By: Anonymous

Anonymous
Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:29:20 +0000

Dear confused,

Have you read at all into the marching band situation since the report came out? You really need to catch up. First of all, three of the nine witnesses came forward to say that their words were tampered with for the sake of an incriminating report. Those three witnesses had talked at length about the good things the director was doing to change the culture, and those things did not make it into the report. Also, at NO POINT in that report did it mention the band practicing naked. It mentioned the Midnight Ramp, an event that has been described as completely voluntary, and people wore nothing more risqué than what they’d see on the beach ; many chose to wear shorts and a tank top or pajamas or to just not participate; the director was going to end that tradition this year. When the rape of one member by another was reported to him, he reported it to the the administrators who proceeded to expel the perpetrator from the university after that perpetrator was kicked out of the band. Your misinterpretation of the report that has been proven flawed time and again is insulting.
I have been very concerned that Buckeye Alerts have basically stopped. The one students received over this incident is anything but helpful. There have been numerous reports of sexual assaults on students on the other side of high street in the off-campus housing area since mid-July, and a year ago students would have received a Buckeye Alert for these incidents. The Feds need to reopen their Title IX investigation, because this campus is less of a safe place.