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[Emily Fairchild <>]

If there are any others out there who are using this case as a teaching 
moment, I'd like to point out how the "clarification" of the comments 
implies that date rape is less of a threat to public safety. If you've 
already talked about the relative frequencies of acquaintance and 
stranger rape, hopefully your students will catch this.
Emily

Foubert, John wrote:
> SAPC and Men Against Violence Colleagues,
>
> I discovered a new twist to the outrageous story unfolding at the University 
> of the Pacific.  The VP for Student Affairs who is part of the lawsuit in 
> which published reports state that she is accused by a survivor of having 
> stated, among other things, that the attackers were popular and didn't need 
> to force anyone to have sex with them, this VP for Student Affairs was 
> recently elected President of the National Association of Student Personnel 
> Administrators.  This position will put her as a leading voice speaking for 
> student affairs professionals nationwide when she takes office next Spring.  
> I am copying material about her involvement from an article below.  This is 
> only one source of information, and I am careful not to trust reporters to 
> get the whole story right.  That said, I entertain a discussion at this point 
> as to whether we should do anything with this newfound information.
>
> John Foubert
>
>
> In her lawsuit, Doe accused Pacific Vice President of Student Life Elizabeth Griego of 
> blaming Doe for the assault and saying the three men "are very popular and do not 
> need to force anyone to have sex with them."
>
> In its filing, the university said Griego told Doe that "given the testimony of 
> all witnesses questioned (which plaintiff had refused to listen to) there might be 
> 'competing truths,'" and that it appeared from testimony that two of the men 
> believed they had the woman's consent.
>
> In an e-mail to the university last May, Doe's parents wrote, "Your support of (plaintiff) 
> has been deeply moving," Pacific claimed. And in a June letter, Doe wrote, "The school 
> has been very kind and compassionate to me," it claimed.
>
> Clune said, "It's only after the university decided that they were not going to 
> remove the three individuals that things turned sour."
>
> In July, Griego and another official met with Doe and her mother to discuss the student 
> sanctions, the university said. At that meeting, "Plaintiff's mother became irate, 
> screaming so loudly that she could be heard outside Dr. Griego's closed door," the 
> school claimed. Griego asked her to leave, the filing said.
>
>
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Emily Fairchild, PhD
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New College - The Honors College of Florida
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