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How Can You Call a Man Found Not Guilty A Rapist?
Robert Jordan
Guest Writer
By now, it is apparent to most
everyone on campus that a male stu
dent was tried and found not guilty
on "sexual misconduct" charges. A
sexual misconduct charge is very
and both parties need to be
[handled with respect and care until
fthe authorities have come to some
: conclusion on the matter.
I trust that the outcome of the
Judicial Board hearing was correct
and just. Unless appropriately ap
■ pealed by the accused, that decision
is supposed to be FINAL.
In the days following the hear
ing, a petition circulated asking the
level of security felt by Guilford Col
lege students.
My only concern was that the
petition was directed solely to women
without consideration for men's feel
ings of safety.
As a male student, I am truly
scared. I'm scared that any girt could
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accuse someone of sexual miscon
duct and be believed immediately by
our community Society tends to side
with a female when it is her word
against the word of a male. Truth is,
the majority of men are disgusted by
rape.
It seriously disappointed me to
hear the amount of gossip, which
spread like wildfire, about this matter.
Like the writers for the Weekly World
News, students were excited to spread
false information about the "rape on
campus."
I think referring to a person
who has been found not guilty of
sexual misconduct, as a "rapist"
is constitutionally irreverent. It is
one thing to spread awareness of
the reality of rape, but it is another
thing to assume every accusation
to be true.
I have known of the matter since
day two. For weeks, my only involve
ment had been supporting and pro
tecting the privacy of my roommate.
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I became very disappointed
when, the day after the hearing, a
"friend" of the accuser felt that it
was appropriate to enter my dorm
room, verbally attack my room
mate, and to verbally attack a mu
tual friend of ours. This friend was
told, in a very vulgar manner, that
she was wrong for supporting a
"rapist." I could not imagine a rea
son to insult and involve an inno
cent person in a situation that I
was not even involved in myself.
Hopefully, that person understands
that her comments were out of
line.
I attended a meeting on Oc
tober 8,2002, involving close to 50
students and faculty members,
who gathered to discuss policies
they feel to be insufficient.
The speakers at this meeting
attacked the Judicial Board's deci
sion, singled out several faculty
members, openly discussed con
fidential matters, and invaded the
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privacy of the other party, who had
no representative to defend him.
It was constantly repeated at
this meeting, "Guilford let another
person get away with rape," and
that, "they handled another rape
case improperly."
I understand the concern of stu
dents that some policies are not good
enough. I do not, however, under
stand how anyone can confidently say
this case was unjustly handled, just
because they did not agree with the
outcome.
Because the accused party was
found not guilty, is it believed to be a
cover-up? I have heard that students
believed several past rapes to be "cov
ered up" by the administration. Until
such accusations are proven, I can
not believe them to be true about
Guilford; I will not believe them to
be true about Guilford.
I will be the first to say that
every staff member at Guilford Col
lege should be trained on how to deal
November 1, 2002
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with rape on campus. Students, male
and female alike, should feel com
fortable approaching any faculty
member the minute a violation oc
curs.
The education of students on the
seriousness and prevention of rape
is equally important. We all need to
make a conscious decision to take
the responsibility upon ourselves to
attend rape education meetings, ask
questions and encourage fellow stu
dents to also participate.
Acquaintance or "date" rape,
the definition of consent and the con
sequences of alcohol abuse are all
important aspects of sexual miscon
duct education that students, staff and
faculty need to be better aware of
collectively.
It is my honest belief that
through total cooperation between
students, staff, administration and fac
ulty alike, the changes we all want
made can be successfully accom
plished.
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