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percent of respondents said they thought it was very or extremely likely the person would be supported by peers, but women were 8 percent less likely to believe the report would be accompanied by peer support. TGQN students responded even more negatively. “I think it goes to how students said they would feel embarrassed or ashamed of it, so I think that’s part of the reluctance to come forth,” said Kelley, “We would like to see that number go up, though. What’s promising is that those who came forward felt that they were supported by their friends or family.” For penetration by incapacitation, 53.2 percent of females did not think the incident was serious enough to report; 28.9 percent felt ashamed or embarrassed; 24.3 percent did not want the person to get into trouble; and 16.4 percent did not think anything would be done. Though retaliation is prohibited by the campus Title IX policy, defined as anything from harassment and stalking to continued misconduct, 17.6 percent of students answered that they think it is extremely likely retaliation would occur after a misconduct is reported. Undergraduate female students were 8.3 percent more likely to believe in retaliation occurring than males. As far as multiple victimization goes, 1.4 percent of females were victimized 2 or more times during the current school year and 3.7 percent reported being victimized 2 or more times since enrolling in college. The survey did not indicate whether or not the victims were victimized by the same person.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday evening that he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. At a press conference in Madison, Wis., Walker said the Republican race is more focused on personal attacks than it is on fixing real issues facing the country. “I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the race so that a positive conservative message can rise to the top of the field,” Walker said. He also encouraged other candidates in the race to do the same, so that the GOP could rally around other candidates. “I encourage other Republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current frontrunner,” Walker said. Walker, who once held a commanding lead in Iowa after a fiery speech earlier this year, has struggled in recent weeks, both in Iowa and nationally. Walker began to attract support following a speech at Congressman Steve King’s “Iowa Freedom Summt” in January, and polling throughout the year showed him with double-digit leads. In several polls, Walker had support from 25 percent of likely caucus goers. Walker committed to traveling to all of Iowa’s 99 counties once his campaigned caught on in Iowa. His first stop after announcing his candidacy was in the Quad Cities and he made dozens of stops around the state in the following weeks. A new national CNN/ORC poll released Sunday showed Walker with less than 1 percent support from Republican voters. Recent Iowa polls showed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in double digits, while Walker was stuck around 5 percent support. “Sort of a snide remark is he
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Photo Illistration: Josh Newell/Iowa State Daily Campus Climate survey shows that about 1 in 10 ISU students, or 9.7 percent, have expierenced a form of sexual misonduct. “These survey results provide us with valuable information on student experiences, their awareness and their perceptions,” President Steven Leath said in a press release from the Iowa State News Service.
Nearly 1 in 10 ISU students have experienced sexual misconduct By Makayla.Tendall and Mitchel.Anderson @iowastatedaily.com
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bout 1 in 10 ISU students, or 9.7 percent, have experienced a form of sexual misconduct, a campus climate survey released Monday shows. Almost 20 percent of ISU female undergraduates have experienced a form of sexual misconduct. Iowa State participated in an Association of American Universities campus climate survey on sexual assault. During a three-week period in April 2015, 5,200 out of the 32,794 ISU students, or 15.8 percent, took the survey, according to the report. “This is a landmark type of survey,” said Robinette Kelley, director of Equal Opportunities Office at Iowa State. “It included 27 institutions, 26 of which were AAU institutions. It has never been done before.” Across the 27 universities that participated in the national survey, 11.7 percent of students experienced nonconsensual penetration or sexual touching involving physical force or incapacitation. Almost a quarter of all female students at the universities, 23.1 percent, experienced misconduct, in keeping with national statistics that 1 in 4 college-aged women experience sexual assault. “Sexual assault, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment are serious problems on college campuses across the country and in society in general,” said President Steven Leath in a press release from the Iowa State News Service. “These survey results provide us with valuable information on student experiences, their awareness and their perceptions.”
Photo Illistration: Josh Newell/Iowa State Daily 28.9 percent of females felt ashamed for being a victim of sexual misconduct and 16.4 percent did not think anything would be done if reported.
The survey had five main goals: • Determine the campus climate around sexual assault and sexual misconduct • Find how knowledgeable students are on campus sexual assault resources • The frequency and type of sexual misconduct that occurs • How does coercion and absence of consent affect sexual misconduct • The frequency and nature of sexual harassment, intimate partner violence and stalking Classification of student respondents included male, female and transgender, genderqueer, questioning or not listed (TGQN) students. In the survey, students were asked what they thought would happen if a sexual assault or misconduct was reported. Overall 55.9
Police called to street preacher’s rant By Eric.Wirth @iowastatedaily.com
Katy Klopfenstein/Iowa State Daily More than 50 students gathered to listen to a man in the free speech zone talk about religion and university dating culture. Some students found his remarks to be sexist and degrading.
What started as a small group gathered outside of Parks Library on Monday afternoon listening to a man in a neon green shirt speak about religion and today’s university dating culture, quickly turned into a heckle-fest. “The guys who take you out on a date are not there for your mind,” said the street preacher to a crowd of more than 50 people that was continuing to grow. When appealing to carnal natures didn’t get the crowd riled up, the preacher switched to drugs and music. “Who likes sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll and getting wasted?” the preacher yelled to a slew of cheers from the crowd. Joseph Wolter, freshman in mechanical engineering, watched
the back and forth for about 15 minutes, chiming in himself here and there. “I don’t know why the police won’t remove him,” Wolter said, adding that the preacher had made remarks that he and others who had gathered considered extremely sexist. Officer Derek Doebel of the ISU Police Department said that while the preacher’s opinions may not have been held in high favor by the crowed, he’d done nothing wrong up to that point. “Somebody called because they felt his comments were degrading,” Doebel said. “However, he’s violated no laws.” Zach Upah, freshman in engineering, listened to what was going on at the free speech zone for about 10 minutes. “I don’t think he understands what our generation is like,” Upah said.
He could, however, understand how the preacher was able to speak. “He has the right to do it,” Upah said. As the crowd grew larger, the heckling grew louder, but the preacher stayed his course. Officer Dobel said that, in reality, if people hadn’t stopped to listen and speak back against the preacher then he probably would have left before the police were called. Dobel said that the only way he could remove the preacher was if he targeted someone specific, which would be harassment. “I’m here to protect him from us,” Dobel said about the preacher in regard to the ISU community that gathered in front of the Hub. The crowed continued to talk to the preacher as he read loudly from his bible calling out the students for being “sinners.”