[GPSCC-chat] Fw: This school is allowing a "rape guide" on campus.

[John Thielking]

I can't think of a way to specifically condemn the authors of the "rape guide" in a way that would not land me in jail. Expletive deleted.

John Thielking


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From: "Nita and Shaunna, UltraViolet" <info at weareultraviolet.org>
To: John F Thielking <pagesincolor at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 10:33 AM
Subject: This school is allowing a "rape guide" on campus. 
 


 
A Dartmouth student was sexually assaulted after she was added to a "rape guide" online.And that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the school's sexual assault crisis. Tell Dartmouth to take students seriously and punish rape with expulsion.
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Dear John,
A Dartmouth student was raped on campus just weeks after her name was posted to a "rape guide" on a website run by Dartmouth students--and she's not the first Dartmouth student to be targeted.1
Disturbingly, this also isn't the first time that Dartmouth has found itself in a very public controversy over its handling of campus rape cases. Students are outraged and have staged major campus protests over the school's failure to act--a recent demonstration drew hundreds of attendees.2
Student groups have asked the school to list expulsion as the punishment for rape in the student handbook and to block access to the "rape guide" website on campus. But school authorities haven't taken any of these recommendations seriously.3
Usually, stories like this get little attention from the news media. But if all of us speak up, Dartmouth won't be able to hide. From Steubenville, Ohio, to Billings, Montana, UltraViolet members have stood up for sexual assault survivors and won justice.4 Now it's time to stand up for Dartmouth students.
Will you sign the petition calling on Dartmouth to take students seriously and take action immediately to curb the sexual assault crisis on its campus?
Dartmouth is one of 41 schools under federal investigation for its mishandling of sexual assault cases, and schools like Dartmouth are the reason President Obama appointed a national task force to deal with campus rape.5
The problem of sexual assault at Dartmouth is so rampant that classes have been cancelled because of violent threats on the website. Students have taken measures like interrupting speeches on campus to demand that the administration take action. Members of the Panhellenic Council--a student group that oversees sororities--have refused to participate in Rush Week for fear of exposing more female students to a campus culture that condones sexual assault. A theater teacher was even warned against putting on a particular show because the actors would face violent threats on the website.6
What students are asking for is basic protection--that the campus WiFi block access to the "rape guide" website, that perpetrators be expelled from the school, that students have access to resources like hotlines, and that sexual assault be included in the student handbook as a punishable offense.
But Dartmouth administrators claim it's impossible to take steps to eradicate rape or block a website despite all of the protests, government investigations, campus-wide discussions, and even an upcoming conference on the crisis.7
That's why we've got to support students like the young woman who is speaking out after her name, picture, and address were posted on the "rape guide," tragically making her the target of assault. Nobody should fear that getting a college education will lead to something like that. It's up to us to show Dartmouth that the country is watching and that we won't accept anything less than justice for survivors.
Click here to sign the petition demanding Dartmouth expel rapists, block access to the "rape guide" website on campus, and take other steps to stop the rape crisis on campus.
Thanks for taking action.
--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Malinda, Adam, Gabriela, and Holly, the UltraViolet team
Sources:
1. Dartmouth Student Says She Was Sexually Assaulted After Website 'Rape Guide' Named Her, Huffington Post, February 27, 2014.
2. Ibid
3. Ibid
4. The Steubenville Verdict Is in, and These Boys Are Guilty, The Atlantic Wire, March 17, 2013
Justice for the Steubenville Rape Survivor, UltraViolet
Embattled judge won't seek re-election at end of term, Billings Gazette, January 6, 2014
Judge who blames 14-year-old victim needs to go, UltraViolet
5. Dartmouth Under Federal Investigation For Handling Of Sexual Harassment Complaints, Huffington Post, July 23, 2013
Obama Seeks to Raise Awareness of Rape on Campus, NY Times, January 22, 2014 
6. Dartmouth Student Says She Was Sexually Assaulted After Website 'Rape Guide' Named Her, Huffington Post, February 27, 2014.
7. Ibid 
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