Vol. 128, No. 41 Monday, October 8, 2018
OPINION
SPORTS
ARTS & CULTURE
Why we need Columbus Day, even if we hate Columbus
Rams endure tug-of-war in San Jose
Diversity Symposium makes CSU voices heard
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Committee to search for Tony Frank’s replacement By Samantha Ye @samxye4
end victim blaming,” Malsam said. The Speaker’s Bureau offers a framework and support system for survivors who are ready to publicly tell their stories, Malsam said. The Bureau holds an orientation approximately twice each year. During this,
After less than a week since University President Tony Frank officially announced he would be transitioning into the role of fulltime chancellor, Colorado State University is starting to make arrangements to find a new President. The CSU System’s Board of Governors confirmed the establishment of a Presidential Search Advisory Committee to find a replacement for current president Tony Frank on Oct. 5. The committee will contribute to designing candidate search goals, including a candidate profile, job description and leadership statement to be used in the national search for a new CSU president, according to a University press release. They will also interview identified applicants and recommend qualified candidates to the Board, which is the final hiring authority. “As we look for the next president of CSU we are committed to gathering the input of our faculty, staff, students, and community to make sure that we find the right person to lead this institution forward with the strong momentum the University has today,” said Chair of the CSU System Board of Governors Rico Munn, in the release. According to the press release, the committee will be composed of faculty, staff, student and community representation, among other stakeholders. Committee members will be chosen by the CSU Board in the next week. The Board will also be
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Since 2009, the WGAC has offered the Survivor Speaker’s Bureau as a change for survivors of interpersonal violence to learn how to share their stores with others. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY COLIN SHEPHERD COLLEGIAN
WGAC allows survivors to share their stories By Charlotte Lang @Chartrickwrites
Since 2009, the Women and Gender Advocacy Center has offered the Survivor Speaker’s Bureau as a chance for survivors of interpersonal violence to learn how to share their stories with others. According to the WGAC’s page for the Bureau, telling
these stories of interpersonal violence is an important part of healing and activism for survivors. Both primary and secondary survivors are welcome to join. Assistant Director of Victim Advocacy Casey Malsam at the WGAC, who organizes and runs the panel, said the goal of the Speaker’s Bureau is to allow
survivors the chance to speak their truth and find empowerment while also allowing them the opportunity to listen to other survivors’ stories. “It highlights the responsibility that comes from being honored with these stories, the responsibility to believe survivors’ stories, to intervene in rape support culture (and) to