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SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORT PRINT EDITION
SDSU audit results released LUKE HENNING SENIOR STAFF WRITER __________________________________
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According to a recent report by the California State Auditor’s office, San Diego State faculty and staff are not properly trained to deal with cases of sexual assault and sexual violence. In the report, which was released on June 24, California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle concluded that, though key staff were trained in properly reporting and dealing with cases of this nature, first responders, such as coaches and resident advisors, lacked the proper training required under California law. This report follows several monthlong audits of the sexual harassment and sexual assault policies of SDSU, California State University Chico, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Berkeley. California State University Public Affairs Director Mike Uhlenkamp said that SDSU and the other universities were chosen at random. The auditors recommend in the report that the universities should
review their training programs for faculty and staff, especially in the area of reporting cases of sexual harassment and assault. This is specifically in compliance with Title IX, a law aimed at protecting gender equality within California Schools. The report also included a recommendation that SDSU and the other schools post their policies in public areas throughout the school in order to spread more awareness even though it is not specifically mentioned under Title IX. According to SDSU Chief Communications Officer Greg Block, SDSU already has several programs in place to train faculty and staff to deal with cases. “This is not an indictment of SDSU,” Block said. “This is an opportunity for the university to review its policies and work on the areas that need improvement.” Block said the University is already taking steps to deal with the issues targeted by the audit report with the organization of a sexual violence task force. This newly-formed task force,
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which is comprised of members from several departments throughout SDSU, will be tackling each issue in the report separately. They met for the first time this past June. The audit was conducted after 31 students and alumni at UC Berkeley filed a federal complaint against the school under Title IX in February 2013. In the complaint the students and alumni said UC Berkeley administrators deliberately mishandled their cases, often allowing their attackers to continue attending the school with few repercussions. Following the federal complaint, the California State Assembly called for an audit of multiple public colleges within the state in order to review the policies and prevent problems within other state schools. According to California State Auditor press contact Margarita Fernandez, audits are not disciplinary action towards organizations. “The state (California) uses audits to identify problem areas long before we ever need to take disciplinary action,” Fernandez said.
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july 7 - 20, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: camille lozano • news@thedailyaztec.com
#signforsex?
CA calls for sexual consent Luke Henning Senior Staff Writer ____________________________________ San Diego State may soon be required by state law to have all students sign consent forms before participating in sexual activity following the passing of a bill in the California State Senate. Senate Bill 967, which passed 27-9 in the state Senate on May 29, requires all colleges that receive state-funded student aid to keep records of written consent for students who engage in sexual activity in order to curb sexual violence within the college system. Though the bill still has to pass in the state Assembly, it is likely the bill will pass, SDSU political science professor Brian Adams, PhD., said. “We are looking at legislature run overwhelmingly by a single party right now,” Adams said. “They can basically pass legislation at will.” After being the recent subject of a state audit on sexual harassment and sexual assault, SDSU created a sexual violence task force to help examine the school’s response system to cases of this nature, SDSU Chief Communications Officer Greg Block said. “Though now it may be too premature to speculate on what exact steps the university will take, the sexual violence task force will be reviewing our policies case by case,” Block said. Though this is the first written consent that has been proposed within the California State University system, other schools throughout the country such as Arizona State University already have
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written consent requirements. According to ASU Media Relations Director Sharon Keeler, the school recently implemented written consent forms in a measure to try and curb sexual violence and give students a stronger legal defense. “The program is still relatively new so we don’t have definitive data on the results though student reception has been relatively positive so far,” Keeler said. Some professors at ASU such as women and gender studies associate professor Alesha Durfee remain skeptical of the written consent forms. “Though they may help students in a legal sense, the forms don’t really target the underlying social problems involved
with this issue,” Durfee said. “The perception of women within community remains the same.” In order to effectively deal with the problem Durfee said administrators should look at the social causes of sexual assault and target areas with historical issues such as residence halls and greek houses. The bill is partly in response to a new initiative taken on by the Obama administration to tackle sexual violence in colleges. The administration is currently investigating 55 colleges throughout the country on the topic including University of California, Berkeley, whose policies led to the state audit of several public colleges in California, including SDSU.
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SDSU awarded veterans grant MIchelle Monroy staff writer ____________________________________ San Diego State has been awarded a grant of $132,000 from JPMorgan Chase to help aid and develop programs for veteran education. The grant was received by Vice President for Student Affairs Eric Rivera last Thursday at a reception aboard the U.S.S. Midway, SDSU Media Relations Manager Beth Chee said. It is expected to expand the outreach program offered through the Joan and Art Barron Veterans Center. The program reaches out to veterans on military bases who are transitioning from active duty to college. “It allows us to reach out to more of those active duty service members who are separating because up until this grant, we’ve only had one individual who was able to do that,” said Veterans Coordinator Todd Kennedy. The Veterans Center was able to hire Derek Abbey to help connect with
veterans as far as Camp Pendleton. The grant will also help develop a veterans mentoring program that aims to help new student veterans at SDSU get the resources and guidance they need to adapt to their new environment. “The grant has helped us put another staff member in our office, so it’s been able to help me and the other veteran assistant with our work load,” said Candace Whittington, a SDSU alumna and veterans center assistant. The grant awarded to SDSU is part of a $1 million commitment that JPMorgan Chase has made to fund higher education programs for veterans. “We started looking at colleges and universities that had large numbers of student veterans already and also had existing programs and SDSU came to the top of the list,” said Maureen Casey, director of Military and Veterans Affairs for JPMorgan Chase. According to Casey, the company hopes that the program will help veterans better assimilate into college campuses, stay in school and complete
their degrees. Casey said the company liked that SDSU wanted to help administrators and staff understand military culture better. Kennedy said that the grant will have a direct affect on the veteran community because of a program called Vet Net Ally which will offer administrators, faculty and staff informational sessions that will help them better understand military culture, challenges and motivations for veteran students. According to Kennedy, the Veterans center at SDSU helps more than 3,000 students every semester, including veterans, active duty, reservists and military dependents. With the grant now in effect, Kennedy expects an increase in applications and enrollment. We’re just going to keep doing it because we’ve got the willingness and desire to support student vets,” said Kennedy. “We’re not in it for kudos, we’re not in it for accolades, we’re not in it for the ‘Oh look at us,’ it’s the feeling of giving back to those who have given a lot.”
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JULY 7 - 20, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Gwynn’s role is Martinez’s to fill PATRICK CARR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ At the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, there sits a pair of size 11 Nike baseball cleats with the number “3,000” written on the tongue of each shoe. Tony Gwynn wore those cleats on August 6, 1999, when he recorded his 3,000th career hit in the major leagues. Gwynn passed away last month, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy as a 20year member of the San Diego Padres and 12 seasons as the head coach of San Diego State’s baseball team. Now that SDSU baseball players, coaches, and the San Diego community have had time to reflect and mourn, the page can be turned. Specifically for SDSU baseball, the torch has been passed to the next in line to continue Gwynn’s successful tradition. Aztec baseball fans shouldn’t worry. As SDSU pitching coach John Pawlowski says, the program is in trustworthy hands and the standards will be held to the highest regard. Coach Gwynn’s successor is Mark Martinez, who spent the past nine seasons as the assistant coach for the Aztecs after 17 years as the hitting and infield coach for the University of New Mexico. Pawlowski says Martinez is not only right for the job, but deserves it as well. “He has a tremendous amount of experience and you like to see people
rewarded for the hard work and effort they put in,” Pawlowski said. Along with Pawlowski, the players support him, senior third baseman Ty France said. “He’s had the respect of the team as a head coach for awhile, and not many guys can lead a team to an (NCAA) regional,” he said. Last March when coach Gwynn left the team due to his health, Martinez stepped in. The Aztecs were 21-14 after April 1, finishing with an overall record of 42-21, a Mountain West Tournament title and an appearance in an NCAA Regional Tournament which France mentioned. In addition, six players from last year’s team were taken in the 2014 MLB Draft— the most since seven were taken in 2007’s draft. As a result of Martinez’s success during his “trial period” as head coach last season, SDSU Athletic Director Jim Sterk announced a two-year contract extension for Martinez last month. For the next two seasons, Martinez will have a chance to continue the winning ways of old and build upon Gwynn’s strong foundation. But Martinez is a new guy. He’s not Gwynn, so there will be some changes as Pawlowski said. Despite that, Gwynn’s influence on Martinez was easy to recognize, France said. “There’s a lot of little things coach Martinez does that coach Gwynn did, little reminders here and there,” France said. Nevertheless, it will be a tough road
Executive head coach Mark Martinez speaks with Steven Pallares. FILE PHOTO
ahead for the Aztecs and they need a leader. The first thing Pawlowski and France mentioned when interviewed was Martinez’s extraordinary leadership. But it is a different person calling the shots now. “(The) biggest challenge is how we respond to new leadership, to doing things a little differently,” Pawlowski said. There’s always a transition period when someone new leads the guys in the dugout, but the Aztecs’ situation is unique because Martinez is in-house and the players know who he is and what he brings to the table.
“I feel like the transition will be smoother,” Pawlowski said. “The players all understand and they’re professional about it.” “The players know what to expect (with Martinez), what buttons to push, what ones not to push,” he said. If SDSU baseball fans still aren’t sold on Martinez taking over, consider this. In 2012, College Baseball Insider asked four Mountain West baseball head coaches which assistant coach they thought was most ready to become a head coach— Martinez was the majority answer.
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Brooklyn Nets trade for Aztec ‘X-Factor’ TERENCE CHIN ASST. SPORTS EDITOR ____________________________________
Former Aztec, now Brooklyn Net, Xavier Thames plays against UC Riverside. JENNA MACKEY, PHOTO EDITOR
To say it’s been a good summer so far for San Diego State basketball fans could perhaps be taken as an understatement. It started as fans saw former SDSU basketball standout Kawhi Leonard named the NBA Finals MVP, and continued onto June 26 at the 2014 NBA draft. Xavier Thames, the former Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, otherwise known as SDSU’s “X-Factor” around campus, was selected in the second round, and 59th overall, by the Toronto Raptors before being traded minutes after to the Brooklyn Nets. On draft night, the Nets did not have a draft pick, but obtained the draft rights to three players in the second round— they used one of them on Thames. As the draft took place at the Barclays Center, which is the home to the Brooklyn Nets, it was only right somehow that the Nets played their way into this years NBA draft to obtain a few draft picks. But for many reasons, Aztec basketball fans have plenty of reason to be excited for the former “X-Factor” and what his NBA future holds. If the draft brings back any memories of former Aztecs, most will remember what happened in the 2011 NBA draft to the current NBA champion and Finals MVP Leonard, who was also traded on his draft night. Three years later, Leonard finds himself in a better situation and team with
the San Antonio Spurs who obtained him minutes after the Indiana Pacers selected him 15th overall. So for Thames to be another Aztec traded on his draft night, SDSU fans have every reason to be optimistic about his professional future. As an NBA prospect, there are a few things to understand first about Thames draft selection. As a second-round pick, nothing is guaranteed—he will first need to play for Brooklyn’s pro-summer league team that begins on July 5 in Orlando. From there, Thames will look to perform well enough to earn himself a contract to the Nets training camp in September with a goal of eventually making the Nets regular season NBA roster. So how might Thames fit into Brooklyn? For one, they are an aging team with a roster composed mainly of NBA veterans. They have a veteran point guard in Deron Williams who showed signs last season of possibly hitting the inevitable decline in his career as his best basketball days seem to be behind him. Backup point guard Marquis Teague has been up and down in the NBA D-League all year, and Shaun Livingston was mainly used as a shooting guard in Brooklyn. This could be the perfect team for Thames to develop his game, especially when considering he’d be surrounded by veterans, and former NBA champion Kevin Garnett. If Thames indeed makes the regular season roster, look for him to get playing time for a team in desperate need of a backup point guard.
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JULY 7 - 20, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: NICK KNOTT • ENTERTAINMENT@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
#OTHELLO
Netflix star performs at Old Globe DAVID DIXON STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Kristen Connolly’s career has significantly grown during the last couple of years. She had a breakout leading role in the acclaimed horror film “The Cabin in the Woods” and plays Christina Gallagher on the Netflix original series “House of Cards.” She is going to be co-starring in an interpretation of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” as Desdemona with Blair Underwood and Richard Thomas at The Old Globe. After a busy day of rehearsal, she was able to discuss Shakespeare, working with masters of The Bard and why “Othello” is still relevant. The Daily Aztec: Can you tell readers a little bit about your background and what lead to you pursuing acting as a career? Kristen Connolly: I studied theatre in high school and college and really enjoyed acting. I was working in different plays. I specifically loved Shakespeare, but I only had a little bit of training from undergrad experience. I had a teacher who was a big Shakespeare fan and I learned a lot from him.
Kristen Connolly is taking her talent to theatre by co-starring in “Othello.” COURTESY OF JIM COX
I did not know how to go about pursuing a career in theatre, so I did a program in New York called The Actors Center. The teacher there encouraged me to apply to grad school. I ended up going to the Yale University School of Drama. That was the jumping off point where I committed to acting as an actual job.
The Daily Aztec: Why do you think “Othello” is still a classic Shakespeare tragedy? Connolly: There is timelessness about Shakespeare’s plays and “Othello” in particular. There is a lot of truth in the relationships that people can understand in a basic way. Everybody knows what it feels like to be
jealous similar to the protagonist. The character of Iago is still relevant because people always want to know why certain human beings are so evil. Shakespeare created an amazing glimpse into the mind of a person who is responsible for such unspeakable cruelty. I also think that the writing is beautiful. Some of the phrases such as calling someone “honey” and a reference to the expression “crocodile tears” are wonderfully used in the text. The Daily Aztec: Do you have any advice for SDSU students pursuing acting? Connolly: See as much theatre as you can. Be involved and find out what you are interested in. One of the things I struggled with is that I was always a bit of a shy person, and I didn’t want to bother or trouble anyone. The older I have gotten, the more I realized that people generally are happy to talk and share with you. Do not be afraid to ask your teachers questions. We are living in an amazing time where people can create their own work. Anybody can tape anything now. You can tape a web series on your phone and upload it. If you want to create something, you have the tools at your fingertips to do so.
#CHECAFE
Che Cafe goes out with a hardcore bang RYO MIYAUCHI ASST. ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR ____________________________________ Supporters of the historic Che Cafe have been fighting against the venue’s closure since first notified in May by University of California, San Diego. On June 16, the venue finally received a 30-day notice of eviction. Not going out without a fight, the venue is hosting two big shows during its scheduled last week at the university campus. The first show in line is unofficially billed as the One Final Hardcore at the Che. True to its word, the July 11 show presents several local hardcore-punk bands holding down the brutal yet exciting culture in San Diego. Featured groups such as Take Offense and Take
Walk play with the traditional edge of early hardcore while others such as Impulse play with more brooding yet equally speedy sludge. “In 2005 we played our first show as a band here and are honored to play its last hardcore show,” Chula Vista-based band Take Offense wrote on Facebook about the event. “The Che Cafe has always been a staple for the San Diego hardcore community. It closing does not mean hardcore is dead
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in San Diego, and the all local line up for this show proves that.” Following the hardcore show, the Che presents For the F--king Kids Fest on July 13. The fest covers a similarly aggressive style of punk music but with a line-up double the size. Bands such as folkpunks Sledding - Take Offense with Tigers and garage-rockers The Frights provide a more diverse sound to the all-punk billing. Heavy groups such as Danny Tanner, Retox
THE CHE CAFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STAPLE FOR THE SAN DIEGO HARDCORE COMMUNITY.”
and Crime Desires bring the furious punk-power to end the show on a rapturous note. As of now, the Che Cafe will not hold any future events after the July 13 show. All shows booked at the Che after that date are cancelled until the members can find alternative venues or accommodations. Worst comes to worst, these two shows will be the last two. Supporters can still help save the venue. The Che is currently holding an e-mail writing campaign to address the UCSD administration about the need for the venue to stay open. Weekly meetings are also held every Monday at 7 p.m. Though the last days may be near, the fight to save the Che continues until the end.
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UPGRADE YOUR SHOPPING MELLISSA ARTOBELLO STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ With summer comes a lot of free time and I don’t know about you, but for me, that means a lot of time to shop. Summer also means I never want to leave my bed, so thankfully there are some helpful apps that let me shop in bed, and they can allow you do the same.
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Your wish is my command Wish is a great app for finding inexpensive clothing and accessories. It lets you know what kind of deals and sales are going on. You can shop under categories or search for something specific. Based off your searches, it creates a recommended page that shows the types of clothing or accessories you’ve searched. You can save items to your wishlist or buy them on the spot. There’s a “trending” page and a “most saves” page to view what’s popular or you can search by a price range. Some items can be found multiple times with different prices so search well for the lowest price. The prices are very reasonable and it’s easy to search for something you’re looking for.
Thrift with Vinted The app, Vinted, is not only for buying clothes but can also be used to sell, swap or giveaway your own clothes. Take a picture, add a description, select a category, specify the size and condition and upload. Another unique aspect to this app is a forum where users can post about news, fashion, beauty, food or anything. A disclaimer is that you’re buying other people’s clothes which means they may be used and may be in bad condition, so it’s a little more risky. But if you like thrifting and want to sell your clothes, this app is perfect.
Find anything on Wanelo Wanelo, has a wide variety of items, from furniture and decor to novelty items and art. You can follow your favorite brands and other users. The feature “Magic” shows you an item and you swipe right to save it or left to skip. Similar to Pinterest, you can create collections and follow other’s collections. You can even search store websites through the app and select products from the website to put into your collection. However, items are sold from the companies so there aren’t discounted prices. The point of the app is basically just to see what other people or companies are posting, which gives you a variety of items to view.
Get the perfect fit with Fitbay If you’re worried about buying clothes online that are going to end up not fitting, don’t stress any longer. Fitbay allows you to find clothes that fit your specific body type. It asks for your height, weight, body shape etc. It matches you with other people with similar body types and it shows you what clothes they’ve posted. Also, you can search for different categories of clothes or brands. When you select something, you can view how it will fit (where it’s loose, regular or tight). However, you can’t purchase clothes directly from this app. You will be directed to the item’s website to buy it. Although that is a downside, the app is meant to direct you toward clothes that will fit you.
See what’s Trendabl The app, Trendabl, resembles Instagram. You can shop under categories or search the feed. Under the feed, you can scroll through pictures uploaded by companies and users. However, when on the feed, you can’t always purchase that specific article of clothing. Sometimes, it just searches for other types of clothing with that color or pattern. You can search for users or hashtags, but again, you can’t always purchase those exact items. Even though it can be disappointing at times when you want a certain item but can’t buy it, it’s a pretty cool feature being able to search patterns and designs.
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JULY 7 - 20, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: SARA TIANO • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
#SDSUAUDIT
#CONSENTLAW
Nothing solved Yes, yes, yes! SB by assault audit 967, we consent ELPIN KESHISHZADEH ASST. OPINION EDITOR ____________________________________
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old on to your seats, Aztecs—the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence audit report for San Diego State has been released. Just in case you’re not an all-thingsSDSU news junkie, here’s what’s been happening: Obama wasn’t too thrilled with the rate of sexual harassment and violence on college campuses, so he put together a task force to combat the issue. In turn, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee selected four California universities, our dear SDSU included, to be audited. Regardless of what school officials say, these university picks were not random. According to the official report, the universities were selected because they did not “consistently [comply] with requirements in state law for distribution of policies to inform students and university employees of how to appropriately respond to and handle incidents of sexual violence and sexual harassment.” Realistically, reputation seems to have a lot to do with being audited, and apparently University of California, Berkley is not the only one with a bad rep for mishandling sexual harassment cases. According to the official report, an unnamed SDSU adviser failed to report a sexual harassment incident a student communicated because this adviser felt no further action was
necessary. The student who reported the initial incident was allegedly harassed by the same individual a year later. That being said, I think we can all agree that our university was selected for audit not at random, but for a valid reason. I won’t bore you with the 107 pages worth of details, but it is important to understand the main points that were recommended to SDSU. The six pages of recommendations for SDSU mainly consist of ways to improve how sexual harassment reports are handled and provide guidelines on how to train those who receive the reports. Out of 19 recommendations made, only two actually involved educating students on sexual harassment and violence. Unfortunately, these recommendations specifically targeted incoming students for they are “the most vulnerable to experiencing an incident of sexual harassment or sexual violence in their first weeks on campus.” This audit wasn’t conducted to address concerns of harassed students. Instead, it was just conducted to measure how well our faculty is trained to take down a report and follow up. Maybe if we were teaching our youth that sexually harassing another individual is wrong and intolerable, we wouldn’t need to waste time and task forces on writing reports about how bad we are at reporting these (all too common) crimes.
38% of victims are a friend or aquaintance.
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hat is consent? It seems like a dated question, considering how progressed our society has become in regards to defining sexual assault and consent. However, apparently it’s a question that still needs answering. California legislature is trying to provide an answer with SB-967, a proposed bill intended to finally put a black-andwhite definition on what constitutes consent. This is supposedly in response to a recent audit that revealed San Diego State University’s negligence towards sexual assault claims and education. By defining what consent is for college students, the bill is proposed to push towards an end to sexual assault and victim silence. The bill defines consent as “affirmative consent,” meaning both parties involved must make an “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity.” This entails confirming your “yes” continuously and consciously. SB-967 is a crucial step forward. It sets precautionary measures that acknowledge the complicated politics of power and control involved with sexual assault. The assumption on college campuses is that it occurs when people are out drinking. While this is true on some level, the truth is more often than not, sexual assaults occur under the blanket of personal relationships.
Out of every
66%
Approximately of assaults are committed by someone known to the victim.
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of More than all rape/sexual assault incidents were reported by victims to have occured within 1 mile of their home or at their home. ALL STATISTICS GATHERED FROM RAINN.ORG / INFOGRAPHICS DESIGNED BY KATE LEONARD
According to a report by Dartmouth College, 64 percent of sexual assaults happen within an intimate relationship with a spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, or cohabitating partner. Sexual assault is a defining factor in most domestic violence cases, and it often appears alongside physical abuse and emotional abuse. While is has been previously ambiguous whether or not being in an ongoing relationship constitutes a sort of unspoken consent, SB-967 states that being part of a continuous relationship does not on its own count as consent to sexual activity. SB-967 is important is because it specifically supports this idea of “continuous consent” alongside “affirmative consent,” ensuring both partners share a mutual understanding of their relationship the whole way through. Consent also requires that actual communication occur, meaning silence does not constitute consent. As SB-967 states, “Lack of protest or resistance does not mean consent, nor does silence … ” Opponents ridicule the bill, saying it paints an absurd picture of partners drafting quasi-legal documents before their sexual activity. They also state that under these standards any sexual encounter can be considered as sexual assault. What they don’t realize is that “affirmative consent” isn’t just about sexual assault; rather, it should be a defining moral rule that permeates every aspect of our lives. SB-967 defines what consent is, and it’s not a revolutionary thought by any means. It’s just a reflection of moral and human decency in writing. We need to stop making people do things they don’t want to do, in and out of the bedroom.
100 US rapes... are never 40 reported
10 are prosecuted 8 lead to a felony 4 conviction rapists will spend at 3 least one day in prison never see a day in 97 prison lead to an arrest
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JULY 7 - 20, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: SARA TIANO • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
#MALEENTITLEMENT
Dating is a privelege, not a right JOSE GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ It shouldn’t have to take a national tragedy to spark conversation about societal issues; unfortunately it does. The Isla Vista shootings, which involved several University of California, Santa Barbara, students ignited long overdue national discussions about male entitlement. The perpetrator, Elliot Rodgers, believed he was denied a happy life because women denied him sex. He believed he was entitled to sex, as if sex were an unalienable right akin life, liberty and property. But no, men aren’t entitled to anything for simply existing, especially not to women. Still, the year is 2014 and I can’t even say I find it shocking that web articles and blog posts exist dedicated to enabling this sickening mentality. For example, one post on SingleBlackMale.com advises ladies that “Men are entitled to try to ‘talk’ to you at anytime, anyplace, anywhere … period… Once we all acknowledge this one little thing that all men get as a birth right, we’ll be on our way to better and happier gender relations.” When some men are denied the opportunity to initiate contact, the bruised egos take a 180 degree turn and decide to vilify the woman who rejected them. Sadly, it isn’t uncommon to hear men call women “sluts” and “whores” after facing rejection. Even on campus you can encounter
some guys like this. Their mouths will babble on about “prude bitches” who act too hard to get. They often seem to end with “I never wanted her anyway, I was just trying to do her a favor.” Yet, some men will still claim that they’ve never heard of any guy misbehaving like this when he’s rejected. Sure, it’s possible to have never heard any men acting like this around you personally, I’ll give you that. But to deny the existence of this behavior, based solely on your personal experience, is to invalidate the experiences of the women who have been vilified for rejecting men. Just ask some of the women in your life about these kinds of situations. While verbal abuse is on one end of the retaliation spectrum, murder is on the other. In April, a 16-year-old boy stabbed a girl to death in Connecticut after she rejected his prom proposal. Arguments quickly rose about the situation and several online commenters questioned the boy’s mental stability. These discussions always derail from male entitlement to mental illness, but as one commenter on Jezebel pointed out, “Mental illness is neither necessary nor sufficient to cause violent behavior … So attributing this kind of appalling behavior to being some sort of ‘crazy’ is a nonsense statement which actually contributes to biases and prejudices toward actual mentally ill people. It's not just useless, it is bad and harmful.” The same goes for Elliot Rodgers. Many were quick to play the “mentally ill” card and leave it at that—as if being a male
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28 Swear to be true 31 Singer Ives 32 Suitable 35 1971 Janis Joplin chart-topper 40 __ diem 41 Morning brew 42 Excellent 43 “Pretty Woman” co-star Richard 44 Med. plan options 47 1972 Billy Paul #1 hit 52 “The Thin Man” dog 53 Andre of tennis 54 Fall back, as a tide 57 On the floor above 59 Johannesburg section 61 Coloring agent
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had nothing to do with it. But being male had everything to do with it. To illustrate, here is an excerpt from Rodgers’ manifesto: “Why do [women] give their love and sex to other men, but not me, even though I deserve them more? In the video, I show that I am the perfect, magnificent gentleman, worthy of having a beautiful girlfriend, making the world see how unreasonable it is that I’ve had to struggle all my life to get a girlfriend.” Rodgers used the word “deserve” at least 30 times in his manifesto; it always went a little something like this: “How could an inferior, ugly black boy be able to get a white girl and not me? I am beautiful, and I am half white myself. I am descended from British aristocracy.
He is descended from slaves. I deserve it more.” Dating women isn’t a right. Talking to women isn’t a right. Taking a girl to prom isn’t a right. Sex is not a right. They aren’t even necessities. Oxygen, water and food are necessities. Sex isn’t. I’m not even sympathetic when men like this make their own lives miserable. We must remember that everybody is hurt by male entitlement. With rejection, men get a bruised ego at most, while some women get murdered. And why? Because society has yet to accept that male entitlement is a real problem. It’s 2014 and women are still faced with the threat of violence if they dare to defy men. If we don’t address this now, I wonder how many of these cases we’ll see in 2015.
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62 Pledges exchanged at the altar 63 “I’m a __, not a divider”: Bush 64 Spanish “that” 65 Guidance counselor’s deg. 66 See 1-Across DOWN 1 Recipe amts. 2 Wife of Zeus 3 “Pound the pavement” or “break the ice” 4 Addition result 5 O’Neill’s “The __ Cometh” 6 “Red Rocks” resort near Flagstaff 7 Upside-down puppy’s massage 8 Diplomatic representative
9 Hi-fi spinners 10 Sobbed 11 Prefix with plasm 12 Good __: fixed 14 Ode, for one 18 Health resorts 21 Banned bug killer 24 Make, as money 25 Ship’s wheel 28 Current unit 29 Gesture from a winner 30 Corn serving 31 Finance major’s deg. 32 In times past 33 Calligraphy tool 34 Golf ball raiser 36 Spun 9-Down at a party, say 37 Some tavern workers 38 Crowd with foliage 39 24 cans of beer, e.g. 43 Annoying bug 44 Nightwear, briefly 45 Death-feigning critter 46 Like some dips 47 Bea Arthur title role 48 Cable sports awards 49 On a freighter 50 Smart-alecky talk 51 Deal with 55 Bingo call 56 Bjorn with five Wimbledon wins 58 Goal 60 Green Bay’s st.
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Addicted to social media KELLY HILLOCK FEATURES EDITOR ____________________________________
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suddenly I feel like I’ve blacked out and awoken from a coma. Time to clear the mind with some Twitter.
acebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest. I hate them all. They have ruined my life. And I can’t stop checking every single platform every 15 minutes … or seconds. I don’t even know why I’m addicted to these platforms, because I see the same posts every time I log on. It’s practically a game by now. Here are the scenarios I experience almost daily:
TWITTER Twitter is probably the most useful of my social media accounts. I follow everything related to my career choice and so basically after every Twitter session, I emerge oversaturated with news and interview tips. I start to panic if I’m on the right career path, or if I’m going to be quizzed on the happenings at the World Cup.
INSTAGRAM When I have some downtime at work, or I’m bored during the opening credits of the latest TV show I’m Netflixing, and so, obviously I tap Instagram on my phone to scroll through my friends’ beautifully filtered photos. There’s selfies, Starbucks cups from a creative angle, food, screenshots of quotes (bonus points if it's from the Bible), the sunset over the ocean, approximately 15 uses of the hashtag, #blessed or #nofilter. Sigh. I mean, the only redeeming thing about Instagram is #throwbackthursday because I am so about posting my baby pictures or the ice cream I ate last week.
...LIVING IN THE MODERN AGE MEANS WE HAVE ACCESS TO MODERN AMENITIES SUCH AS CHOCOLATE CAKE AND COFFEE.
FACEBOOK Sitting down to get some studying done usually means I have Facebook open on my laptop. Scrolling through the myriad of status updates and photos, it’s really just a collection of poorly written monologues and Buzzfeed quizzes. I didn’t ask to know what Disney princess my high school English teacher would be. I don’t even post anything on Facebook anymore, I just use it as a device to creep on people. What do you mean that girl from my sophomore year biology class has a child now? How’s that cute boy from my group project last semester? 45 minutes later, and
After taking a social media class, I decided I needed to clean up my Twitter act and thus, no more complaints, no more swear words—basically no more anything interesting. It’s all cute little Tweets mentioning how good the food is at whatever restaurant I just ate at or retweets of Hepner Hall photos. At the very least, maybe it will help me get a job? #HireMe? TUMBLR Then there’s Tumblr. Is anyone even on Tumblr anymore? I recently made a decision I only wanted to be on Tumblr to look at pictures of baby animals, but somehow my dashboard is still cluttered with fandom crossover posts and rants on misogyny. Not that there is anything inherently wrong with either of those
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things, but I can only see so much fan fiction of Harry Potter participating in the Hunger Games with a sonic screwdriver and Sam Winchester all in the name of defeating the patriarchy. At this stage in my life, I’ve moved from fandoms and feminism to solely needing gifs of puppies. Gifs of puppies are my lifeblood. PINTEREST Pinterest is definitely more useful to me than Tumblr, but every time I log onto Pinterest I just end up reminded of how broke and hungry I am. Compared to Pinterest, my life is entirely messy and un-perfect. I don’t go to the gym every day, I don’t make my own deodorant and I don’t consume green smoothies. I don’t eat Paleo and to be honest, every time I see a picture of some tasty-looking lettuce captioned “paleo” I get violently angry. Do you pretentious Pinners realize that eating Paleo means being on the caveman diet? Why do we need to eat like cave men? Besides the fact Neanderthals couldn’t drive to their nearest Whole Foods to purchase some organicallygrown kale, living in the modern age means we have access to modern amenities such as chocolate cake and coffee. And I still don’t know what “clean eating” means. And isn’t it sacrilegious for this online community to exist where exercise tips and healthy foods are next to recipes for double fudge brownies? I don’t understand. I just hope when I die, I’m remembered by my Pinterest account because it represents the person I wanted to be: fabulously dressed and constantly DIY-ing. Regardless of the despair social media fills me with, it remains to be the cornerstone of my social life. I’d certainly rather have my iPhone and social networking than animal pelts and rocks like my Paleo friends. #Blessed.
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