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IOWA STATE DAILY DAILY
10.02.2018 Vol. 219 No. 031
‘ANGRY,’ ‘ASHAMED’ & ‘AFRAID’
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RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE
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STALKING UNWANTED SEXUAL INTERACTION
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UNWANTED SEXUAL CONTACT
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News engagement
Ford testimony reflects ISU students’ feelings
In honor of news engagement day, Daily staffers share their stories on the Daily’s website.
BY EMILY.BERCH @iowastatedaily.com
SPORTS
Iowa State students reported feeling angry, embarrassed and afraid after being sexually assaulted, when responding to Iowa State’s campus climate survey. Over half felt as if they were somehow responsible. Christine Blasey Ford echoed these feelings on the national stage, testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, telling them that she felt ashamed and afraid after being sexually assaulted. The campus climate survey revealed Iowa State students shared in Ford’s feelings of anger and shame after a sexual assault, as well as frustration with reporting procedures. In Ford’s opening statement, she said since Kavanaugh did not rape her, she felt like she should be able to move on and pretend it did not happen. The campus climate survey asked students why they didn’t report being assaulted and found similar themes. “I didn’t feel that it was worth mentioning to
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Golf profile pg6 Lachlan Barker is not an average college student. Barker traveled over 9,000 miles to play golf for the Cyclones.
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PETER LEMKEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Statistic in the infographic were taken from the Iowa State campus climate survey.
authorities. I wasn’t raped, so I didn’t feel it was a serious issue,” one student wrote. Not recognizing sexual assault when it happens is a common barrier to reporting, said Tricia Ingram Williams, campus prevention and outreach advocate at the Assault Care Center Extending Shelter and Support (ACCESS). “Many students don’t recognize that what has happened to them is sexual assault,” Williams said. “We often think of rape as occurring in a dark alley with a stranger as the perpetrator. Unfortunately, the majority of sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone known to the survivor. It can be hard to admit to oneself that a sexual assault has occurred, none-the-less find the immense courage it takes to report.” Of the 554 students who indicated they had experienced
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COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony about her sexual assault echoed feelings of ISU students who responded to the campus climate survey.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle on Lincoln Way BY CAITLIN.YAMADA @iowastatedaily.com
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Mr. CALS pg3 Harrison Furlow from the Dairy Science Club was named the sixth annual Mr. CALS winner.
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A pedestrian was struck at the intersection of Lincoln Way and Union Drive, according to the Iowa State Police Department. The incident occurred at 7:50 p.m. on Monday and the driver remained on scene. The individual was transported by ambulance to Mary Greeley Medical Center but was reported as conscious and talking when they left the scene. “There was a large number of witnesses. There was a lot of pedestrians in that area at the time,” Iowa State Police Sgt. Ryan Meenagh. Meenagh could not give a description of the
individual or confirm whether they were an Iowa State student. There have been previous accidents involving pedestrians on Lincoln Way. On Dec. 14, 2015, Emmalee Jacobs, an Iowa State student, was found lying in the street on the corner of Lincoln Way and Ash Avenue at 7:04 a.m., one block south of Union Drive, after being struck by a CyRide. Plans have since been made to increase safety and make other parts of Lincoln Way pedestrian friendly. “The city and Iowa State University have partnered on a study to address bicycle and pedestrian safety concerns along Lincoln Way through Campustown,” according to the
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Lincoln Corridor Plan. There was elevated severity of vehicle-pedestrian crashes on Welch Avenue, according to the Lincoln Way Multimodal Safety and Operations Study conducted in February 2018. Some recommended changes included updating the corridor signal timing, implementing Leading Pedestrian Intervals, which allow pedestrians to walk before vehicles get green lights, adding an ADA compliant crosswalk on Stanton Avenue and removing the concrete median near Stanton and Welch Avenue. There are no current plans to change and improve pedestrian safety in the area where the recent incident occurred.