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TUESDAY The Voice of Hawai‘i November 19, 2002 Inside Ask Alice Weather | Surf 2 Opinions | page 4-5 Features 3,7 Opinions 4,5 Comics | Crossword 6 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports 8 VOL. XCVII ISSUE 59 THE UnivERSITY of HAWAI‘I AT MANO¯ A www.kaleo.org Hot Wheels® fantasyland Rape on Campus By Ansley Brown of students and employees. In 2001 there were 249,000 Ka Leo Contributing Writer Congress passed the Student victims of rape, attempted rape or Right-to-Know and Campus Security sexual assault. These are only the In college, parties are preva- Act in 1990 to require all Title IV reported incidents. College campuses lent, alcohol flows freely, and sexual eligible schools to publicly disclose have become an area of increased assaults are becoming commonplace. crime statistics and security policies sexual assaults. Based on a survey A study published this year with and procedures on campus. Fewer of 2,438 institutions, failure to report support from the U.S. Department than 40 percent of colleges and uni- all required data was common, as of Justice brings to light a new epi- were problems related to investigat- demic: the underreporting of sexual ing sexual assault cases. assaults. “There was All Title IV eligible schools are During September of this semes- required to provide Annual Security ter, there was a party on campus no crime Reports detailing the amounts of on- held annually by law school students. campus crimes including forced and Early that morning, the Honolulu because there was non-forced sexual assaults, burglary, Police Department and Campus theft and vandalism. Security responded to a call about no victim.” There are several problems that an apparent sexual assault. Several have arisen when reporting sexual male students reported seeing anoth- — Donald Dawson, crimes. As a result of highly publi- er male assaulting a female. UH campus security captain. cized campus sexual assault trials, When HPD and Campus Security there have been numerous allega- arrived, the girl had left. The wit- tions of reports being mishandled by nesses recounted what they had seen, school officials. Only 37.6 percent but, because the girl was gone, no versities are in full-compliance with of all schools require sexual assault formal report was made. University the law that requires crime statistics on rapes and sexual assaults. of Hawai‘i Campus Security captain See Rape, page 2 Donald Dawson stated that “there was no crime because there was no victim.” The University of Hawai‘i Women’s Center coordinates the Sexual Assault If the University of Hawai‘i Prevention Team, SAPT, a co-ed peer educational program that educates had policies allowing third-party students on sexual assault and relationship violence prevention. Peer reporting, this incident would have educators receive special training provided by the Women’s Center, been made public to all students and the Counseling Student Development Center, Campus Security, and the faculty while keeping the victim’s Kapi‘olani Sex Abuse Treatment Center. ANDREw sHIMABUKU • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i identification confidential. Reporting sexual assaults is helpful in prevent- Debbie Kohn worked on a design for Kanewai District Park for a school Located at: Queen Lili‘uokalani Center for Student Services, Rm. 211, ing similar crimes from occurring Phone: 956-8059, Fax: 956-9314, E-mail: [email protected] project Monday afternoon in the architecture building. and in protecting the personal safety Clinton lectures Seaweed anyone? Volunteers par- ticipate at Waikiki Aquarium’s Alien on globalization Algae Clean-up on Saturday. By Andrew Whelan & Hilary struction of Germany after World Costa War II, as an example of the types The California Aggie of policies the United States should (U. California-Davis) be pursuing in the 21st century. If people receive American assistance (U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. — then they will be far less likely to turn Interdependence, integration and to terrorism, he reasoned. globalization. Just another lecture on “Foreign assistance is national an average day at the University security, not charity,” Clinton said, of California at Davis, but with a adding later that “it would be the best not-so-average lecturer: William money we ever spent.” Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President “We need to spend more money to make more partners and fewer of the United States. KATIE BLOCK Visibly fatigued and hoarse- terrorists,” Clinton said, eliciting Ka Leo O Hawai‘i voiced from the early November elec- applause from the 1,800-person full tions, former President Clinton took house in Jackson Hall. the stage at the Robert and Margrit But the greatest and most impor- Mondavi Center for the Performing tant challenge facing today’s younger Arts to a resounding standing ovation generation is developing “habits of Sunday afternoon, following a brief the mind and heart to live in a global introduction by UCD Chancellor environment,” he said. Larry Vanderhoef. Citing spiritual doctrine from various faiths, Clinton emphasized Clinton, perhaps the highest- ticket in town since his lecture date was Lai announced that Clinton would stop mer President joked that the Freeborn profile speaker ever to visit UCD, the importance of embracing those announced weeks ago. The audience at Freeborn Hall before leaving UCD. audience was lucky not to have paid launched into a historical, scientific who are different. “People have consisted mainly of Mondavi Center Clinton pulled up to the west to hear him speak, then addressed the and mostly philosophical examina- always wanted to think more of donors, invited guests and students entrance of Freeborn Hall in a caravan crowd briefly about the impact individ- tion of the challenges we face in themselves by thinking less of other who waited overnight for the chance of of sport utility vehicles and police cars. ual citizens can make to affect change. today’s increasingly globalized envi- people,” he said. Clinton’s trademark personable- ronment. Speaking to the nearly 300 stu- securing one of 150 seats originally set With a flock of Secret Service agents aside for those enrolled at UCD. After in tow, he crossed the bike path and ness shined as he descended from the He painted a Hobbesian portrait dents in the audience, Clinton said stage to meet and greet his audience of life in the newly interdependent he is optimistic that the future will those tickets were sold, a waiting list shook hands with Patwin Elementary was created in case extra seats became School student Lucas Tuttle and his with handshakes and high-fives. The world: at best, insecure and confined; be a safer place because today’s stu- hall’s 27 rows of seats emptied as the available. father, Martin. Lucas thanked Clinton at worst, “miserable and deadly.” dents have more information, knowl- audience rushed to the Secret Service- After Clinton’s address at the for writing back after he sent the former Clinton discussed a security edge and, if nothing else, little option laden barricade, some climbing over strategy that strives for integration other than to establish a more secure Mondavi Center, the 635 students and President a letter. the chairs that stood in their way, for — an international atmosphere that world. community members who streamed into “I’m glad you received it,” Clinton a chance to get up close to the former thrives on cooperation and partner- “We will share the future Freeborn Hall to watch a live simulcast replied. ships between states. He cited the because we have no choice,” he of Clinton’s speech jumped to their feet Freeborn Hall again erupted with Marshall Plan, the U.S.-funded recon- said. Clinton’s speech was the hottest and cheered as ASUCD President C.S. applause when Clinton arrived. The for- See Clinton, page 2 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i TODAY IN HISTORY SURF FORECAST TODAY’S WEATHER ON NOVEMBER 19, 1969, BRAZILIAN SOUTH SHORE . 1-3 FEET MOSTLY CLEAR SOccER LEGEND PELÉ SCORES HIS EAST SHORE . 0-2 FEET ISOLATED SHOWERS 1,000TH PROFESSIONAL GOAL AGAinST WEST SHORE. 0-2 FEET VASCO DA GAMA. HE SCORED 1,280 NORTH SHORE . 2-4 FEET 82-88º GOALS in 1,363 GAMES OVER HIS CAREER. NO MARINE WARNINGS TRADES 10-20 M.P.H. NEWSPage 2 | Tuesday, November 19, 2002 Associate Editors: Beth Fukumoto and Lisa Huynh | (808) 956-3221 | [email protected] Clinton: Students find Gender roles Bovine ex-prez ‘inspirational’ head From page 1 conflict with one another. Some came to the Mondavi Center add to rape on Sunday with another message: pro- found in After viewing the speech, many test. Members of various university By Myiah Hutchens by the time they reach college. were impressed by Clinton’s oratory employee unions and about 15 anti- Daily Evergreen Leibnitz said rape is partially skills and his message of hope for the war protesters demonstrated across the (Washington State U.) facilitated by the way men and future. “This is a great opportunity for street from the theater’s main entrance. women are socialized. UA dorm students to be exposed to such role Others, like Kevin Greene, were (U-WIRE) PULLMAN, Wash. — Women are taught to value models,” said junior Omid Bakhtar, unimpressed with Clinton’s speech. Sexual victimization may be more emotions, but men are taught to By Devin Simmons who had the chance to shake Clinton’s Greene, an anti-war protester and prevalent than many Americans value rules, she said. Women Arizona Daily Wildcat hand at Freeborn Hall. “It brings out the 1994 UCD graduate, called Clinton’s think. tend to favor a few close friends, (U. Arizona) humanitarianism in all of us.” $100,000 speaking fee a waste of This revelation comes from whereas men tend to favor groups.