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This semester has brought to light, for me, a topic that was never really talked about during my first year — suicide. Events of this year, both here at the University and around the country, have demonstrated that suicide is an important topic, one that needs to be understood and openly addressed.
Sexual assault against women is all too common, and the University is no safety bubble — as the disturbingly frequent emails from University police regarding fondlings and other forms of assault against female students make clear. Though there are groups on grounds such as the Sexual Assault Resource Agency that help victims of assault, few efforts have been made to prevent the assault in the first place.
A female University student was abducted at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning near 513 Rugby Road, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house, according to an email sent to the University community by University Police Chief Michael Gibson.
Human rights groups from around Grounds joined forces Thursday to raise awareness about sexual and domestic violence by participating in a global campaign called One Billion Rising.
It’s safe to say this has been a politically charged year at the University. Before we even set foot on Grounds, students and faculty alike took up arms to defend the name and position of University President Teresa Sullivan. We were praised across the nation as defenders of justice and democracy as we protested the un-Jeffersonian nature of the entire ordeal in newspapers, in our every day discourse and here in Charlottesville. And here we are, again in hot water, calling into question not the decision of an easily demonized Board member, but rather the very foundation of the university we call home: the honor system.
LAST WEEK, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the Pentagon would be lifting its ban on women serving in combat. This announcement has been met with mixed reactions — some are all for it, and others see it as a potentially dangerous decision. So who is right? Should women be on the front lines?
We as a culture believe that sports is a pillar of the community. Acknowledge the fact that NFL games air on Sunday right after church, and it becomes clear that sports is a kind of secular religion for a consumerist society. A “hero culture” naturally grows out of our love for sports; we see coaches and athletes as people whom we should admire. It takes guts and determination to play the game, and from that we infer that other virtues off the field must follow.
Cases such as the gang rape incident in India, the offenses of Jimmy Savile in Britain and the rape of a 16-year-old in Steubenville, Ohio have again brought the issue of rape and sexual assault to the forefront of society. One would assume that the increased attention to this issue would increase legislative attention. On the contrary, Congress failed to renew one of the main pieces of legislation implemented to protect women, the Violence Against Women Act. The legislation was meant to enforce and implement policies — by providing funding — to prevent violence against women while also providing services for those who were raped, sexually assaulted or abused.
About two weeks ago, a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi, India boarded a bus at night when she was raped by a group of men, beaten, and thrown onto the side of the road. After days of struggling to stay alive, the woman, accompanied by a male friend who tried to save her, finally passed away in a nearby hospital.
“No man is an island entire of itself,” read the seven banners The Seven Society distributed around Grounds just before sundown Saturday.
A number of recent hate crime incidents brought supporters of the LGBTQ communities to the Rotunda Tuesday afternoon. Events, especially in the last month, have made these protestors concerned that the University’s “community of trust” has been irrevocably violated.
Grace Brown is a self-professed introvert. Calm and contemplative, she prefers to keep her thoughts to herself and to digest the world from behind her camera’s thick lens. Through her looking glass, she quietly snaps shots of men and women, girls and boys, young and old and rich and poor. She silently captures intimate images of hurt and heartbreak, sadness and betrayal and hope and empowerment, all in the same frame. She doesn’t push, pry or ask questions. She doesn’t need to — her pictures say it all.
On Halloween, one of my best friends was drugged at a party at a fraternity’s satellite house. She told me about it the next day after a morning visit to Student Health, feeling scared, confused and alone. I did my best to comfort her, knowing there wasn’t much I could do to alleviate her pain. She was extremely fortunate in that the man or men who did this to her did not assault her, and her friends took care of her all night. I spoke with the president of the fraternity in question and Assistant Dean of Students Michael Citro and received satisfactory responses that were apologetic and assured me that the Inter-Fraternity Council would work to increase their efforts to educate members about the reprehensibility of such actions.
In the last month on Grounds, there have been two attacks thought to have been motivated by the race or the perceived sexual orientation of the victim. Neither of these attacks resulted in serious physical harm. For a moment, the lack of serious injury seemed significant to me. “The University community is one of love, diversity, and respect,” I thought to myself, “and while there will always be minor and isolated incidents of intolerance, we can sleep soundly knowing that we are ultimately good. These cuts and bruises will quickly heal.” Yet immediately, that reaction felt inadequate.
A second-year College student sustained injuries after being punched in the face Thursday night near Brooks Hall after speaking out against a homophobic slur. “I was punched for standing up for who I am,” said the student, who wished to remain anonymous.
University Dean of Students Allen Groves spoke at Student Council’s representative body meeting Tuesday evening, addressing lingering concerns about the sexual misconduct policy and recent incidents involving students.
Charlottesville Police charged Runk dining hall employee Matthew Beaulieu with abduction with the intent to defile, a class 2 felony, after he attempted to abduct a female University student Thursday evening.
The University fails student survivors of sexual assault. The U.Va. Office of the Dean of Students and Women’s Center — our go-to contact points for survivors — systematically perpetuate this failure as a matter of policy.
The mother of former Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington is upping the ante on her campaign to obtain justice for her daughter who was found dead in a field in Albemarle County after attending a concert at John Paul Jones Arena. Gil Harrington advocated to feature the story of the murder on Friday’s episode of “America’s Most Wanted,” in hopes that increased publicity about the story will better garner justice and raise awareness about Morgan Harrington’s death.
A noteworthy story in higher education occurred at Duke University Sunday when the administration announced, after protests dating back to January, that it would remove the statute of limitations in its sexual assault policy for students alone. A statute of limitations establishes a time frame in which a case can be filed after the occurrence of an incident. This laudable move catches Duke up to standards set at other institutions, including our University, but students there should continue to advocate that the statute be rescinded for employees as well.