she’s kept petition to cause the administration Friday, current athletes from SJSU’s to university police in 2009, but as witness statements in the singular on Shaw and that “we need to be to fire Shaw, but it would add to the women’s swimming and diving Shaw was never arrested or charged. matter, according to USA Today. empowering the female athletes and USA Today article and hopefully team said they lack confidence The university cleared “I mean, there’s 17 accounts just not covering crimes against them.” would lead him to getting fired, in the university’s second round Shaw’s alleged behavior in on the swim team,” said Maleah In January, the university and Schmidt said. of investigations. 2009, according to a statement Schmidt, a sociology senior on the Shaw agreed that he would not “He’s gotta go,” she said. USA Today SJSU provided to USA Today. 2019-20 swim team over the phone. treat any SJSU athletes during But both Grimes and Schmidt published “I feel like 17 people from one team the investigation, according to a said Tuite has just as much of a hand an article, Reopening the investigation are not gonna all be lying.” statement the university provided in keeping Shaw’s alleged actions detailing SJSU’s In a campuswide email sent to USA Today. and subsequent investigation reinvestigation Friday evening, SJSU President Resignations, alleged retaliation The USA Today article also “covered up” and should get fired of Scott Shaw, Mary Papazian confirmed SJSU Current SJSU swimmers said stated that in 2009, there weren’t as well. director of sports received a complaint against their skepticism about how SJSU any NCAA or SJSU policies that Grimes said she was also medicine and SHAW an athletic trainer in 2009. The administration and athletics required a same-sex chaperone in rereading the 17 letters that head athletic university’s human resources handled the investigation stems the room during training sessions. student-athletes delivered to trainer, who department investigated at the time from mistreatment their coach Now, the university’s sports Papazian in May 2019, which allegedly touched female athletes and found no wrongdoing. allegedly faced for addressing the medicine policy requires a contained grievances against beneath their undergarments more However, Papazian stated in swimmers’ allegations. chaperone to be present when a the athletic department and its than a decade ago. her email that the university has “Sage [Hopkins] has gone to trainer treats “intimate or potentially leadership and realized how Tuite Shaw did not respond to requests reopened the investigation after battle for us and put it all on the line intimate” areas on athletes of the was mentioned in almost all for comment from the Spartan the NCAA and Mountain West and he’s getting retaliated against, opposite sex “for the protection of them. Daily by publication time Monday. Conference forwarded Hopkins’ which is horrible when he should of the student-athlete and the “I’m just so confused about how SJSU women’s swimming and compiled notes to SJSU in be commended for the steps he’s medical practitioner.” she still is able to work in education diving team members from the December 2019. with athletes. Like, I just don’t 2019-20 season told the Daily that “Because I was not at SJSU at understand how she still has a job,” they didn’t like how the university the time of the investigation and Grimes said. did not consider every account the allegations were serious, I They were both aware of of Shaw’s behavior as part of the reopened the matter to review the Tuite’s history at the University 2009 investigation. original investigation,” Papazian I mean, there’s 17 accounts just on the swim of Washington in 2001 in “It’s so unfair that this university said. “To avoid any potential team. I feel like 17 people from one team are not which she used mediation in has swept everything under the rug conflicts of interest, an independent a sexual assault accusation for so long. These girls have given investigator was hired in January gonna all be lying. case, according to previous everything,” said Madison Grimes, 2020 to conduct the investigation.” Maleah Schmidt Spartan Daily reporting. a liberal studies teacher preparation Papazian and Tuite are sociology senior and 2019-20 swimmer The student in that case, who junior and SJSU swimmer over the not available for comment, spoke anonymously, accused phone. “They gave everything that SJSU Media Relations Specialist the university of mishandling they could to represent San Jose Robin McElhatton told the Daily taken,” said Jacqueline Nisson, the case, but the King County State in the best way possible and over the phone on Friday. environmental studies senior and Athlete react Court in Washington state then they were rewarded with this. Tracey Tsugawa, SJSU’s Title IX 2019-20 swimmer, in a phone call. When this investigation cleared university officials in I’m just, like, really angry about it.” officer and key investigator who According to USA Today, SJSU resurfaced on Friday, SJSU 2009 of any legal misconduct Sage Hopkins, head coach of reconnected with the 2009-10 Athletics Director Marie Tuite swimmer Madison Grimes in regard to how they handled the women’s swimming and diving swimmers, informed the swimmers directed her second-in-command, said she was enraged by the the accusations. team, compiled nearly 300 pages of in early March of her resignation. Steve O’Brien, to discipline situation, but was more focused “The fact that she was hired here notes with accounts from 17 former The university said she did not Hopkins in February while the new on how the previous investigation after that is embarrassing. Like, that swimmers since 2009 and sent the provide a reason for resigning. investigation was underway. seemed “dirty.” is disgusting,” Grimes said. file to the SJSU Title IX office in The new investigation process O’Brien told USA Today that “I think that whoever was SJSU 2019-20 swimmer 2018, according to USA Today. will be overseen by Linda Hoos, the disciplinary measures stemmed hired for this investigation knew Jacqueline Nisson said that Tuite The Daily attempted to reach the systemwide Discrimination, from an allegedly hostile email the people not to talk to,” Grimes and Papazian can say all they Hopkins, but his attorney, Harassment and Retaliation and exchange between Hopkins and said. “They intentionally did not want, but “actions speak louder Paul Smoot, said Hopkins is “not Title IX compliance officer for Eileen Daley, senior associate interview the people that had seen than words.” able to respond to any inquiries at the California State University, athletics director for academics Scott because if they had, then . “I think that [Papazian] is full this time.” according to the statement sent to and student services, which caused there would be nothing that they of crap,” Schmidt said. “I think Fourteen athletes alleged that in USA Today. Daley and Tuite to raise concerns could do to cover it up.” that [campuswide email] was just 2009, Shaw put his hands under “To make it abundantly about Hopkins’ “mental state.” Schmidt said that she was angry a blanket statement to try to calm their bras, often massaging their clear, SJSU will take appropriate Tuite fired O’Brien on March 2 at SJSU for not firing Shaw and down some of the heat that they’re breasts or sometimes exposing action if any misconduct has “without explanation,” according to said Papazian’s email didn’t provide probably, most definitely, getting. their nipples. Five of the former taken place, regardless of the USA Today. any comfort. But I think that it was BS.” swimmers also alleged that Shaw timeframe,” Papazian stated in her “[Hopkins] would literally, like, Schmidt created a petition to touched them beneath their campuswide email. jump in front of a bullet for any demand the school to fire Shaw on Follow Christian on underwear; one told USA Today Swimmers from the one of us and I just really appreciate Avaaz, an online activist network Twitter @ChristianTruja2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 COUNTERPOINTS SOURCE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS PHOTOS; INFOGRAPHIC BY CHELSEA NGUYEN FLEIGE Which band is the better guilty pleasure? The Bee Gees make One Direction is at the campy classics the top of teeny bops you with melodramatic background But now, I express my love with vocals and thinly recorded string sections. just mild fear. 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