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Sexual assault edition The Daily Evergreen dedicates this special edition to Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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Pullman PD received 35 forcible sex reports Sexual assault kits take year or so to process due to national backlog; statute of limitations extended for survivors

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ullman police saw a 19 percent increase in harassment reports from 2019 to 2020, including sex offenses, aggravated assaults and blackmail cases.

Washington state law defines domestic violence as physical harm, injury, sexual assault, infliction of fear or stalking. The person inflicting harm can be roommates, relatives, dating partners, used to date or have a child with the survivor.

Pullman officer Heidi Lambley said when a case is cleared by arrest, charges are forwarded to the county prosecutor’s office or police arrest an individual. When a case is cleared by exception, the reasoning is broader. For

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Aggravated assault is more severe. It occurs when a perpetrator attacks another person resulting in serious harm by using weapons, like a gun or knife.

In 2019, 146 reports of simple assaults were filed, with 58 of them considered domestic violence. Pullman police arrested 105 perpetrators and 10 cases were excused, according to a Pullman police report.

There were 21 forcible sex offenses reported in 2019 and 14 in 2020, according to the report. Nine of the cases were cleared by arrest and two cleared by exception.

Police arrested one person in 2020 for a blackmail or extortion case, out of the 12 total cases the department received, according to the report.

Because of COVID-19,

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In 2019, 146 reports of simple assaults were filed, with 58 of them considered domestic violence. Pullman police arrested 105 perpetrators and 10 cases were excused. where we can admit the kits, then within hours we can find the person responsible for the crime,” Lambley said.

In 2015, the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Best Practices Advisory Group worked to pass legislation that would prioritize testing kits and promote further trauma training for officers.

She said there is a large backlog of kits. The state evidence lab is now required to test every kit unless the victim declines. The national delay could be caused by not having enough trained DNA analysts, she said.

Stephanie Knewbow, director of Pullman Regional Hospital’s emergency department, said survivors should consider going to the hospital right away if they would like to report a sexual

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“We just don’t get false reports. That’s a myth that needs to be dispelled.”

Heidi Lambley Pullman police officer

example, a suspect could have died or the victim did not want to continue the investigation.

Simple assaults are defined as intentionally touching or hitting someone harmfully. It could also mean attempting to injure another person.

the station received fewer calls for reports, Lambley said. The process to test sexual assault kits still takes time.

Lambley said kits take almost a year to be tested for DNA evidence, sometimes longer.

“It’s never been like CSI

assault. To have a kit tested, survivors must complete an examination within five days of the crime.

“Even if they’re unsure if they’re going to file charges, we encourage survivors to come in because you can always decide later on once you’ve collected the evidence,” she said.

Survivors can be accompanied by a friend, family member or an Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse representative during the exam, Knewbow said.

Lambley started investigating sexual assault cases in 2005. Since her first case, she has received more resources and training to better address trauma experienced by sexual assault survivors.

She said a helpful tool was the change in the statute of limitations.

Before 2019, victims of sexual assault had a certain amount of time, between seven to 10 years, to take criminal action against their attacker. Now, there is close to no statute of limitations for minors and extended time periods for adults.

One major misconception people believe is that survivors will make false reports of sexual assault, she said.

“In my career, I have taken one case where the person reporting it was making false statements,” Lambley said. “We just don’t get false reports. That’s a myth that needs to be dispelled.”

Women*s Center creates programs for Sexual Assault Awareness Month Main event held last week with Cougar Health Services

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One WSU Women*s Center employee said Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time for individuals to educate themselves about various issues pertaining to sexual assault and take action to help end sexual violence.

“This is essentially a time for us to come together and show our campus’ support and solidarity with survivors,” program coordinator Jackie Sedano said.

Last week, the center hosted its primary event for SAAM called SLUT STRUT. It stands for Sexual Learning Ultimately Tailored for Students, Teachers, Residents, Uniting Today.

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The event, hosted in conjunction with Cougar Health Services, was a week-long series of inclusive workshops, she said.

CHS student peer facilitators ran all the workshops. All workshops were held virtually because of COVID-19. Topics included online dating, virtual consent, genital piercings and anatomy, she said.

Individuals also participated in trauma-informed yoga sessions. Sedano said students could honor their bodies, find their breath and take care of themselves.

“That was really, really wonderful because, essentially, the yoga class wasn’t about doing as much as you could physically,” she said, “but basically just kind of joining

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Last week, the Women*s Center hosted its primary event for SAAM called SLUT STRUT. It stands for Sexual Learning Ultimately Tailored for Students, Teachers, Residents, Uniting Today. this trauma-informed yoga instructor to create this gentle, nourishing and empowering yoga class.”

Sedano said there was also a reflection session where people discussed how various workshops related to SAAM. At the end of the week,

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the center provided a sexual health kit with safer sex supplies to attendees.

Right now, individuals on college campuses are isolated from each other and there is not a lot of information about available resources, said Acacia Patterson, community

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outreach student coordinator.

“Having this program is really important just to normalize these conversations,” she said, “show people that this isn’t okay and this is what you can do to protect yourself, keep yourself in good situations.”

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Offenders’ mindsets

Role model for all

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WSU accountability

Researcher studies patterns sex offenders demonstrate, wants students to be proactive.

Youngster Charlisse Leger-Walker is already turning heads after just one year as a Cougar.

One lucky lab underwent surgery at WSU Vet Med to repair two broken legs.

College community should show more attention to sexual assault cases.

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WSU office outlines complaint process CCR’s goal is to draft report within 30 days, but process is often longer

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By Jayce Carral Evergreen reporter

he WSU Office of Civil Rights and Compliance conducted 60 investigations out of the over 500 complaints received.

It is common for not all complaints to become investigations, but the office makes sure to contact each person who has made a complaint, said Holly Ashkannejhad, CCR director and Title IX coordinator. The office has three investigators, one lead investigator and one investigation program coordinator, who is someone that assists the other four investigators.

After a complaint is filed, the complainant — who is the person who made the complaint — will have a consultation with an investigator.

During this point, complainants are asked about the initial complaint, whether they want to make a formal complaint and how that process would look, she said.

Some complainants often choose to not make a formal complaint. This could be due to various reasons, including the complainant being worried about impacting their friend group if the people involved in the complaint are friends, or the complainant not wanting to go through the investigation process, Ashkannejhad said.

In cases of sexual assault or sexual harassment, Ashkannejhad said CCR’s best practice is to put power back in the hands of the survivor.

If they want an investigation, then there will be one.

If not, then the process will not continue.

Very rarely, CCR will continue with an investigation if multiple reports have been made about the same person, she said.

Title IX does not allow a school conduct board to consider any statements made without the complainant agreeing to being cross examined during a conduct hearing, which is led by the WSU Center for Community Standards, she said. This makes it vital for complainants to be involved in the process because a conduct board cannot review a case without them.

After a formal complaint is filed, CCR investigators will issue a notice of investigation to the respondent, who is the person the complaint is being made against.

The respondent is notified of the allegations and who made the complaint against them, Ashkannejhad said.

This can be scary for some people, she said. But more often than not, once someone files a formal complaint, they want to proceed with that complaint.

After being notified of the investigation, investigators conduct interviews with the complainant, respondent and any witnesses, Ashkannejhad said.

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A researcher says that preventative methods of sexual assault are important, but ultimately, rape culture needs to be changed to lower the number of sexual assaults.

Many offenders not scared of punishment, act for personal gain

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WSU researcher has discovered contributing factors to rape culture and is advocating for programs to be implemented in middle schools.

The research focuses on the mindsets of sexual offenders and patterns they demonstrate before committing an assault, said Amelie Pedneault, assistant professor in WSU Department of

Criminal Justice and Criminology.

It is well known that rape is punished severely, she said. For rapists, fear of punishment does not seem to be an issue. Their actions are more about personal gain.

“It seems to be very much about what they have to gain by proceeding with these behaviors that harm other people,” Pedneault said. “It is more about releasing anger or getting sexual gratification.”

The research was conducted through a series of surveys and interviews ad-

ministered to sex offenders, she said. Clinical treatment files were also analyzed, as well as victim, court and police statements.

Individual factors, such as lifestyles, communities or intimate relationships also contribute to sexual crimes, she said.

Pedneault said results have shown that offenders commit their decisions in a routine manner.

“If they spend a lot of time with their family, then they were more likely to sexually abuse against a family member,” Pedneault said. “If they spend a lot of time out partying, then they were very likely to commit a sexual offense out partying.”

There are also mainstream risk factors that contribute to sexual assault, such as the consumption or abuse of alcohol, she said.

Pedneault said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes that sexual assault should be examined in a sociological model.

The model is used in the prevention of types of diseases, like the flu, she said. The CDC implements a series of steps to prevent or solve an issue. This same methodology has been implemented to help with sexual assault.

Pedneault said sexual assault can have long term, detrimental effects on a person

that leaves them at a disadvantage.

In terms of money, a victim of sexual assault is estimated to be depleted of at least $500,000 in their lifetime due to the average number of missed days of school, missed days of work, a need for therapy and health issues, she said.

“We are now starting to document all the ways in which people that are sexually assaulted experienced worse health outcomes,” Pedneault said.

A mistake that is often made in society is restricting how people think of sexual offenders, she said. For example, people often assume sexual offenders may have a psychological disorder or are “crazy,” which is not necessarily true.

“We need to start realizing the ways in which these individuals are part of intimate groups, they’re part of larger groups and ultimately they’re part of society,” Pedneault said. “Only then do we have the knowledge to impact the individual behavior.”

If the behaviors of the offender are fixed, and they are no longer interested in engaging in sexually harmful behaviors, then there will be no victim, she said.

People need to be taught from a young age about healthy relationships and sexuality, Pedneault said.

Programs need to be implemented in school districts as early as middle school.

The message itself also needs to be adjusted, Pedneault said. Many adolescents are taught about the negative aspects of sex and the behaviors they should not engage in, such as sleeping with someone while drunk.

Students should be taught what healthy relationships and consent look like, she said. The message taught needs to be more positive.

Pedneault said it is essential to call people out on unhealthy behaviors. If someone makes a rape joke or diminishes consent, it is important to stand up to them.

People can also get involved in assault prevention by being vigilant and watching out for friends and family, she said.

However, preventative methods are limited in how much they can help. Changing rape culture is the most important step to sexual assault prevention, Pedneault said.

She said progress in assault prevention has been slow, but even tiny changes are worth the effort.

“There are really hard days when you study this, but there is also a lot of hope into making things better,” Pedneault said.

Multiple factors affect foster youths’ finances Study included surveys from 97 foster youths aged 14-20 from urban county in U.S.

By Jayce Carral Evergreen reporter

Researchers found that two factors help determine a foster youth’s financial capability: their age and whether they have supportive adults in their life who they can ask about finances.

As they get ready to age out of the foster care system, youths are more likely to have a job, have monthly bills or be involved in an independent living program, which is a federally funded program present in all states that helps prepare foster youths in their transition to adulthood, said Amy Salazar, assistant professor for human development at WSU Vancouver.

Salazar served as the lead researcher for the study, which began in 2014 and was published this year. Determining the factors contributing to foster youths’ financial capability was one part of a larger study that looked at financial challenges faced by youth in the foster system, efforts to help youth build financial capability and the concepts of financial capability, she said.

The researchers found that youths were more likely to be financially capable if they had a supportive adult in their life, she said.

“A lot of the adults that youths identify were people like caseworkers or foster parents, which are people that are likely to disappear

when [the youths] age out of care,” she said. “These aren’t people that are necessarily still going to be around.”

She said she does not know what the impact of losing a supportive adult will have on a foster youth’s financial capability once they age out of the system and no longer have contact with the adult.

A few youths listed biological family, a peer or a mentor as a supportive adult, she said.

The researchers defined financial capability by four domains, she said.

The first was earning, and researchers asked survey questions such as if the youths were employed or in school, she said. The second domain was spending. Researchers asked if they had a checking account, had bills to pay and if they ran out of money at the end of the month.

The third domain was saving and investing, and the survey included questions such as if the youths had a personal savings account and how often they saved money, Salazar said. The last dowmain was borrowing. Researchers asked whether they had a credit card or have used financial products like payday lenders or check cashers.

To be financially capable, the youths would need to have financial knowledge, the ability to put that knowledge to use and have access to financial products, Salazar said.

“You might know everything about a checking account, right? But what if nobody will let you open one?” she said. “If there’s no way for you to access one ... you don’t have financial capability.”

Ninety-seven foster youths between the ages of 14 and

20 from an urban county in the northeastern U.S. were surveyed. The youths had to be in the foster care system at the time of the survey and had been in the system for at least six months, Salazar said.

About half of the youths studied were female and half were male, she said. Of the participating youths, 60 were Black, 30 were white, 13 checked multiple races and four chose not to respond; 88 youths said they were not Hispanic, three were and six chose not to respond.

In the survey, the youths were asked about the support they had for building financial skills. This included supportive adults who helped them learn about finances and how to make good financial decisions, Salazar said. They were also asked how often they were in contact with those adults.

Salazar said she was shocked by the lack of research published on foster youths’ finances and financial capability she found when conducting the literature review for the study.

This especially surprised her because federal legislation dictates that states must help prepare foster youth as they approach adulthood.

This also means that there is no set standard or any requirements that need to be met by a state’s independent living program, she said.

“Every state does something different,” she said.

“There’s no evidence base for how to provide independent living services in a way that we know is effective.”

Salazar said she thinks there should be resources available for supportive adults — caseworkers and foster parents — who are

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There is a lack of research about foster youths’ finances. so states do not know the best way to prepare foster youths for adulthood, one researcher says. in contact with foster youth to help them build knowledge about how to help foster youths become more financially capable.

“How can we help prepare [foster youths] to continue to have supportive people in their lives that are helping out not only with finances but with everything else once they transition to adulthood?”

Salazar said.

A foster youth’s financial capability is not only dependent on who they have to help them learn it, but whether they want to learn.

Salazar said she knows it is unlikely that 14 year olds will want to learn about credit; she knows her 13 year old would not be interested in

learning about it. As foster youths get older, they have to learn.

This differs from children who are not in the foster care system because they have time, up until their 20s or 30s, to become financially capable, she said. They also often depend on their parents to help them. This is not an option for foster youth.

“I feel like we do a lot of things to try to help youths in foster care, but ... very rarely do we evaluate if those things are actually [working],” Salazar said.

Financial resources for students who are in or have been in foster care are available through WSU Pullman and WSU Vancouver.

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A true leader

Freshman guard Charlisse Leger-Walker has shown bright signs of leadership

By Ryan Root Evergreen reporter

Before their 2020-21 season started, the WSU women’s basketball team was speculated to finish in last place in the Pac-12 standings. There wasn’t much buzz surrounding the team because the Cougars’ top-two scorers Chanelle Molina and Borislava Hristova had just graduated in the offseason.

The Cougars were in desperate need of a new leader to

take over the team’s dynamic going forward.

Freshman guard Charlisse Leger-Walker did just that, and helped the Cougars defy all expectations and even make history in the process.

Charlisse, born in Waikato, New Zealand, gathered attention from WSU throughout her high school career as she led the St. Peter’s School Cambridge women’s basketball team to four national championships.

Along with becoming the youngest player to ever play for the New Zealand women’s national basketball team, Charlisse had some considerable momentum going into her collegiate career.

Charlisse’s sister and senior forward, Krystal, was already playing in America for the University of Northern Colorado Bears while Charlisse was in high school. Charlisse said she was in talks with WSU years before her freshm a n season.

However, once Krystal transferred to WSU in 2019, Charlisse made the decision to be a Cougar. “ T h a t was a big extra factor on top of what I was already looking at,” Charlisse said.

“When [Krystal] transferred, that definitely pulled me more towards WSU.” Charlisse and Krystal continue to practice and train with each other to this day.

Krystal said the workouts can be quite physical at times. However, that physicality behind some of their workouts is solely from the spirit of the game and that they al-

ways want to improve each other.

“It’s super cool to go against her and just not hold back,” Krystal said.

“Not taking anything to heart or too personally because we just know what each other’s intentions are, it’s just there to support and make each other better.”

Both Charlisse and Krystal said the team felt a huge sense of motivation when they saw the preseason polls. Krystal had already been a vocal leader on the bench when she sat out during the 2019-20 season due to the NCAA’s transfer rules, and Charlisse impressed her teammates and coaches early in the offseason. It was all about putting these elements together and standing up to the doubters throughout the season.

The Pac-12 is arguably the strongest conference in the nation for women’s basketball. Teams like Stanford, UCLA, and Arizona are constantly in the picture for conference titles and NCAA tournament runs. WSU, on the other hand, had not won a conference tournament game in almost half a decade and has not been in the NCAA Tournament in three decades.

WSU instantly turned some heads in the beginning of the season when the Cougars started off with a 6-1 record. But it wasn’t until WSU shocked the conference when the Cougars took down the No. 7/10 Arizona Wildcats off a game-winning layup from Charlisse.

Charlisse said the Arizona game ranks somewhere in the top-three throughout her career. However, she is happier that the team achieved the upset over anything.

“That was a big step for our team, and a big turning point for our team as well,” Charlisse said.

The Cougars continued to duke it out with the Pac-12’s competition as the season went on, as they finished the regular season with an 11-10 record. WSU not only achieved a win in the first round of the conference tournament, but the Cougars got the bid for an NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in 30 years.

One trait that head coach Kamie Ethridge proudly places on Charlisse is leadership. Other than scoring 18.8 points per game this season, which ranked fourth among freshman across the country, Ethridge said Charlisse’s leadership is what

should be most recognized outside her offensive talents.

Ethridge recalled an experience this season where Charlisse displayed this characteristic. After every practice, the team lines up on the half court line and attempts to make a shot from there.

Whoever makes the shot gets to hold the basketball in a team photo for the Cougars’ social media accounts.

Whenever a player other than Charlisse made the shot, she would do a gesture with her hands over the player’s head symbolizing a crown.

Ethridge admits this is a small example of Charlisse’s leadership, but little moments like these showcase what type of person Charlisse is.

“Her personality is just like that, she gives attention to her teammates,” Ethridge said. “She’s just a real connector, and that’s a unique quality for someone that’s so good and could have such a big ego. She doesn’t present that all, she’s a real giving teammate.”

In terms of players that Ethridge has coached in the past, she said there’s very few that were like Charlisse.

Ethridge briefly compared Charlisse to Kendra Wecker, who Ethridge coached during her time at Kansas State University. After her time at Kansas State, Wecker was selected fourth overall in the WNBA draft.

Wecker, however, played the forward position and Charlisse plays point guard.

Other than the difference in position and play style, Ethridge thinks Charlisse will continue to improve on the

“very few holes in her game” and make that leap to the WNBA when Charlisse’s collegiate career is over.

As WSU suffered a firstround exit in the NCAA Tournament to No. 9 seed University of South Florida, the team is incredibly excited to capitalize on this year’s success going into next season, Ethridge said.

Charlisse received USBWA All-American Honors following her freshman season and she’s the first Coug to do so in school history. As Charlisse attracted national attention this season, she said it was definitely daunting at first. In the long run it motivates her to be a better player year in and year out.

Krystal recently made the decision to exercise her extra year of eligibility and return to the Palouse for one more season. She said she’s super excited to run it back with the team and play one more season alongside her sister.

“I’m super proud of just how she’s going, and just to stay hungry,” Krystal said.

“Looking forward into her next three years, I think she can keep growing and not be too happy or complacent with how she’s done.”

Ethridge said with this season’s successes, it’ll be somewhat easier to add another piece to the team’s rotation through recruiting or the transfer portal to take WSU to the next level.

“It’s a great time to be a Coug, and we couldn’t be more thrilled and excited about not only putting a better team on the floor next year but getting to do it with our fans and Coug nation.”

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Mint Book Club: SA awareness

By Lannan Ruiz Evergreen columnist

Editor’s note: this column contains themes of sexual assault and trauma.

“Nice to meet me”

By Chris Carlton “Nice To Meet Me shows us that recovering from sexual abuse is undeniable with hard work and determination,” according to the book.

This candid and inspirational story from Chris Carlton has the audience walking step by step with him as he stops trying to prove he is worthy. “Nice to meet me” follows Carlton as he begins to repair his past and desperately tries to salvage his future. As the third person in the room, the reader can take a seat watching as the walls come crumbling down, relieving a painful surface and the truth about himself. Connecting with the innocent boy he left behind, Carlton’s story is persistent and helpful for any individual seeking to recover from a traumatic experience and better understand someone struggling with their past.

“Dear Sister” Editing by Lisa Factora-Borchers Introduction by Aishah Shahidah Simmons “It wasn’t your fault; it was never your fault. You did nothing wrong. Hold this tight to your heart: it wasn’t your fault. At night when you lay there and your mind fills with images and you wonder if only, if you had . . . if you hadn’t . . . Remember: it wasn’t your fault,” according to the book.

“Dear Sister” is the telling lessons, memories, and survial stories of over fifty artists, activists, writers, and students who share their Sexual Assault stories and/or what it menas to be advocates and an ally to survivors.

“Aaminah Shakur, Adrienne Maree Brown, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Allison McCarthy, Amita Y. Swadhin, Amy Ernst, Ana Heaton, Judith Stevenson, Juliet November, Kathleen Ahern, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Marianne Kirby, Maroula Blades, Mary Zelinka, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Melissa Dey Hasbrook, Melissa G., Mia Mingus, Michelle Ovalle, Premala Matthen ...”

All of the names above are contributors to the collective “Dear Sister.” Going beyond the traditional books and method of healing, “Dear Sister” allows the reader to sit in the reality of what the world looks like through the eyes of a survivor, with a constant reminder that it isn’t your fault.

“LUCKY”

By Alice Sebold In a park near her college campus, the author of “Lucky,” Alice Sebold, reveals her life transformation and the true story of her 18-year-old self who was brutally raped and beaten. Recounting the story of sexual assault recovery and the aftermath of herself as she fights to ensure her rapist’s arrest and conviction, Sebold comes to terms that her relationship with the world has changed. In her memoir, almost 22 years after the original publication date, Sebold continues to illuminate the experiences of trauma and impart her own wisdom: “you save yourself or you remain unsaved.”

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Editor talks about experience with sexual assault; self-healing is a journey, takes a long time, worth every second

By Sandi Kobiesa Mint editor

Editor’s note: this leditor involves sexual assault and trauma and may be triggering to some.

I remember my mom asking me why I refused to wear the bootcut jeans with sparkly stars on the back pockets and star hoodie she got me. I remember wanting to burn them in a fire and never wanting to see them again. I remember being a small 12-year-old girl experiencing a major trauma and thinking I’d never recover from something so foul.

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Words of affirmation may seem silly a of the darkest times. “I am worthy.

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Ten years later, I can say that I did recover.

This incident does not define who I am, it does not alter me as a person and what I’m meant to do with my life.

To get to that point was difficult, I won’t lie to you. I spent years fighting the hardest battle of my life, and I still struggle with it some nights. I still cry, I still yell, I still curse the man that tried to ruin me, but at the end of the day, I am beyond

OPINION: Shinin LGBTQ+ sexua

Rather than striving for comfort, sexual assault against LGBTQ+ individuals should be included in conversation

By Portia Simmons Evergreen columnist

Sexual assault is a hard topic to talk about. When we think of sexual assault, we think of the victims as just females, but there are many other people affected by sexual assault, including LGBTQ+ individuals. As reported by the CDC and many studies, LGBTQ+ individuals experience high levels of some form of sexual assault.

These are only the reported numbers of sexual assaults amongst LGBTQ+ individuals from 2010. Statistics were hard to find and there were not many articles or studies about this topic. It’s an area of sexual assault that is not talked about often, but it stills happens very frequently.

Alex Brown, junior zoology and psychology double major, said sexual assault against LGBTQ+individuals is common. She said she has experienced some form of sexual assault, in the form of toned down, but objectifying verbal statements.

“It’s more subtle things than blatant, it’s stuff like fetishizing lesbian relationships — that’s kind of where my biggest experiences come from,” Brown said.

Brown said something as simple as a date can lead to these negative comments from the public.

“I’ll be out with a girl and we’re at a bar, and we’re clearly together and guys will be hitting on us, and we’re like no, ‘We’re together.’ Then they will say ‘Oh that’s hot,’” Brown said.

Brown said she believes that people would not say this if one of them were male. She said her relationship should not be a subject for public scrutiny.

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thankful that I’m still here.

One thing that helped me beyond belief was therapy. At the beginning, I was humiliated to even consider therapy, as it was such a taboo thing to talk about. My mom questioned me for weeks about why on earth I would want to talk to a stranger about my feelings, as she didn’t know what had happened to me.

It’s easier to talk to a stranger about something like this than it is with your mom. It took me about two years to convince my mom to let me go to therapy, but when I did, I felt so free.

I had spent two years dealing with the pain inside, refusing to tell anyone what happened to me. But the second I was able to tell this woman what happened to me, how I felt, what I wanted to do to make the pain go away, I felt heard.

My therapist listened; she didn’t interrupt me or tell me my feelings were invalid. Once I spewed my heart and soul out on the table, she looked at me with the kindest eyes in the world and told me she understood my pain.

I saw her three times a week for a year to get to the point where I felt like I could see her once a week. That once a week led to once a month.

After two years of therapy, I was able to stop

at first, but they helped me in some I am strong. I am unstoppable.”

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going and to focus on self healing.

Rule number one of self healing: do what feels right to you. Do not let anyone tell you what you’re doing is wrong. If they do, fight them.

Seriously. People judged me and criticized me on my choices toward healing, even though they had no idea what I was going through. I cut them out of my life very quickly. There is no room for

toxicity.

That’s basically my only rule because healing is fluid. It’s different for every single person in the entire world, no matter what the help books tell you.

It’s a constant rollercoaster with ups and downs. Some days, the downs feel like they’re going to drown you; some days, the ups make you feel like you’re unstoppable.

But again, these do not define you. They are not you.

Speaking of unstoppable, that’s one word I tell myself every single day. Words of affirmation may seem silly at first, but they helped me in some of the darkest times. “I am worthy. I am strong. I am unstoppable.”

Unstoppable became my go-to word to the point I have it tattooed on my foot in morse code. No one knows what it means when they see it, but I do. That’s all that matters.

If you’ve read my plant column then you understand that I’m crazy obsessed with plants. The reason behind that is actually related to that day 10 years ago.

If I can take care of plants and help them grow big and strong, I can take care of myself and heal myself. Taking care of my babies helps clear my mind of any negativity — it helps me focus on the now. I have a really bad habit of stressing over the past and thinking about what I could have done differently. Well guess what? You can’t change the past. You live in the now.

Another thing that helped me heal were my cats. Same reasoning – if I could take care of three little babies, I can take care of myself.

And so can you. Find something that you’re passionate about, something that clears your mind from focusing on the past.

I always joke with my friends: “if I can do it, you can do it.” And now I’m telling you the same thing.

You should not feel shame when it comes to sexual assault. You should not be judged, ridiculed and hurt over something so traumatic and life altering. It takes a lot of time to process what happens, trust me I know.

I also know that you are strong. You are capable. You are so much more than anything you can imagine. I believe in you, you matter to me, I love you all (insert virtual hug).

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n said that if you want to be an ally, listen to talks y LGBTQ+ speakers, and use your platforms and rmation will come to you. hew Jeffries, director of the Gender Identity/Exn and Sexual Orientation Resource Center, said ussion around sexual assault does not often focus TQ+ individuals. en we talk about sexual violence, we often think ery heteronormative ways, but it’s so much more t,” Jeffries said. es said LGBTQ+ individuals experience sexual asd violence at higher rates than other groups, but pushes them away. es said that continuing bystander interventions ing more comprehensive sex education could help e rates of sexual assault. Although there is a shift

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in sex education, there needs to be more comprehensive LGBTQ+ sex education.

“I think there’s gonna need to be a lot of education for teachers to do that thoughtfully [and] affirmingly. [It causes less harm] than just not talking about it at all and [making] it an opinion. We are also assuming that health and fitness teachers in our K-12 schools really understand queerness,” Jeffries said.

Jeffries said sex education should not only talk about things of a romantic nature but also the concept of consent. This can be taught from a young age, a simple example could be when a child does not want a hug and how to set appropriate boundaries if you are uncomfortable.

“I think that comprehensive sex ed is good for everyone and comprehensive consensual education is important — prior education around consent is a better way to say it,” Jeffries said.

He said LGBTQ+ sexual assault is not talked about a lot because most people feel uncomfortable reporting it due to the negative stigma around it.

“We create sex to be this taboo subject. We obscure things to make them taboo,” he said. “There’s this weird

power dynamic that happens because we don’t talk about it, and so people don’t feel comfortable coming forward to report.”

In order to alleviate the feelings around the taboo nature of sex, Jeffries said that we need to start a dialogue about this topic. He said we should be allies to the LGBTQ+ community, listen to survivors and help be their support system.

“I think, just in general, being an ally is just listening to people and hearing who they are because when people tell you who they are and what they have experienced, we should believe them,” Jeffries said.

Sexual assault is a topic that is very difficult to talk about, but what is harder is trying to talk about a topic revolving around the LGBTQ+ community, which might be viewed as invalid by others. To support the LGBTQ+ community, we need to not only accept individuals with love but to listen to their stories and be aware of sexual assault that takes place.

If you or an individual has experienced sexual assault, these resources from the Human Rights Campaign are available to you. You are not alone and you are valid.

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SURCA winners live out passions through research

By Madysen McLain Evergreen reporter

Riley Shultz is not afraid of bees.

Shultz, WSU senior biochemistry major and Spanish minor, said her connection with honeybees sparked an idea to research fungi treatments with the potential to boost bees’ immune systems.

Honeybees are often plagued by mites, specifically the Varroa destructor, which transfers pathogens and parasitizes the bees. Shultz said she introduced the Matarhizium pathogenic fungus to improve the bees’ lifespan. The fungus could also kill mites.

Shultz found that bees with a high dose treatment lived longer. However, it did not kill a significant amount of mites.

“The biggest challenge with my experiment is how much fungus should be applied,” she said. “I definitely don’t want to hurt the bees in my trial, but I also want to have a high enough dosage that kills mites.”

Shultz presented her findings virtually at the annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Studies on March 29. She earned the Crimson Award, which is only given to the top presenters in each research category.

She raised bees originating from WSU beehives on campus. Shultz spent the last two years conducting research, including trials using 119 bee cages and taking time to analyze the data.

She said her father was an Eagle Scout when he was a kid. He desperately wanted to earn the beekeeping

badge, so he started taking care of a few hives at home.

Years later, when Shultz started high school, the father-daughter duo started caring for bees again. Their family has about nine hives and collects a couple hundred pounds of honey every year.

“I think being able to open up the hive and share the same fascination for the insect with my dad is really cool,” she said.

Shultz came to WSU to have the opportunity to participate in the Research Scholars Program, a small cohort that encourages involvement

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in research starting the student’s freshman year. Now, Schultz said she helps incoming students as a mentor.

After graduation in May, Shultz will attend Purdue University to study entomology for graduate school, she said Another SURCA winner was drawn to WSU for its research opportunities.

Olivia Hayden, fourth-year biochemistry major, said she wanted to be in the lab as soon as she stepped onto the Pullman campus.

After an interview with WSU associate professor Alan Goodman, Hayden started to research bacteria causing Query fever.

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Shultz raised bees that originated from the WSU campus. She earned the Crimson Award at SURCA, which is only given to top presenters. ly infected, Hayden said. Currently, there is no vaccine available in the U.S. Hayden helped a graduate student for the past two years study the harmful bacteria using fruit flies as the “host,” she said.

She presented the research topic for SURCA this year and her sophomore year to bring home two Crimson Awards.

“SURCA has taught me how to explain topics to other people who may not have the same science background,” Hayden said.

Originally, Hayden said she wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps and apply for the Air Force Acade-

my right out of high school. Instead, she decided to attend university first while being involved in the Air Force ROTC program.

She will complete her undergraduate studies next May. Hayden is preparing for the Median College Admission Test with the goal of eventually attending medical school. In the distant future, she said she hopes to commission into the Air Force.

“I want to encourage anyone who’s thinking about submitting their research or their creative project, to do it,” she said. “You can learn how to present your research to other people, which is an important skill, especially nowadays when we need to communicate difficult and complex topics to the general public.”

Veterinarian worried Butch couldn’t be saved

By Alexandria Osborne Evergreen reporter

In late March, a dog named Butch was sent to WSU College of Veteranary Medicine to undergo surgery on two of his legs because of life threatening injuries.

Butch is a stray dog from Spokane County Regional Health Protection Services.

SCRAPS posted on Facebook, asking for donations to help send Butch to someone who could perform surgery on him.

Without this life saving procedure, Butch would have been put to sleep.

Through the help of the community and supporters, SCRAPS was able to send Butch over to WSU, where Dr. Peter Gilbert, Assistant Professor in Small Animal Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, saved his life.

Butch had fractured bones in both of his legs, Gilbert said. Butch underwent his first procedure on March 29 for his left front leg. A second procedure was

performed on March 31 for his left hind leg.

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Rengert worked with Gilbert on the surgeries, and said Butch was brought into SCRAPS with both of his legs already broken.

“He came in through the emergency service,” Rengert said. “We fulfilled our care from the emergency service after he was stabilized.”

Gilbert said he was worried he would not be able to help Butch when SCRAPS contacted him about the injuries, but with the equipment he was working with, the surgeries went smoothly.

He said the decision was made to conduct two surgeries instead of one to

make the process run more smoothly.

“When you’re going to have to do multiple surgeries, it’s kind of nicer and better to have two shorter anesthetics than one big long anesthetic,” he said. “It gives him a bit of time to recover … in between.”

For most fractures, recovery time takes about six to 12 weeks, he said. Since Butch is a younger dog, Gilbert said the recovery time will most likely be around the eight week mark.

Rengert said since Butch is a stray, there is no way to know for sure how old Butch is, but he is estimated to be a year old.

He said Butch is recovering well from his surgeries.

“He was walking with two broken legs,” he said. “Not many dogs would be up and running around as well as he was … as far as I know, he’s recovering very well.”

Gilbert said SCRAPS is currently looking after Butch while he is going through the recovery process.

“I think the plan is, once he is healed, they will look at rehoming him,” he said.

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System must provide justice For sexual assault

By Meghan Henry Evergreen columnist

Editor’s Note: One source in this story asked to remain anonymous to prevent retaliation against them and any interference with their student experience at WSU. An asterisk identifies a source’s name has been changed to protect their anonymity y heart is broken: not only because of the statistics that have surfaced regarding the realities of sexual violence against both men and women within the last weeks, not only because I cannot count on one hand the number of women I know who are one in five — not even because I am one in five.

I am heartbroken because my university is not a safe place, not a trustworthy place. Not only do they not educate our student community in a meaningful way on the necessity of consent — they don’t hold us accountable when we break the rules, when someone makes another woman one in five.

But we are not simply statistics. We are not a case number, or a silent victim or a victim at all.

We are not a voice that can be swept under the rug or left behind to trail in the wake of non-answers and deepened confusion.

We are students, community members … Cougs.

And we have been let down by Executive Policy 15, or EP 15, at this university, and by every investigator and administrator who claims to support students. I say “we” because every story like this affects the way those who are deemed vulnerable see the world.

According to the WSU Executive Policy Manual, EP 15 refers to sexual misconduct, sexual harassment and discriminatory harassment that can harm individuals or violate individual rights.

Students like Addy DeMarsh, senior music performance major, are helping to cast a light on the realities of this process. As one member of the group of women who came forward about their ongoing eight-month-long EP 15 case, DeMarsh said she is beyond frustrated with

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the lack of communication and follow through on the university’s part.

These women are only a few who have experienced WSU’s failure in their EP 15 process firsthand. And many more would rather remain anonymous and avoid the process altogether because of preexistent lack of trust.

Holly Ashkannejhad, director of the WSU Office of Compliance and Civil Rights and Title IX coordinator, said she recognizes there is a lag in the process caused by frequently-updated procedure.

“Anytime a student is frustrated with the process, I hate that. It’s my job to make sure that they feel supported through that process,” Ashkennejhad said. “We need to make sure that the students who are participating in our processes know that the institution cares about it.”

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Checks” and the many more educational programs we need to add.

Do we simply allow the gray area of a lack of education to persist? Do we maintain the system that allows students accused

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It was hard enough to get through that situation, but what’s worse is the fact that our university didn’t support us through it

I think this is a positive step. One that needs more advertisement than it is getting. Students should be made aware of our university’s reporting process and be a greater part of its creation and revision.

On a larger scale, people have been attacked for coming forward about sexual assault or harassment since I can remember.

And what sympathy we do see is given to the perpetrators, rather than the victims.

Sadie* is a WSU student and survivor of sexual assault.

“I feel like we are taught to keep quiet if it’s a gray area because there is so much emphasis on saving other people’s futures and not enough on protecting ourselves,” Sadie said.

In our own community, we should be teaching students that they can expect more from WSU’s sexual assault education and conduct processes.

There is a chasm that has yet to be crossed by the EP 15 policies, “We Support You” statements and educational attempts like “Booze, Sex, and Reality Checks” at Alive sessions in the summer.

Our community clearly needs much more education and a deeper understanding of the standard WSU holds all students to.

This starts with programs like the aforementioned “Booze, Sex and Reality

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of a EP 15 violation to slip through the cracks?

No, and no.

“I think many of us don’t know enough about sexual assault and what qualifies … and just in my experience, I don’t think I realized until way after,” Sadie* said. “At that point, if I brought it to the university, I don’t think they would have been able to do very much.”

One grave error in our education system as a whole is the lack of education provided to students on what sexual assault looks like, as well as how to go about reporting such a traumatic and often confusing experience.

“Had my experience been university-related, I know that I would not have felt comfortable involving them in the process at all,” Sadie*said.

“It has to do with the way that we’re taught about the [reporting] process … and it was so heavily emphasized that it’s still very unlikely that any sort of justice is going to happen out of it.”

If, in the end, a case like DeMarsh’s can be left to dwindle out because the process lacked a deadline for the accused student to respond, then that is not support, nor is it justice.

Unfortunately, this is the kind of situation that causes the lack of trust

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between students and our administration. In fact, it is forcing victims to relive the theft of their trust on a much greater scale: their university community.

But if there can be one positive thing taken from this story, it is that our university can change.

And students are the ones who have the greatest power to change it.

“Last year when we had the new EP 15 regulations and our procedures changed, it created some additional work for investigative staff … that is turning out to be really time-consuming,” she said. “So recognizing that, we are actually right now updating our procedural guidelines to improve the efficiency of [the investigative process].”

Ashkannejhad said CCR is planning to open a student feedback group for those who want to submit suggestions for updating WSU’s reporting process.

We could also do with more than four members of the investigative staff.

When we have close to 600 EP 15 complaints in a year, there is no realistic way to expect swift responses from so few people.

Besides the clear need for more trained staff, there are two takeaways from the recently publicized case that DeMarsh believes we should call upon our university to change.

The first would be to make a deadline for the respondent’s — or the accused party’s — response so cases can move swiftly.

In the interest of protecting complainants — or the accusing party — and attaining justice for the actions of the respondent, this is an absolutely necessary aspect of this process. We cannot go without it any longer at WSU. “Every time we reached out to the investigator regarding any updates in our case, he told us, ‘No

we don’t have any updates because of the lack of participation by the respondent,’” DeMarsh said.

“AKA, he doesn’t want to respond, so he’s not going to respond.”

This procedural gap is causing more frustration for the complainants. And I wonder how much shorter their case might have been if the accused had been given a deadline to answer for his actions?

“When I came to the institution, there was a strong feeling … that these processes were hard on students and we needed to be as student-friendly as possible,” she said. “So they decided against putting in a strict time frame for [both the complainant and the respondent] to participate.”

I can empathize with the push and pull of wanting to do right by the complainant. And I honestly believe that the university had our best interest in mind when first deciding to do without deadlines.

However, it is this lack of a deadline that allowed the accused student in this case to go without punishment for their actions.

It is an example of letting someone who has broken the rules of our university to get out of it unscathed — it is unjust.

The second takeaway is this: ensure that all complainants are receiving the same information and communication from university investigators.

Ashkannejhad said during the investigative process, the complainant is able to decide how much communication they want about the case.

However, when I spoke with DeMarsh, her experience was not what she had been told to expect.

DeMarsh watched a separate Q&A video about the reporting process at WSU which gave her a better understanding of what the reporting process should look like.

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By Alexandria Osborne on this; stranger danger is a Evergreen columnist real thing, but a lot of the time, sexual assault can happen within the comfort of your own home or workplace, by someThere are multiple occasions one you trust.

While sexual assault hapwhen sexual assault can occur pens frequently, people can with someone the victim knows spread awareness by educating personally, whether it be a fam- themselves and the people ily member, coworker or friend. around them on how to identify Aydan Garland-Miner, pres- and prevent it. ident and founder of Period “The people that have gone WSU, said the theory that a lot through it, it’s not their responof people get sexually assaulted sibility to talk about it,” Garby random strangers is false. land-Miner said. “But I do think “It can totally be random we need to have a more open, people,” she said. “But I think honest conversation about sexthat it is more common that it ual assault and how prevalent

it is.”

Garland-Miner said education is incredibly important, and I agree with that. I think people should start learning about sexual assault at a younger age, but in a way they can understand.

Garland-Miner said a lot of people who have been sexually assaulted do not even know they have been assaulted. I think that is because there is not enough proper education on the subject.

She said sexual assault is rarely ever talked about in sex education in grades 6-12.

“I think that would be a great place to start, including it in a sex education curriculum,” she said.

I agree with this as well.

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SYSTEM | Continued from Page 9 “[Ashkannejhad] said that investigators ask the victims or respondents how much communication they want in the beginning [of the process],” DeMarsh said. “I will tell you that was not the case for us.”

WSU’s current EP 15 reporting process is confusing, lacking in clear communication and tedious in the pursuit of justice.

This process also supports the idea that if you can just ignore those who try to hold you accountable for your horrible choices, you can get away with it.

Your students deserve justice. Make the changes so that we can get it.

“For me, coming out about this and saying something about the process was hopefully to shed some light on how messed up it is

right now,” DeMarsh said.

“We need things to change so that nobody else has to go through what I went through.”

It is not any survivor’s job to shoulder more work or to support all of those around her who have experienced the same hurt. This is the university’s responsibility.

“It was hard enough to get through that situation, but what’s almost worse is the fact that our university didn’t support us through it,” DeMarsh said. “So I don’t care if they feel bad.

Make a change. That’s all I’m asking.”

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WOMEN*S CENTER | Continued from Page 1 In addition to SLUT STRUT, violence prevention coordinator Sajeenaa Jebanathan said another resource available to students is Talk about it Thursday. It is a weekly infographic posted on social media that covers stalking, elder abuse, mental health, binge eating or sexual assault statistics on and off campus.

Jebanathan started working as Violence Prevention coordinator last fall.

“As a survivor, I felt I really wanted to focus on this kind of topic,” she said. “That’s kind of my motivation to stay and work through this kind of position.”

To interact with more students and create sexual assault awareness programs, Jebanathan said Violence Prevention created a focus group of 20 students.

The group meets every other week to discuss which violence prevention topics they want to focus on, wheth-

er that be cyberbullying or sexual assault awareness, she said.

“There are a lot of programs that [the focus group] is currently working on,” Jebanathan said, “but essentially they just come with ideas and figure out how to execute it.”

Currently, the group is curating infographics about the process of reporting sexual assault. She said reporting can be difficult and confusing for some individuals.

“A lot of the resources a few of our focus groups members were given, they just didn’t help them,” Jebanathan said. “They figured they have more experience on this kind of a topic and so they thought they should talk more.”

The infographics include information about how the university deals with sexual assault lawsuits. She said

they also cover different kinds of programs students would potentially have to go through if they report and what kind of information they would need to provide.

Jebanathan said non-students and individuals outside of WSU can also find valuable information on the infographics since some include the process of reporting sexual assault that occur in non-academic settings.

“It’s tough because the few resources that are online about how to go about doing the process, you just don’t know what you’re kind of getting into,” Jebanathan said.

“A lot of students … they’re not sure what happens on the background if they ever come forward with their story.”

This week, Violence Prevention is interacting with people through Instagram to run a social media campaign about the importance of consent, she said.

COMPLAINT | Continued from Page 3 At this point, the complainant and the respondent can agree to an informal resolution, she said. Informal resolutions can include provisions for one or both parties, such as taking responsibility for the allegations, agreeing to a suspension or engaging in educational opportunities.

However, if one party does not want to agree to the resolution, the investigation process will continue, she said.

In some cases, a respondent will not respond to the notice or their response will be a short written statement, Ashkannejhad said. But a conduct hearing can proceed without the respondent present or participating.

After CCR investigators completely gather all relevant evidence for a case, the parties involved will be allowed to review the evidence and provide a written statement to the case if they want, Ashkannejhad said. The investigators will then report all findings to CCS. CCS is in charge of conducting hearings and appeals for the case. The CCS board will determine whether there is enough evidence to prove the respondent violated WSU’s student code of conduct, she said.

“They’re the sanctioning authority,” she said.

It is CCR’s practice for investigators to ask complainants how often they want to be contacted. Sometimes complainants want weekly updates and sometimes they

do not, Ashkannejhad said.

“Other folks will say, ‘Every time you contact me, it ruins my day, it makes me relive it. I don’t want to communicate with you until we’re at the next major stage of the process,’” she said.

Ashkannejhad said CCR’s goal is to review all evidence and draft a report within 30 days after a formal complaint is filed. But it is often longer because of their “student-friendly process,” which allows students to reschedule interviews and request extensions. The process can also be lengthened if CCR is waiting to receive evidence like medical records, police reports or more witnesses.

“Somebody might experience frustration and you know they’re frustrated that witnesses aren’t responding for some reason, or they’re trying to get evidence and they’re having trouble with that,” she said. “But, you know, that’s what we try and prepare people for up front because it is a process. And we’re here to help you through that process.”

The process can also be longer than 30 days because investigators prioritize their cases. This means investigators will focus more on a case if there are safety risks or a potential for ongoing harm.

Title IX is not set in stone, Ashkannejhad said. When it was created, it did not even cover sexual misconduct,

but that has obviously changed over time.

For every change or presumed improvement to Title IX, there is an unintended consequence, she said. For example, last year’s changes created additional work for investigators as they try to negotiate a possible informal resolution.

“I think, from our perspective, we would like to see some changes to the current Title IX regulations, and we anticipate that there will be some changes to them,” she said.

Ashkannejhad said she wants it to be clear that investigations are not getting dismissed or being swept under the rug. Students are expelled on a regular basis after they are found in violation of misconduct.

She said she does not want students to be afraid to make complaints with CCR. “I get really frustrated if the articles are so negative that nobody’s gonna want to come to our office because that’s hurting a bunch of students,” she said. “We have a lot of people who’ve dedicated their lives to this work because they really, really care.”

Students can make a complaint or learn more about CCR or CSS on their websites. Information about the state’s standard of conduct for students can be found on the Washington State Legislature website.

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