By: Alum Who Cares About the Serious Matters

Alum Who Cares About the Serious Matters
Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:41:56 +0000

I commend the father and daughter who spoke to the media about the daughter (a member of the athletic band directed by Jon Waters) having been sexually assaulted by another band member and Waters mishandling of this serious matter. I also commend the mother who spoke to the media about her daughter (a band member) having been sexually assaulted by another band member under Waters’ head directorship, another serious matter. It took much courage, but your speaking out was necessary and the proper thing to do! Thank you.

I certainly hope that Betty Montgomery focuses her investigation on these two sexual assaults as well as the over-sexualized and alcohol-abused culture of the OSU band! Any wise person should realize how all of these issues are related. Any wise person should realize that these sexual assaults, which go way beyond just college fun/pranks/jokes/band traditions, are the main points of this whole matter.

President Drake and the OSU Board of Directors did the correct thing by firing Jon Waters, because if they had kept him and another sexual assault would happen, then it would fall on the shoulders of President Drake and the OSU Board of Directors for not firing Jon Waters in the first place. Then OSU would really be in a big mess!

I do not understand why so many OSU alumni, OSU band members, OSU students, and parents of OSU students are supporting Jon Waters. To me, it seems that if you support him, then you do not consider sexual assaults as being serious and harmful to not only victims and their families but also to OSU as a whole (when in fact, sexual assaults are serious and harmful and have long-lasting effects). I bet you would think differently if you or your daughter or son were sexually assaulted/raped!