The Pendulum
NEWS
Thursday, January 19, 2006 •Page 7
Elon Web site targets sexual assault
Students and staff pitch in to confront events that happened last year
Mary Cunningham
Reporter
“One of the core institutional values of Elon
is to respect the dignity, sanctity and freedom
of every person in our academic community.
By its very nature, sexual aggression violates
this respect,” said Smith Jackson, vice presi
dent and dean of student life, in the opening
paragraph of Elon’s sexual assault preven
tion and awareness Web site.
In light of sexual assault situations that
occurred last year, this Web site was estab
lished last spring. Though brochures and
pamphlets on sexual assault prevention were
already available, having a Web site makes
the information more accessible and open to
everyone.
“It was created as an educational tool about
sexual assault including assault, how and
where to report, what happens when an
assault is reported, possible outcomes and
where to locate support services,” said Scott
Nelson, assistant dean of students. “It also
makes the victim aware that their name is
held in confidence.”
The site includes definitions of assault, rape
and date rape, myths about date rape, tips on
how to avoid date rape and the various date
rape drugs. Response options, campus poli
cies and North Carolina laws, charges and
local and national resources can also be
found on the site.
On the home page is a letter from Jackson,
explaining why the site exists and letting stu
dents know what they can do in case they
find themselves in a threatening situation.
According to Nelson, Jackson wanted to
write the letter because he cares about the
subject and wants to make sure students
know that the faculty and staff care about
their well-being.
“The largest benefit is that the site is open
24/7, it never closes and it is open to anyone
with a computer,” Nelson said. “A student
does not have to worry if they lost their
brochure at 2 a.m. or if they have to talk to
someone and their situation will be known.
They can sit in the privacy of their own room
and read everything before deciding if they
wish to speak with a staff member. It also
gives thie off-campus services if they want or
need help but do not want Elon to know
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Nelson, along with Director of Student
Activities Amy Jones and 2005 alumnus
Zack Pund, worked together in creating the
site. Jones did most of the research, pulling
from books and the Web sites of various
national organizations. Nelson also looked
at other colleges’ similar sites to help deter
mine the look and feel of Elon’s site. Pund
helped with the research and the technical
side of the site. Jackson worked with univer
sity relations to make sure the site was
included into the official university site.
Last spring, the position of coordinator for
personal health programs and community
well-being* was created. Leigh-Anne Royster
was hired for this position. She manages the
Web site and deals with all personal health
programs. Royster and Chaplain Richard
McBride conducted separate gender pro
grams as part of New Student Orientation
2005.
Visit the site at www.elon.edu/e-web/stu-
dents/saa.
Contact Mary Cunningham at
pendulum@elon.edu or 278-7247.
Leadership
From p. 5
However, he criticized the government’s
handling of Hurricane Katrina at all levels.
He criticized Bush for not being a visible
leader and for having ineffective subordi
nates. “We had a leader that was very inef
fective, didn’t communicate, wasn’t visible,
and didn’t lead,” he said.
Quigley also criticized Louisiana gover
nor Kathleen Blanco who he said “crumbled
on camera,” and New Orleans mayor Ray
Nagin who “tried to point the blame at every
one but himself.”
“Citizens should have had higher expecta
tions of those organizations,” Quigley said.
He told the audience that the enemy in the
war on terror was “evil, but not stupid,” and
“there’s that thought in people’s head that
somehow, some way, we will get hit again,
and I believe that’s true.”
Quigley stressed the importance of non
partisan cooperation in the future. “The need
for strong leadership in America will not
change, no matter who the president is,” he
said.
Contact Timothy Rink at
pendulum@elon.edu or 278-7247.
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