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Iowa State organizations raise sexual assault awareness through nationwide campaigns By Alison.Boysen @iowastatedaily.com
Several Iowa State organizations are pushing to end sexual assault and raise awareness to the issue through nationwide campaigns dubbed It’s on Us and Start By Believing. Student Government and the Iowa State Police Department, among other groups, are involved with the It’s On Us campaign. This movement is used and supported by college campuses across the country. April 2 to April 8 is the It’s On Us Week of Action, where supporters of the movement raise awareness around campuses. The cultural movement began on Sept. 19, 2014,
to change the way society views sexual assault. The movement focuses on involving society as a whole to take action against forms of sexual assault and taking responsibility to prevent it. College campuses and fraternity and sorority houses are not the only ones involved in this movement. Many companies and organizations are affiliated with It’s On Us, from social media websites like Snapchat and Tumblr to governmental agencies like the White House. It’s On Us ISU is a page on Twitter and Facebook controlled by Student Government that offers information and statistics to raise awareness on campus. The mission statement of It’s On Us is “to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault, to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur, to intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given and to create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.” Two years ago, It’s On Us ISU created a video to show that Iowa State is a campus where sexual assault is not tolerated. The Start by Believing Campaign is another move-
ment that the Iowa State community is affiliated with. Start By Believing, which began in April 2011 during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, advocates for the end of the societal stigma of sexual assault. Its focus is on stopping the cycle of abuse that happens when a perpetrator continues to assault victims after a “failed response.” The Start by Believing Campaign is credited to End Violence Against Women International. Steffani Simbric, Sexual Assault Response Team coordinator, has been to conventions hosted by End Violence Against Women International, where she learns new techniques and tips to help survivors. She stressed the importance of implementing these measures, especially using the Start by Believing campaign. “I go to these conventions, then come back and actually do these things,” Simbric said. The campaign includes four tips that people can use when discussing sexual assault with a survivor, whether it’s a stranger or friend.
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Andrew Cubit and Addison Snyder (left), Katie Fornoff (middle) and Sam Freestone (right) share why they are ‘In This Together’ on Tuesday.
Sexual assault is a complex and horrible issue. It is personal, it is heartbreaking and it is different in every case. But if we ever
want to put an end to sexual assault, we have to stop letting its complexity get in our way. This is the tenth story in a
semester-long series where the Daily will publish a multitude of stories related to sexual assault, including discussions about various
resources survivors can obtain if they are comfortable doing so. — Emily Barske, editor in chief
President’s Dinner to mark Faculty Senate debates resolution transfer of StuGov powers regarding open access journal archives By Alli.Weaver @iowastatedaily.com After a year-long term, Student Government President Cole Staudt and Vice President Cody West will present their final words and pass the torch on to the 2017-18 executives at the annual President’s Dinner. The event will take place Thursday in the Scheman Building and will mark the transfer of Student Government powers to the newly elected officials, followed by a meal and the current executives’ farewell addresses. West will be promoted from Student Government vice president to president, and Cody Smith, previous public relations chair and off-campus representative, will replace West as the newly
appointed vice president. West’s cabinet members will be nominated during the event and voted upon during the next Student Government meeting, which is open to all students. The President’s Dinner is an initiative that the 2015-16 Student Government executive branch put in place. The first dinner was in the spring of 2016, when Staudt and West were inaugurated. Staudt used Twitter to invite students to reserve seating for this year’s dinner using Google Forms. All seats are currently full, unless a reservation is cancelled. Michael Snook, 2016-17 Student Government finance director, said the dinner is a way for Student Government officials to directly connect with their constituents.
By Robert.Roberson @iowastatedaily.com Faculty Senate faced three special orders during its meeting Tuesday, going over an Open Access Resolution, seeing the work of the non-tenure eligible (NTE) task force and electing council chairs. The Open Access Resolution was presented to the senate by Faculty Senate President Jonathan Sturm with the intention to promote Iowa State open access research journal archives. The Open Access Res-
olution was controversial among Faculty Senate members, with many questions being directed toward Sturm. “This resolution in no way requires faculty to publish in open access journals,” Sturm said. “Faculty Senate strongly encourages ISU scholars, not requires.” Daniel Krier, associate professor of sociology, defended Sturm while debate ensued over the language of the resolution. “It was completely painless on both of my articles being archived, and there were over 600 downloads
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by people around the world,” Krier said. After further debate, Sturm pressed on. “What I think we’re trying to do here, folks, is to say the future is coming at us,” Sturm said. “It already has arrived in many ways while we use the internet in ways we didn’t 20 years ago.” There was tension in the vote, as it was the first vote that could not be completed verbally this school year. Instead, former Faculty Senate President Rob Wallace had to do a hand
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