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‘Enough is enough’ Up to students to hold each other accountable for jokes about sexual assault, changing campus culture By The Battalion editorial staff @TheBattOnline
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o means no.” “It’s On Us.” “Step In, Stand Up.” It doesn’t matter how it’s said — sexual violence plagues America. And Aggieland is no exception University-wide campaigns like “Step In, Stand Up” encourage students to intervene in instances of sexual violence, but that doesn’t always cover comments and jokes degrading victims of sexual assault. During two of the three Student Senate meetings this semester, negative comments about sexual assault have been brought to center stage. During the Sept. 7 Student Senate meeting, Student Government Association executive chief of staff Emma Douglas was accused by student senator Caroline Turpen of “politicizing her rape” in an effort to persuade senators to confirm her position. During the Oct. 5 meeting, Student Body President Hannah Wimberly confronted senators Taylor Baumann and Nick Page in front of the senate body after screenshots from a GroupMe — called “Sharps Army” — surfaced, which captured derogatory sexual messages allegedly sent by some senators about members of Wimberly’s family and joking about Douglas’ sexual assault. For the first time in university history, women dominate leadership roles at A&M. Cecille Sorio is the second ever female Corps Commander. Wimberly is the third female student body president, and the first in 17 years. This is a historic milestone for Texas A&M — let’s not diminish it by allowing any member of our student body to degrade and insult the accomplishments of these women. Battalion articles shedding light on comments made about Douglas and Wimberly were two of the most-read and reacted to articles of the past year, surpassing 60,000 page views combined and hundreds of comments and shares. Droves of current and former students publicly showed their intolerance for the comments allegedly made by members of the Student Senate. While the overwhelming support of Douglas and Wimberly reflects the mentality of a student body largely made up of Aggies who won’t tolerate this behavior, it has to happen sooner. It isn’t enough to only refrain from participating in behavior senators in “Sharps Army” allegedly exhibited. It is not enough to denounce the behavior only when it becomes public or goes viral. It comes down to everyday interactions. We have to take a stand against it the moment it happens. That means when comments, jokes or situations that perpetuate a cycle of active ignorance and violence occur, we need to voice our intolerance the moment we witness it — no matter how uncomfortable it might be. The university can only do so much to combat the kind of behavior exhibited in “Sharps Army.” While it can punish students for acts of sexual harassment, it cannot hold accountable every single person who utters a distasteful joke. It’s on us — the students of Texas A&M — to reframe the conversation about sexual assault and eradicate jokes about sexual violence from our campus. When sexual assault— and comments about it behind closed doors or in a private GroupMe — happens on campus, it falls on all of us. When we tolerate sexual assault jokes or comments, we are helping to create a culture that diminishes the experiences of victims of sexual assault. It falsely communicates to those victims that comments like these are the norm, and that their pain and fear is invalid. We, as Aggies, need to hold each other, and our student leaders, accountable. We, as Aggies, must demand that our campus is preventative rather than merely reactive to sexual assault and jokes about rape on our campus. We, as Aggies, must finally put our feet down and say enough is enough.
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or many of the nearly 2,000 students seeking aid from Student Counseling Services, the offices’ new location at White Creek on West Campus has made it ultimately inconvenient to receive the help they need. But student-led and campus initiatives have begun working to alleviate the inconvenience. Offices including Disability Services, Student Counseling Services and the Women’s Health Resource Center — among others — were previously located in Cain Hall adjacent to the Memorial Student Center and Simpson Drill Field. The building was demolished in October 2015 and replaced with Cain Garage, and some of the offices were relocated to White Creek Apartments on West Campus. The move of services at Cain Hall in
(Left) Before CainHall was demolished in Oct. 2015, it was located next to the MSC. (Right) Student Services Complex at White Creek is on West Campus.
order to construct a hotel, conference center and parking garage was an initiative proposed by former A&M president R. Bowen Loftin. A&M System Chancellor John Sharp spearheaded a pre-proposal process of the project in October 2014, according to articles written by The Eagle and The Battalion. The Board of Regents voted in their meeting in September 2015 for the approval of the Cain Hall redevelopment project, and the offices in the building were given a little over a month to move out. During the time of construction of the Student Services Complex at White Creek, students in need of the services provided by the relocated offices say incomplete sidewalks, unfinished construction, unmarked temporary modulars and confusing public transportation made it difficult and stressful to navigate the area. The A&M Student Senate took particular issue with the relocation of the offices of Cain Hall. Then-finance chair of Student Senate Joseph Hood, who is now the Student Senate speaker, wrote a guest column in The Battalion in September 2015, during the time that Cain Hall offices were being vacated.
“Most students could not tell you where White Creek is located,” Hood said in the column. “Location is crucial for counseling — if students battling anxiety or depression do not know where the service is located, or must go out of their way to receive help, it is far less likely that they will seek what they need.” Following the publishing of his column, Hood said in addition to many students utilizing student counseling services who reached out to him to express their concerns, a representative from the A&M System’s office reached out to him as well. “I asked him if he could provide me with more information, if he had any,” Hood said. “And he said at the time that he would, and he never got back with me on that.” After being unsuccessful in obtaining information from a source from the System office, Hood did his own experiment at the end of the 2015 fall semester. Posed as a student in need of services, he rode Route 03 to White Creek in and recorded the difference between the time it previously took to get to Cain Hall and the time it WHITE CREEK ON PG. 3
‘SENDING LOVE’ TO AGGIE WOMEN LEADERS Aggies 4 Feminism to write letters to women in power, faculty By Chevall Pryce @ChevallP Feminism 4 Aggies, a women’s rights organization on campus, is looking to turn recent negative events into a chance for reassurement for Aggie women in leadership roles by hosting a letter writing campaign. “Letters of Love, Solidarity & Anti-Sexism” is the event hosted in response to controversial, gender-based events such as the most recent Chalk Talk presentation, Student Government Association executive chief of staff Emma Douglas’ treatment by Student Senate after she revealed she had been sexually assaulted and the recent messages sent in the “Sharps Army” GroupMe about Student Body President Hannah Wimberly and her family. During the event, students will write positive messages about those affected in the previously mentioned events as well as to other women in power at Texas A&M, like Corps of Cadets Commander senior Cecille Sorio and members of the faculty. Christina Franklin, university studies senior and treasurer for F4A, said the event is meant to support the women at Texas Leah Kappayil — THE BATTALION A&M, not to focus on those who directed Feminism 4 Aggies is using the letter-writing campaign to turn the controversy into a negative comments toward them. LETTERS PG. 2
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“We’re trying to actually tear away from Taylor [Baumann] and Nick [Page] and make this event about the women and empowering them,” Franklin said. “We’re a feminist group. None of us are okay with males — or females — being attacked in any sort of ways, like rape or misogynistic comments. It’s not okay, period.” Franklin said the event aims to encourage the women at Texas A&M in leadership positions to keep going without being discouraged. “Students can write to any woman they think of, even other students,” Franklin said. “It’s to help these women continue and not be afraid of taking those leadership positions. I know it can feel threatening already having to be a boss without feeling, ‘Oh, I’m going to be perceived as a bitch.’” Sarah Melendez, pre-law senior and F4A public relations chair, said the letter writing is meant to bring light to the events so they are not forgotten. “We don’t just want this swept under the rug. We don’t want people to just forget what was said a week ago, we want this to actually make a difference,” Melendez said.
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“We don’t want to just write hate mail to [Page] and [Baumann]. We want this to be as uplifting as possible despite the fact that they dropped the ball for A&M.” Melendez also said she believes the comments in the GroupMe would not have been made if Wimberly was a male. “I really doubt we would be having the same situation if Hannah Wimberly were ‘Harold’ Wimberly,” Melendez said. “I seriously doubt some 20-something-year-old college kids would go through ‘Harold’ Wimberly’s ... sister’s Facebook to compare her to a pig. I have serious doubts that would happen.” Christopher Godkin, engineering freshman, said the event is good for showing that what the senators did was not okay and that Aggies are supportive of Wimberly. “I think it’ll give people a chance to express their support in this situation,” Godkin said. “I think [Wimberly] said it best when she mentioned free speech ... I think that sums it all up.” The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the 12th Man Hall in the Memorial Student Center. Students who cannot write a letter on-site can send one to feminism4aggies@gmail.com or can drop a letter off at the booth.
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WHITE CREEK CONTINUED currently takes to get to White Creek. “For me in that moment — fully-able bodied — it took me an additional 20 minutes than what it would’ve taken just going from the MSC over to Cain,” Hood said. “I’ve also kind of done my own field research — gone over there, looked at everything, examined it and have been able to present those opinions and thoughts to administration as well.” Hood wasn’t the only one in Student Senate who wasn’t happy with the relocation. Senator Kyle Cox, who is on the disabilities subcommittee and utilizes a wheelchair due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has put forth initiatives in regards to transportation services at White Creek such as having a bus route go directly from the MSC to White Creek, improvements to the crosswalk at White Creek and the Open Door Project — a project designed for making doors more accessible for students with disabilities on campus. “We hope to have the first door opener installed within the next month,” Cox said of the Open Door Project. Student senator Zach Price also currently resides on the disability subcommittee of Student Senate. Price said because of the nature of the offices in Cain Hall, most of the senators were against the move in the first place. “As [a future] educator, I know that you have to have all of your physical needs met — it’s like Maslow’s Law — and if your physical needs are not met, then learning, high orders of thinking are not going to happen,” Price said. “It’s incredibly important if A&M wants to really support all their students, they really need to provide as much accommodations to these students as possible, so that everyone has an equal chance to be the Aggie leaders A&M wants them to be.” Price said in his personal experience, the location of the student counseling center plays a vital role in students going to get the help necessary. At the University of Texas in Austin, the student counseling services were moved to be on the same floor as their student health clinic to provide easier access to the services. “I’ve talked with people who have worked for student counseling services at other universities and from hearing their stories, the physical proximity of student counseling services to where the students are living is paramount — it’s not debatable,” Price said. Kaitlyn Kellermeyer, economics senior, is one of the 1,783 students registered with the disabilities office as of spring 2016. Kellermeyer was active on the disability services student advisory board that asked students for ways to improve White Creek following the relocation. Kellermeyer, who lost her vision after coming to A&M, frequents the services offered at White Creek, which include anything from taking tests with extended time, general advising or filling out paperwork. Kellermeyer has cited issues with bus congestion, the inconvenience of scheduling tests and general accessibility as issues with the move to White Creek in her suggestions on the advisory board. “I know that when they first moved out there, I suggested putting things like truncated domes on the sidewalks and actually having the sidewalks connect — which I don’t think was the plan for a while until we kind of got on them,” Kellermeyer said. “They added stairs which creates a much more direct route to get into the building, which was really nice.” In comparing data available from Student Counseling Services as of Sept. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2014 there were 8,527 appointments. When compared to the same timeframe in 2015, there were 8,383 appointments — 144 fewer than in 2014. According to a report in the Texas Tribune titled “Here’s Why Texas Students Wait Weeks for Basic Mental Health Services,” the student counseling directors at Texas schools across the state
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Clockwise: Cain Hall was replaced with Cain Garage which opened Oct.10. As a result of the demolition of Cain Hall, some services offered in the building were relocated in the building to what is now known as the Student Services Complex at White Creek. Cain Hall was vacated for demolition in October of 2015.
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ing on main campus for the construction of the new student services building, according to Vice President of Student Affairs Daniel Pugh. The site originally planned for the Student Services Complex will now be converted to classroom space. Pugh said ground will be broken on Bizzell in May of 2017, and the building is roughly projected to be completed in fall of 2019. Despite aforementioned initiatives to help make it easier to access student counseling services, Price said replacing Cain Hall with a hotel and conference center was not in the best interest of the students in the first place. “In my personal opinion, I think it could’ve done the university better if they had built the new Cain Hall before they made the move to White Creek, because in my opinion the services provided by Cain Hall are more important than a hotel for the football program — which is basically what it’s for,” Price said. Kellermeyer said although her overall experience attending A&M has been a good one, she said if she’d known about the difficulty of accessing the services she needs before making her decision to come to A&M, she may have elected to attend a different university. “I like this experience. I’m glad that I had it,” Kellermeyer said. “I still think that freshman year me if I had been totally blind would’ve been very intimidated by this place. And if freshman year me were asked to make an enrollment decision in 2018 about where I wanted to go to school, or 2017 I guess, I probably would not have chosen A&M simply because the concerns that I would’ve had three years ago are still in place — in that the campus is large, plus the added disability services being moved all the way across the tracks.”
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Texas A&M looks to improve after victory over Tennessee
By Lawrence Smelser @LawrenceSmelser
No. 6 Texas A&M moved to 6-0 for the first time since 1994 after defeating Tennessee in an instant double-overtime classic at Kyle Field Saturday. The Aggies will now have the weekend off before they face No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa Oct. 22. A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin will give his players and staff Saturday off. “It doesn’t change what our focus is,” Sumlin said regarding the bye week. “Realistically fixing issues that we’ve had over the first six weeks. Whether we deem them to be schematic, internal or anything. We want to look at where we are health-wise. We want to get guys up to speed again.” Against the Volunteers A&M forced seven turnovers but also gave up a school record of 684 yards. Armani Watts had the game-sealing interception in the second overtime assuring the Aggies of their first win over a Top-10 opponent at home since 2010. “There was a big emphasis on takeaways,” Defensive coordinator John Chavis said. “600-something yards. Jeez, I haven’t been there before. We gave up a bunch to Arkansas, and I felt the same. They did it to Alabama this week. We don’t want to be in those situation, but we play good teams. There are plays we have to make, we’ve got to be a better tackling football team. Our kids rose to the challenge with the turnovers.” With 1:49 remaining and the Aggies up 35-28, freshman running back Trayveon Williams — first in the nation in yards per carry — ran loose for 71 yards and was about to score a touchdown that would put the game practically out of reach when he had the ball punched out for a touchback. The Volunteers went on to score the tying touchdown off of the turnover. “Trayveon Williams and I have talked about the fumble at the goal line,” Sumlin said at Tuesday’s press conference. “He was a little tired there. He wanted two more yards too. Hell of a play by the Tennessee player. He felt terrible about it, and thank goodness Coach McKinney was able to talk him into getting back on the field. He put us back in position to win the game. It’s a learning experience.” Aggie quarterback Trevor Knight accounted for five total touchdowns with
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Sophomore linebacker Cullen Gillaspia recorded three tackles against Tennessee.
three on the ground and a pair passing but also threw two interceptions. Knight finished the game with 239 yards and completed 50 percent of his passes. “We’re in a quality not quantity of completions area,” said A&M offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. “We’re throwing the ball downfield. That makes your completion percentage go down. We have the athletes to do that. For Trevor, I’d like the completion percentage between 63 and 68. We’ll keep working on that.” Knight rushed for 110 yards adding to his season tally of 502 yards. Knight has been balanced in the passing and rushing games with nine touchdowns per category. After his performance, Knight is fourth in the entire nation in yards per carry with 7.72, three spots below fellow teammate Williams, who leads the nation with 8.59. “Trevor gets better every week,” Mazzone said. “He’s obviously a good athlete. He has a lot of skills. He working to be an athletic quarterback instead of an athlete that plays quarterback. There’s no way to replicate being in a football game. I’m happy with the way he’s progressing.” Texas A&M’s bye week will provide players time to recover and in some cases — like 12th Man Cullen Gillaspia — watch football and relax. “You get to be a normal college student,” Gillaspia said. “You can hangout with friends, catch up on all your studies and you’re not worn out all the time.”