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Reported sexual assaults almost double on DePauw’s campus BY MADISON DUDLEY Managing Editor news@thedepauw.com

During the first two months of this academic year, there has been one sexual assault reported to Public Safety, according to Angie Nally, DePauw University’s director of Public Safety. There were 11 reported rapes on DePauw’s campus in the last calendar year. This is an increase from the six reported rapes in 2014. The information comes from the University’s Annual Security Report and Fire Safety Report, or the Clery Report, posted on Oct. 1. Other information included in the 38 page document was the history of sexual offences and acts of dating violence on DePauw’s campus over the last three calendar years. In 2015 there were six incidents of fondling, compared to one in 2014. Three dating violence offences in 2015 and an incident of domestic violence. However, there were no incidents of stalking in 2015, compared to the four reported

in 2013 and the one reported in 2014. Sophomore Kiara Goodwine had the misfortune of experiencing what she referred to as targeted harassment when living on DePauw’s campus over the summer for an internship, and she does not feel safe. “It was hard for me to come back,” Goodwine said. While living in campus housing, Goodwine experienced an act that she stated broke the University’s code of conduct and Title IX. The incident involved a male student and Goodwine said she became the victim of violation and harassment, and believes her gender and sexuality served as a key factor. “I was really scared and unsure of what to do,” Goodwine said. She said she called Public Safety and was asked by the operator on the line why it took her so long to respond. She reports her call was only made 40 minutes after the incident. “The first thing that was asked was are you sure this isn’t an accident,” Goodwine said. “There was immedi Continued on page 2

Number of Forcible Rapes reported in 2015 12 11

Statistics courtesy of GLCA Clery Report

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Wabash College has not updated their online rape statistics since 2013.

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Kalamazoo College has not updated their online rape statistics since 2014.

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